The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
On the Boston
Cypress
By EDITH J. HUBERT
Copyright, 1905, by Homer spragus
By EDITH J.. HUBERT

anu SlaHceu cdreleSSly over the car.
Then lie turned to the porter with an
involuntary sigh Of relief.
Either of these two vacant seats
will do" he said
The porter consulted his book.
NO. II is engaged, sab, but you can
have 49,"
"All right" said Wentworth, taking
possession.
After his belongings had been I'm
gered for the conventional length of
time and the dusky official had re-
treated Wentworth looked at his
watch
Five minutes to starting time" he
murmured, 'and no sign OF her yet, for
which fact the lady has my heartfelt
gratitude"
My, won't Collins be in the deuce
of funk, though! He seems to be I'M
commonly keen over the affair. I'll see
what he says again" And, fumbling
in mis- pocket, he produced crimpled
slip of paper
N'PAbOthiiAR II Oul AG IGdu HdlI duuI-
bly,: Look out for Annette BlaIn on
Boston express. She has wind of the
states intention to call her as a wit
ness in the Brent murder trial and is
going to cross the border Is about
twenty-five and slender, with brown
hair and gray or blue eyes; timid man
ner; dresses well, but plainly. Get an
interview with her and find out all she
knows about the case Don't let this
slip. Should be beat Other papers
not on"
Nice thing to foist on a man Just
starting on vacation" grumbled
Wentworth. Anyway I've been
through all the cars-they're all jam
med-and there's no such person in
sight. That lets me out, and-Jovev'
The porter had come back, followed
by heavily yelled young woman in a
long dark blue travelling coat AS she
sank YEARLY into the seat opposite
No. 10 a warning shrek came from
the great engine, and the train pulled
slowly out of the station.
Wentworth eyed her furtively, while
the porter punctiliously arranged her
luggage in the rack
my victim undoubtedly" he solilo-
quized. Poor child! | wonder If she
thinks that covering her face with a
thick veil when the thermometer is
so is a good way to escape notice.
How had / best open up the attack !?
Moral certainty ais very well, but I'm
afraid mine would become shaky If she
should deny her identity. There's
something a9out the poise of her head
that indicates she'd have the nerve to
do it, too, and I've really nothing to
go by Confound that velli'
At this point small leather hand
bag obligingly slid Off the newcomers
lap, and Wentworth promptly present
ed it to her with his best bow
Thank YOU" she murmured politely,
but in tone that distinctly discourag-
ed any attempt at conversation on his
part. He felt instinctively that it
would not be advisable even to make
any suggestions concerning the win
dow or the chair. He resumed his seat
and sulkily regarded the flying land
scape for several minutes
When he turned again, his vis-a-vis
had thrown back her veil. AS he look
ed at her Wentworth found 1t difficult
to suppress an exclamation of amaze
ment. She was 50 like and yet so I'M
like Collins terse description Of the
fugitive witness. Slender she certain
ly was; twenty-five she might be, al
though sixteen would seem nearer the
truth. and her manner was undoubted-
" timid. But surely the phrase Drown
hair conveyed no adequate conception
Of those ripping, gold fecked chestnut
waves that swept away from her
broad white brow and were gathered
in loose coil at the nape of her neck
about her gray or blue eyes" never
had picked yiolets diamonded with the
dew of an early May morning. Surely
no one but a brute could endure the
thought Of the delicate pink of those
softly rounded cheeks deepening to
SNtii iCt aAfih thONC GAtiuiHllCiH (ut NCO
lips quivering under the pitiless fire of
cross questioning from half a dozen
lawyers regarding the hideous details
of The Brent murder case
Her testimony was not essential The
case of tbe state was sufficiently strong
ing by her absence. Her flight was not
only entirely honorable-it was a sa-
cred duty she owed herself and her
family.
Fortunately she was safe enough
now. Soon after passing the next sta
ton they would cross the line into Con-
necticut and there would be no ques-
ton of further pursuit If only she
were shade more approachable he
was sure he could give her some valua-
BILE advice in the matter.
At this point in his reflections the
train came to full stop. why, we're
there already" he muttered, glanclng
out of the window, and then involun-
tarily he smiled sympathetically at the
girl
She, however. did not seem to be at
all In a mood to receive congratula-
lions. She was very pale; her lips were
twitching nervously, and when, Just as
the train started again. the porter en-
tered the car, followed by the conduct
or an expression of utter terror came
into her eyes.
Evidently her fears were not alto
directly to her, and while the porter
murmured consolingly, Now, don't be
afraid miss: no one amt gwine to
hurt you" the conductor produced q
telegraph form from which he read
rapidly in low tone.
Wentworth made no attempt to con-
ceal the fact that he was listening.
you see," said the conductor, hand
ing her the paper, these instructions
are from police headquarters, so there
is nothing for me to do but give you
into custody at New Haven"
'Rubbishr' calculated Wentworth
before the girl could speak. III you
do any such fool thing as that you'll
find yourself In about the worst scrape
you ever tackled. This young lady
isn't charged with any crime, is sher
The conductor shook his head doubt
fully.
"Of course not Well, you know
quite as well as l do that you can't
serve a subpoena out of the state. It's
up to her to say whether she'll go back
and be a witness In that beastly trial
or not. That wire didn't come from
police headquarters any more than you
did Let me see It,"
Impressed by the decision Of his man.
ner, the conductor almost mechanical
~ complied with his demand.
Just as l thought" pursued Miss
Blain's self constituted protectors