Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-12

Wentworth paused in the doorway
and glanced carelessly over the car.
Then ne 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.
mo. 10 is engaged. sab, but you can
have 49,
"All right" said Wentworth. taking
possession.
After his belongings had been fin
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, land no sign of her yet for
which fact the lady has my heartfelt
gratitude"
my, won't Collins be in the deuce
of a funk thought He seems to be I'M
commonly keen over the affair. III see
what he says again. And, fumbling
in his pocket, he produced a crimpled
slip of paper.
Smoothing it out, he read half audi
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 WE'LL but plainly. Get an
tpf with har nd find oil cha
knows about the case. Don't let this
slip. Should be a beat. Other papers
not on
mice thing to fost 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 a heavily yelled young woman in a
long dark blue travelling coat. AS she
sank YEARLY into the seat opposite
No. Is a warning Shrek came from
the great engine. and the train puffed
slowly out of the station.
Wentworth eyed her furtively. while
the porter punctliously arranged her
luggage i'll the rack.
my victim undoubtedly" he solilo-
quized. Poor child! l wonder if she
thinks that covering her face with a
thick veil when the thermometer is
80 is good way to escape notice.
How had / best open up the attack
Moral certainty alls very well, but I'm
afraid mine would become shaky If she
should deny her identity. There's
something about the poise Of her head
that indicates she'd have the nerve to
do It, too, and I've really nothing to
60 by. Confound that veil.'
At this point small leather hand
bag obligingly slid off the newcomer
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 bis
part. He felt instinctively that il
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 ii difficult
TO suppress an exclamation of amaze
ment. She was so like and yet so un
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 "browI
hair" conveyed no adequate conception
of those ripping gold fiecked chestnu
waves that swept away from he
broad white brow and were gathered
in a loose coil at the nape of her neck
Surely the man who had told Collins
about her gray or blue eyes" neve
had picked violets diamonded with thu
dew of an early May morning. Surel!
no one but brute could endure thu
thought of the delicate pink of thos
softly rounded cheeks deepening t,
scarlet and those exquisitely curved
lips quivering under the pitiless fire o
cross questioning from half a dozel
lawyers regarding the hideous detail
Of the Brent murder case.
Her testimony was not essential. TIL
case of the state was sufficiently stron
without it, Justice would lose moth
ing by her absence. Her flight was no
only entirely honorable-it was a SO
cred duty she owed herself and he
family.
Fortunately she was safe enoug
now. Soon after passing the next sts
ton they would cross the line into Cor