The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-04-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Colder Butterflies

hlstoSiAn lifting anchor aud spreadtnr
mi contrasy 10 the reckoninga o. III
nAareal almanac, { beg 70 call your a..
esuiion 10 these Items from the Tins.
a&Sie Of the Md Western and souths-r
Railway for Deeembe-. iaol The
souihbOund express Basasc Annaadase
q exactly s. minutes after four e
y "a scheduled 70 reach Cincinnati
81 II o'ciock sharp Thla. .r1st 3
suhscisntiy explicit
To the student u morals and nc
nSea { VIII say further porc had
sesolyed 70 pracEics 1scepslor K run
ming away from Giensrn House 10
keep my Dromlse 10 Marian Dssereux
- ieaying ! should forfeit ny -isht
10 any part u ny grandfzLhsrs e.
tate: but pf more immediate impo-,
Anes vas ny absence from Glens-u
1ouse a. This iunc-urs. When he A.
taeks q Morgan ana fhe srrange gays
u Bates made Il clearly nv dltv "a
Eenafn Pickering and eers e.
gagged IN sharp contest. and ass
beginnlng e enjoy !, 20 III fur 81,
dic nOi falier IL my de.erminati9r
- visit Cincinnati hoping o return
Sfihou' ny absence being discoreret
% the mex afternoon began preoa-
ing for M journey
Bates 7 fear that I'm taklng a So
sere cold and I'm going 20 disc mvaeif
vita whisky sao omuine and 70 10
30 Z snart sant any dinner -no,h.
alg until you see me- szain
ysWnee and stretched myself viii
. groan
I'm very sorry. sir shaut car
. dociore
Not bit o. it IN sieep It on aps
b a. lively az ericke, 10 Toe NOR
snC"
Al four O'Clock told Sim 70 carry
some hot water and Iemons 10 nv
sOoms; babe him 40 emphatic goos.
ngiE and locked the door a. be- -
Then ! packed ny eysning closbe, n
. suitcase threw he bsx -
heavy ulster from = window swuny
yseh out upon To INIT Of a biz -
md iet Il bend me % It's shsrDes,
thea dropped lightly % he
d
passed the gate and Struck OF "a.
.fc the village S1fh a 5oyfuI senae
u freedom. I reached the s,z.,or
without iucident and waited Ia tbe
sreight shed 70 keep out Of sigh, >,
ne station ioafers sntii ny tain drer
-. then quietly Jumped aboard
agnt seat IL the Washington
epef and after supper 10 the dining
made myself comfortable ane
and dreamed a. The train
"a through the DARK The
q passengers about me vent
d and ! vas eft sprsvlsd out
~ open section. lurking on the
'4oovy frontier between The known
sorio and dreamlSnd
Were running into Cincinnati ten
Ginutee late. said the Dorters voice.
and 10 q moment I was 10 the Testi-
SH.S and out hurry1ng % a hotel Az
he 81 Botolph I ordered a carriage
and broke al records changing ny
erotheS The timetable informed ne
shsi he Chicago express eft a. half.
DAs' one. There vac 20 reason why
} should not b. safe a. Gienarn House
~ my usual breakfast hour 10 the
morning II al went well To avoid
bss Of tine 10 returning % the sta
eon paid the hotel charge sac car.
ned ny bag away With ne.
Doctor Armstrong; residence,
1es. sir. I've already taken two .oads
Ihefe+
The carriage was soon climbing
what seemed % be q mountain 70 the
heights above Ciacinnzn. To this day
Isssoc'sts Ohio's most interesting city T
nth a lonely carriage rioe that was
- strange % ne as drackless jungle
n the Eilcs Of Africa. And 10y heart
began 70 perform strange tattoos on
~ rbs. was going % the house Of
. gentleman who did not know u ny
sEistsncs. 70 see girl who was bis
guest % whom hae never. a. TIE
conventions 60. been presented II
"a Dot seern hslf 50 easy. now that ]
sss well launched upon he adven.
tsre
! stopped he esbmsn just a. he
sss about % enter az iron gateway
shose posts bore Two great lamps
That's al right sir. I can drive
light 10"
Put you needn't" I said. jumping
out Walt hight here"
Doctor lfmsfrongs residence was
brilliantly lighted, and me STRAINS Of
q waltz stole across the lawn theerly
) made oetour and studied the house
sees1ng door BY which could enter
T'fhout passing the unfriendly CID
falc-~sf host and hostess on guard
y welcome beiated guests
A long conservatory filed With troD-
ical plants gave ms az opportunity.
Promenaders wers passing idly
through Il and out into another part
u the house b. an exit could not
~ A handsome. specfacleo gentle
man opened q glass door within a
lsrd Of where stood. shifted the air
lno said 70 bis companion as he turn
a back with a shrug into The cOaser.
Iatory:
There's no sign Of snow. Il Isn't
'hnsimas seathsr at all"