The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-17
By the Midnight
Train.
by Fi,ielis.


Il must. but Wont be loIi
Don't sit up for me.
Several hours later she was ri,
Ing TO extingulsh the lamp befor
retiring TO her own room, when sh
heard the sound OF key bein
turned In the front door, and feai
Ing lest Leonard shoud be angr
II he found her still up, she slippe
behind curtail. that was draw
across the window, 10 wait unit
he had gone TO his room To he
! dismay. however. her brother wa
not alone.
His good friends Kroutalski an,
Schrieber were with him. and the,
began TO speak Il once, eyidentl,
| continuing IA conversation.
You understand what Won have
to do" said Schrelbes. aldresslns
Leonard. ~ VIII tell "ou o. &c
more, that roa can make no mis-
take The train bearing that internal
villain passes Your station here al
twelve forty o'clot ANA reaches
Redville at one fifteesh. You must
gel in here, leave the train at Red
Vile, and nina you select the ear!
rage in front of the saloon, and
leave Your paroel lnder th9 seat as
close to the partition as you can
get It. II 1t Is an. empty. compare-
IAent so much the better, bat Won
must isk that"
How long will 1t last as. 1t Ifs ~
asked Leonard ir faltering tones.
For an. hour and half. It is
SET to so off at one twenty, and the
train Will be half wa, between Red
vile and Letteriam then That
gives you plenty of time, mon ami.
even allowing for delays"
Olga rememberea tat Caata.n
Cunningham was quartered at Let
terham, and that he VAS dining in
London that night, and would al
most certainly so back BY the MID
night train Will tremendous
eHolt she controlled the trembling
Mich seized her, iearidi OF missing
word. But the conepirators left
almost Immediately. drst CARRYING
hto the room a square package done
up in brown paper, and placing it
carefully on chair.
As in dream Olga watched
leonard through rent In the cur
ain. Having drunk up some whis-
Sey' he picked up his burden and
ct himself out at door. Within
I've minutes closely YELLED fgure |
vas following him, and the brother |
Nd sister reache, the station sinlaI- |
aneously They took tickets for
Iedville and L'tternam respective
y, Olga get.i"g into a comDart-
lent at the end Of the train, and
leonard entering the one next the
aloon carriage
AT Redyille both get out. and
lga had the satisfaction OF seeing
er brother hurry away while she
peedily took his place. and per
eived to her horror :has a man in
fur coat Was asleep in one cor
err.
She had learrei from a porter
lat the train stopped once more
alfway to Letterham and with all
ar heart she prayed that the awtal
ing might not go OFF nntil she
'uld get OFT With II at the little
'aeside station. She sat .tremb-
ng from head to root.
AT last came shriil whistle, and
ith her heart beating in her
roat. as il Seemed to her, Olga be-
IN to groDe under the seat 4
The man in tae fur-llnei coat sat t
Can | help You to find any
ing?" he asked and Olga saw that |
e of her fears was realized, for /
was Hugh Cunningham. /
No. please dCn't-dont touch /
she gasped; and. as the train
'pped. she lifted the parcel ana =
heed 1t on the seat. -,.
1t was very heavy and from II
NE terrible ticking sound.
iich the noise OF the train had
evented them from hearing be-
olga" he exclaimed, What is
So ...
He got out quickly but In the de-
caused by having to give up his
ket be lost sight of her, and she
swiftly down the dark road
ay from the station. =
She dared not go too far. A gate
ding into big field invited her
enter. She did so. and having
down the awful package. turned
* again with long sobbing
aths. As she reached the gate
explosion rent the air, and with
vail OF anguish mi,glei with re-
Olga fell into Hugh's arms.
'erfect confidence reigns between
Itain and Mrs. Cunningham. ex-
{ on one point. He has never
ght 10 learn how shs became
TAINTED with the plot to assas-
tie the Russian minister. and
n Olga receives her American
ers he does not ask to see them.
each mall makes Ter happier.
II brings woro OF honest work.
true repentance. and real
iitnoe TO the bra We little sister
saved .eouard Thrrston from
ring fha hrenf or C,fr