The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-17
By the Midnight
Train.
Dy Fidclis.

i said his sister Olga
, Il must. but | Won't be long
Don't sit up Tor me
, Several hours later she was ris
, Ing to extinguish the lamp befor,
retiring TO her own room, when she
heard the sound OF key being
turned In the front door, and fear.
ing lest Leonard should be angry
II he found her still up, she slipped
behind curtain that was drawn
across the. window, to wait until
he had gone to his room TO her
dismay. however. her brother was
not alone.
His good friends Eroutalski and
Schrieber We're with him, aud they
began to speak Il once, evidently
continuing a conversation
You understand what Won have
10 do, said Schrelbe.. addressing
Leonard "l Vii tel. vou d ce
more, that you can make no mis-
take The train bearing that Internal
villain passes your station here at
| twelve forty o'clot aud reaches
Z. Redville at one fiYteesh -You must
get In. here, leave the train AT Red
i Vile, and nina you select the car
rage in front of the saloon, and
leave Your parcel ander th9 seat as
close 10 the partition. as you can
get IT, III 1t Is an empty, compart-
ment SO much the better, but YOU
must fisk that
How long will it. last as IN lis r.
asked Leonard IT, faltering tones.
For an hour and half. ii is
set to 80 off at one twenty, and the
train will be half wa. between Red
vile and Letteraam thcn That
gives you plenty of time, mon ami,
even allowing for delays"
Olga rememberea tat Ca2ta.n
Cunningham was CHARTERED at Let
terham, and that he vas dining in
London that might, and would al
most certainly go back by the mil
night train. Will tremendous
effort she controlled the trembling
hich seized her. fearlai Oh missing
a word. But the conGpira tors left
almost Immediately. first CARRYING
into the room a square package done
up IN brown paper. and placing it
carefully on a chair.
As in dream Olga watched |
Leonard through a rent In the Cur |
tain. Having drunk up some whis-
key, he picked up his burden and |
let himself ont at door. Within
f1ye minutes closely yelled fgure
was following him, and the brother
and sister reache, the station sinlaI-
taneously. They took tickets for
Redyille and Lntterham respective
ly. Olga get1"g into a compart-
ment at the end of the train. and
Leonard entering the one next the
saloon carriage.
AT Redville both get out. and
Olga had the satisfaction OF seeing
her brother hurry away while she
speedily took his place. and per
ceiyed to her horror :ha: man in
a fur coat was asleep in one cor
ner.
She had learrel from a porter
that the train stopped once more
halfway to Letterham and with All
her heart she prayed that the awfal
thing might not go of until she
,ould get ont With II at the little
roadside station She st .tremb-
Ing from head to root.
AT last came a shrIil whistle. and
slth her heart beating in her
hroat. as ii seemed to her, Olga be-
sar to grope under the seat 4
. The man In the fur-lined coat sat Ii
ip.
Can help You to find any
hlng? he asked and Olga saw that
me of her fears was realized, for /
was Hugh Cunningham. l
NO please dcn't-dont touch /
III she gasped; and. as the train
topped. she lifted the parcel ami =
laced 1t on the seat. SOS.
II was Very heavy and from It
ame terrible ticking sound.
ihioh the noise OF the train had
reverted them from hearing be-
pre- .....
olga" he exclaimed, What is
his ?''
He got out quickly but In the de-
y caused by having to give up his
cket he lost sight OF hes, and she
IN swiftly down the dark road
way from the station
She dared not go too far. A gate
aiding into a big field invited her
J enter. She did so. and having
4 down the awful package. turned
ick again with long sobbing
'eaths. AS she reached the gate
J explosion rent the ar, and with
wall OF anguish mi-glei with re-
IF Olga fell into Hugn's arms.
Perfect confidence relgns between
aptain and Mrs. Cunningham, ex-
pt on one point. He has never
hight. TO learn how she became
qualnteJ with the plot TO assas-
rate the Russian minister. and
hen Olga receives her American
tiers he does not ask to see them. 4
I'd each mail makes her happier
r IL brings woro OF honest work.
d true repentance. and real
atitaoe TO the bra We little sister
" sased .eoDard Thrrston from
airing the brand or Cain.