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y LILLIAN v. HALE.


"Aileen, you need not fear that I shall
give you any more morphine; it is no loI.
ger necessary, and / don't mind telling
YOU that it would be very hard to get you
and Miss Redfeld to where I wish to take
YOU in state of insensibility. We are
far away now, and any cutlery you may
make will cause you more trouble and
would not assist you any.
Aileen said nothing in reply, and Eliz-
abeth was speechless with rage when sta
saw him. He left them once more to
themselves. It was nearly noon and ths
girls were ravenous, SO when the porter
brought the food, they made a substan-
tial meal, and felt better for it; though
they spent a very dismal day and night.
To vary the monotony, Elizabeth prowlei
about the stateroom and peered through
the intricate patterns Of the ground glass
door
"Aileen, l believe this car is empty |
think he got special car and shut us up
in this end, 80 any amount of noise wei
made in here could not be heard
Aileen rose hastily, and they both wait.
ed anxiously until the train stopped at
station, and they could not hear sound
in the car--no talking, no rustling Of peo-
| pie % dresses, no footsteps; all was silent.
stI think you are right, Elizabeth; I
don It believe there is any one in this car
nut us and Richard, though 1 did not
hink of that before. I wonder if we
Guild not manage letter somehow. Have
re any paper about us, or envelope, or
,nythingf" She searched little leather
oag she wore, chatelaine, and found her
card-case with two of her cards in IT.
Elizabeth searched her pocket-book, and
found letter doubled up that she had
forgotten to mail, and stub of pencil.
Aileen seized them. "Can't we soak
the envelope open and send one of my
cards in it, We surely can hire boy to
nail it at one of the stations we shall pass
Can we get window open'''
They both tugged at window, but
they seemed glued to the frames. They
tried both windows; after considerable
labor, they managed it.
"ThercI We must close it again; i an
afraid they will find it out; we must no
work at it when the train is still, as the,
will hear Now, what shall I write ON my
card, and who tot Stanley7"
81 think Tom, because Stanley is 50
taken up with your husbands case. you
KNOW
But il is probable that Tom will b,
miles away, searching for us; for, By Tx
time letter could reach them, they vii
have lost our train as we don It know
where we changed and they will know less
While we have no idea where We are, thu
postmark, if legible will tell them. Lee
us send it to Stanley.
stLet us send it to Thankful. She viii
know how to act; even if all the men arr
gone, she can rescue US herself, and thel
Paul will be at her command, =
"You are inspired, dearie; we will d.
that; and woman g name will be les
likely to be stopped in the mail than
man Is, if Richard should have the mean
of stopping letter. Go on and write
Elizabeth on my card; use them both
you need them; II put these to soak wit
wet handkerchief; it will be yer
wet, smudgy letter "
"What have you written9'
"DEAR THANK:-W are on train
we don It know where: Richard Soule hs
trapped u.s. notice the postmarb on thi
and act accordingly. We are well. - hay
got that on one card; hadn t we bette
save the otherq We might get a chance
write again.
eyes it will be BEST all they will nee
will be the direction in which to scare
for us. There, new for the envelope;
have knife, and think can scratch Il
name off. Have you put your name on Il
card?'
s'Yes, plainly, Elizabeth Redfeld.'
have added that Richard is also on t
train, so they will come prepared to k
v him. she concluded, with cold ferocit
to Aileen laid the envelope on the windo
u sill and carefully scratched out the mar
DC and address, which, the envelope being
ie thick heavy paper, she was able to
- very successfully.
- "Therel | have cut my finger, this c
:, lurches so, and stained the paper; tn
NJ will expect. from receiving blood-stain
NJ. letter. to find our heads in. a room, Ii
Bluebeard s wives. Write the adore
Elizabeth; you write more plainly than
and my finger bleeds. ] shall have
ruin my only clean handkerchief. =
Ono, don t; take a towel, =
$50 I car Quite decent letter, at
all. There's stationo as the whls
sounded.
~ think it is too damp; it might co
open and card slip out; III put 1t
Y this other letter; but no. that might
wilder them they would not understand