Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-28
Continued +, ON YESTERDAY.

IL shan't BE- worried" she said sim
ply, with you here"
Whatever answer he would have
made he was Obliged 70 postpone be-
cause OF the return OF the guard. with
handful OF time tables. and when.
rewarded with modest gratuity the
man had gone his way and I<irltwoOd
turned again 10 the rirl she had with
dawn her attention for the time
Unconscious II his bold regard. she
was dreaming her thoughts nj loose
ends. her eyes studying the inCalcula-
bic depths OF blue black night that
( swivlcd ard Cddicd beyond the window
glass. The most shadowy OF smiles
touched hor lips; the fainteat shndS Of
doepcned color rested on her checks.
She was thinking of hmi Al long
al he dared the young man. his heart
/ I'm his own eyes. watched her grecdny.
/ taking n mlser's JOY OF her youthful
beauty. striving with all his soul 70
analyze the enigma OF that most ia
| serutRUlo smile.
| II tatiicd him. lie could not cay OF
| what she thought and told himself
! bitterly that Il was not for him,
/ pauper. 20 presume a ,pluce in her
| meditntiups He must not forfret hls
circumstances nor let her tolerance
/ render him Obvious 10 his place.
which must DE n servants, not low
ers
Tho better 10 convince himself %
this no plunged desperately into for.
! lorn attempt 10 make head or tail q
Belgian railway schedules -complicat-
! ed Gs these OF necessity arc by tho
| alteration from normal time notation
! TO the abnormal system sanctioned by
the government and vice vcrSn, with
every train that crosses boundary
] line Of the state.
go prosecuted Cid he become in this
pursuit thpt ne was subConsciously
Impressed TINT the girl had spoken
! twice ere ne c0uld detach his interest
from the cXnspentingly incohclusivc
ard ipDoherent cohorts of ranked FIG
urcA
Cant you find out anwhing2~ Dor
othy was nskin4
'precious little" he grumbled. "Td
give my head Cor Bradshaw Only
II wouldn't I've a fnir exchange There
seems 90 be an express for BrtJYcs
! leaving the Care du Nord, brussels,
at fifty-avo minutes after % o'clock,
and II I'm not mistaken that's tho
| latest train out Of Brussels md tho
earliest We can cHtch-if we can catch
/ H. I've never been in Brussels, and
! heaven onE knows how long It would
/ take us 10 cab It from the Care du
Midi TO the Nortl.-
In tbig hg1povas
/ KiTkwuod vas fortunately mistaken
Not only heaven, II appeared, hnd
cuGnizauCo OF the distance between
tho two stations While Kiri;wood
was still debating the question with
pessimistic tendencies, tho frie1dly
guard had occnslDn 90 pass through
the coach and, being tapped yielded
the desired information with entire
tractability
ItrWouid be a cab ride OF perhaps ten
minutes. Monsieur. however. would
serve himself we'll IL he offered tho
driver an ndyanee tip ag an inccntfy,
10 speedy driving WhyT Why be.
cause Chcrp the guard consulted his
watch, and Kirkwood very kecnly r.
GREETED the loss NJ hi4 OWN berne4o
thts train, announced TO arrive I'm Br71,
seis como twenty minutes prior 20 Tn,
departure OF that other, was nlreadJ
lato. But ycs, d matter OK romo ten
minBtc9--could thnt not be made up
An, monslcuy. but who should soyf
The guard departed, doubtless WITH
private views NJ 20 tEo madness OF all
English sncukng travellers
And there We grc,~ commented
Klrkwood I'm facuti5us resignation.
"If we're Obliged 10 stop overnight 81
Brusrcl4 our friends viii be on our
back before wo coB get out in tic
morning n they hGyc 20 como by
motor cnr" lie reflected bitterly nn
the fact that with but N;tlc more
money nj his disposal he, too, could
hire a motor chr md cry defiance f4
their prosecutors However" ho
amended. with rising spirits $50 much
the better our chance OF lDsiu1 Nr.
Hobbs. We must bee ready 60 drop g.
the Instant the train stops"
lie rznu 90 unfold another limo
table, thre q ilI agilu 90 hose lfl-
SELF Compioe eiy. and was thrown irt,
the utmost confusion by Lhe touch II
tho gra hand iu appeal placed igitIr
on his nrm And bad SHE been o1sosy-
nut abc f.illt Iay. focu second r-.o
hlH lIuet-s Vi4icu beneath tt. F.lu
rs '.. us-ad ..s srlf control. though
thi- tis.. u.t o,or lis temper
ln9 sle tUrH.r eloquent turned Oh
meet hers Hg rrs smiling
"TIoerr' si0 Horatc1. with the 'o1
imperative Ia ON lis hand. push
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