The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-22

IlGrsa Genes IL like the Lien.
The tf8ia. viii Il had r0ared through
WitherinG sale Of sleet all the way
. from New York, ccme to a stand
y, with many an car-sElittng sigh,
long lGe The litle station, and a re-
lctaL. porter opened his vcs,ihule
DOR to descend 10 the spow-swcpt plat
trm; solitary passenger had
eachod The j2rracy's end The swirl
srcw and g,cet screaming OFT of The
'acEueSs at he ,ud OF the station
uilGing enyelopod the porter in an
Htant. and cut l..s ears and neck witA
trG.nS force as he tanned his bae,;
gainst tie sac a pair Of lonely,
allobscGred platform Esh,s gleamd
atucus'y at the top Of their icy posts
each end OF the station; two or
hrec frost incrustod windows Flowed
ully in tie side CT Tic building. while
ne sEDne brightly where the operator
1T vaiiug for the possing OF 70. 90.
An order hal alcn issued Ter TIE
topping CT the fast express at G.,
y noteworthy concession in these days
If rrcmcditatcd haste. Not in the pre-
vious ccreer OF flying 90 had L even so
much as slowed down fer the iE2iS-
lihcant little statiaR. through which
It sWoorod at midnight the whole year
round Just before pulling out OF New
York on this eventual niFnt the con
ductcr received command to stop
30 at p and let down a single pas
senger, a circumstance which meant
trouble Cor every dispatcher along the
line.
The woman Who got down at 3
in the wake OF The shiyering but defer
entail porter aud who passed by the
conductors without lifting her face.
was without hand luggage of any de
scription. She was heavily veiled, and
warmly clad in furs. AT eleven clock
that night she had entered the com
partmcnt in New York. Throughout
the thirty miles or more she had sat
alone and inert beside the snow
cloESod window, peering through veil
and frost into the night that whi2aed
past the pcnc, seeing nothing yet ap-
parentIy intent on all that stretched
beyond, As SIN, as hamoble rs
death itself she had held herself from
the moment of departure TO the instant
that brought the porter with the word
that they were whistllng for B.
Without a word she arose and fol-
lowed Kim to the vestibule, where she
watched him as he unfastened the
outer door and lifted the trap. A
single word escaped her lips and he
held out his hand to receive the crum-
pied bill she clutched in her gloved
fingers, lie did not look at it. He
knew that it would amply reward him
for the brief exposure he endured on
the lonely wiud-swept platform of
station, the name of which he did not
know.
She took several uncertain steps in
the direction of the station windows
and stopped, as if bewildered. Already
The engine was pounding the air with
quick, vicious shorts in the effort to
get under way; the yestibule trap and
door closed with bang; the wheels
were creaking. A bitter wind smote
her in the face; the wet, hurting sleet
crashed against the thin veil. binding
her
The door Of the waiting room across
the platform opened and a man rushed
toward her.
Mrs. Wrandall?" he called above
the roar of the wind
She advanced quickly.
YES"
What a night" he said, as much to
himself as to her. I'm sorry you
would insist on coming tonight. To
morrow morning would have satisfied
the
Is this MIR. Drahe?"
They were being blown through the
door into the waiting room as she put
the question. Her voice was muned.
The man in the great fur coat put his
weight against tho door to close it.
Yes Mrs. Wrandall ] have done
all that could be done under tho cir
cumstanccs. l am sorry to tell YOU
that we still have two milcs 10 80 hy
motor before VIC reach tho inn. Nv
car Is open---I don't possess linou-
sine-but if you will lie down in the
tonneau you will find some protection
from
She broke in sharply. impatiently.
Pray do not consider ne. Mr.. Drake.
| am not afraid of the blizzard
Then we'd better be off, said he,
a note of anxiety in his voice-a GER
tain touch of nervousness. Il drive
my own car. The road is good. but
shall drive cautiously. Ten minutes,
perhaps IL am sorry you thought
best 10 brave this wretched-"
Il am not sorry for myself Mr..
Drake. but for you. You have been
most kind. did not expect you TO
meet NO
4 took the liberty Of telephon!ng 10
you. II was we'll that did it early
IN the evening. The wires are down
now, fear" He hesitated for a mo-
ment. staring at her as if trying to
penetrate the thick, wet veil. Il may
have brought you on a fools errapd.
You see. II have seen Mr.. WrapdaII
bat oaUe, III Town some here. and |
may be wrong. Still. the coroner-and
the sheriff-seemed to think you
should be notified might say, cues
toned. That is Why ] called yeu up.