Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-15

don't pretend to explain or under
stand the thing. I only know II hap
pened just as 7 am going to tell II
to you.
The day was Saturday. remem-
Der that because it was at the end OF
one of the busiest weeks had ever
spent, and by the time I got my
samples slowed away In my grip and
all my orders made out according to
the elaborate and old-fasf1ioned avs
tenn of our house. I was too dog tired
to do more than 20 crawl into my
anybody.
1t was over q route by which ]
travelled regularly and knew every
conductor and brakeman on the line,
but whether any of them spoke to me
or to them as I boarded the car ]
couldn't have told you I'VE minutes
later.
do remember that having choice
Of seats ] took one on the right about
midway of the car. I threw my bag
into one corner and myself into an
other. was conscious that the car
was extraordinarily warm and shook
myself out of my heavy coat. pulled
my hat well over my eyes and was
of sound or movement. No. win
qualify that slightly. The starting Of
the train reused me sufficiently to
place my mileage book In the frame
Of the seat in front of me to insure
an uninterrupted nap.
The train that was in the habit
Of taking was a Western express, and
although il left me at my destination
too late for me to reach my suburban
home the same night, it was case
of take it or wait until Monday, for
no express trains stopped at this town
on Sunday. My last distinct impress
sion was of looking at my watch and
thinking that / could count ON five
hours OF sleep, and of being devoutly
thankful for being under cover. as it
was a fierce night and / had ridden
through the rain thirty live miles that
day in an open depot wagon.
How long I slept / have no means
of knowing, when felt a hand laid
with startling force on my shoulder
and a voice Kissed in my ear,
"Quicki Rouse youseh. The en-
gineer-shot-You must take his
place."
I started forward in my seat with
a sensation of horror unnameable.
| was in dripping perspiration ana al
| the same time the blood that was
coursing through my limbs and bod,
| felt cold as ice. No one was nearer
to me than a man who was snoring
comfortably in the next seat and We
this horrible pressure on my shoulde
continued. Worse. 1t was shifting
now and was firmly laid on my bacl
and was irresistibly pushing me from
my seat.
/ 1 stared wildly about me ant
| opened my lips to shout out som,
| protest. but no sound came and tn,
| pressure finally forced me to stand O.
be showed onto my knees on the floor
Then again close to my face, tn
| kissing voice said. Sol There is ~
| time to lose
| Once on my feet, in the aisle of tn,
| car, strange change came over me
From abject fear and dazed horro
| I passed to a condition Of abnorna
keenness and resolve. had some
| thing to do, to do quickly. AMI
no one must know. That fact stoot
out so clearly that I began treadint
with the stealth of an animal through
the line of sleeping figures. The trail
was going at a terrific speed and i
was with the skill of a balancing
artist that / kept my course At thu
| first slackening of my pace could fee
the invisible hand urging me on
/ must have passed In this grue,
some way through three or four car
when lurch more vicious than an,
/ before sent me with q thud against
sharp edge or door in the vestibul,
| with such force that q cash was mad,
within an inch or SO Of nay temple
Here is the scar.
Ugh! The very act of touching tina