Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-27

WIZ -htIA II ucCCS ana HIiT COuINl
Change 50 materially, why not spirits?
AT least he was not the same az she
had feared and dreaded. There was So
much comfort.
And at last She lay down m slept.
CHAPTER XIV.
They were !ate coming into Wash
lnstcn, for tho specia! had beer side
tracked i'll the night for several express
trains, and the noisy GROVE who had
kept ono another awake till after mid
night made Wy by sleeping far into the
morning.
Three times did Gordon make the
journey three cars frc;,t to see il his
companion Of yesterday were awake
and needed anything, but each time
FOUND the curtains drawn and still.
ana each. time he went slowly back
aSaim ;o his seat in the crowded day
coach.
1t was no until tho white dome OF the
capital. and the tall needle of the moDu-
ment. we're. painted soft and vision-lilse
against The sky. reminding one of the
pictures OF the heavenly city in the
STORY or Pl'grim's Progress. and family
susgestlnS q new and visionary world,
Lhat ne sought her again. and found her
tully ready. standing In tie aisle while
The porter put W. the berth out of the
way. Beneath the great brim of her
purple hat. where the soft fronds of her
plum~s tremhled with the motion Of the
train. she !!fied sweet eyes to him. as
II n were both glad and frightened
u see him. And then that ecstasy shot
through him again, as he realized, sud
denly what IT would be to have her
Tor MS life companion, to feel her looks
OF gladness were all for him, and have
the right, tc take all fright away from
her.
They could only smile at each other
TOR good morning, for everybody was
standing UP and being brushed, and
pushing here mt there for suit cases
and lost umbrellas: and everybody
talked loudly, n laughed a great
deal. and told how late the train was.
Then at last they were there. and could
get out and walk silently side by side
IN the noisy procession through the
station TO the sidewalk.
What little things sometimes change
n lifetime. and make for our safety or
our destructfon! That very morning
three keen watchers were set to guard
that station at Washington to hunt out
the government spy who had stolen the
stolen message, and take him, message
n all, dead OF alive. back to New
york; for the man who could testify
against the Holman Combination was
not to be let live if there was such a
thing as getting him Que of the way.
hut they never thought to watch the
Special which WAS supposed to carry
only delegates to the great convention
He could nj, possibly be on that! They
knew he was coming from Pittsburgh,
Tor they had been SO advised by tele-
gram the evening before by one of their
company who had see him buying a
sleeper ticket for Washington, but they
felt safe about the Special. for they
had made inquiries n been told no
one but delegates could possibly conn
on 1t. They rad done their work thor
oughly. and were on hand with every
possible plan perfected for bagRing
their game, but they took the time
when the Pittsburgh Special was ex-
pected TO arrive for eating, a hearty
breakfast i'm h restaurant across the
street rom the station. Two Of them
emerged from the restaurant in plenty
OF time to meet the next Pittsburgh
train. just az Gordon. having placed the
lady in a closed carriage, was getting in
himself.
II the carriage had stood in any other
spot aaongfth pavement i'm. front of the
station, they never would have seen
him. but. as it was. they had a fun view
Of him; n because they were Wash
1ngton men. and experts in their line
they recognized him at once, and knew
their plans had failed, and that only by
extreme measures could they hone to
prevent the delivery OF the message
aster to them and their schemes.
As Gordon slammed shut the door NJ
the carriage. he caught q vision Of his
W eneIn5eS pointing excitedly toward
him. and he knew that the blood
hounds were on the cen His heart
beat wildly. His anxiety was divided
between he message and the lady.
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