The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-10-04
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Sir1 Looked up an1ously. The sturdy
motQ&pah.. was bending q little for.
wand his eyes keenly watching the
taak
The, girl had been much provoked
at the, motorman. he had spoken In
an unacceptable manner to her at the
station. he had come up to. her and
pulled of his cap and. said: II beg
your pardon, but is there any special
reason-any aso Of an important
characterwhy you want to 60 to Earl.
clitsv
She: had. been quite annoyed at his
effrentery. She hesitated about reply
Ing. She meant to turn away from
him, without a word.
II consider my, reasons. sufficiently
Imperative she replied. She said this
In a tone. that was meant to be chilly.
Hs looked at her f1nery and shook
his head.
"Ispppose you are going to the wed.
ding" he. said. "That's sufficiently i'm.
peratise no doubt"
The girl. had drawn back and ap.
parently. was absorbed, in an illustrated
weekly. The mans voice was low but
penetrating. She. could hear the. sta.
ton masters mufaed tones, but his
Observation-Disclosures. BY his gestures
she fancied.he was warning the motor
man.. But presently the latter turned
away. and stepped into his v%estibule.
Then he. opened the, door between. the
vestibple and the bodyzof the car, and
noddlns, at the girl with a quick smile
cried "Allsaboard," and started No. 16.
Anna. Harman had just returned
from, Europe. In New York she had
remained only long enough to see. her
mother. comfortably settled. at a
friends. home, where she could recover
FROM the effects Of a stormy voyage.
ThensAnna had come on alone to attend
the wedding Of her school friend,
Elaine Bazle. And here it was two
o'clockxin the afternoon with II miles
to 60: ands the wedding set for four
o'cloch,
PressRtlyy the stream that ran
through the valley abruptly turned, aud
the read. curved sharply to the right:
At thisacarye the speed of the a was
greatly reduced and the girl noticed
that 81 man. suddenly came from be.
hing q telephone signal booth and
swung :hAAmeelf aboard the car.
The, new passenger entered the car
very quietly, stopping. a little as he adj
vanceds. ASH he passed along he gave
her a sharp glance. Then he went up
the aisle.
The girl noticed his face as he
passed.. She watched him with a look
In which, curiosity was blended with
anxietyr. When he was close to the
motornapn's, vestibule he paused and
quickly locked around.
But,abeye sthe sheet that now trem.
bled in her hand she saw the dark man
prOuuSeeR6gaeamlng Knl1e.
InsteRtlyy Annals shrlll scream: rang
through, thee car. It startled the
c~rouchtlgx man, and 1t caused. the mo-
tormaRa to- shut of the power and
whirl hiRyself about with the controller
in hiss hand, seemingly. with a single
movement. So close was the crouch.
Ing mapzitlat tthe controller struck him
sharply sia~the face. And the next in.
slant thee m%otorman's clenched left
hand send. him sprawling.
The smotterman came down the aisle
and pepssde: near the girl.
"Tha9ks for the vociferation," he
said. 1T beats all the college yel)s
ever heard. I couldn't have stopped
work mgse promptly If it had been the
ave-thAEty whistle
His bantering tone Jared on the
girls capabilities.
"Dop,ty eu know that the man meant
to kill!y9u3"'s she asked.
II wtshh you would. take one of the
front seetass he said. II have q rea.
son for asking this. 1t will be ex-
plainea Alaterr
he stoQped quickly and took her
handbsgsapd paper. and started up the
aisle.
Suddenly something. ratified on the
car roQ1t. Almost instantly there was
q craahbof sglass. A window in the
vestibylae was broken. A half dozen
missiles thudded against the wooden
sides oGfRe.car. There. was ashoarse
shout ahead. A number Of men. sud
denly darted from behind the bushes
The sRotqfpan had checked No. 18
Now hf Me4 running it backwards.
DO ye4uhsar met" said the motor
man in "A aqVlfk, sharp way. "Get >uI
in the angle eof the front seat, away
from tha Avindow, and look out for fly
ing gla44sk... I'm running the a bach
from thie sambush to the clearer field