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JUST TO HAND We have just placed in stock a fresh supply of the bat ...... GREEN flND BLflGK A First Class mean nuy ... --__-_ tioa ; Fresh Beef, Lamb, Pork, Sausages, Smoked and Dried prices before you pu Ham. Come and get rchase elsewhere. The Watchman-Wattle! THE CONYIGT’S REVENGE “Ugh 1” said my companion to me, with a shiver and a little clutch at my arm, “that’s a thing I hate ! ” We were standing by a level crossing as he spoke. We had almost started to cross the rails, when a rumble and a whistle and the bright glare of the headlights heralded the close approach of a train. So we stood back for a mement or two to let the iron steed and his load pass. The lights from the carriages flashed out upon us, then there was a swirl of wind as darkness came upon us once more, and the red tail-light vanished round the curve beyond. “Why,” I remarked with a laugh, as we Went on again, “surely an old soldier and ex-priSOn‘ warder like your- self isn’t afraid of a. passing train ? ” that money an bu“ mg“ 136_ to 30¢, per 1b. 5P in 10 and 20 lb. “Ah, sir, every I'D-an has his weak ness, and I’m not ashamed to confess that; I’ve got mine. And, 'perhaps, if you’d had an experience that) happen- ed to me some ten years ago, yOu'd flinch a bit when an express train rattied past: 3'0".” "C)h,‘ther;3’s a foundation for it, is there 2 ” “There is, sir, and if you care to step inside my place and rest for half an hour I’ll tell you the yarn, such as it is.” I expressed myself only too dehght. ed to pick up the prqfl‘ereq information. I must explain before I go further that until the evening in question my companion had been unknown to me. I had been staying for a few days at the little cathedral city of Dullminster, and had been on a day’s fishing excur- sim in the neighborhood with no companion save my pipe. It was while pensively watching my float in the quiet little stream that a fine- looking old fellow appeared, bent on the same sport as myself, and took up his position close by. As bites were few and far between, we entered into conversation, and when dusk set in. by mutual consent we packed our traps and set ofi together over the? pleasant fields that lay between us and Dullminster. He told me some- thing of his past history as we trudged along, from which I gathered that he had begun life in the army, and after- wards he had been a warder in the well-known convict prison of Dartport, from which he had retired into private life some few years since, and had come to eke out a peaceful existence on savings and pension in Dullminster, the place of his birth, THURSDAY. MAY 11th, 1899. CIS. ALSU Scufliers, ‘ Windmills. A few hundred yards beyond the level crossing we stopped at the door of a little house on one of the streets in the out-skirts of the town . I keep only the GoodS, Bicycles,( as. T edicts, Rail“ “Come in, sir,” said the old fellow. “I’m all by myselfâ€"yes, an old bache- lor, sir. And if you’ll condescend to have a cup of tea, while I spin you the yarn. you’re welcome to in.” It: was a chilly autumn evening, and the bright fire and singing kettle in the little sitting-room looked vary inviting, so I gladly accepted mine host’s invitation. 12 “And now, sir,” said he, whan we‘ were comfortably settled, “I’ll tell “ The hang-dog expression “ lOOKs 01 a. ready-made hané-me-down suit of clothes is enough to disgust the Prince of Slovens. No fit, no style, NO GOOD. A Tailor-Made ui t â€"â€" Cut, made and fit to the contour of your form â€"is certain to look right and wear. Parts of machinery which accurately fit withstand service. and parts which do not fit wear out quickest. SAME WITH CLOTHES. Choose your cloth for Suit, Coat, " m1 1 mm ,AA‘ A vu Vest. Trougers or Overcoat, do the rest. Prices small as The ,. RICH.) YEREX, Little Britain Little Brita!!! Cash Store. The Meat h9P. ranging in price from . SW1 qu°t3fi°ns Tani», Little Britain lots. ” iooks of a in connec- ’and’ I will stitches. you Wb explfiss y I don’t) like ”1 train at night‘- _- -n “(‘11 (‘2 Varâ€" vâ€"w- “Of course, as you can used to have some queer Dartporb. Her Maia! hotels take all kind of are not particular as li‘ DE ”bun U Dquâ€" F “From the moment I set eves on him at Dartport I knew there’d be trouble with No. 36. It wasn’t only the size and strength of the man, but a certain nasty look about his eyes that told me this. Nor was I mis- taken. for he proved to me one of the‘ unmanageable brutes we ever had.‘ He soon took a particularly strong dislike to me, for as ill-luck would have it, I was the first to have to report him for misconduct, and it was through me that he had his first taste of the cat. When I went into his cell that night, he broke the strict rule of silence and hissed out,â€" “ ‘You devil of a turnkey, I'll kill you before I’ve finished with you.’_ "It was a threat I had heard more than once before, and it didn’t sflect me very much at the time. though I ma annd reason to remember it after- me very much at the time, inougu ; had good reason to remember it after- wards. “Two years passed, and No. 36 showed no signs of improving. He had 1.. marvelous physique, and the prison' diet seemed in no way to diminish his strength. He had to be most carefully watched in the quarries, and in fact, always, {or he had a nasty knack of being dangerous in more ways than one. A length, towards the end of the summer of the year of which I am speaking, he suddenly turned ,over a new leaf, and became quiet and tractable. “I felt less sure of him than ever. nevertheless, for I had seen something 'of this phase of character betore, and I knew it generally meant mischief. Nor was I mistaken, for one afternoon when a fog had come on rather lunexpectedly, the sharp crack of a lrifle betokened the escape of No. 36. Taking advantage of the mist, he had suddenly struck the nearest warder to the ground, hurled at big bit of stone with deadly aim at one sentry, com- pletely bowling him over, taking the chance of a builett from anotherâ€"and was ofi! "A search party was, of course "It wan between nine and ten o’clock at: night, and I, in company with several other members of a search party, halted for a little con- sultation just. by the embankment: of the railway, the main West. Southern line to London, that runs through the desolate bit of country five or six miles north of Dartport: Prison. “‘I wonder whéther it"s any use having a look at Westmcor Sbation,’ said our chief. WestmOOr station was about two miles up the line from where we were standing. “ ‘Ay‘e,’ I replied, ‘It’s just possible that he might be lying around there, looking out for a train; though it’s my belief that he’s making northward â€"a.t any rate, it's more likely.’ “ ‘Well, Davis,’ said the chief. after a. moment or two’s thought, ‘suppose you go to Westwood. It may be worth trying. I think we ought to go to Hartwell, or that direction. What do you say P’ . “ 'I am willing to do as you suggest,’ I answered. ‘It’s just as well to see the station-master, I think.’ “'All right. You slip away, then, Davis. You’d better keep along the lineâ€"it’s the nearest way.’ “So I started off along the line. It was a. very dark night. though the fog had lifted, and it was some moments before I got used to the track. After a bit, however, I made pretty fair progress, walking between the down pair of rode on the right-hand side, so that I could see the head-lights of any train coming toward me. I hadn’t gone far before I did a very foolish thing. I slung my rifle over my shoulder, so as to leave my hands free. “I had gone about half a mile or{ more up the line when a great longing for a. pipe came over me. I hadn’t had a pipe all day, and as you’ re a smoker, sir, you know pretty well how I was feeling. As I walked along I took out my pouch, filled my pipe, and then felt in my pocket for a. match. After nearly urning it inside out I found one so tary wax vests. Now there was a. bit of wind b10wing over the moor, and fearful lest I should {waste my precious match, I refrained from striking it until I could get be- hind some shelter. The desired object presently appeared, looming through the darkness, in the shape of 9. pl ate- t0 be near an ’â€" layer’s but on the Same side of the line as I was walking, the door facing towards the rails. Getting into the shelter of the doorway, I struck a match, and was just about to light my pipe, when, as I leaned against the} door, to my astonishment it opened inwards with my weight, almost precipitating me to the ground, and before I could recover myself the light of the vesta. revealed to me the hideous face of No. 36, who was hiding within. 74.. ___-_ _ “With a. snarl, he was upon me,‘ and had clutched me by the throat with his strong, bony hands. It was all done so suddenly that I had scarce- ly time to think of what was happen. ing, and hardly realized the situation, when I found myself sprawling on my back with an ugly brute on top of me. Of course, I made a. mighty effort to defend myself, but I was quite power- less in his strong grip. “ ‘Ab,’ he gré’wled, with a curse, as he held me pinned to 1the ground, ‘it’s you. is it? Well, I've got a few old accoants to settle with you, and I L-A.L-.. 0.be uuvv - ' don’t think ttei'e could be a. better opportunity.’ " 'You brute !' I ejaculated, trying to twist myself out of his grasp. “ ‘Ahâ€"wonld you? Not so fast, Warder Davis. The tables are turned now, and you’re the pnsoner.’ l‘ ' ,.‘ fl_‘L:_~ “U", “Mu vaâ€"v , . “At this moment something flashing bright in the dxm star-light fell out of my pocket and clanged on the gravel ballast of the railway track. , I,2# _A “ ‘Good,’ said No., 36, making a snatch at in; ‘these bracelets were meant for me, I suppose. Perhaps they’ll prove as good a fit for your wrists. Ab any rate, we’ll try. And as we haven’t) a cell handy to fix you in, we’ll fasten you down to something secureâ€"do you hear ’2' *1”... __LL in spite of all my desperate struggles,‘ be half dragged, half rolled me on to the down track close beside us. Then kneeling on my chest, he forced my right hand beneath the outer rail between the sleepers. and my left arm over the rail, then there was a sharp click, as with a savage chuckle be snapped the handcuffs over both my wrists, and I realized my terrible ; position. I MAJ J-__ LA 6kg rn;] ' EV. llllll “I was handcufi'ed down to the rail ! “He jumped up in triumph. felt in my pocket, drew oub the key at the handcuffs, and hurled it. away. .1 uuuubunnu’ -â€"â€".â€" -- ._ " 'How now, you white livered skunk 2’ he snarled. ‘I could kill you outright with a knock on the head. if Ichose. But I’m not going to com- mit murder, oh, no I I’ll leave that to the down express. Do you under- stand ? If it runs at the same time as it used to, it ought to come by here about eleven o’c10ck, and I guess there’ll be a. little obstruction in ital way to-mght. Ah I’ve got to fix you a. bit tighter, my friend, just to make sure, you know.’ “And he went into the hut, re- appeariug in a few moments with a piece of repe, which he had, I suppose. prevmusly noticed there. " ‘You’d feel a little bit more com- fortable if I tie your feet down too, eh '3’ he sneered ; and to my horror, he put a loop of rope around my right '- â€""'l' ’ L r-- - leg, drew it) underneath the inner rail, and then made the end fast) to mv lefb‘ ankle. above the rail. I was thus fixed right across the track, and escape from a hideous death seemed imv possible. But the villain had not. finished yet. “ ‘There’e just- a chance that you might: call out,’ be said, “so I’ll tie your mouth up. You can say your prayers just as well with it shut as open, and the sewer you say them the better. for you never needed to ‘more.' “He stufi‘ed part of my handker- chief into my mouth, and tied it round with another bit of rope. Then he proceeded to rifle my pockets. “ ‘Got any loose cash about you? That’s right. I'll take care of it, for it won’t do you any good now, I reek- on, and you’ll have the dying satislac- tion of having helped me to get off to London. And now, you skunk of a warder, good night! I told you I’d be the death of you one day, but, by Heaven. I neven hoped for such a paying off of old scores as this. Re- member, you’ll see the head-lights of the engine coming towards youâ€"â€" you'll hear the roar of the train that’s going to squash you. It’s a good ‘revenge, isn’t it? I’d stay here and ‘see the end of it if I could, only I’ve no time to spare, so now good night, Warder Davis, curse you 1’ "And with a brutal kick at my defenceless body he started 06 in the direction of Westmoor. I could see his bulky form for a moment or two in the dim light, and could hear fer several minutes the dim tread of his feet crunching the gravel on the per- manent way. I had no doubt in my mind that he had been making for Westmoor previously, and had used the old platelayer’e but as a hiding place until it was about time to take a chance of getting on one of the up trains. THE WATCHMAN-WARDER: LINDSAY, ,___â€"‘ “My situation was a. truly awful one. He was quite right about the down express; it was timed to run through Weetmoor just about eleven o’clock. It was past ten now, so that there was not an hour between me and a. hideous death. I lay still for some minutes, and tried to compose my mind to think a. little. Was there anything I could do? Yes ! With an effort I might manage to remove th gag. I pushed my head as far as it "Val“ -v . joy was able to undo the knots thu my chained hands and to get the handkerchief out of my mouth. This was a relief, certainly, but only a very small one, for it soon drawn upon me that if 1 yelled my loudest there would be no one in hearing on the lonely moor through which the track ran- To get my hands tree was impossible, but there might be a chance for my feet. I began to kick them about, and discovered that the wretch had simply passed the rope between my ankles once around the rail, so that by alternately kicking and pulling with each foot I could draw it backward and forward against the rail, and 80 set my foot free. “I must have kicked away for over half an hourâ€"kicked and pulled till I was stifi' in agony, and still the rope held, but I could feel it rubbing away and getting thinner, and I tried to work it so that the friction took place where the rail rested in the ‘chair’ on the sleeper, so as to have a sharp corner to cut. Fierceiy I struggled to ' get free, but the rope was a strong one, and '.t s:.erned as if it would hold forâ€" ? GVBI'. A~_-L1n in tJ “With a roar, the train was on me, 1 expected to have one of my hands cut off, and there came a sharp thrill of ; pain to both wrists as the leading wheels of the engine struck the chain, while the thought flashed across me that I might not be far enough from the rail to escape being struck in my body. “The passing of that awful train seemed to be an hour. Wheel after wheel ran close to my face with a bid- eous clatterâ€"until the momentary red glare of the tail-light and a big rush of fair told me that the danger had passed. For about five minutes I lay perfectly still, and not till then did I discover that my hands were falling apart. LL ..__ “Scarcely daring to hOpe, I then drew them slowly toward me. Yesi I was free! The heavy train had snapped the swivel-link that joined the hand-cuffs, and with the exception of a severe bruising in my wrists, I was perfectly uninjured. ‘- ! n , ,, _ ______ knrb “Well, to make a long story snort, sir, I toddled to my feet with the most profound feeling of gratitude to Provi. dence that I had ever experienced. And then, weak and nerve-shattered as I was, there cameupon me the intense desire to recapture the brute who had condemned me to such an awful death. My rifle was still with me uninjured,and I set forth in the direction of West- moor, starting in fright after I had gone a short distance, at tne noise of a heavy freight train, that rumbled past me on the up track. “When I got to the station, the plat- form and offices were closed, but this same freight train was being; shunted, preparatory to making a fresh start on its journey towards London. Two or three trucks, covered with tarpaulins, were detached, and I fancy Icaught the glimpse of a dark figure crouching beside one of them. “I stopped and watched, smiling to myself as I saw No. 36 climb into the truck and disappear beneath the tar- paulin. Then I went quietly to the brakesman and explained matters. He, the driver of the engine, a couple of shunters and myself surrounded the truck, and in a few minutes No. 36 found himself brought to bay with the man whom he thought dead presenting his rifle within a foot of him. He saw the game was over and gave in, and that’s the end of the yarn. “Yes, of course, he was pretty severe- ly punished, but that did not compen- sate me for my terrible experience; and now perhaps you don’t wonder why I should give a bit of shudder when an express train passes me in the dark ! ” â€"John Elliott of Beaverton, a. brother to Edward Elliott who has been in gaol since November last, and who will be tried at the assizes this month, for the murder of one William Murray, was brought down to Whitby from Beaverton on Monday of 13,3: week by the chief of police there. on a charge of assault occasioning actual boys harm. He elected to be tried by the Judge and on Wednesday was sentenced by His Honor Judge McIntyre to six months in the Central prison at hard abor. 0NT.. r, and to my 3 knots with to SOS the mouth. This m oan 8 very I then HARNESS. HARDWARE. makes. Samples can be GENERAL AGENT. SPRING 80003, NEW [30003. 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