Detective Bob Bridger — page 93: what you’re looking at

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86 DETECTIVE BOB BRIDGER. “T was directed to the conductor of a sleeping-car which had been detached from the morning’s east-bound train from Garson, and was now attached toatrain about to start for the West. ‘‘T learned from the car’s conductor that a middle-aged Irishwoman and a tall, simple-looking man had entered the car on the evening previous at Garson, supporting between them the form of a heavily vailed girl, whom the Irish- woman said was her insane daughter on the way to an asy- lum in Harrisburg. “*They paid me,’ he continued, ‘for two state-rooms, and ordered them made up immediately, so that they might retire.’ ‘While the porter made up the left-hand state-room the party sat quietly in the one opposite, and as soon as the © bed was ready the Irishwoman lifted the vailed lady in her arms, and placed her in it. | “Then bidding the tall fellow go to bed as soon as his state-room was ready, she lay down beside the motionless girl, and closed the door of the state-room. “The silly fellow seemed to obey her commands as if he were her boy, and lay down as she had bidden, as soon as his bed was in readiness. , “Soon after the train conductor: came through, and in response to his tap the Irishwoman opened the state-room door, peered forth, and asked : **Who are you?’ ; “*The conductor,’ returned that official, extending his hand for the ticket. “*Oh, yes,’ she returned. ‘Well, there’s three of us, and we do be goin’ to Harrisburg. How much is the fare ?’ “Twenty-four dollars for three to Sundbury. There another conductor takes the train, and you will pay him six dollars more.’ ‘** Hor three ?’ “*VYes, for three.’ “She handed him a bill, and he returned her the change, and passed on. “She closed the state-room door, and I had almost for- gotten about the three strange passengers until some while after daylight in the morning, as the train was nearing eam ae I heard the girl’s voice in the state-room ex- claim : “Oh! where am TI! Is that you, Fandon?’ | yet “Ts that me who?’ returned the Irishwoman. ‘Sure it’s mesilf, yer mother, that’s here wid you, Annette.’ SSN iss a dae ia ‘ i” so * ‘ © *y : ~@ “es , (E(@) an ‘. | Sa —— ™ i aa ‘ Ay « 4 eS \ | v= - « .* e witay . " , 7 by d c : + ; .— ’ os yen | ei ‘. s "+