Diamond Cut Diamond

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 128, 8 April 1886, Page 3

Diamond Cut Diamond

There is an old story, but never before seen in print, we believe, of a lady and gontleman travelling together on one of cur earliest railroads. They were strangers to each other. Suddenly the gentleman said — " Madam, I will trouble yeu to look out of the window for a few minutes. I am going to make some ohanges in my wearing apparel." " Certainly, sir," she replied, with great politeness, rising and turning her back Hpon him. In a short time he said -"Now, madam, my change is completed and you may resume your seat." When the lady turned she beheld her male companion transformed into a dashing lady with a heavy veil over her face. " Now, sir, or madam, whichever you are," said the lady, " I must trouble you to look ont of the window ; for I also have to make a little change in my apparel." Certainly, madam ;" and the gentleman in the lady's attire immediately complied. "Now, sir, you may resume your seat, the gentleman in the female attire found his companion transformed into a man. He laughed nnd unid, "It appears that we are both anxious to escape. What have you dom- ? I have robbed a bank." " And I," said the wbiloia lady, as ho doxtpr. onsly fettered his companion's wnsts with a pair of handcuffs ; " I am De« • relive J , and, in female apparel. have shadowed you for two days. And now." said he, drawing a revolver, " keep •till ! f>