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AT THE TIDAL TRAIN. 279the case of this flight which she had imposed uponhim. Alittle more torture, alittle more suspense,and somethinglike rest would come. Perhaps sheshould be able to sleep alittle to-night, while hewould be speeding through the darkness to safety.Something like a forlorn sense of peace came toher with the anticipation. So she walked up anddown, thinking these thoughts, and sometimeslapsing into a mental blank, out of which conditionshe would comewith a start,to gointo akindof vision of tlie last two days — of the woman shehad so completely mastered — of the last time shehad seen her husband's face — of the blow he hadstruck her; but she felt no anger in the remembrance;whatdid it matter now, in the face ofthis great crisis?It was strange that she hadheard nothing of George, and the fact renderedher only the more eager and apprehensive. Hewas — busy with the investigation, w-hich must endin what ? In that which she had now effectuallyprevented. So she yvalkedup and down, thinking,and the platform became peopled, and all the fussand hurry of the departure of the tidal train wasaround her.Presently, as she reached the end of