Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-15

S'N"y' oee" II a!Poiato A""'
actually did not know what effect wine
would have upon ane but coming TO
drink more Of it than ! ever hai before
at the club table, found it put the steam
on. After so many glasses wanted to
talk after so mary more | did.
1t seemed like somebody else, the words
were SO feady. Ny little ideas came out
ana were listened 10 | made sharp hits;
| indul sed in re;iartee told stories, and
even cane to puns. heard somebody
say - CRANKY, BIZ George that mans
worth knowing thought him dull at first
Yet | Knew that i, was better to be quiet
Ned GueIdeu, with his ten words an
hour, than the wine made wit was.
| was slurc Of 1t when, three hours
sGer, ! stumbled up stairs at home to fad
Jo waltiu. Tor me- with her babe On her
! breast.
"IOQ',e been deccivins me- said 10.
y. ssssas pee'',r. IT, i."s 'T"s'''f sure
y soieushc club couldn't smell like Il
oar rom"
~ hich means | dc" said l, waving
in the middle OF the room like i siguaI
1Ag at station, and seeing two Jo's
And look like one" said Jo., and she
went aud locked herself and the baby ii
the spare bedroom
One club night, as | was dressed to
20. .io. stood before me.
Ned, " said size, Il never had a fault
to fiud with you before, I'll say that
\ Uu have been Kind and good, and loving
always; but should be sorry We ever
met II you are going on this way. Don,
ask iue what | mean You know"
"J", you. know its only club nights"
said /.
'lt will grow" said she.
Then she put her aru. around my neck
Ned, said she, 40 you think thin.
50 much like Il bottled up aud strapped
down demon Is steam Is, Is Il to be pul
into the hands OF I; drunken nau? And
sou,e'day, mark my words, the time vii.
come when not moi oul y Thursday nights,
but all the days Of the week Will be the
same. have oIten heard you wuudcr
what the feelings of an engineer wao has
a1out the same as murdered Il tralu full
Of people must be, aud you'i! know il
you don sop where you are. i steady
hand and 4 clear head have Seen your
blessings all these years. Don; throw
them away, Ned. l.; YOU don't care tor
my love, den; ruin yourself, Ned
My iitrIc 10. She spoke from her heal:
aud / bent over her aux kissed her.
Don be afraid, child, | said an.
never pain you again %
Aud meant it, bat at twelve thar
night felt that l bad forgotten the prom.
isa and my resolution.
made up my mind to sleep on the
club sofa, aud leave the place next day, is
| could not 90 home myself already, !
felt my brain reel as never had before
In ao hour was in u kind Of stuper.
Ii was morning. And masier was
ready to brush my coat. l saw a grin on
his black face NJ head seemed about
to burst; my hand trem5ed. looked
at my watch; | had just FIVE minutes to
reach the depot.
JOS words came into my mind Was
| 1t to take charge Of the engine [ was
not &, TO answer. ! ought to have asked
some suoer man. As it WIS, | oaIy
caught nay hat and rushoi away. 1 was
just in time.
The Sap Francisco glittered in the
morning sun. The cars were iilling rap.
IDLY From nay post could hear The
people taikiug-bidding each other good
bye, promising to write aud come again.
Amongst them was au old gentleman /
knew By sight, one Of the shareholders
he WIS bidding two ,imid girls adieu.
Goodbye, kity-good bye, Lue," l
heard hin say; don't be nervous. The |
Sau Francisco is the safest engine On the |
line. and Gueldcn the most craeful eusip
eer, | would not be afraid to trust every |
mortal | love IN catch to their keeping.
Nothing could happen wrong with the
two together.
| said, Ill get through it somehow, !
aud 10. shall never have TO talk to NE !
again After all it was easy enough l
reeled as | spoke. l heard the sig ual.
We were off.
Five hours from L. to D; five hours
back on the last l should be myseitt
again, | saw a red futter, and never
sIsssed vhas !. ras until rs vs-s peseel