The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-20
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1 did like the sequences of the acct
dent and the dead girl. / see no rea-
| son to conceal that, either. a@ /.
y : utRhaf ran most ifi my thouRhts
was the consideration how / ought to-
act, having become the recipient of
this disclosure? / had proved the
man 20 be)intell igent Yigileit, pains
taking and exact; but how long
might he remain SO, in his state of
4RHq2 EEhbdgh a -snborainateG posi-
ton, still he held most important
trust, and would I (fpr instance) like
to stake my life on the chances of his
continuing to execute ittEithT pre-
cision?
Unable to overcome ai FEELING that
there would be something treacher-,
GUS in my communicating what he
had told me to his superiors in the
company without first being plain with
himself and proposing a middle.
course to him, [ ultimately resolved
! TO offer to aec6mpany him (0therwise
keeping the secret for the presently to
the wisest medical practitioner we,
could hear of in those parts, and to
take his opinion. A change in his
time of duty would come round next
night, he had apprised me, and oehe
would be off an hour or two after
sunrise, and on againisOon after sunset
had appointed to return accordingly.
Next evening was lovely evening,
and Lwalked9out early to enjoy it,
The sun was not yet quite down when
[ tFaEersed the field path near the top
of the deep cutting / would extend
/ my walk for an hour, said to myself,
half an hour on and half an hour
back, and itwould then be time to go
to my signal-man's box.
ssnBefore pursuing my stroll, 1 step
ped to the. brink, and mechanically
looked down from the point from
which i had first seen him. | cannot
describe the thrill that seized upon
me, when. close at the mouth of the
tunnel, | saw the appearance of a
man, with his left sleeve across his
eyes, passionately waving his right
arm. Sssfs ss.a ssa@ts.gr.s /, 4 sna
The nameless horror that oppressed
me passed In a moment, for in mo-
ment i saw that this appearance of a
man was a man indeed, and that there
was a little group of other men stand
ing at short distance, to whom he
seemed to be rehearsing the gesture
he made. The danger light was not
yet lighted. Against its shaft little,
low hut, entirely new to me, had been
made of some wooden supports and
tarpaulinr It. looked no bigger than
a bed. tatBA @ 4SB1 Il
With an irresistible sense that some
thing was wwrong-with a. flashing.
self reproachful fear that fatal mis-
chief had come of my leaving the man
there and causing no one to be sent to
overlook or correct what he did I
descended the notched path With all
the speed / ieeuld makes5 nj i
What IS the matter?' / asked the
men. aog aF9 o.
Signal man killed this morning,
sir -
tNot the man Belonging u that
boxP' -4vg srrr,ov7
mot the man I known"
" You will recognize him, sir, if you
know him, said the man who spoke
for the others, solemnly uncovering
bis own head and raising an end Of
the tarpaulin, " for his face Is quite
vi how did this Ii happen, how did
this .happen27 + asked, turning from
one to another as the hut closed
again:
He was cut down by an engine.
sir, No man in England knew his
work better. But somehow he was
not clear of the outer rail. It was
just at broad day. He had struck
the light, and had the lamp in his
hand. q Assthe engine came out Of the
tunnel his back was towards her, and
she cut him down. That man drove
her, and was showing how it hap
pened. Show the gentleman, Tom"
The man, who wore rough, dark
dress, stepped back TO his former
place at the mouth of the tunnel.
Coming round the curve in the
tunnel, sir,' he said, II saw him at
the end, like as if 1 saw him down a
perspeetiYeFg glass; There was no time
to check speed, and | knew him to be
very careful. AS he didn't seem to
take heed of the whistle, [ shut it off
when we were running down. gupon
him, and called to him as loud as I
could eall"ax sy5
What did you say?"
za - I said iBelow therel Look outI
Look out! For Gods sake clear the
way!" sid = t3iaa - DO
| started ~ o'' '''''1'l
"Ahi 1t was a dreadful time, sir. Il
never left off calling to him. put
this garnl before my eye, not to see,
and / waved this armlto the last, but
it was no use" fai-eaa,
Without prolonging the narrative
to dwell on any one of the curious
circumstances more than any other, 1
may I'M closing il, point cut the CO.