Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-03

you, he said huruedly- Come hero-cu
on the platform"
What is it? AuTtlicg wrong q
..Yes. and no. OF course you know
we're nearly half an hour behind time, witt
not quite thirty minutes between Us an.
the lightning. -
YES What Of it?'
'Ncll, Mcleod has turned cIus.y, an-
says if We dent turn out On tie side tr1cA
at the next station. and want FOR the Light
nIng' to pass. he'll not be answerable fol
the c.usCquenccs. the crack-braincd Old
Scotch i0ul wants to stop and lose an.tac!
hall an hour which We may just as wei 2 in,
and ran into Bon time. as 90 lae
trailing along behind the Lightning.
Frank, why can't y1u take the IA Lady
INTO B?'
I'm DO it with al tie pleasure in life
Carcw face Frightened at once.
Nv hat lucky thing it Is ylu CHANGED
4 to be Oh the train 9 he said IL should
have been entirely at Macs mercy If it
hadn't been for YOU. Come GA there's u1
time to lost
/ followed him through the i5ls train %
the engine. Mcleod inclined lbs head s.imT T
in answer 10 NV gotcting. lie w-s q tall.
thatched With shaggy br0ws, and hair ai-
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" Not there tell you not there
' And Why NOT there 2' / demanded. with
momentary fear crossing my mind tha- lle
man sa- icrangej
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,lsec." Ie -r,si d, he sf-.Ii .f.r..; KIN,
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Us. and Dad .irs there rha,rIv and -uli .
~. / know Won l,D't see him. bu. second
sigbt is n iii in rbc I,mIIr como from and
See him ,,ogIl have -vsrlei Pms fen
errand but .au--..,. q. d, .l.,t cursed C,rev
wouldn't let me. Now 90 vouf own MAD
reckless ysv. and zee where Il Will BRING
You. And remember. Frank Atwltlr. 1la.
its not your own worthless life thal hangs
in the balance but the lives Of all who travel
on this train %
Argument With maa ia ,h,s c-,.,cl
frame Of mind would have been but Jolly. ]
sat down without word smiling n spite
OF myself
Never DID the Lady Franklin -A9"
inner mettle than On that night ne ma
ohinery was perfect, the crlnA7 vel Oiled
the heat ,tea1y ana intense. HE hf-man
worked IN concert 9Th ne, iuliy c9-pr---
heLdng my intentions, anu the Lady
Iu-hal ever the rails Ike a living, tiei.ains
thing.
' How are you getting along, l{ank
asked Carew, coming forward with his lam
tern as we LETT our first stoTpIng-Hiacc.
Oh, splendidly .'' ! answered
90 have Just telegraphed back TO Scld-
town W. have gained hFe minutes on the
Lightning already
/ thought we were gaming Iepile-i
qHIeuy. but was very nuyl o40i''I' ne r
Inecbiniry n IT'S utmost ned ofclu5ing
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