St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-05-10

Why do you suppose he brought me here
to night ~
Il am sure | do not know"
''EIe told me-" she whispered, clasp
ing her hands tightly together as she
spoke, ''that we were coming to our
death tonight, and we must come togeth-
er, Oh, Frank, what do you suppose he
means ?''
\ hand was laid on my arms at this
moment-the hand of Carew. the con-
ductor
/ "Frank, look here, l want to speak
to you," he said hurriedly. Come here
out on the platform"
! what is it Anything wrong"
"Yes, and no. Of course YOU know
we're nearly half an hour behind time,
with not quite thirty minutes between us
and the Lightning''
( "Ies What of it 2"
! "Well, Mcleod has turned crustv.
and says if We don't turn out on the side
track at the next station. and wait for
the Lightning TO pass, he'll not be
answerable for the consequences, the
crack-braincd old Scotch fool wants to
stop and lose another half an hour which
we may just rs well gain, and run into
D--On time, aS TO come trailing
along behind tie 'Lightning.' Frank.
why can't .gcu take the old Lady into
B y
'I'll do it with all the pleasure in life"
Carcw's face frightened at once.
WHAT lucky thin" it is you Glanced
TO be on the train ~ he said. Il should
have been entirely at Macs mercy if it
hadn't been for YOU Come on: there's
no time to he lost
/ followed him through the long train
to the engine. Mcleod inclined his head
stliily i'll answer to my greeting. He
was tall, spare Scotchman, with deep
set blue eyes thatchcd with shaggy brows
and hair already Sprinkled with grcv.
though he could scarcely have been more
'i','i -'i'? '''iS o'u ii'> l'''t "tS r"ii
and repuIslve, and his manner torbdling
IN me eA'relhe>t decree. Moreover. he
'i'''' q way rA'e'i'il"'y unpleasant 10 ihc
spectator. OF continually looking over his
S!'oui'''r WIN " 5or' "' >Pa'lI'o'lc mo
ton, us ii he had suddenly seen or heard
Il. Il I 1 /
Soiiietlli3 close behind nm As tlircW
myfe.i down beside Inn lie pointed to
Tie piac' 'eyon"'
/ >l M''' II you please, MI Await
er-
L "oiHeFrd' but complied and arew
spoke Pleasantly.
Nv ell Mcleod. Sail we rut on steam
ami Hri>I her ahead
No. Mr. '"rtW, saId the Seotch-
man. coldIy and firmly, "Elther We
run "n' on the SIDE track three miIt>
a'e"''' Il, L nave explained, or leave
TIE gll@'hc.
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down Mel soJ so;1.l ,n,. .rm
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.Aud WHY not thor. p, ,1.,,,n,;.d
with = mom,,t,rv ~. ,,..,..ir,, my. ,n;;,,J
that the man was der,nr,J
"Ercause apo,Lcr .,lrc,d,. o.,.,,r;.. ,t,
place ), no cried in IN, .Lr;u Li,;,L;m,
voice he often ,,Scd when nucI, ox,.;,nJ
..Death il = nassoun., q, ,b;. ,r.,in vii
us and Death sits ther, nl,as,Iv and st;u'
No. 7 know Won don't sec him hnt
second sioht i = nift in tbe f,miI, I conn.
from. and | see him. | wonlJ have
warded off his fell GRAND but vou-you
and that cursed Carew woulIn;t LET me
Now 90 vour own mad reckless WY
and see where il will brine vou And
remember Frank Atwater that i,,s not
vour own WORTHLESS. life that b,,r. in
the balance but the lives Of all who travel
on this train"
, Aroument with y man IN th;s ox.,ol
frame of mind wouId have hoen bnt t,I.
iIv Isot down without . rrorI s,,;i;,',
n sn;te If mvsnlf
Hovcr d;dtbo .IoJ,. Er.nLr., .,.,
; finer mo,tIe than ON :,b,t ,';,L, TL'
mooh;nor,, ,ra. norr,.t ,Io anS,I ', ~
: oiled tha heat stc,Jv and ;n,orso Th,