Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-03
opened valves, dashed through the cut

opened valves, dashed through the cut,
and
Very, very nearly into eternity Danger
is said to be very fascinating; 1t is partic-
ularly - when You see it coming, have time
70 reflect upon it, and plan and execute a
. rescue or what You hope to prove so. saw
It plaiuly this night, the rail half removed,
the figure Of the msdman still bent at his
hellizh work / saw him as be completed it.,
saw him shake his fst sayagely at me and
jump aside 10 watch the slaughter be had
plotted. | was not d second in sounding
'"d0wn brakes, not an instant in reversing
the engine. but nothing could have saved
thar train except the madman's "lack of
method For want oi the knowledge, or
PorlaI- ,os want Of time, Macleod had re-
moved but one rail, ani that the inside one
offbe curve knew If I could cheek the
"Lsdv's srecd she would not leave the track,
as the outside rail is the one which guides
the tram On curve. and this was intact.
Jiu. iClr4aco had come on the locomotive
with ana turned 10 tell him 70 jump for
his lie when | saw hin standing upright in
tlc centre OF the tender, graspiag huge
block Oi wy.l and his eyes cleaning like
Goals say him huri the stick Of wood at
Macleod rs be ran down the omblnkment,
and The next minute we struck the ground,
and plunged ilt1 the break.
J1l.iu. violently over cr0ss-ties. shatter-
ilg Cow --cher'' and headlight, - smash
ing sine baggage aui first passenger car;
throwing Jam Torrance with great violence
i.-m ..e tender ol to tie locomotive, leaving
him -.r-oie-s by the shock, and nearly
thr1aIa- mc On 20 the boiler, the Lady,
struck al stopped without leaving the track
except upon the side where Macleod had
removed Tie rail. We were disabled for the
tle timc, wit. nobody but Jim seriously in
ilr-d
Ezccr, Macleod Jim's aim had been
tJJ true, and ih- block Of wood hurled with
all his force, gaining additional Velocity from
chat u. the train. had struck Macleod rs be
ran alI llllcI aim s1nssless-the fact Is. as
we soon found. dead The billet had truck
LIm ami killed hin. Jim Torrance was
never tried for il oa earth; poor fellow, he e
gone since, and don much think -hcy re-
llli-i any verdict against him ia hcayln.
After Jim was taken care of, the lanterns
nut out ahead and behind Us 10 warn ap-
preaching trains, John MicL-Ji's corpse
ua- taken ur and carried back CD ,he station.
Prank. -lil CaIeW. when matters were
s.I-ltly settled AIN. Who .s l. tel thl-
arv O. Macs wife ="
"Sdc does not suspcc. anytiIng-that Is,
she don know aoir Il occurred :!
-Sll knows there BIAS b-cu 40 accident,
but -hl doesn't know that Mac was thrown
crt %. thc locomotive and Is the only one
killed
Good Even Csrew dii not suspect low
Macleod lad been ielloi by ToFnncg's blow
and killed.
.In.I ..lI as-..' ..I. determined that
81. -l.. -e,.r know his crime. nor learn
bow t- ..4 been terribly ard suddenly pun
IsaeI.
Sicily DID, us -...-.s- and slhied half
q rl-.- away. irt d. was less from love
q o.. man. a.o a.I always Been cruel it
.lr. than from i.l bom-n's nervousness.
.tc o., .aIua next --y, when She identified
Hi- r1ls a.. t..L the story VI bis misan-
thr 'v ard SUI o--,i,i1n % the 5lry.=te was
mon. collected a.I s4rlu~-i me by her
c4l.--,s. TorHe. .aI myself were not
examined We kept uur secret 90 ourselves.
ana -ae grs brought '1 it- r,rii.t % death
ty a...lcl. .l,y Ancr nothing Ci h.s
cAloi incentive @. tie cuml-thc chief cause
rs His tatd-i-lllusy.
nav. tHli Gre story ul my Wl4nlSut "Trip
on tlc "Iadv Franklin is Is necessary to
tell any more. Sudden transitions from
Icat--s.euc- O. marriage ceremonies are al
way g. offensive in the tlliirr as in the
hearing. AMI therefore d think 1t useless 20
waste further words IN saying that just one
year ou- O half after t.e fatal acclden5, l
took Isabel home a- uy wife, and that ever
since. ly Code help, 've made Ler happy
Wl.e. and repaired the wrongs Of her youth
iy h-ir- D. good and Kind husband o. her,