The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-12-05

lie was demurely perched upon my seat |
gave him the hint to keep mum, and
pulling open the throttle away we started
on our wild nights ride.
How the old Ariel flew over the iron par
allels Accustomed as / was to the noble
engine, l sometimes quaked with sudden
terror, and shut off the steam. was then
thinking of Nellie, and life never seemed
so sweet before. Then as the speed slack
ened would give my noble steed the rein
again, and true to the touch, she would
leap ahead again like a thing of lfe--past
houses, villages and towns, seen ahead for
q second, and then far behind us. All the
while / stood by Nellie, with one hand up
on the throttle, and the other upon the
reversing lever, peering ahead on the track
illuminated by Ariel's headlight.
l dared not look at Nellie, for our lives
depended upon my vigilance. l knew not
what moment might overtake the train;
so ] stood with her SO near me yet so far
from me. Sometimes spoke to her. and
she would put her lips to my ear to reply
Again her little hand would clasp my arm
as l sped over some rough piece of road
that threatened to shake the iron mon
ster to pieces, but word would reas.
sure her.
AT length in turning a curve saw the
red light on the rear of the express so sud-
denly that had not been on my guard
there would have been one less passenger
coach on the road and who can tell where
Jack Everett would have been ? But | was
prepared and there was no danger.
My whistle was recognized, for there was
not another one like it on the road
and no doubt wondering what had sent the
Ariel after them they stopped for me.
"Well, Pm beat" exclaimed Charley
Adams, the conductor. "What's in the
wind now, Jack?'
For reply gave him the letter.
W-h-e-w! Here, Jack, see what you
make of it,"
held the missive up to the light and
read
"CoNDUcToR ADAMs--My daughter, Nell
lie Maylord, is running away from her
home. | have reason to believe she is on
your train. Send her back to me on the
Ariel, in charge Of Everett. Use force if
necessary.
JOIN MAYLoRD."
think gave longer and more EN-
phatic whistle than Charley.
"There's some mischief at the bottom of
this said I.
Exactly, Jack; and if she were on my
train, / would not use force TO send her
back to the old hunks--nary a bit. would
take her the other way and keep num-"
"Then Charley, will put her aboard
your train and send her along. She is in
my cab now"
Maylord's letter:
midway between c. and Al
Nov. il, ii:8O p, m.
JOHN MAYLoRD, Esq.--The Ariel has
overtaken me, and have your communica-
tion. Miss Nellie Maylord is not ON my
train, nor has she been on it this trip.
CHAs. ADAMS
"There, Jack, that does not tell him
that she will not be on. Now let us hustle
or SNAIL not make Jlme.
The transfer was quickly made, but not
without some regret on my part, and l
started back.
John Maylord was waiting for me.
"Where is she ?" he asked jumping in
to the cab
feigned ignorance and passed him the
letter. 4'i..
Some prodigious oaths escaped from his
lips, but as they were not directed to me /
had nothing to say. Then he hurriedly
left me.
This was not the last of it, however. l
was put through a course of questioning
the next day that would have done credit
to criminal lawyer, and if l do not mis-
take, John Maylord went home none the
wiser
met Charley Adams, too.
"Jack," said he, "you have won her
everlasting gratitude, not to use stronger
term. 1t was too hard to rub, though. -
Old Maylord-he's only her uncle after all
was determined to marry her to old Sill
yer, and as she had not lived quite long
enough to be her own mistressAshe was
one day short--she couldn't do better than
to run away. The danger is all over now,
and she can choose for herself Better go
up as soon as you can. Here Is her ad-
dress. And Jack, my boy, there are two
things that you mustn't forget that she has
got cool hundred thousand, and your
hilrhln snrYant when the ppeddinr, cnnnes