Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-11-25

need be, for | love you better than my |
own
| could not see her face then, for she |
had turned it away, and, frightened at
what | had done, | FASTENED 10 ask her
forgiveness.
Tut, tut = she said, placing her hand
over my mouth. IF that is true, you
surely will let me 60 with you, Cor fate
far worse than death awaits me here
Say yes
And what else could say?
All this took place while Jim was at
the back end of the tender taking water,
and when he came forward TO the cab
Nellie was demurely perched upon my
scat. ] gave him the hint TO keep mum,
and pulling open the throttle, away we
started on our wild night ride.
How the old Ariel flew over the iron
parllels! Accustomed as | was to the
noble ,engine, | yet sometimes quaked
with sudden terror, and shut off the
steam. l was thinking Of Nellie then,
as the speed slackehed, would give my
noble steed the rein again, and true TO
the touch, she would leap ahead like
thing OF liic-past houses, villages aud
towns, seen ahead for second, and then
far behind. All the while stood by
Nellie, with one hand upon the throttle,
and the other upon the reversing lever,
peering ahead on the track illuminated
by the Ariel's headlight.
dared not look at Nellie, for all our
lives depended upon my vigilance. |
knew not what moment / might over
take the train so | stood with her so
near me. and vet so far from me- Some
times | spoke to her, and she would put
her lips to my ear to reply. Again her
little hand would clasp my arm as sped
over some rough piece of road that
threatened to shake the iron monster to
pieces, but word would reassure her.
AT length, in turning a curve, | saw
the red light on the rear of the express,
and so suddenly, that had not been on
my guard, there would have been one
less passenger coach on the road and
who can tell wheres jack Everett would
have been? But was prepared, and
there was no danger.
My whistle was recognized, for there
was not another like it on the road and
no doubt, wondering what had sent the
Ariel after them, they stopped for me.
well, Pm beat exclaimed Charlie
Adams, the conductor. whats in the
wind now, Jack p
For a reply gave him the letter.
'W-h-ew Here, Jack, see what you
make of it,
held the missive up to the light and
read
CONDUCTOR ADAMS My daughter, Nellie
Mayl0rd, is running away from her home.
have reason 10 believe she is on your train
Send her back to me on the Ariel, in charge ol
Everett. Use force if necessary.
JOHN MAyLoRD.
think gave longer aud more EN-
phatic whistle than Charlie.
There's some mischief at the bottom
of this said l.
Exactly Jack: and if she were on my
train / would not use force TO send hel
back to the old hunk-nary bit.
would send her the other way, and keeI
mum
"Thep, Charlie, | will put her aboarc
your train and send her along. She is il
my cab now,
Charlie. gave vent 10 an expression
more forcible than elegant, and after
told him how came TO have Nellie here
he wrote on the back Of John Maylord'
letter.
Midway between c. and A
Nov. l3, 11:30, r..
JoHN MAYLoRD, ESQ. The Ariel has over
taken me, and / have your communication
Miss Nellie Maylord is not on my train, no
has she been on it this trip. CHAs. ADAMS
'There, Jack, that does not tell hin
that she won't be on. Now let us hus
tie or / shall not make time
The transfer was quickly made, bu
not without some regret Oh my part, ant
| started back
John Maylord was waiting for me.
'Where is she?' he asked, jumping in
to the cab.
Ifeigned ignorance, and passed hin
the letter
Some prodigious oaths escaped from
his lips, but as they were not directe
to me, l had nothing to say. Then h
, hurriedly left me.
This was not the last of it, however.
was put through course OF questiouin:
the next day that would have done cree
it to a criminal lawyer, and if do no
mistake, John Maylord went home non
the wiser.
l met Charlie Adams, too.
Jack said he, you have won her eN
erlasting gratitude, not to use stronge
term. 1t was close rub, though. Oh
Maylord-he's only her uncle, after all
was determined to marry her to old 81
yer, and as she had not lived quite lon
enough to be her own mistress-she wa
Y one day short-she couldn't do bette
than TO run away. The danger is a
over now, and she can choose for he
; self. Better go up as soon as You cal
Here is her address. And Jack, my 30,
c there are two things that You mus'n
o iorget-that she has got cool hundre
u thousand, and your humble servant whe
the wedding comes of.
7 1t is needless to say that | went n
even at the risk of losing the Ariel, al
/ had good success up there. Whi
John Maylord was turning the adjaceI
, country upside down in sesrch of Nelli
y | very quietly married her.