The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-03


up street in Chicago after his mothers
the train was being made for the home trip
that he dived into jewelers. store, and
asked sheepishly to see some rings.
.'Rings, eh ~ murmered the salesman,
looking amiably at the man Of SCOT. For |
Chicago isn't afraid of coal>smoke. The
men who bring her the dollars do not al |
ways come in elaborate toilet.
''Rings," emphasized George land don't
be afraid of your high priced ones, with
stones in EN-"
III give her one,' in the parenthesis
of his sleeve, Il want it to be ring tha;'ll
do to 60 down in the family like mothers"
Dimaonds, emeralds, opals, pearls were
flashed in his face but still his fingers went
searching.
whats this - he asked, picking up
small, strong circle, with amethysts set
around it. :sLooks like grape, sort of
when the sun shines through it,
That Oh, those are amethysts. Not
as expensive as these jewels, but a very
nice, firm stone.''
"This suits me-" observed George, diving
for his wallet ''this is what was looking
for"
So he paid for it, and darted out to hail a
passing hore-car, tucking that little morocco
case under bills, way down out Of sight, as
another secret was tucked under his left
breast-pockel.
As he rushed back across the afternoon
landscape curbing his iron horse with his
bit, giving him rein by another motion.
making the village resound, watching his
road with keen, yet tender eye, Georges
mind rose to no greater height than medl-
| tation on how ne should give that ring to
Jennie.
| an ask her to walk-no won't. Don't
want anybody to see me. I'll shake hands
with her, and sort OF slip it on her finger.
and then cut. Hang me. no l won't Meth
err. Let's see. III go there Sunday night
and stand up to it, and have 1t out II
she'll have me, all right; it amt the man,
LII put it my heart in my pocket. and re-
| verse engine on the marryin question"
And just at this crisis of thought he saw
cause for reversing engine indeed.
Some men are rash TO villainy. The con-
| ductor OF construction train, which ought
to be lying on y switch mile away thought
he could make the next switch before The
Chicago express came by. So he tired 1t.
He survived the disaster TO telegraph his
resignation the next hour, AMI Ego West
George-hair flying back from his fore>
head-hands like hgh,ing-eyes and mouth
Set reversed his engine whistled the breaks
down-the fireman ran back-the engineer
T of the construction train jumped-bu
George stood up to the alarm signal til
engine reared againt engine, the baggage
car fell on q gravel-hat, and human yell:
went up out OF the express from mouths
which were saved, but never sound from
the engineer who had stood at his post ant
saved them-and now lay half under hi
dear old No. 8, wrecked with it.
There's been an accident" cried Jennie
rushing into mothers presence, and causln
the dear old lady to push her glasses quit
into her hair.
"A telegram just came"
E "Not George
t "The express. oh, don't dear No on
was dangerously hurt but the engineer
was collision-he saved the train, the
/ say. Oh don't let it kill you"
$ "Wheres my bunnit! CROPPED the oil
. mother.
..Here's yoxrbonnet-and your shawl.
Jennie wrapped both this and her arm
around Georges mother. Those tend<
e Young touches brought her on Jennie
7 neck. -,
IS "Dou't you leave me- It's going to xii
6 me to see him lynn under them wheels. .
:, tore up. The best son anil good and kin
Is ~ angel Oh, how'll We git there. Oh
. who's agoing to take me TO my son -
e II will" promised the young woma'
i breathless, and with, 80 relief train is 8
= ing up"
= What they thought ali that long time thu
y rode, hanging to each others hands-,h
n childish woman, and womanly child, kno
mol. Do you think at all just before y
omen : black boz dered letter--when son
. awful change threatens you Do crimina
u think when The moose is around the
y necks. We sometimes exist without living.
e Il vas warm summer dusk when the r
E lief train slid slowly up to the wreck II
u u passenger coaches stood intact Men We
u chopping at the engine and broken ds'
The people who had swarmet for hour
e and nearly killed . man whom they were d
o. termined to honi1e, now partially hiv
u themselves in the new train.
..Mother," breathed George, from
er he'd Of coats, over which . surgeon stoo
rs ed.
r. The poor old woman spun wildly rou
like top till Jennie righted and propeil
ed her 70 George
Of 1.-The lambs wool is in my pocket,
I'M whispered, with . merry twinkle in his y
81 feripe eyes. ..And mother. pull cut |
n purse. and give the little case in the corr
70 Jennie
= .-open j, Jennie motioning her I
-. nearer to his lips. Il bought tina: for
this afternoon" his voice just reached;
IN land was going TO offer it, and ask ,
a. to marry me Take il now, aod do
-, ask any questions With IT, No won
~ would take up with q SMASHED affair
me-
lob, George - replied the woman b
n. ing on; o. all reserve, and piercing
a. through and through with her eyes Of 10
=, ..Yeu .plendii-hero-darlin Ia rat
nm. marry you than any man alive. And
nc work for you and your mother.
ooa George -
- Upon which the engineer. with the pass
-, of : man whose whole life is drawn to
.. Gle point, gathered her face over one Of