The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-09

breath. 1t was twelve o'clock when she
left the house, and her walk had occupied
a number of precious minutes. The shrleks
of the Red Bird would soon be heard, and
a moment thereafter its headlight would
flash into the cut or gorgel
She saw more than pile of strong ties
on the track. She saw the dark figure Of a
man moving about the pyramid as 1t con-
templating his nights work and specializing
upon the ruin and death 1t would cause.
She watched until she believed that one
man had accomplished the diabolical deed,
then she crept forward through the shadow
of the bushes that lined the sides of the cut,
until she stood whiting ten feet OF him.
"I'll go back to the stationl now," che
heard him say to himself. 81 can get there
before the accident, and when 1t occurs,
why, can run up here and see him under
the ruins of his engine, 30 crushed that that
Coll-faced girl of his will not recognize
him."
A cruel laugh rippled over his lips as he
stepped back from the heap OF ties, several
of which he had forced into the guard,
where they we're wedged like posts of
iron. He enjoyed his own words, and
viewed the work of his mad hands.
eth crush the Red Bird" he said, turn
ing away" and put him out of my path
forever"
The last words full of DEVILS triumph,
still quivered on his lips, when Ytol step
ped from the shadows and thrust the muz-
zle of her revolver into his face
He started back with cry of horror and
muttered her name.
"This is your revenge, Morgan Duke, ="
she said, looking sternly into her eyes.
"Now, obey my commands, or there will
be lifeless body on this track, to be min
gled among the ruins of the night express.
To work at once of with your coat, and
remove from the track every obstruction
your wicked hands have placed there !"
He looked at her, and curse fell from
his lips.
"The train cant be saved now" be said,
and there was Joy in his tones. cit took
me one long hour to obstruct the guard.
In twenty minutes or less, perhaps, you'll
see the Red Birds head light up the cut. "
"Villian ~ she cried, 'If this track is not
clear when 1 see her headlight, I'll drive a
bullet through your brain You know
what to do | will talk no longer :"
Covered by her revolver as he was, Nor
gan Duke, the station master, DOTTED his
coat and fell to work.
Ytol never took her eyes from him, and
showed his every movement. He was up
on the pile of ties, hurting them, one by
one, with the strength of modern Samson
upon the not over wide grade. He worked
for life, for he knew when the laundering
train was due, and a glance at the girl on
the track told him that she would sternly
slay him il he did not do her bidding.
Once che said to him, as he paused for
breath before attacking the ties which he
had driven into the guard
81 never thought this of you, Morgan
Duke. When l rejected you, thought you
would bear it like man."
He replied not, but glanced at his watch.
Half past twelve ~ he said.
| ''To work !" was the stern command, and
Ytol, stepping forward, brought the revol.
yer nearer his head.
He tugged at the ties with great strength,
and large drops of perspiration stood bold
| ly out on his forehead.
81 can't move them," he said at last turn.
ing upon Ytol.
"You must !" was the reply.
81 drove them In with the sledge."
81 did not hear the sound"
at was deadened with my coat
The girls face grew paler than ever, and
she glanced fearfully up the cut.
"Take them out p she said suddenly
"the train is coming. heard it."
| The villainOus station master heard thu
rumbling, and again turned to the ties.
| "You have your choice" YtOl eaid t.
| him. "a bullet, or an unobstructed track I
| She watched him as woman nevel
watched man before. She knew that b,
was doing all that could be done to undo
his wicked work, and while she watched
her heart grew still beneath the rumble o.
the express.
"Hell soon call me" she said to herself
"There there! 70
The familiar shrieks cleft the cool Octo
Der air, but they brought no joy to he
heart. She was not at the old window be
side the light he loved to hail from his en-
CINE. Perhaps she would be the first h
kiss his cold brow beneath the stars Ii
Gwynn's Cut. She almost shouted for 10,
when she saw the first tie drawn from tn
guard by the desperate man.
"Quick the sledge break the guard |!
she cried.
Goods! never thought of that" b
said, and the next moment he was shatter
ing the long guard with the heavy irol
hammer.
At last the last piece was broken, and h
thrust the other ties down into the Ion
opening he had made
At that moment the train, rounding tn
curve, dashed into the cut, and the hashin
headlight, not twenty feet away, almos
blinded the eyes of the twain.
Morgan Duke stepped from the track an
threw himself upon the heap of disordere
ties, utterly exhausted. He saw trump
10 the girls eyes, and watched her as th
train came on.
Oh, for strength to hurl her upon tn
track and beneath the wheels of the thur
dering train Her revolver had ceased
cover him, but he could not have lifted
child.
The train dashed by
Ytol saw her lovers face for moment
and an exclamation of thankfullnei
welled from her heart. he was safe, an
the precious lives that he carried westwar
had escaped Morgan Dukes Vaccinations
"Youre worker, Morgan Duke" sh
said to him smiling. "We will separal
here"
He looked at her for moment |
/ silence.
"Are you going to tell ?" he asked I
, last.
"Such men as you are dangerous"
"rhen you are going to expose meS"
; ~ am"
He did not reply.
They parted forever there. Morga
Duke was never caught by the officers {
, the law, but justice afterward overtoo
! him. The iron wheels of a mad trai
crushed him on the track.
! The company presented Ytol with
beautiful house, when her husband toe
charge of the car shops. know she vi
! never forget her night In Gwynns cut wi