The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-19


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down the cher aisie Cn.i a. - 81
n ~ switch heffxs "a csrS - ra.rirS
rang n her esrs Panfinc Win slmos<
bnrstinc hosom she reached the svifeh-
opened II. ana STOOD clincino to Il q ~
car came Hummelshine, over RIA visincf. 3 S
She looked nm Al her lover nnoS' t,be
car. He had seen and nnders9ood M
change in the switches His 80 helm.
less though II was. would cross over II
the down Track ma roll harmIesalv alone
the level line til is force was sDent. He
was saved. and bv her ready vii and
skill. The passenscrs in the train were
also saved. - -
She had saved him. Love had been
her inspiration.
Great Heavens! what's that The
expressi The down express wss cofn-
ing!
all was in vain. He was lost. She
saw him throw M his arms in despair.
The very plan she had devised to save MIN
would be his destruction. Better far 10
have thrown hin on the siding Is she had
intended. Now he would meet q more
dreadful death ard the destruction would
include scores Of lives instead Of q dozen
All this flashed through. her mind like
a. lightning. She felt her knees give way
beneath her, and she chung to the switch
in despair. She shut her eyes to hide the
coming disaster.
Hark! The whistle on the express.
They had seen the Imminent collision and
were doing their best to avert it.
She, too, must do something. With q
bound she sprane to the next switch.
tore it open, and stood painting and moan.
ing beside it with the bar in her hand.
She must save the train even if she buried
the car. k
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the viaduct and just ahead of the train.
1t turned quickly at the switch. crossed
over and shot past her into the siding. He
had one look at her upturned face. II
was full oflove and helpless misery. She
was sending him to certain destruction
to save the express train.
the switch and sprang back again to the
other switch and closed 1t just in time
to see the express train sweep past in
safety.
In an instant the helpless car ran into
the freighLhouse with an awful splinter.
ing crash. The express pulled up oppo.
site the station, and in q moment a crowd
of people ran shouting and frantic up the
line. some of them had seen the whole
performance and knew what it meant, but
Tor the majority Of them it was tragic
mystery.
They found Lydia upon the ground BY
the switch, and with the keys still clutched
in her hand. What had she done! What
had happened to her. p
She could not answer. Nature had
mercifully taken away her senses. They
tuok her up tenderIy and carried her to
the station and laid her upon a seat in the
waiting-room. The passengers of the two
trains crowded the room and offered every
aid, for in some vague manner they began
toiunderstand that she was the creditor to
the value of all their lives. She had paid
for their safety with costly sacrifice.
The freight train backed down to the
cross-over switch and the engineers of the
three trains met and began to examine the
positions of the switches. A number of
men also came from the express train, and
among them was one who seemed in au-
thority. He, too, examined the line care
fully, and the engineers explained the
matter to him and listened to his remarks
with becoming Difference. 81
The little room in the station was
packed with people-idlers and others
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trying to restore the girl; " it may be too
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