The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-11

The last words, full of deviPs tri-
umph, still quivered on his lips, wnen
Ytol stepped from the shadows and
thrust the muzzle of her revolver into
his facel
He started back with cry Of horror
and muttered her name.
"This is your revenge, Morgan Duke"
she said, looking sternly into his eyes.
snow, obey my commands, or there VIII
be lileless body on this track, to be
mingled among the ruins of the night
express. To work at oncel OH with
your coat, and remove from the track
every obstruction your wicked hands
placed thereV
He looked at her, and curse fell from
| his lips. .
"Tne train can't be saved now," he
said, and there was joy In his tones. "lt
| took me one long hour to obstruct the
guard. In twenty minutes, or less, per-
haps, you'll see the Red Birds head
light up the cut"
"VilIainW she cried, "if this track is
not clear when see her headlight, IN
drive bullet through your brainl You
know what to do! l will talk no
| longerw
| Covered by her revolver as he was,
| his coat and fell to work.
1tol never took her eyes from him,
and the silvery moon that rested over
the cut showed his every movement. He
was upon the pile OF ties, hurting them,
one by one, with the strength OF mod
ern Samson upon the not over VIDE
grade. He worked for lite, for he knew
when the laundering train was due, ana
glance at the girl on the track told him
that she would sternly slay him If he did
not do her bidding.
| Once she said to him, as he paused Tor
breath before attacking the ties which
he had driven into the guard:
| ~ never thought this Of you, Morgan
Duke. When rejected you, thought
you would bear il like a man"
He replied not, but glanced at his
watch.
"Half past twelve!" he said.
| go workW was The stern command,
and Ytol, stepping forward, brought the
revolver nearer his head.
He tugged at the ties with great
strength, and large drops Of perspira-
tion stood boldly out on his forehead.
81 can't move them," he said at last,
turning upon Ytol.
| '4ou musl!' was the reply.
! 81 drove them in with tns sledge."
| VI did not near the sound"
| 'It was deadened with my coat.'
The girPs face grew paler than ever,
and she glanced learfully up the cut.
Take them outP' she said, suddenly; /;
"the train is coming. l heard it.O
The yillainous station-master heard
! the rumblng, and again turned to the
| ties.
| "You have your CHOICE" Ytol said to
l Jim nbnt, a
trackw
she watched him as woman never
watched man before. She knew that he
was doing all that could be done to
undo his wicked work, and while she
watched her heart grew still beneath
the rumble OF the express.
"He'll soon call me-" she said to her.
self. "ThereI therep
The familiar shrieKs cleft the cool Oc.
tober air, but they brought no joy to he1
heart. She was not at the old window
beside the light he loved to hail from his
engine. Perhaps she would be the first
to Kiss his cold brow beneath the stars
in Gwynn's Cut. She almost shouted
for Joy when she saw the first tie drawn
from the guard by the desperate man.
"Quick! the sledge! break the guard p
she cried.
| 'oOuob hVNCA thou6us VA Ludtb ue
said, and the next moment he was shat
tering the long guard with his heavy
iron hammer.
At last the last piece was broken, anC
he thrust the other ties down into tht
long opening he had made.
Al that moment the train, rounding
1.-THE curve, dashed into the cut, and tn,
flashing headlight, not twenty fee
away, almost blinded the eyes of tn,
twain.
. Morgan Duke stepped from the tract
/ and threw himself upon the heap of dis
) ordered ties, utterly exhausted. FL
saw triumph in the gir's eyes, an,
, watched her as the train came on.
r Oh, for strength to hurl her upon tn
| track and beneath the wheels OF tn
ceased to cover him, but he could no
, have lifted child.
The train dashed by.
) Ytol saw her lovers face for
moment, and an exclamation of thank
lulness Welled from her heart. He wa
3 safe, and the precious lives that he car
e ried westward mad escaped Morga
E Dukes machlnationsl
/ "You're a worker, Morgan Duke,n sh
r said to him, smiling. 1--WE will separat
e here"
! lie looked at her for moment
b silence.
: "Are you going to tell?" he said a
p last.
"Such men as you are dangerous"
D Then you are going TO expose mep"
e ''l am"
n He dld not reply.
e They parted forever there. Morga
: Duke was never caught by the officer
of the law; but justice afterward owe
t took him. The iron wheels of a ma
e train crushed MIN ON the track.
II The company presented YLol with
beautiful house, when her husband 700
6 charge of the car shops. l know ST
Il will never forget her night in Gwynn
L. Cut with her rejected lover.
Wanted-eVery one to be free fro
pimples, blotches, boils, ETC., which ca