The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-12
VOL. XIII--NO. 80
1 looked at INV watch twas balf-past

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some one would pass by before it should
be too late. This way was nearer to
the town than by the bridge o !, Ibave q men i :
Jano,ero,,s ~, occo,,It ~ Re 1,a-rouness
fron5 w,;cb tbere uo,,,d "a bs ,e' No ~ noss;h;1;''
ty Of escape in case a train should come
in sight while passing over it. Already
one person had been killed by endeavor-
ing. to cross at q time when the train was
due; and should i be the second to per-
ish there? How the thought tortured
me, and once again I tugged at the re-
sisfing plank. With all my strength L
tried to withdraw my foot and leave the,
boot; but impossible l. DIS "a s j
It was o'clock-in half an hour it
would be dark-another hour, and death
would be certain. I shouted for aid, but
no bsbitation was within half a m,,e and
no answer was returned to INV cries
Again and again I shrieked, while the
despairing echoes reverberated through
the distant wood, as though they would
mock me in nv misery. And then. with
an +bo occnronlotods strenotb of mod.
.nass wra|cbeJ tha ,,lani h,,t co,,1d
NOT nova Il from its nIace Snrelv Il
conld NOT he noss;bIe that sbonIa he
Obliged 10 sit There and he crushed to
death. when human aid was so near.
Had been IN some isolated forest some
oeRIn VI = cou1tty y s1 9ise1ns iroiI pMn Yr
cos.s' 1y aoom nase aha Ieen n4re ;4ts
cer..I eno sS ;1s1n aonnOnaeoIu AeJ Will tLa
Ae "i-J' oo' '"OoiJ' 'no
souns OF my Eeice rang out on the chill
ing air while nothing butthe nocking
echoes made reply.
The sun had set, and the darkness was
gathering last over the valley below.
Already the last reddening glow OF SUM-
shine was cleaning on the tops of the
forest trees. Ny irrevocable destiny be-
came every moment more and more ap-
parent. . .ul.e '"o1E-'
Hark IL Is the fraIn Ono II
sTetched forward, and listened with
GREATNESS eagerness. There was not a
sound to break the silence; must have
been deceived. But hstl A voice.
voice Thank Heayenl
each tiillns shouted the words I seemed
Il, despair7 nerved mn to greater power
ofzsueecbs and called louder and louder
each time Did he hear me There
was no oanswer-all was still oh. merci-
fnl- Heaven i --was, this Last, chance, for
life denied ma a. -, -.
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"Hall-ool" shouted some one.' ,..o,r
The, voice was distant. but, oh, how
my blood leaped with Joy at the sound
4 Again I called with all the strength of
mylungs, and again I was answered. In
little while figure appeared advanc-
ing toward me, but it was growing all
ready so dark could not recognize him,
nor did I care to do so; but when, he
came close to me, one glance showed
me it was Arthur Wesley.
Should I Let him pass By, nor ask him
to assist me :? Would he11o SO AS he
approached he asked 90 ,l24 ,ao'hlt
lis that you, Mr.. Worthington !?
Bless me, are you hurt?"
"No. thank YOU. not much hurt. !" 1
replied /" but see, / am so nicely trapped
here that I could NOT free myself alone,
and think it is nearly time for the ex-
press train to be DUE"
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1t was growing dark very fast so
dark, mdeea. was u tnat 1 Iouna II I'M
Possloie 10 d1scoser Whss Iine y was ny
my WaScn. ne never hesitseeo mo-
menu, ouG seized tne ae1esUeo plank Win =
Dotn nanos, aud AZ lne same nlSEane 81
aiso IIni.ateo ~ MS movSinen'e. ,3 lne az,
curseo t9tng IesiseSo ~ oul SIofes, 2u! anu
rema,neo ooslinaeely in,ovapie. I. Wnal m
could pc done N nall an nour tne
Iraln Mould De oGe. !. Mouio Inere , De
tlme 70 go Ior assistance-eo Dring an
AZ ana shperate my Ioot ne ne woadIry. Ma11!,. !,
ssa;d r .a 5Ie sfarted to- % sbe exne.
ditions IT. IL too terrible to be obli6ed
tosit here and faee. deathg rnwillinoiy.
was alone aoa;in. THE Winds siGhed
mournfnIly aboEt me. but i felt relief
/ / even forgot nv danger, and turned
nv attention once more to the thoughts
with which I had been occupied when
! had unwittingly stumbled into my pres
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Nevertheless I was apprehensive tina
he might be DELAYED until the trail
should pass. In fact, I had no assur
ancev that he had time to go to Mr.
4 Ames, and return before it would be to,
late. Another Thought rushed through
nv frantic brain. Had he deceived me
w,,,ld ban,t be,onlv too baonv in he
i ;rs, thns eas;iy ria of INV I1nwelcom
n-esancap T fslt he never wonld com
e mo ef,ai,,-..be Ivould leave, me- to tn
mercy of such a cruel death. Heavens
there is no mistaking that sound-th
whistle at the Forest station, only fiv
/ miles distant
How well do Iremember the thought
that passed through nv mind as 1 pa
tientlv awaited the return rof zArthu
wesley: for. althourh / had every res
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son 70 eeneve .;tod ne MoI biw n' o' and bonei S
Nearly two 1;3 hSurs had I5 sat there, n
% no" : .s., .Ss 1 Lo... | - 5e1;nor,, 80 an5 he = :
Sween s. ..ts .ne nope - Ge 5astruota, ut me a
M Mos'.eei teai . h;n 6s Jasua;r ~ sos o, orao,
IN me o1ar me- NV trembiine, lin I;To It hs =