The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

ten:ion, bat unnoticsd, until John
who Vas fond Of children, had sspist
bin aud ruDg the bell, and bavin,
thus attracted bis attention. vavef
bic bat to the little stranger. and re
ceivcd IN answering signal in th.
shape Of tiny white handksrchie,
floating on the morning air, yet 70
tanned in the little hand Of the child
From that day he had always med.
the little man . bow and received one
in return.
He had endsavored to get Hsrber,
to notice him. but the sight of childrer
such - this one always brought Il
mind the sad and ever to b rearettef
memory Of the might have besn."
They we're running faster than usua]
this morning in order to make an
lost time, and were just turning I
curve when Herbert, looking from
the cab window, bshsld Q sight which
made bis blood run cold.
There on the track ahead was tina,
child from the cottage. looking
straight At the coming train, but max.
ing no movement to escape from it,
certain and awful death.
Quick - thought hs applied the
air brake and rsversed the engine. but
the Roadway was too great, and he
saw With horror that the fate of the
innocent, manly little fellow vas
sealed unless somsthing was done at
once. Filled With the ono idea of
saving the imperilled life, hs lett the
cab whore hs had done al that human
hand could do to avert the dreadful
accident, aud rapidly made his vsv
along the side Of the throbbing engine
until he reached the pilot. He was
just in time, for - hs went over and
stretched out his strong right arm,
the pilot struck the helpless child that
lay face to face with IN awful death.
But quick - it Wa, the brave Her.
bert Was quicker, and 10 an instant
be lifted the child and held it aloft in
the air - the heavy engine thunder.
Cd over The place where the boy had
rested an instant before. In this
position he remained until the engine,
which had been gradually sloved
down under its reversed lever and the
drag of the applied brakes, came to q
standstill. Then be stepped to the
ground with the rescued child in his
arms. The little fellow put HE arms
around his neck. and lay bis head on
the brave mans shoulders, his mouth.
which was bleeding from the contact
With the pilot. kissed his cheek, and
the little wounded lips murnured ii.
most dreamiIy:
"Herbie loves papa. poor papa"
Herbert started and almost let the
child fall from his arms in his great
agitation but before be could col.
lect his thoughts the mother rushed
to the spot almost frantic with grief
at the sad fate che thought had b.
fallen her darling, and in her great
joy At finding him safe. saw nothing
save her baby.
But Herbert Graham looked ut her
10 wonder and astouishment. There
before him was the living. breathing
image Of his lost wife, q widow. CAD
above her rich hair, and clad in desp
mourning. There was no time for
wonder. however. for the western ex-
press rushed past them, and be must
60 or to duty.
THANK you. sir, again." the little
woman murmured. God will reward
you; ! never can"
MADAM" said Herbert bowling,
mo thanks are called for q duty per.
formed. l will. however, request
the pleasure Of calling At your home
upon ny return, and inquiring for the
welfare Of your child. May I ask |
your nsme?"
His heart stood still as be listened |
brsathlessly for her reply, and q she |
Was about to speak it bounded high, |
and at the name. sunk like Q leadsn
weight.
MY name is Brown. The widow
Brown. and ! live in the cottage
youder. Do call when you are 1t
leisure, for you will be q welcome
visitor at q grateful mother's home"
She was fairer and seemed more
womanly than the Viola Of old, and
bis brain was in such . whirl that
when once moro on the road he half
believed the whole thing Q wild i'm.
lginatiUn Of an excited mind that Wa
perhaps losing its power. He thought
Il the the dead Of last night, then of
he living Of to-day, and wondered II
It last he had become insane With HE
errible grief.
And then for Q moment, only to /
'anish the thought in the next and
% back to that lonely grave where
u had buried what be considered his
III. He repeated the words of the
hid to himself. "Hsrbie loves papa,
.oor papa," and with each repetition
here passed . thrill through his
rams Of wonderful and doubtful
~. Between the time of what had I
early terminated in Q fatal accident
nd the hour that found him at the {
ottags door, be lived through IN q
If time could be counted BY
motion. He Was shown within the I
eat little parlor. where his poor, 4
roub'sd heart found . something con.
incing and . certain JOY There,
18th the full light shining upon It, . 4
ght met him that almost stunned
i'm for the moment, but the fullneo
his ovsr-bourdensd heart found s
ent in the one exclamation: