Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-12

great danger. but BE- escaped thanks %
hts wonderful coolne.
ssThsn he Is not deadf' sid Cellne
EMO; and yet tie whole train vent
over him. When Simon saw Il wnn TOO
late 60 SAVE himself. he lay llat down III
ths middle og fhe track, and when the
train had passed ~ be gOt up again
safe and sound. / saw him, and asked
him how Il made him feel AZ frst, he
said, when the engine went over him. he
was very. warm. after that ths time
seemed long. That was al. You know
Simon Is not easily frightened. BE Il
ready 70 SO % work again, added Ian
renee, TRANQUILITY.
But Celines anxieties were aroused
afresh.
Sometime after that the hours n ser
vice we're changed again and Laurence
took the night section. he could no
longer think Of taking Aimee with him.
One evening, however, poor woman
in the village was taken very III. The
doctor who came wrote 3 prescription
and said to the neighbors he found
there: 'These medicines can only be
had In the town, and yOn must not wait
for them. Let one Of you go to the rail-
way station, whore there Is 3 portable
pharmacy. and ask the station master
on my account for little Iaudanum.
That win quiet the pains tin you can
have the prescriptions. Which of you
win go9"
''Celine Celine r. said several voices.
It was certain that the station-master
would not hesitate to give her the medi-
cine.
The young woman thought at first OF
leaving Aimee, but. as size had been
particularly restless all day, Celine con-
Guided to take her. They had to pass
Laurence's post to go to the station. He
saw them coming, and as soon as they
were within hearing. began to question
them.
''Old Gertrude is very III, and I am
going to the station for medicine"
''That's right. But let me have
Aimee; / viii keep her till you come
back.
Celine lifted the little girl over the
fence to her father, who took the pre-
cious burden In his arms and returned
with her to his box. before which
lamp was burning. All around dark
ness covered the tracks, which crossed
each other in every direction.
It would not take Celine more than
twenty minutes to get to the station and
back. The child was in one Of her
most frolicsome moods; she ran sudden
" into the garden; Laurence ran laugh
ing after her.
"You can't catch me, said she.
'sYes, can"
But the little witch evaded LIaurence's
pursuit, leaving laughter behind her.
Here, here r. she said, and rushed to
the track and began to cross it.
Don't go there. darling" said her
father. It was very dark-the switch
tender could hardly see his daughter.
"You can't catch me-" repeated the
child.
s'Come, come here" said her father.
''Look for me" answered the child.
"Aimee, Aimee, don't play any more.
/ shall be angry. Come here.
"Oh you say that because you can't
catch me.
"Come back. viii give you cake.
'"That isn't true; you haven't one.
You want to make me come back.
'sYes. don't want you TO stay there.
The express train is coming. Be quick. "
''Ohl shan't Let you catch me. The
train has gone by"
''There is another"
Instead OF replying, che child said:
"Run after me, papa; run"
Laurence saw there was nothing TO be
done but to run after her and take her
ont Of danger. he rushed toward the
place where he heard her voice. It was
dark, and Aimee escaped him still His
alarm increased. At any instant the
whistle Of the on-coming train might be
heard, and Laurence redoubled his APP
peals. His voice was hoarse with fright
The fatal moment approached, and still
the child laughed and repeated, ssYou
can't catch me-. Now the whistle
sounded. The lugubrious call paralyzed
the poor man, and he lost his head COM
pletely. The train would have two vic
Tins If he did not regain his cOmposura
Two victims e would be 8 catas-
trophe with incaIculable consequences;
for train was stopping at the station .
little way ahead, and if the express was
not switched of there must inevitably
be collision. Laurence shook OF his
torpOr.
ssAsmaa ~ .he cried. In laundering