Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-03

the tnreS pairs OF "neet tOEn IIoA unuVt
it; the upper part Of the van bad been
burst away and moat Of the luggage scat
tered some fifty ysrds further back. a few
p~ortmanteaus were tightly pinned TO the
floor Of the wrecked van By G pair Of the
engine bogie.w wheels, which had somehow
been preeipitated amongst them. The car.
rage next the a Vas of the rails ana
partly twisted round, but still upright. The
next csrriage-thst in which GraDsd had
ridden-wss turned more than huff way
over, and under it lay one Ct the heavy en-
CINE forgings, known Gs the boyle frame,
doubtless the cause Of the overthrow the
other carriages. through al damaged more
or less, haG not been dersilcd.
The engineer, rather, what remained
Of her-they found some fifty yards further
back. Ii had been the first 10 leave the
rails, and had plunged for some distance
along the heavy longitudinal timbers on
which the rails were laid until II had
sweryed into the yielding gravel outside,
at which point the train. behind had liter
ally kicked it out Of the way, propelliug 1t
with great violence halfway up the slope
of the cutting. when it had fallen back up
side down. la the final shock all the
small wheels and their frames had been
tom from the body and hurled away in DIFF
ferent directions, one piece striking the
passing carriages, as already described, and
causing the abrupt stoppage OF the tralns,
The wreck itself was Is sad spectacle;
out one still mo:e sad was the sight OF the
poor driver lying on the ground on the
ground near the engine. screaming with
pain, and evidently dying. The poor tel
lows stomach WAS torn aud exposed to an
| extent which clearly showed those who
we're holding him that his case was hope
less. Before lorg his cries ceased, aud hls
dead body was quietiy laid under q rail-
wav-rug beside that Of his fireman, whose
death had been instantaneous
On returning 10 the scene OF the dlsas-
ter. Granard looked about him TO see what
service he could render. Almost the fret
person he noticed was his fellow.passeDger
the bridegroom, who wasappareutiY search
ing the different compartments Tor m
thing o. another. On being asked no" MS
vile was. be replied that sue felt very bad
ard so did he. Grausrd found that he
had left bis poor lutte wife sitting on the
ground where she had got out. Her lore
head had an ugly cut on l., probably csus'
ed by his hat brim, and she was feeling
very sick and faint. lie helped the little
woman no the steep slope aud into a field
on the other side OF the railway. fence where
she found q cooler place, in the shade OF q
hedge, to rest al till arrangements were
made for continuing the Journey. Then,
en returning into the cutting, ne Raw a tall
handsome girl making her way along BY
the wreck, looking rather contusedly here
aud there, and apparently alone
Can | help you in any way he asked,
raisiag his hat TO her as he stopped.
Oh, THANK yOu very much u sure
don't know" she replied frankly Il en-
looking for my luggage.
Allow me, then, 10 show you the most
likely place to lind it al. Mos, of the lug
rage got scattered about the line some
distance behind.
As they walked back she told him she
- travelling alone, and was on Eer way
TO her home in Bsrcastie, of which place
her father was the ~ector. Sbs had but
one box-a large tin one with q curved
lid, and painted brown. Near the over
turrsi engine GraDarj found O piece OF
tin crmbled No Ike u crushed sheet OF
brown paper which he saw had been & box
lid, as a torn hinge was hanging from one
edge OF it. He turned it over to see the
color.
Was your 5ox painted like thai he
asked OF his companion.
YES Just that color; but it was II large
box she answered.
On, this WIS . good sized lid once, he
remarked, as he placed It across q rail and
e~ndeavored to stamp it into shape with his
heel the box It zane OF Is probably not
far away They presently found III body
ofthe box, standing the right side up and
with the contents undistus6ed. with the
exception OF the top layers, which had
been whisked off with the cover.
Asa cry Of sorrowtul recognition escaped
his companion. Grauard knew tina, Miss
Righton had at last found her own. She
dropped beside the bulged and battered
trunk, and attempted almost a~'ectiona'sly
to set her tdings in order once more.
Granard watched her with ever rowing
admiration. He .hough, he had never
seen o face 80 full Of strength, and yet so
refined and feminine-gyery feature seem-
ed e~iouuent Of high and noble qualities.
II was a face which filled hiJ mind with
ardent thoughts-more If Chiyalry than
love-aud made him regret that the events
ofthe DAY had rot gjven hin q chance ot
serving her in O more brilliant manner
than that Of guiding her to her luggage.
I'm sure | don't know how my poor
box will travel she remarked, wis;Lully,
when she had gathered most Of her belong
ings together.
Would it not be better 10 abandon it
and make the contents into parcels sug-
eested Grsnard; YOU would ba less likely
to lose anything, and the box is too much
damaged to be ever used again She sP-
proved Of this idea, and soon, with a tweed
waterproof cloak and q large shawl as
wrappers, they had made up tho whole Of
her things into two large bundles.
After handing in various kilograms, aud
procuring refreshments for Miss Righton
and himself, GrauGrd conducted her to
. the train about to leave Praedstol for Bar.
castle and babe her adieu, as his " deg
t~ination WAS on another branch
What a perfect time il had been How
splendidly she had borne herself, They
had talked on all sorts aud kinds Of topics,
ard she hsd fascinated him on all i%D,turn;
by her deep religious thanktalness for their
preservation in the recent catastrophe,
no less than BY her exquisite sense Of
humor at their resulting condition; 10y her
evidently vel. stored mind no less than by
her frank deaire for information on every
subject about which she CHANGED 10 be
ignorant. M wonder that in the weeks
that followed his mind Was more filed
with thoughts Of her than G. the terrible
I disaster Of the day No wonder that he
prized the letters he soon received from
both her parents aud from herself more
than he did the complimentary letter he
got from the railway directors expressing
their thanks for his ~sevices aud asking his
acceptance Of o handsome cheQne' Mr.
and Mrs Righton sent him very cordial in.
y~itatious to visit them as O 0 as he could
make il Conveniant to do so, aud about
three months after the e~Yentfui July day
Granard found himself pacing the Praed
tol platform impatiently waiting for the