The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-09
REVENGE OF A GIRL.

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station agent at Big Lick Junction in
one Of the widest mountain sections
in Tennessee. The north and south
accommodation trains passed Big Lick
about IL in the morning, at which
hour the branch time train left for
Riverville, the country east, and the
north'bound express passed at IL at
night. II l had passengers | stopped
her; if not, she Numbered past the
junction at the rate ofthirty-tive miles
an hour.
One warm July evening | was wait
ing for the north express to pass. In
FIVE minutes it would bedue. Through
tine still night air | could hear the
putting OF the locomotive, and at the
same time / saw a man h%urrying up
the track. He came almost breath
less into the depot and surprised ME
by asking for a ticket to Nashville.
"rm no tramp, but l haven't a
cent" said he. "Say quick, if you'll
let me have a ticket for this, and stop
the express"
He threw down a curious old sleeve
button as he spoke, and | saw at a
glance that it was valuable. There
was only a moment left, but / tried
to size the manup. Helooked strange,
somehow, but before | could deter
mine whether he was a scoundrel or a
crank I gave him the ticket and went
out to wave my red light. As the
train slowed up he said:
you needn't try 10 sell that tIink-
ct; / will be down here in a week or
so and Will redeem it by paying you
cash for the ticket. Much obliged to
ycn. Good night"
The s~leeve-Dutton was a large topaz
In a quantity wrought silver setting.
Apart from It's intrinsic value it was
quite curiosity on account OF its
evident age. As / had but one shirt
ssesve il was as valuable 10 me as a
pair would have been to any other
man, and ] wore the button accord
RaGly.
A month later another strange visit
or came 10 Big Lick, this time a lady.
The train which daily made the round
trip on the branch line from Riverville
20 the Junction and return n morn
ing brought a very beautiful young
lady. She was rather tall, with per-
feet figure, and a face which, while it
was handsome in the extreme, VAS
particularly noticeable for its deter.
mined expression. 1t was a fascinat.
ing face.
This young lady, who apparently
came TO Big Lick with no particular
object. loitered along the road which
led over the mountains, loitered back
again and prepared totake her seat in
the car which she had left but an hour
or so before.
She was sery pleasant, said she was
staying at Riverville, but thought
she would like to sketch the wild
scenery in the neighborhood Of ths
junction.
After themaip line trains had cleared
away / assisted her to the car: AS
did so | displayed the sleeve button or
my cuff, and as she caught sight of it
fancied that she started.
However, / thought nothing much
OF that, because twenty people hac
each asked twenty different questions
about it since il came into my pos
session.
Well, the next day the lady cam,
again, this time bringing a complet,
artists outfit. For two weeks Mis-!
Milner-she had introduced herself
had seen a regular passenger on th'
Kiverville accommodation. She talked
to me q great deal more than sh'
sketched, and always about war.
suppose at the end Of those two weeks
/ had told her OF every item ofinteres'
Tor o~therwise) which had come in M
way during my army life. But sh'
never tired, and would ask athousant
and one questions of things I shoult
never myself have thought of.
Then for two whole weeks / saw
nothing OF my amateur artist, whei
enc morning Miss Miner alighted from
the train and shook me most cordial
sly by the hand. The conductor had
letter for me. 1t was addressed t.
THE Station Agent, Big Lick juno
ton" opened it and read:
please have the trinket left witt
you by a stranger two months ago
handy N Tuesday night. He will b
on hand to keep his promise, and vii
want to take the express for Nash
Vile.
This vas Tuesday 30 that / had onl
ashort time to wear the button, whic