The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-31

Of a long grade and went on toward flagstaff
What was that! A long drawn roaring sound
broke on the still air. Then light flashed
afar i'll the dim light. The train was coming
Day came up over the eastern hills and smiled
on the sterile Arizona plains. There, in plnin
sight, was the train nearing Flagstaff A few
moments more and it stopped at the station
so, Chiquita, Chiquita!" cried tho girl in
anguish. I'VE must reach there! have never
touched you with Il whip. But now"
A keen rawliide qpirt Kissed through the air
and stung the noble brute's flank. Blind, stag
sering, gasping' the pony made the last wild
rush OF her gallant race Nearer she came to
the train. Then there was a clang of the bell
and a puff OF steam. Time was up. Tho train
was moving
Speeches, half cra2ed with sudden dread the
girl waved her shawl ike a banner. White tie
tEliitW3S slowly gathering Roadway She dashed
up to the side of the engine and she and the
pony fell together in n heap on tho ground.
The race was won
a group OF curious men gathered about her
us she arose from her fallen friend Clement
Barclay, who saw her last fren2ied act, rushed
and stopped the train snraug to her side and
clasped both her hands in his.
Edith, what is this % he asked
Briefly, yet calmly, she told him of the con-
tcmplated train robbery and his own danger
Tears gathered in his eyes rs he listened to her
story and saw the foam-eovered pony roll over
lamp aud lifeess.
Barclay took the ail into the train and gave
Iien ON the cars made preparations for fighting
the robbers. The train ran on to Canon Diabo
Oh schedule time. lit pulled ont OF the station
and went on around the curve where the rob
bers lay in wait Near the pile of logs it
stopped. Then the robbers made the attack.
10 their surprise the men on the train were
ready for them. John Wray and Jack Vim
cente were killed outright Three Fingered
Scotty was wounded, and Lasso Mack was cap
tured.
VtLoo tbo q, ht;,gc, ,,,oo o,.nr Eo,,I e. ,,,o,4
back to the Pullman car to find Edith. "Aiy
dear friend" said he, ''you have saved my life
and the lives of the rest of the passengers Oh
the train. We never can repay our debt of
gratitude. You have saved us, noble girl, but
at a terrible cost, for you now have no father"
Edith sat like one tlred TO stone, She had
done right, but it had indeed cost her dear.
lie had done the wrong, and the vengeance Of
heaven had oycraken him, She bowed her
head in an agony Of grief.
You will como with MS, Edith, said Bar
clay, gently, I'VE will comfort you aud care for
you, and my mother shall be your guardian
mo, that cannot be- she returned My
duty now is back at the log house. Mother
will need me now. She is alone, and | must
be with her, ] thank you, Mr.. Barclay but
my duty is here"
Nothing could move her No pleadings eould
induce her TO remove with her mother to the
home of her eastern friends, In that lonely
part of Arizona, where her fathers Wayward
life came to such mn inglorious end She would
stay and outline her shame and disgrace.
She would not hear of Barclays remaining
a few days to sraighten out the tangled lines
of her life II the railroad company would
take care of her fathers body untu she could
send for it with a wagon she void borrow a
horse and ride homo, It was.a Sinp!e matter
enough and sue wOiitd rather he alone with
he1 grief aad hc' claaael l;fe.e
She had her way. An entreaties failed before
her calm determination, even though she knew
that when Barclay and the eastern express
went out of her sight the hope and promise of
her life would so too. She alighted when the
train backed up TO Canon Diablo. Then, when
all that could be done was finished, she stood
on the little platform and watched the train
and all in it disappear around that fatal curve