Telegram-herald., 1889-06-17

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1N 80 4 ing Of tho kind until
- quite recently, when
II .-h'ff,l - - a something occurred
80, b blal - ss<sz. about which, gen
- - 4y'-<> tie reader, pou
4 gstsZe, are supposed 10
w. ~ know nothing un-
til duly en-
Eghtcned By this narrative.
Joe has run q locomotive over the & q o.
ever since TIE r0ad was bulls, twenty years
Rgo. He now pulls the fastest aud most
important m1ll aud passenger traius, and
his name arads the n5t on che eu ugineers
payroll H5 has always been known aud
rec0gnizcd as > sS.lful mechanic, a ta.th-
ful steady and reliable man. WI b nerves OF
steel ana ey-s Gkr an eagles; me- has, from
tbc Grst. attended diligently - his duties,
seldom ios. time on bis run-aut has always
been respectful Pm h.s superiors, corteous to
bis equals and xi-i 90 bis su5crtinatcs.
AMI vst during al those twenty years,
the g. & q "boFs" felt that Joe Burdets
bad never bcca really one OF Themselves
and were constrained u confess that
tasy snew very little about him.
But there rrs q little romance connected
with Engineer Burdett. and good deal of
sentimeg5 has woven Itself into his mes
history.
Before Joe went 70 the G. & q. ~ was
promising young knight ot the throttle ia
the service Of railroad company whose
hae ran eastward from Chicago He vas
very young mar 49, yet tweaty-tour-snd
with sii the depth aud intensity OF quiet,
earnest nature he loved leveu more than hs
loved h's prafessioui a fair. sweet girl
And when pretty Anna Reimsn showed a
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handsome out 'ne'e- d0-wel' Dick Ponder,
Joe Bar,iett .oved her NOT one whit the less.
BE wss bitterly and s0rely disappointed
himself. snG ne was. iu \ manly way. gen
uinelv and honestly sorry for .he girl. for
r. could nos but think that Dick Pender
would isferiorata Instead ~ Improve. But
Joe sad never word 20 Anna OF - Pender
or - snv one else, only be resolved rot 70
lose sight q the Gee woman who might have
made him supreme.y y hsppv
Too soon Joe Burfett's eNpec ctstions IN -
gar TO Dicx Psuder proved trls A little
child. gi-I. was born 70 Anna. but instead
Of awaken < teeli7 "a ~ fstneriv and bg =
bandlv pride in Feudor. the ADVENT ~ the
kttiecne seemed ~ start tha thouchtles
and unprinrplei ~rung man on A beaoiong Z
career 20 the .the Dogs III almost broke
joe Rurietts hear- frr hs had a arge.
tender heart under l.s greasy 5iue h'0use1
as be perceived rhst tbioEs were Eo,nE from
bad - worse willis ere Fenders and the
r0n seriousness that hr ~0uIi nof proTer any
practical assistance to poor Anns only ur8te
if al the harder Ter h.m - bear A. last
the worst came. Tfe once beautiful and
urht hearted girl Hef ard .rores the
pitvl 5.er of srarva-Ion and neg ect
Rurtstt ffd nrt learu re fste - h's I'D
icve until she hHd Seen several tsVs in ,er
xrave. sat when le set sbout to dlsrov sr
the shameless fRfhe~ s1t his ll-z'ass -ahe.
Be- bad sissruearec no ene knew whi-h-
81 T's locEei M a sare-v3 private de-
rertiva 10 whom BE- --rs tvt hundred lo-
isrs ~ hrs Swings, va,ch rs tar1st .ato
ths hanlfs cf rhe profsS-lonai so.ver rf
rranv aocfal ridd es. II ths 5etecr~s Bur-
ds1f so.d hfs saerY "Flnd fle hsne." sad
be. sand sntsln hsr fi-ner's ccuseHf - 80
ne keep ber. ssd I viii give yoa svo aun-
dred a.. srs ucre
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