Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-17

said, and then his calInness, which had
been SO remarkable. deserted him. but
only for minute.
What caused the accidentr he
asked. do they known
Yes" the doctor replied; and he
told Of the little land slide which the
engineer had seen almost in time, but
not quite. and the engine had run into
with barely enough force to jar the
train its length. I'VE suppose" he
added. that you must have been shak-
en- between two ears in some way"
''Will it hurt me to talkI" Dorsey
asked.
NO" the doctor answered.
And my brain is entirely clearf'
Certainly, the doctor replied, o
dering "A little.
Then let me tel! you a great deal.
I had a fondness always for all cars
and trains, The earliest, the pleasant
est recollection | have is of the noise of
the coupling of ears as they We're made
into trains in the yards. No music was
cver SO sweet TO me rs that. ! used to
spend all the time | could watching the
trains made up and going. No novel
ever pleased me 70. They made me
go through college, you know. have
never regretted it, but then l wanted
to be an engineer. That seemed the
only place worth having.
Then you went abroad and l mar
ried. have always SO regretted that
you never knew Mary"
The doctor interrupted: You must
not tell me this If ii will distress you"
1T does not. want to tell you; l
have SO many times wanted TO tell you
about her, and all. Ii is easy TO see
her now as she used to sit sometimes
with her head upon my keee and her
big blue eyes looking in mine SO trust
fully. She had faith in me-" And he
paused a little.
''Of course" said the doctor, ''and it
was deserved, too"
''Yes, and it gladdens me SO now TO
think il was. Matters, too, looked well
for us then. Success seemed worth
striving for, Mary was Jealous a little
of my love for the railroad. | always
loved it. rs ! said. | was in business
then, but our little home was close by
the line. could hear the trains 60 by
all night If ! happened to be awake.
You can see the house now from the
window yonder. Lift me up a little
SO. Mary at first hated the railroad, but
she grew used to the noise, and l think
after a little she paid no attention to it.
She furnished our house prettily, and
we were very happy; but she would
ask me to conquer my liking for the
railroad. She feared that | could not
be fit for anything else, my thoughts
were SO occupied with it, but l laughed
gently at her and went on in the same
way and with. the same hopes. She
nev doubted my love, and she used
to say that some time l would obey her
slightest wish and follow her wherever
she might lead. 1t may be there vas a
little complaint in her manner.
when the baby vas born a love of
the railroad seemed to have been born
in her. She would a oon as she could
clap her little hands at the sound of
the engine whistle. As she grew older
we called her Mary. too-she would
ask me in her baby way to come early
to see the trains go. l needed no urg.
ing, and when | could | would. Out
there on the grass we would sit, and ]
would tell her Of all the strange places
we sometimes would go on the ears to
see. Even then in fancy little Mary
and ] would go with the trains all over
the world. 1t was rare sport to her."
Dorsey had spoken as rapidly as he
could. but now he talked more slowly.
"One day ! was III at ease. Nothing
that | had 10 do seemed worth while.
| only wanted to be at home; ! only
wanted to feel them near me, and safe.
But, try as | would, it was late in the
long afternoon before | could get away.
Ii was warm, but as | hurried home a
gentle breeze met me. 1t was a bright,
beautiful day, just such g summers day
as this. 1t was SO peaceful, and the
leaves so kissed one another in the
light breeze that | was Gained, and the
feeling ! had suffered from all day left
me. was glad hat we lived in the
country. was glad to be alive at all.
The sun was almost behind the western
hills, and all that side of the valley was
In shadow, but ON our side it was light
and everything was rarely beautiful in
the sunlight. The slanting rays made
house brilliant and glorious In its
color.
'As ! neared home Mary came to the
door, and l could see her welcoming