The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17

Ell the small wheels and their frames
nad been torn from the body and hurl-
ed away III different directions. one
piece striking the passing carriages. as
already described, and causing the alb
rupt stoppage Of the train.
Inc wreck itself was q sad snecta-
i Gle; but one still more sad was the
sight OF the poor driver lying on the
ground near the engine, SCREAMING
with pain, and evidently dying. The
j poor ri. fellows stomach was torn and
4 exposed TO an extent which clearly
showed those who were holding him
Iha al q, ms case was hopeless. Before
long his cries ceased, and his dead
cody was quietly laid under rail-
way rug beside that Of his fireman.
!" whose death had been instantaneous.
On returning to the scene OF the dis
aster, Granard looked about him to
see what service he could render.
Almost the first person henoticed was
MS fellow passenger, the bride.
groom. who was apparently
searching the different compart-
ments for something or another. On
pelng asked how his wife was, he re-
/ piled that she felt very bad-and SO
DID he. Granard found that he had
lefe his poor little wife sitting on the
ground just where she had got out.
j Her forehead al ugly cut on it, prob
ably caused by her husbands hat
!. brlm, and she was feeling very sic
and faint. He helped the little WON
an up the steep slope and into a
field on the other side of the railway
fence, where she found a cooler place.
IN the shade OF a hedge, to rest at till
/ arrangements were made for continu-
ing the Journey. Then, on returning
into the cutting, he saw a tall, hand
some girl making her way along by
the wreck, looking rather conf sedly
here and there, and apparently alone.
"Can help you in any way?' he
asked, raising his hat to her as he
stopped
ooh, thank you very much. I'm
surel don't know she replied, frank
". q am looking for my luggage
ALLOW me, then, to show you the
most likely place to find it at. Most
OF the luggage got scattered about the
line some distance behind
AS they walked back she told him she
was travelling alone, and was on her
way to her home in Barcastle, ofwhich
place her father was the rector. She
had but one box-a large tin one, with
a curved lid, and painted Brown.
Near the overturned engine Granard
found piece OF tin crumbled up like
a crushed sheet of brown paper, which
ne saw had been a box-lid, as a torn
hinge was hanging from one edge oft.
he turned it over to see the color.
"Was your box painted like that?"
he asked Of his companion.
YES, just that color; but it was a
large box" she answered.
! "Oh this was a good-sized lid once"
ne remarked, as he placed it across a.
rail- and endeavored to stamp it into
shape with his heel: ''The box it came
off is probably not far away" They
presently found the body Of the box,
standing the right side up, and
with the contents untdisturb-
ed, with the exception of the top
layers, which had been whisked
off with the cover.
AS a cry of sorrowful recognition
escaped his companion, Granard knew
that Miss Righton had at last found
her own. She dropped beside the
bulged trunk, and attempted, almost
atfectionately to set her things in
order once more. Granard watched
| her with ever-growing admiration.
He thought he had never seen face so
full OF strength, and yet so refined and
feminine-every feature seems eloquent
| of high and noble qualities. 1t was a
face which filled his mind with ardent
| thoughts more OF chivalry than love
and made him regret that the events
OF the day had not given him a chance,
OF serving her in a more brilliant man
ner than that of simply guiding her to
her luggage.
..1'm sure l don't know how my
box will travel" she remarked visit
fully, when she had gathered most OF
her belongings together.
"Would it not be better to abandon
it and make the contents into par
cels?' suggested Granard; 'syou would
be less likely to lose anything, and
the box is too much damaged to be
ever used again" She approved Of
this idea, and soon, with q tweed
waterproof cloak and a large shawl
as wrappers, they had made up the
whole of her things into two large
bundles.
After handing in various kilograms
and procuring refreshments for Miss
Righton and himself, Granard conduct
ed her to the train aboutto leave Praed-
stol for Barcastle, and babe her adieu,
as his own destination was on anoth-
er branch.
What perfect time it had beenl
How splendid she had borne herself!
They had talked on all Sorts and
kinds OF topics, and she had fascinat-
ed him on all in turn; by her deep.
religious thankfulness for their preser-
walton in the recent catastrophe, no
less than by her exquisite sense of
humor at their resulting conditions;
byher evidently well-stored mind, no
less than by her frank desire for infor-
nation on every subject about which
she CHANGED to be ignorant. No Won
der that in the weeks that followed.
his: mind was more filed with
thoughts Of her than Of the terrible
disaster OF the day! No wonder he
! priced the letters he soon, receiv-,
| ed, from both her ,sarents and