The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-11-14
CHAPTER Ill.
Crash.
FLIGHT.

trash
A mingled iangle of sound, terrible
and ominous, broke upon the still night
air a few moments after the thrilling
experience of Darrell Grey at the trestle.
If the engineer had seen the signal
lantern it had seemed like fire fly on
the fast sweeping landscape, or it had
been given too late to enable him To stop
the train on its mad rush down the steep
incline of the depot grade.
He had applied the brakes to slow up
at the station but this did not prevent
terrible collision as the engine met the
obstruction on the tracks.
There was an awful plunge, a shud-
dering halt. and then, amid the sounds
OF splintnre wood, iron and glass, there
echoed the ShrickS of the terrified pas
SengcrS
Dyke Despard's murderous plans to
carich his aSsO 'ia.es in crime and carry
out his own schemes had been sue
tcSSful.
Scarcely had the crash come than
these men, cool and expert from long
experience in such scenes, surrounded
the passenger coaches.
Four of thcn sprang t. the doors of
the two coaches, while two others
rca he'd tie baCgage-car. and with lev
eed revoNerS held the frightened train
men at bay.
Dyke Desparl passed by the injured
passengers with scarcely a glance, as he
entered the forward coach
ranton was by his side The former
uttered a satisfied cry as he observed a
young girl, pale but composed, extri at
il g herself from broken seat.
The girl" he spoke hurriedly to his
compani II: I'VE must get her from the
car at once"
40 the horses?"
"Yes You attend so that
Bat if she refuse?"
Employ force. Quick, while these
terrified wretches are too excited to
notice what we are about"
Danton hurried toward the young girl
his accomplice had pointed out.
She was one of the most beautiful
creatures he had ever seen, but neither
her beauty nor apparent innocence and
loneliness had any effect on the evil
hearted Danton.
He crowded close to her. and to where
the frightened passengers We're hasten
ing toward tine door Of the coach. and
saw her reach the platform and then the
ground.
"What has happened? Is any one in
iured?" She inquired, in tremulous,
silvrry tone of voice.
This way. Miss Tracey"
Dantou had spo en- and seized her arm
as he gently led her away from the spot.
She was too mn h excited at the cpl
Sode Of the moment to notice his IA
miliarity.
"Iou know my name" she exclaimed.
in surprised tones.
"1es: you have friends awaiting you. -
Almost mechanically she followed
him. until she noticed that they were
some distance from the track.
where are you taking me?" she
asked, in a tone of sudden alarm.
To some friends | told you, Miss
Tracey
"Nhere are they-who are you? I &c
no farther unless | know"
I'VE will wait here. The accident has
made some confusion. Ha, there is
trouble. it seems
Just then several shots were fired in
the vicinity of the tram.
They evidenced a resistance on the
part of the trainmen.
Danton glanced anxiouSly toward the
train, and then at little thicket where
their horses were tethered, as if impa-
tent to get away.
The sounds of firing increased in the
neighborhoo of the train.
Then mans figure came flying to.
ward the spot Dauton advanced 10
meet il.
"Despard?7 he called.
"lcS"
"Our mem"
The trainmen have resisted, and we
are beaten badly. There is no time to
lose; to the horses
And the girl?'