The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26

tTy 10 Walk OH Une lever tndL burned
within him. Proceeding along the
path by the side of the railway, his
heart filed with bitter hatred, the
idea oil taking terrible revenge on
Duffy gradually shaped itself IN
his mind. At first he tried to shut his
ears to the suggestion OF the tempt.
or; but little by little he grew famil.
iarized with tho len, until he got SO
demornlized that he began to think
in a speculative way how he could
best avenge himself upon the engine.
driver. Duffy's train always passed
the station, going east, about 7:30
In the evening. Shortly before it
came the 1927 passenger train. The
device OF placing an obstruction on
the line suggested itself only to he
immediately set aside. At this point
in his meditations, the sound of a
signal going down suggested to him
the iden OF tamping with the signals.
He returned homo and retired 70
rest. Tossing restlessly on his bed,
he was revolving in his mind his va
rious schemes ofrevenge, when din-
bolical idea struck him of plan
whereby he would he able to accom-
plish his object without leaving my
truce Of foul play, so that
the whole blame of the catas-
trophe would fall upon Duffy,
who would not surviveto tell his side
OF the story, oreven If he did. and as
serted his innocence, would not be
believed. Armstrong noticed that il
the counterweight Mt the bottom of
tho signnl-post were lifted up, it
would allow the signal arm to go
down, just rs if it had been lowered
by means OF the lever in the signal
cabin, the wire between the cabin
and the counterweight remaining
motiOnless all the time; while rs soon
rs the counterweight was lowered
again, no. trace would remain OF the
signal having been touched. BY
adopting this mode Of lowering the
signal, The objection to his last men,
TONED plan would be done away with.
The only danger would be that the
pointsman might notice that the
signal was down; but that was not
likely, as the fitting OF the counter
weight would not affect the lever in
the signal-box. and it was improba-
BILE TINT the signal-man's eyes would
be drawn toward the signal when he
wasnot either lowering it or pulIingit
up. Thisp plan would enable Armstrong
to get some distance away, and SO
prevent suspicion fastening upon
him; and the .nct of the signal being
found MI right n;trrward would pre-
cude MI possibility OF II suspicion OF
the signal having been tempered
with.
Armstrong had begun his spacnia.
tions with the view only OF discover
ing how he could be avenged on Duffy,
il he wished to avcnge himself. The
issue OF them in plan Sc
curing Mt once death to his rival and
from detection to himself
was the cause Of his resolving to go
Thus. by imperceptible de-
grees, he had been drawn into plot
ting to murder.
In nm almost gleesome mood he
rose in the morning and FASTENED
along the embankment to the signal
which he proposed to use Tor his
dreadful purpose. The signal stood
at about the deepest part OF long
rock-cutting. and was planted on the
slope OF u small embankment above |
the cutting. An examination of
the place satisfied Armstrong that |
tho best plan to adopt would be
to attach n long cord to thecounter-
weight, and, taking tho cord in his
hand. to climb the signal post, 80 US
to command long stretch of the
line and to able to lower the signal
nrm ut the right moment; for to be
\ moment too soon or too late would
be fatal to his plan.
His plan was now matured; but
ong period OF waiting elapsed before
IN opportunity Of CARRYING it into
fleet presented itself With the pa
,ience and perseverance OF wild ami
nal waiting for it's prey. he betook
evening after evening to the
'ignal by various Observation-Disclosures,
10 us to insure that no one would
NfoN IIitO Ht WtHt VI UIlt bilUit pIslCt
very day, affixed his cord to the
and waitcd-only to
zee the passenger train dash past
Without slnckening speed and pass
he distance-signnl withoutstopping.
At length, when the days had crept
n considerably, and thus rendered
he evenings more suitable for the
arrying out OF his plan, rs one even
ny he listened nnxiously in the dusk
o the sound OF the approaching
train. n thrill OF pleas
re shot through him, he noticed
hat it was slnckening speed. TAX
ng tho cord in his hand, he climbed
apidly up the signal-post, and was
to find the passenger train
topping just on the station side OF
he distance signal. Trembling with
he turned in the direction
whence the goods train would come
md anxiously waited the sound Of
to approach. Several seconds, which
o him seemed hours, elapsed before
here was any sign OF the approach
# the goods train. The passenger
rain, however, still stood at the dis
ance-signal, throwing up long