Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-10

sweeping after the engine With had
long speed that rocked Il from side q
| slle.
tine could Ina glue he saw hundreds 81
men snl women Ia the carriages, talk
lng, reading sni smoking. unconscson'
ihit their live. were all In the h,nis Z"
Que m,u. whom ! now strongly sus
pe,,rd ~ being mad. knew by hi
look thit d. remembered their live. wer'
In ~. hand. lie glanced at the clock.
"rsenty minutes" he mnitsrr,i
Throw on more coal. Jack, ia. firc u
going out"
~ H. Y-. I Ill IL. There va.
something Ia the f,s~ of thai m1n
could not resist. Then ! climbed Tor
warl aud shook him hy the shoulder
"Marklcy," I shDut~l. "you an rn,
nlny thi. tralu righ, lnto the jaw. oi
DEATH"
IL know IT," hr rcpllsi, quietly.
"Nour mother I. sbo,ri this train.
"lIra,cn.. iIe Staggered Ia hls feet,
bat e,cn then he dilu't remove hi. eyes
fron the gag. i,
make ~, the fire." he commanded,
"anl pu.h Ia III. throttle valve"
II Win unt."
"Mtkr up the firc, jack, ycry quietly
"I vill not. You may murder your
self ,ni youf mother. hut YOU .hill not
mutd me-"
lie loog,Sl y me. iIi. kluily gray
eve. glirc,I like those ot Wild beast,
Hut iI- controlled hlm'clf Ia Minute.
II could throw you IN this engine and
make short work ~ you, he sald. "Iui
hoax herr. IL YOU sec that station yon'
derf''
I .aw faint .,re,k sgiIn.t ihc 10y
abou Nv mile. abe ~.
II "a. told to rrtch that station by
Al, O'Clock" he continued. "Inr ~.
prr.. trin mr-ting "a u due nov.
ought % have hil by fot u ai DUN
frrmc. was told to come on. Ths
track 4. siaglc oae. tnlrss ! eau
make ,h. sliln. n the station IN ihr-e
inmates. Ne shall nic,, u Ia yonier hol'
low"
''>nmeirodv'. blunlrrY | ,ill.
"N-s, I think so"
I all nothing. threw on coal; W
hal h,d petroleum .hould h,N- thrown
u on. Bui va. never calmer IN nav
llfc. wl,-u death sriu,lly stare, man
la the fac. u oiicus frlghisns him Into
ih. most p.ri,s't composurr. Nafkl"i
pu.hc,l N. valve .till further. The en-
gine b-g,n o. give strange, pantlng
sound. rar % to the south ] could ace
the bliuminous black smoke ~ train.
I lookci 1t Marklcy lngulrinsly. llc
nodded II vas the sNpr,.'' ! .toopol
a. the DIRE.
"No mor,, he .ah.
I looked acro.. the clear summer Ky,
az ih. gray smoke 10 ih. peaceful little
village, ani beyond that ata bltck lin"
coming ,ip..r, closer across the .ky.
Then I tutnsI a. thc watch. Ia Que
minute mprr-Nell, I confess ! at down
ani buried nav i,cc In my hands. !
don't think tri~i to pray. hi q con-
fused ihought ~ mingled. diving men
aud wumcn, mother. ani babies.
Thcrr va. at.trihc shrek from the en-
glnr against Witch I leaned. Another
w nv face. 4 hot, hls.ing Tempest .Nrp,
pa.t me. I Looked up. We we're on the
.ldlng. anl the expires. hal gone by.
II graSrd our .ni carfisgr Ia ps.sing.
Ia a .ort 10 irllrious joy lspring up an'i
shouted to Markl-y. ~" dli not speak.
lie at there lmmo,ahl" ani cold q.
stone. went "a the train anl brought
hi. mother io him. sni when h" op-nci
hi. eve. ani took the old lady. hand Ia
hi. turned away.
"Ne., gentlemen. have b"cu In many
a railway accident, but I have Away.
considered that the closest shave ! ever
had"
"what wa. the blund-rF'
II don't know. Mafkley nude light
~ II ever afirr~srl.. and kept u ."-
crct, but M m ,n on the line .tooi .o high
Ia the couhl.nc- ~ ih. company after
that a. h-. Ily hl, coolne.s aud nerve
bs had ..,.i a hundred lives"