Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-28

sweet. tired Mouth. rebeiiious whisps
Of soft brown hair. straying..doyyn undey
a stylish But plain hat; Slight, pretty
figure in a simple brown travelling suit.
with a weary droop that appealed to
the str2ug young fellow cad wads him
ss6eEAercely against the esoefaf cohVehs
tionalities which rose like an icy bar
rier between the two travelers-this is
what McAllister saw IN the glassrs.7
he had been able to perform one or
raised her window, and brought glass
ofwater; had heard her gentle ''Thank
you. sir; you arc very kind;'' and had
caught sight of her ticket, thus learn-
ing that her destination was only one
station beyond his home, tos which he.
was returning after hard business,
trip. 90, t.rT'. -fsN ~ q -'t' I
Their eyes had met soayssequentlS'
after this, that she had flushed, and he
had been ashamed to look in her; direc-.
ton, lest she should think him boor.
anxious to scrape a railway acquaint-
ance'-with the first pretty girl he met
The tired head under the brown hat
dropped until it rested on the back of
the seat, where it swayed helplessly.
The train rushed onward through the
night faster and faster, until the car
fairly rocked as'it Sfew -uround curves
and oyer resounding bridges %, ,Fs.g
Must get into the siding atsMopre-
ville before" No, 10 freight comes in.."-
Ronald heard the conductor sly to -the
brakeman e hs Passed out 3f g., .hs gar
The rails and glanced At the second
hand of his watch Couldi it be, possible?
S<S..k~x av~A l.
New, ffty; and lools-sixty-a mile a
miuutef x :. " ysSZi,'-.f .f-,'rI S15
The tired girl coulds not rest in-her
cramped position, and, raising her head,
glanced strEonsid. with a-quiyering
ghost of assmile.r ,-Ef,.r-.zSsts -, = .
he started to his feet,s was ia the
aisle moving toward her.. when.
crasht N1.4S De- 90 80 =
An uproar Of shrielss and frightfuf
cries, a rending of solid walls and
beams, a dizzying. swaying lurch, a
fierce hiss of steam-thcn absolute rest
, from motion.
! Ronald raised his hand and pushed
away something which was lying on
his face and srnothcring him in the
| darkness. It was the warm, lfeless
! body of a man who a moment before
had been telling a funny story to a
comrade in the smol>ing-car, thirty feet
away ~ i'.''
/ The smoker and passenger were ono
car now. In railroad parlance thev had
.'telescoped."
d: As if in dream McAllister raised
himself up groaned little over a
bruised ankle or something of the
; kind, and slowly made his way. limp
! ing, out Of the wreck. ma
| A man near by raised a lantern.
Good for you, The, said, in a husky
| tone, you've got one of them out al.
| ready, haven't you?'
And Ronald looked down, and, COM
\ ing gradually to his senses, realized
;l that he was bearing something in his
l arms-sornething warm and human-a
living woman.
4 Tho light of the lantern fell on her
face and her brown dress. Yes, he was
1 not mistaken. Out Of that awful chaos,
which was even now ringing with the
] shrieks OF the wounded and dying, he
had brought her. -
u, He looked down into her face.
''Thanls God!'' he said. Then. added
reverently,f"Heh has given her to me. J"
'Yery well, sir; if that is the way in
which you regard my happiness you can
leave me-"
.'AnQ never return! ! IL 40 SO.
| Ronald McAllister5 and Ruth Jarvis
Fglared at each other across the little
handicapped table and uttered these
I stinging words, their checks burning
and eyes sparkling with anger, just
eight months after they had met on
that fearful night when No. 10 freight
and the might Owl" express had col
lided on the S. P. &, c. railroad.
1t was but slight matter, the be.
ginning of this quarrel--a hasty word
shout a partner in, a dance, a bit OF
childish jealousy, angry tones, harsh in
functions, bitter retorts, and there they
y stood, engaged TO be married on the
next New Years day, but drifting
leagues apart every moment.
1t was q sultry July evening; and
when. Ronald dashed out of the house
the northern sky showed no stars. only
lightning flashes cutting With Jagged