Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-02
SAVED THE TRAIN.

Tho bridge was q trestlo bridge, long
and lofty and very slender.
In Bar Island City life concentrated IL
self upon the bridge There were paint
ers and carpenters. watchmcn and plate
layers, smiths. signalmcn and engineors
These. with their families few hang
ers on and some railroad officers who
had made the city their home. consti.
tuted the whole Of the settlement
And with all Of them the bridge seemed
TO dominate every other interest. It
was their great topic Of conversation.
They were proud Of being connected
with IT, They felt kind Of proprietor
ship in the huge spidery structure.
It was q sociable little community,
too; much given TO hospitality and taxi
ing. as Is the custom of all small com
munit.cs, profound interest In the pri-
vate affairs Of It's individual members.
As tho Widow Rockwell put IL, In dis
cussing with Mr.. Shaw Of the City hotel
the marriage recently arranged between
his daughter and JEFF Davis;
"lts Jest hl,os II there was woddin
In every house all over town"
Had the old people witnessed a littlo
scene which was oven then being enacted
down below In tho valley thoy might
have been lees confident.
Along the river bank, whore n rough
track wound In and out with the wind
ings Of the stream. q man and u girl were
strolling inoodily side by side.
The man did most Of tho talking. He
was tall. handsome young fellow, with
fair beard and mustache and face
that would have been pleasant and good
humored under ordinary circumstances.
But II was clouded now, and no spoke
discontontedly. almost qucrulously.
who IL he. Thea, anyway
II dunno. How should ~
They walled on In silence until they
found themselves Immediately under
meath the bridge. with the great network
Of beams aud crossbcams towering above
their heads.
Thea. don't like TO see You an that
fellow chuuhnin mp 40 close together
Who Ia her Whats he doin hcrey
There amt no call for you 20 like
hims lnr ~ can zee, rctortod tho girl.
IAN IA for who no h an what's his bGgi.
ness. no amt told me, an I'm not goin "a
ask him"
I'm sorry. Thea" tho man answered
humbly. II didn't mean no ohonso "a
him or you, but thought he might ha
told you somcthin about himself. An
he's had plenty o chances o telling you
things, seems TO me-
"Sposin he has. what thcnT'
"What them Why. Thea, I'm fright
ened Of this man; jealous Of him, II you
like. Thea, he hasn't been sayin any
thing-anything foolish TO you"
Tho girl was leaning against one OF tho
supports Of tho bridge, her head thrown
mp and resting on the timber, her hands
claspod behind her back. She just shifted
the position Of her head, so Us to look tho
man straight In tho eyes. and said In a
quiet, dangerous tonoi
~ dunno what you mean, Jon."
"Then you dunno what they're sayin
mp yondery
"If they're sayin things gainst men
Mr.. Burton, they'll DO precious careful
not TO say 'om TO me, | guess, or thoy',
DO some trouble for some ono before long.
An " 1 tell You --
That's what am whiting for now"
The young man heitatod before reply
ing. Tho threat of trouble for som
one" and peculiar note Of challenge 4
the girls voice rs she uttered IT, told hin
that he was on pcrilous ground.
"rm waitin 10 hear what they've 80
TO say bout mon Mr.. Burton"
And at last he blurtod out very cluu
silly and shamofaccdly tho cause of hi
complaint.
They're sayin-mind, Thea, don
set no store by soch talS-they'ro snyi
IA how he's been sparldn up TO you a
toolin you. an l-r'-
"And you believed thom"
mo, say | don't tako no count o
their talk, Thea"
"Thon why are you tellin moAll this
The man was silent, not knowing hoy
20 answer. Ilo fclt himself TO DO n
match for Althea in an argument,
"'Thea," no stammcrcd awkwardly
II didn't believe "a word Of II, only l.
didn't know what TO believe, seein hin
always foolin around you, an you lister
IN to him nm ALL"
"Ohr Her voice tremblcd lit
now. IAN that's bout enough, ] reel
on. You bclioyed's how MIR. Burto
was maxim love to me, an you believed
how listened to him. Is that 30, JET
IL s'poso So" no answered rath
shameiacodly. And thon for tin
neither spoke, At last Althea broke Il
silence
IAN you think I'm goin TO marry
man that can't trust his wife moro
that2 You think I'm goin TO marry
man that believes every word o the
gossipin old women up town, an th
daren't say what no believes an what
DOESN'T You didn't mean no onuu
An | don't take none. Only thervs
more talk OF marryin between you {
me. Seer
Jof didn't see at all. Half dazed al
not quite understanding what 1t
meant TO him, no "'lowed's how 1t mig
be- best that way, may ho."
Althca had scarcely counted upon III