The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-19
THE ETHEL LYNCH


called by that old name Is inpossio'e W
state, unless because 1t was ioea'ea
about the center Of the road. IL was
not much of a station either, the only
building being the shed that con'a'hsu
the engine and pumps when pumPeu
water to the tank that supplied inc 'oi"
engines with water
Few trains ever stopped Tor any
other purpose unless they were hlsse'
as there wasn't house within '"o
miles of the station, with the exception
OF the little cabin occupied by the agent
and his family, which consisted OF Nun
self, his wife, daughter and her little
baby brother. Ethel, the daughter
was i pretty little girl OF perhaps | : OF
- years OF age, and pretty enough i0i
an artists model, as she sat upon the
back OF her milx-whlIe pony man fash
ion her legs bare 20 her knees, anu
dressed in gray plaid skirt, 4 tlght
hitting velvet licket, and l train boys
cap resting Dauntily upon her beautiful
auburn curis, Ethel Lynch was PRIME
favorite with the trainmen aud regular
passengers OF the Silver Creek road,
and they were Away, on the alert TO
get i glimpse OF the red headed gin
and the white horse
MIR Lynch was formerly eng tneet on
the engine that pulled The Train known
As the Thundefbolt-a limited express
upon the ualn line OF which the Slls 81
Creek road wa, 4 braaoh. Eat one
uight train roobcr, rrmoyrd i ran from
the track, and Ira Lynch Who saved
the lives OF the passenger, entrusted h
hi, care by standing faithfully II hi,
post OF tnty vas dragged from under
the pile OF broken aud t~<A ed iron ,tee.
thar cn-r formed part Of his beloved
eng ae, 4 burned lal bleeding mas.
OF all the many people who Witnessed
the terrible slight, noI one thonght 1t
possible for him 10 live but BY rltctul
nursing and i ,,roug determination On
his part 10 live Tor hi, wife and ultle
daughter, sake, he 80 far recovered a,
10 be able TO take charge Of the llLL!e
station IL Halfway
Al the time our story open. MI
Lynch va, stlndtns II the open via
dow of the pump house, gilins tnt-atly
~ some OBJ rct ia the direction OF hi-
cabin.
Il vas 1t the close OF lovely d,y In
Inae the rays OF the setting ,an Tor /,
lacked but au hour VI sun,et ,AOus
fun in his face NhaIlns b, csc, vii
h, hand he looked ioug ana elrue,tly
Well I d-clIfrl he cucllim-d 10 !
tone OF 'nrPrl,e rit, orr tLh-i Nj
must be feeling better o. abr ~ogldn'
leave her alone
Being >lttstrt that everything "a,
all right, he again gl,c hi, lttrnttut
10 hla work. SO a. 10 have thing, IL
shape to leave Tor the night ~ ,h.
time the task va, completed fth-
had approached TO withln speak
distance. The pony Va, ~4.&Iug a!Dn,
very ics,nfrjy nndcr Iooa- rein :,
a. not to 'elre pa F.tLcl had sad {.
her'elf 4, she chez, seh the pony dow
10 / walk
Well, ho~'s ma lnI the baby bc-a
today Inquired Mr. Lynch. 4, Ethe
'lid from the ponya back 10 the ground
"rh they been splendid ali Aay
Mamma wanted to get 40 sh~ f~u Al
we'll"
glad to hear thai. for it Ioa
seem very much like home when ma
Sick, Does it,
No Indeed bat do you w,attoknoy
what came over Tor"
Why. yes. to BE- 1uT. "'
Well, listen. and IN tell you rht
afternoon mimml fell a,lcep and al.
hld an awful dream. Il worried her .,
that abe told 1t to me and cam. oy.l
to be sure Il wasn't so but YOU eoutdn
make mamma believe It wasn't 40. fol
IN" 'lta 'h" Il, ser could until ,hr Ia,
'""n yor with her own eyes
why 1t mast hay. been .omrthinv
terrible to Brighten your ma she i'm
very tImid woman. Hut tell me and
then II know for myself
" Wen, mamma siid that 'hc Jaw Ave
men Walking up the track They all
wore big bush7 whI'kers AMI carried
guns She said abe didn't think ,ny
thing strange about It. but thoHgh,they
were hunters, an,ll one Of them ,,ia
IT "n't be hat he /. in the ppnn.
mouse so she IUat watched them and
'nre enough. they came dlrs-,ly her.
'"' "'g man that spoke being in tie
lead. Taey approached the xtnd,u
very cautiously the big man ppt hi,
gHh through the window aud cred
'"rn 'he 'a0 You throw mp your hand,
ana 'a'l to III" ground. dead
That was quite 4 dream. and II. no
wonder /, frightened her. Bu, you ~
''Rht back and tell her that am VOL
and will be home soon. and ,he will h.
satisfied
NO she won't either. pa for abe
said that she coulf never belis,e,h,,i
"'N '''Y dream until, she had .r.u
yon with her own eve. Yon INNS, .,
nome III stay and gle water 10 a.,
engine and signal No. 80
All right Ethel, II you think tina,
she Will feel any better for seeing m.
""fe are the KEYS. Now he sur. and
dont stay longer than ia n.r..,