Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24

dream. He would not heed it, of
course; he had no belief in dreams
and he might, her pride whispered
jealously,he might think she had just
made that an excuse to speak to him.
"No" she decided, The would think
! was dying to make up with him.
The dream may mean something
quite contrary or nothing at all. 1t
came because | allowed myself to be
troubled about him before | went to
sleep"
BY the time she was dressed she
had quite decided TO hold her peace.
And so the warning, projected from
some shadowy chamber of her con-
seriousness was unheeded and the
catastrophe fastened to its climax
Hester was nervous and excited all
that day and the next in spite Of her
efforts to laugh down her fears But
after a week had passed and no acct
dent occurred she began to breathe
easier.
III was a ClOuulGSS LlOI DluE, Wlbll
the fervent August heat shmmering
in the suItry air, when an excursion
train, csowded with merry picnickers
streamed out of the O. < o. depot
after a series of unearthly tOots and
yells from the blast-pipe of the
Delta" as if a band Of black devils
were holding carnival in the depths
beneath the smokestack.
Hester saw the loaded train from
the window There was the engineer
and the fireman at their posts, as
usual She kept our Of range as they
passed. George should not think she
was watching should he look that
way. She did watch, however until
the train disappeared, and then recol-
lecting the old superstition, eX-
claimed: "Oh, dear I've watched
them clear out Of sight That means
bad luck to them"
George had awakened dizzY-headed
that morning and had nearly fallen
headlong when he first got out OF
bed. He had a feeling that it was
not wise for him to take his place in
the cab of the delta" that day, but
he battled it off. There was another
feeling not so easily battled off, which
/ had to do with Hester. His heart
was heavy as lead. 1t was pretty
/ clear she did not care for him any
longer The knowledge was terribly
depressing, these days when he seemed
TO need something TO steady himself
against. The fever had somehow
taken all the endurance out OF him.
The day was one Of the hottest OF
the season Between the suns heat
and that of the putting, Unsuitable
monster he was feeding, the stralr
was terrible. What was the matter
with his head? II seemed To be or
fire How was he going to endure
this for four mortal hours' His brair
was nearly bursting, il seemed. Thel
I were racing on into a bit Of COO
woodland. Why should he not sprinl
off into the soft MOSES, letting the
engine thunder on without him, anC
battle his head in the COOL murmur
ing brook, lie down on It's pebbly bed
in fact, and let the water ripple owe
him forever.
The doors Of the smoking and pas
senger cars were all open. He coulC
hear voices and laughter echoing anC
re-ech0lng along the line They wer,
cool and comfortable lie wa
chained In this inferno How un
concerned too, they were, how little
thought they were giving TO him anC
the engineer Yet they held Tn,
lives Of the train load in their hands
The train dashed into the bit o
woodland But he had got over hi
impulse % plunge into IT'S leafy cool
ness A new thought had come 4
HIM. bore of the horribly torture.
brain, uIon which the hofrid pang
90 a serpent seemed 90 have fastened
10 vas worse Than the dellrium %
the fever he had pulled through
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laughter maddeued him more aul
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