The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
accident. with all its dreadful details.


had come before him in his sleep
again last night. This time, however,
he had felt it was dream only, yet
could not awake himself before came
! the horrible climax-and instead of
forgetting it all this morning, the day
light brought it before his minds eye
clearly and distinctly.
'sDid you sleep well last night,
Rick?" said Gwennie, at last.
eyes, too well; had nightmare
with all it's attendant horrors, and
have rather bad headache in con-
sequence"
"Oh am SO sorry. I thought you
had one, of your headaches, you must
have been working too hard; but
surely it will make it worse to travel
all that way. Shall we not 60 to-day,
after .all?" And, as Eric was silent,
she went on: IT don't care much
about the christening really. Rick,
dear; let's send Hettie telegram,
she will know it is not on purpose if
we are not there tomorrow.
For one second Eric felt inclined to
give way to his observation-disclosures
why should SO many foolish people
be disappointed just because he had
foolish fad ?-passed through his mind
who but fool would put off a
journey and long engagement for the
sake of dream?
"No, no, Gwen" he said quickly,
81 shall be all right, darling, when we
leave smoky London far behind us. J"
Gwennie frightened again at this,
and agreed that it was depressing in
town this muggy, wet weather.
tsShall we take Halma or Reverski
with us in the train? But no, will
leave out the chess board. and then
you will give me some more lessons, !"
she cried, making hasty preparations
for their Journey, and in less than an
hour they were rafting down to Eus-
ton station.
s'Terrible railway accident. Fatal
collision between two trains on the
Great Northern line. Thirty-five per-
sons killed. Many injured" These
words, which headed column in all
the daily papers on Saturday morning,
October IA, threw many families in the
United Kingdom into sudden deep
sorrow and CONSERVATION.
The paragraph went on to explain
the cause of the accident, and how the
front part of both trains had been
completely shattered into splinters,
and the shock of the collision had
thrown the down train off the line
down the steep embankment, SO that
passengers in the back carriages had
no means of escape either, and very
few were those who had been saved
from instant death in the Inflated
train. All the travellers in the up train
were also more or less mortally in
iured, if not killed outright on that
fatal Friday.
Four and half years had passed,
and the railway accident was forgotten
by most people; still there were few
who could never forget the sad occur
renee that had blighted their lives.
and Eric Vyyyan was one. His was
too deep heart wound ever to heal
entirely in this world. He was just
now staying Mt Daleford. 1t was
July, and the Townleys had garden
party, at which all the cream of Dale
ford society was congregated that hot
afternoon.
On rustic seat at the far end of
the large sloping lawn sat four young
| ladies, and, standing in groups of
threes and tours, were eight or nine
others-some pretty and chick look
ing, others plain and dowdy; some
were bashful looking debutantes, but
others very much :'out" and self
possessed looking-a group such as
you will always see in any large gather
ing of this kind in the country.
"Who is that very cross-looking
man sitting near the band?" This in
stage whisper from the fairest maiden
in the group.
"Who do you mean?" answered her
companion on the seat. ''That dark
man talking to Mrs. Barker?"
mo, no, not that one, in a voice of
scorn from the speaker "that'sa friend
the Carthew's brought with them this
afternoon. 1 mean that handsome,
fair man, standing mp near the yew-
tree there by himself"
''Oh! he is friend staying with
the Neutrality-suspicious., I believe, his
name ie," broke in another voice.
"He looks as though he thought the
whole affair an awful bore" remarked
another.
81 don't think he is handsome
nasty face, he has"
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