Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06
THE MISSING PAPER.

"Nfy God. Will What IS that light
'' ',it can't DO 40, iof"
rro,p took from bis pocket, IN less time
,ban Il takes you to read, a grimy yellow
hsee. VIII. " he said. 81 have followed
ont tbe directions exactly"
yili took the order and read As he
h,pdcd the paper back Tom lost his grasp,
an fbe paper Dew out OF the cab window
rom whistled franticnlly for brake. aud
,rrned oil the steam, but too late. They
summed lust before the crash came. There
law n fearful wreck iron, wood, freight
Tbosc who saw II will never forget
Tom was terribly burned. lie hunted
about. looking Tor will-but found him
dsad The other engineer, too, was fatal
~ Injured.
The matter was sifted, aud Tom was
placod under arrest for manslnughtcr
lie was young engineer, AZ brave and
,,5pular ms any on the line. 4 tall. hand.
some fellow. friend TO all, noble fellow
clear through
Ill closest friend visited him the night
before hs trial
ZION. " be said everything Is against
you"
". Horace" he said "1hero must DO
some explanation
uThpre is some terrible mistake some
piacc. johnson says he gave you the cx.
act orders and Bates says he tclcgraphed
them TO johnson. Could we only nnd the
dBut Il acw from the window. aud win.
che only one who saw II, Is dead, and
nm doomed
"Chccr up. old man" Horace said as
ho pattod Tom on the back. 81 have a
message from Bessie for you. Tell him, d
che says. that whichever way &c goes
shall believe IN him and walt for him Tor.
ever " needs BE-
Tom and lirssie--a sweet, brown eyed
girl-wcro 20 DO married In the fall II
WIS 40 bitter indeed When hc thought
Of Bessie, the bitterness dcrpcurd into de
spair. sad aud dishcartcucd, Horace lsft
BIZ friend The trial came. Tou was con.
yigtcd aud received u scntcucooi 10 years.
II was In a farmhouse In Illinois that
Bessie Keith was spending the autumn.
Il was the 10Th day u October, the day
sct Tor her wedding. Her sweet face had
grown thin, and In the brown eyes a visit
iul look had crcpt. About the mouth q
pathetic curve was apt 10 crccp and lin
ger No one ever heard ma audible moan.
Horace ran down Tor brief spell 20 scc
BIZ only slstes A. hetook her 10 hisarms
shr drew her breath hard. That was nll,
but Horace understood She wandered
that afternoon down 10 the woods. where
the railroad track was laid. a piece Of
coal ohstructed her path. lmpntlcntly
she kicked it from her. A noilcd piece u
paper caught her eye Lisilcssly STOPPING,
she picked it up aud read the blurred Hines.
There was n startled exclamation. Then
thc turned aud fairly Jew up the road to
the farmhouse.
"llomee! oh, lioracel" she cried fran.
Ncully.
Horace turned tomoot her. "Why, Bcss,
what il the matterf"
"Rcad. read" she gasped, her breath
coming ~ gasps.
10 took the paper aud read, "No. 50
proceed 90 Galunn. switch there and await
No. l0.n The collision aud L. terrible re-.
suits for which Bis friend was suffering
happened 20 miles this side Of Gnlena
He held the proof Ia bis hand Horace
caught the next train 20 Chicago. II did
not take long TO Hrfnngc the prcllminarics
aud vet 10 work 70 iind the one who made
the fatal mistake They gave Horace the
release and sent him to Joliet 90 get Tom.
Weary and hcnrtsorc. that hot October
day, Tom had leaned bis head Tor n mo-
ment against the machinery. The door
opened, but he still sat there.
So detected. 40 weary aud hcnrtHlek did
he look that Horace turned his head to
hide tho moisture that gathered IN his
eyes.
lie put bis baud on the bowed head and
softly said, "T0mn
The nrst thiag Tom saw was the letter
He fprnug up
"Horaec a released" be cried.
Putting bis arms about his friends
shoulder, he laid his head on tho ample
bosom. II seemed that all the pcnt up
feelings ot those misery frclghted months
burst forth IN a perfect torrent 81 tears
team such ne strong men seldom shed.
Free. frye, free. and proved innoccntl
Great God, ! thank theoW
While Tom lay In prison - resolution
had been formed. lie said nothing Of 10
until be held the loved form Of Bessie Ia
his arms aud read approval aud pride Ia
the sweet brown eyes.
Together Bessie and Tom had entered
the law school. Together they practice,
Bessie, with her gentle intuition, often
helping Tom about the sharp corners OF
reason. Among the first law firms Of our
state stands the name Of Courtney & Court
ncy, 10 whom tho worthy never appeal Ia
vain, TO whom all Rrc innocent until prov.
ed guilty.-Chicago News.