Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05

EO1 InelEA SaDDall res I.E
The junction, which had always
been a quiet place on the Lords day.
soon took on an entirely different ap-
Ipearance. The long Ii hours of 1 the Sab
bath hung idly on the men s hands.
Teasing Meg, and listening to Old
Daniels prosings about '".his N leetle
gal'' soon became tiresome. Some 81
the choppers tas goddess crowd as
ever got ogether) began to wander
from their ca bins in the timber, and
they brought cards. Before many
weeks they brought some thing else.
and then the little junction became the
scene of orgies such as poor little Meg
had dsnever dreamed of before. &
Years before Old Dan 'el had used far
more liquor than was good for him,
and he was less able now to wit tand
temptation than he had been iii his
younger manhood. For the first time
Einaher life Meg began to know whata
|qreal headache meant. Themen's teas-
ing and the shame she feltsin wearing
mean frocks was not hing to this. Twice
her grandfather had staggered home
at night so int oxica ted tha I she lad to
help him to- bed. The rough fellows
had first piled him with drink, for
lark. Heneeded little urging after that
first occasion.
Gran'd dadd dy ,' s she told him, the NJ on
day morning fol flowing the old mans
second escap pade, 3 s gran daddy if the
superior one of the Inspectors should
come up the mount ain an ketch you
TIA at-a-yyay do you know what would
happen ~ 2.s.
Yes,, Meg know what would hap
pen, replied the old man, miserabl
ou'd lose your job, that rs what
would happ n pursued M severely5;;l
..an' Bill Thomas, an, 8, Andy Mcguire.
an til hem otller Hers NJ ould lose 81 eirn,
an sarve 'em rig ht, with vicious en-
phasis in this last but VIII hat'd we do y
And dSpoor Old Daniel promised never
to touch the stuff when it wa siotf4 cred
him a gain. hut Meg feared Tor ii IA
and for herself
Toward the end Of that week she
became suspicious. Two Of the worst
Of the woodmens came over to the iiunc-
ton and held "a long conyersat ion with
Mcguire, the cond uctor Of the tie train,
ard Bill Thomas. When the loaded
flats had gone she overheard one Of
the ppers say Is his mate:
Jack, did ye hear thats9 We'llIhaye
a regular howl Sunday Andy prom
ised ter bring up some tn "a les tuf1ff Z" d
II 'eard i'm, said the other il 5
more q this blue lie htnin tn pesld dJer
brings us. I'm sick Of il. & a5#f3
Oh, dear, th1ou ~ Neg, sitting on
a heap Of ties outside the cabin, what
ever shall I do? 4 know gran daddy
II get the nasty st tuttff a rel
They ain't n9 busi mess tai bring riimshp
here. an IN just tell IS so ;'s ss
But tsshe knew it would be q ,yiaste so,f
words to take Mcguire and his e.retS
10 :tas and before Sunday morning 8 she
bad formed another ane more daring,
plan. ssi.s 81 lssia
The long fraiu 81 Hlat !, Us
the ca aboose Oh the end was sifGnteds
on to the bra nch road about ten o'clock
that forenoon. The brakes were set.
Ut either END, !. and. The crew leftt the
Itrain and VAL lked up the track. leg
knew where they we're .l,hleyS
xefe going to meet their friend y rom
the camp. .as
Now's my chance;;'' thought the
child, and she da ted ii, to u he cabooseS
which sAfagnii g lad left unlocked. .'lfl
he's 5brough ght rum, Pm going to, smash
the lsiu she Inllttered u etting her
white ttesth tlarti I. But no u, or.
ether nee ptacls which mig gtit col.,ainE
the liquid Poisor was d IA III gbt.
y in thE loci 81 81 e she thoyg u
But that was lock ed. However; Meg
termined to Get Mt the stun 8 she
"a ht down III ii :slx from the wal and.
quick sprung ttthes I'D ] sot the chest.i
Suite sppiIgt strat covered jug and
d dozen bot les me y 99t1er gaze iithoilt
q moment of hesitancy tAe girl scarried3
JUS oslt tside and eturne for the
sscssS pf otties. she appro oaehesi the
EslosE 81 the cabo6se M ith her burden,