Evening star., 1897-02-13

posed the second trick man was at the
other end of the line.
Go ahead, guy said Miss Morgan, for
she had not yet been relieved.
working the first trick? said the op-
orator, finishing his query and making it
plain There was dash of Irish in Min
hesitation, Miles Mucahy."
solid with the new push?"
Sure. was the girls answer, and then
she shut him off.
1t was not long, however, until the train
men carried the news out over the road
that Miles Mulcahy was a woman, but not
until the new dispatcher had gained some
thing of reputation as an expert handler
of trains.
Some of the swift senders began to try
TO rush her. but 1t didn't co. The great
CLOCK continued to measure off the DAYS.
trains arrived and departed on time the
mysterious message was still a mystery
ana the girl stayed at her post, The SUI
perlhtendenl was quietly proud of his pro-
SSa suse' ana Mr. Creamer. was enthusiastic.
She knew the road, he had declared to his
chleI. as the red man knows the forest.
ana the time card as FIR Maloney knew
m ane ;, catechism She's just a bird, that's
sana ne observed to the smiling superin-
.enoent. "a reglar crackerjack, and YOU
can't tie her. ''N
me January sun. swinging far and low
M III .he south, sent stingy ray aslant the
man couch. He rubbed his ewes looked
ABOUT and whispered, Where am ~, hut
ne was not acting. The bare white walls
nna .me IRON a aoedstead. the little table and the
one wooden chair told him that he wps in
tne hospital A vase of fresh cut roses
$1,000 upon the table, and he knew that he
a.l .ian friend somewhere. He remembered
hrst thing that was quite clear to bi,, TIC
Rave l been ill?" he asked Of the a+.
tatn teHtuai., VINO now entered the room. for
Gond,oan, an omcial, and able to pay extra
Ward. His malady, too, had been ~ oa
lure mat required close attention a.
lines ne had been a raving manisc
! 1he ea,mLs nna. ana calling for help to rescue
'ne president from burning car.
Yes said the nurse comine capt,o.
you.r a''e ~ Sica pea. you have been very i'll
you foare r, all right now, but you must not
In a little while the sick man fen .s,.on
again. for the fever had left him ".,eep nerp
weak: w men he awoke on the folIouyinS q
morn oah.ns ms MIND was much stronger. His
aDd thara %anoereo directly to the little table
ana tears came to the eyes of the snf,
Ierer. he wondered as the days went nv
mat none OF his old friends came to see
him. Vaguely he began to recall the nsSt
and all that had happened. He pvnndarad
how many were killed. but he dare not ed
ask. the few people that he saw seemed
So 80 oneerIui. and the chief surgeon was
always SO genial. that he began to hone
tnaf things had turned out better than he
had expected. At the end of another W. IL
Inc superintendent came in to see him
as a man could well be- "It is good ~ 70,
, to come and see me-" said the sick man Il
don't deserve it."
You You 40 deserve it." was the reply, land
l nave peen here many times, but the doc
tor thought you would be better off alone
but now that you are strong he saws we
can all come and see you as often ss We We
| win.' 00a as we
A'Win Creamer come, a,u,. M,
Dan, and his absence has hurt me h,,t
ne mas not forgotten our past friendship -
ana the sIeakers eyes filled with tears as
they rested on the vase
Hes here now" said the superintendent.
touched deeply by the tears and tender.
ness OF the sick man. Every morning
| ask at -er you. / shall send him to sou nj
| bye Wy e"'u-
The meeting between Creamer and his
SICK TREND was too much for the patient
anG tne cflef surgeon, who had come in
with the visitor, was obliged to send him
| away almost Immediately
| IL was nearly week before anv mora
visitors were admitted to the sick room
Only the flowers came every morning. They
| were not many. but always fresh
| I'm strong enough to know now Dan ,,
said the patient when Creamer had been
| left alone with him. land I want you to
! tell me al. about it,
| About what, Tom?'
l1ilied?'
| Dan assured him that there had been
| no collision on the road for over a year
And you." he explained. 'have Just been
here month today-this is the 10th OF
January
Don't lie to me, Dan. Anybody couid
| do that: but from you ask the truth. an6
l think have right to expect it.
sent lap order the DAY I fen i'll. I be-
| came confused over the repetition Of No
| 8 and engine S8, Eastcreek ana yVestcras,-
and gave lap order. girl in the ofilce
tried to save me. but laughed at her.
| thought her crazy. and when at last
| noticed my mistake I tried to eau Wesf.
creek to hold No. 9, but rUuld not eet
him. called and called ND to the las
| second. but he did not answer and ft seem
ed to me that { must 20 mAd Saddenlv i,
| occurred 10 me that I might net East.
| creek, and hold the special, but the ansyve,
came quick and awful. .Gone;" and ther
of those fresh roses you sent me. and came
to life again."