The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

1 by the shoulder. I am afraid rather roughly. as he looked up to me with a scared expression, l demanded:
 What do you know about 6eb5? Where is she-teil me man2"
 He stared at me vacantly passed his hand over his forehead as if trying to recollect something, then shook his head and walked away moaning. She's right on us, right on u-s-s-s." [ appealed to Ross for further in- formation questioned all the train men who stopped at the station, and the section men and every one con- nected with the railroad, but elicited only the scrap of information that the accident which cost poor Kelley his reason took place at c siding about two miles below that station; that the sid. ing had been abandoned and the rails taken up, and that the accident re- suited in but little damage to the roll ing stock. and both trains had pro- ceeded after an hours delay. I was forced to come to the conclusion that Kelley had mentioned the number by accident but 1t certainly was a strange coincidence. My vacation was drawing to a close, and 1t was on my last day that Nellie and l strolled down the line both on business and pleasure bent, for some reason. which I cannot grasp, I was anxious to visit the place where the accident occurred. We found it without much trouble fer some of the old ties were still in place. It had not been a siding as the term is technically understood. but a spur track ending abruptly upon the brink of a deep wooded gorge.
 Nellie and sat ourselves down to have & last long talk. It matters not what we. or rather what I, said, for did the most of the talking. Nellie's part was mostly blushes and mono syllables as she amused herself with tossing pebbles down into the tree- tops far below.
 She mad found a large white stone, and was looking at 1t intently when l ventured to ask:
 Nellie if that stone was my heart. me. everything I am, what would you do with it?"
 "oh. I might do that" and, suiting the action of the word. she took 1t from my hand and threw it far out. It rustled the leaves in it's fall and struck with peculiar hollow sound. which echoed and re-echoed in the gorge. What was that?" she asked in as- tonishment. Perhaps there is house down there--let's 90 and see; besides
 
 down there"
 And. not waiting for my assent, she started to chamber down the steep sides of the gorge. and. of course. 1 followed with . sigh and protests. but to no avail.
 Perhaps we can find your heart" she said.
 She paused a moment in the descent, and I thought she never looked more k..x Sea t,, &k.A txa graceful boise. when she exclaimed:
 Why. did you ever! An old car way down here-look!"
 I needed no invitation. I was by her side in an instant. and there be- low us in the bed of little brook and partially covered by rocks and earth, was the wreck of box car. A step farther and then - don't know just what did. Nellie says I caught her about the waist and nearly hugged the breath out of her: that I laughed and cried and then hugged her some more; threw up my hat and yelled and acted like crazy man.
 And who had a better right? I had caught sight of tile number on the end of the old car. It was 5O55. couldn't believe my eyes and 1 asked Nellie to read the number to me.
 Why, you noodle can't you read? It IS nfty hrty-hve as plain as And then I went through the performance all over again.
 That night I wired Motley: Have found 5055; particulars by mail. Shall bring home a dear"
 Beg your pardon" said the opera tor. but didn't you have bad spell on that last word?"
 Not on your nfe." said I. The presence of the old car down in the deep gulch was easily explained. There was no bumper at the end of the spur. and when the special had crashed into the freight the car had been pushed off the end of the rails and had gone down through the trees out of sight unnoticed in the confusion and darkness. Kelley was hurt and the conductor of the freight laid off pending an investigation and so b055 was lost sight of altogether. When 1 returned to my desk I was given a grand ovation.
 How about that deer?" asked Mot ley.
 T will introduce YOU to her about Christmas" l replied. And l did. D h% Ga JIndaAv Colarnap