The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-20

I and nothing should tear her from his
side until the liner sailed
HIS course planned, he went about
the execution of Mr.. Bitman's order
which CHANGED to be a difficult one.
rive thousand pounds is a great deal
OF powder. and as often happens, even
IN regard to more staple articles, all
the dealers We're nearly out of the
stun. Finally. however. he got the re-
quired amount together and loaded into
car The work required nearly the
entlre day. He was barely in time to
make the shipment on the days last
freight train. He went to the junction
on the same train, supperless, perspir-
ing, covered with dust, but withal
pretty we'll satisfied with himself. At
the junction he learned that no more
trains caryin way freight would be GO
ing to Suffolkville that night, and he
stralghtway began bombardment of
the superintendent by wire, requesting
permission to have the powder car TAX
en- forward by the passenger train. He
gained his point at last, and in all
PROBABILITY saved his own life and the
lie OF susan Cross, theoretically much
more precious, by SO doing.
Even after the train had arrived
from the Redstone Hills. and Susan
Cross was standing upon the platform
Oh the Pullman, awaiting him with a
smile or JOY upon her pretty face-a
smile effectually heightened in it's eff
Iect by a peculiar cleaning of the
eyes, ne did not lose sight of the car
or powder. He saw it put into the
train ahead of the baggage car before
ne greeted the girl and escorted her to
seat in the Pullman, where they sat
very close together. talking of | have
not the least idea what. And this was
the situation when, perhaps a half
hour later, the miracle occurred.
There was sudden crash and a Jolt
tnat threw the passengers here and
tnere like pebbles in a box, followed
by deafening roar and a binding
glare. And then the terrible forward
motion of the coach, which in another
instant would have resulted in splin-
ters and blood and groans and the
stiffness OF death, ceased, and the pas
sengers noted, amazement showing
through the terror upon their faces,
that the coach was gently running,
backward
cutter contends that his car of DOW
DER saved them. He says that the rear
ooor OF the car was open. and that the
powder, exploded by the concussion
when the collision took place "a mis-
cradle wretch of a telegraph operator
as responsible for all the trouhle)
vented itself with sufficient force
through that rear door to cause the cars
behind to recoil. Something did it. at
any rate. OF course the powder car
was blown to fragments, and the bag
gage car resembled a superannuated
cocked-hat, and two locomotives be-
came junk in the twinkling of an eve
and not pane of glass in the entire
train was left intact, and the passen-
gers in the forward coach were dam
aged considerably, and those in the
next coach Jared little better, but not
passenger in the Pullmans was
scratched. There was none of that
awful telescoping so common to COLI
sions. AS collisions go, it was quite
an enjoyable affair.
And when the effects of the shock
had passed away somewhat, Cutter,
his arm tightly enfolding the girl,
whose hat was resting upon one of her
pink ears and whose hair had come
down, giving proof indisputable that
it was her own, ventured ito give his
reasons for not meeting her In the
Hills that morning. What words he
used, or what words she used in reply,
1 do not know But l do know that she
changed her mind in regard to the
European trip, and that she and Cut
ter are now honeymooning somewhere
in the West. Would such be the case
had he not adhered so strictly to the
business before pleasure" principle?
The intelligent reader must answer the
question for himself.