Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-09

Dick Mood. Harvard 81 but nov
rising young lawyer of Salt Lake
City. was ON me east-bomd tniou
Pacific train. due in Cheyenne al
O'Clock in the evening. He didn't
look like a prosperous attorney, nor
vet like a we'll fed college man, fof
he was dressed in curdurOys. With
rod rough hunting boots. a campaign
hat and a hickory shirt. The bust
mes of his trip was twofold. if you
can call Devastating business, for
he had promised To spend a Week
visiting Jack Loader. his classmate,
roughing il for a week at Kelly
ranch in the foothills of the E!k
Mountains. midway between !"rraA=
ie and Cheyenne.
There were two or three grouehN-
looking men. a few Scandinavian emis
grants, a German woman with three
children. and a pretty young woman
in the car when he entered it. The
last name fascinated him, for she was
exceptionally handsome modest, Sc
date and well-dressed. Perhaps 1t
was the lonliness Of the long ride
or perhaps it was that nameleSs, mys
terious attraction which is miscalled
affinity. but Dick hadn't more than
two good looks at her pretty face
before he was yearning for some
decent excuse to accOst her AS
he mooned out at the flashing. snow.
covered landscape he found himself
wishing that train robbers would stop
the train. or that the high, frall
bridge would give way. Or that the
fving express would Jump the
track ANYTHING that might give
him chance to say few words OF
uragempnt-or perhaps. to save
her.
He transacted an extraordinary
amount of business with the train
"butcher", because the trips Tor
ward into the smoker gave him eX
cuse for passing and repassing her
She may have seen him, but, II SO
she paid not the slightest heed
AT last he realized that he was with
in thirty miles of Bluetown, the sta
ton where his hunting guide was tt
meet him. 1t was half-past six II
the evening, the snow was croWdlnf
down as il to outdo the falling dark
ness. and the train was sklrtlna
along the base of range OF prec1pl
tous cliffs. Suddenly the world seem
ed to shake beneath the snailins
train, the windows began to cracl
and glass to fly, sense of sudden
GOODNESS to fill the air, the hight
went out. the train paused, tremble'
and stood still.
| Keep your seats" beloved tn
brakeman. rushing in with lantern
its snow slide. No harm done!
! Dick rushed forward to reassur
the object of his whole days thought
but when he saw her by the dim gloN
| of the lamp camly muncing an az
! pie, his heart failed and the word
froe on his lips He went back an
froze on his lips. He went back an
crew dig a tunnel through the pla'
form area. went into the buffet an
helped some of the passengers max
way with the fast disappearing r.
lions. He had a good lunch and
quart of bourbon packed in his grill
but that was for consumption
route to the ranch, which was goo
nights ride from the railroad. AS il
was going back into his car he me-
her coming gracefully through t
ward the buffet car. But prett
soon she came back, frowning quit
nercely and biting her lip. When tn
butcher boy came through she sto
ped him. and Dick heard her as
him If he had any apples, any bal
annas. any thing that a Christla
could eat. No. He had sold out, h
said. There wasn't peanut left. Hel
was Dicks chance.
Have you had anything to ca
MISS" he asked, respectfully raisir
, his hat
mo, sir" she snapped, and the
gazing out Of the window adde
thank you"
I'm afraid I've been one OF II
many selfish, thoughtless men on II
: train. | think | helped eat up VIII