Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-01
TheRED SEMAPHORE'
- = LOVES STAKE IN A SIGNAL TOWER - -

which is a risk, for the inspector or
anybody might come along, keep quite
quiet-dont speak a word till I've got
these two trains through"
Rattle! rattle! rattle-p-r.rrr.rr!
Just inclning his head to the left,
he could see the ordinary" overdue
two minutes, sweeping along the two
miles of dead straight"
Back went the lever and with
grinding thud the white" semaphore
dropped to go on" Half dozen sec.
onds later the Ordinary" whizzed by,
to gradually slow up into Dorchester.
VIII Varge was in the act then of
moving to close the door when a man
sprang up the steps and put the weight
OF his body against II to keep II open.
1t was Dick Rawson!
81 suppose he said with cool
sneer, that ! could get you into trou.
bic for entertaining young ladies in
your box while on duty?"
Two more minutes and the express
would pass, and would need stopping;
he could not handy words with the
other till the red" semaphore was up.
Miss Madge," continued Rawson,
your mother has sent me for you: has
asked me to take you home without
delay"
"Will. II isn't true Mother would
not ask him to come even near me-"
THAT is very nice and polite of you"
said Rawson, making a step forward
into the box, but"
To let go the red" lever. and, with
a cry of Liar" to clutch Rawson by
the throat was, however, the work of
a second.
The impact was terrific.
In close embrace the two men rolled
heavily down the steps onto the per.
manent way.
Rawson, though hurt by his back
ward fall, and struggling with all his
might to loose Wills grip Of his throat,
was alive to a warning sound, every
second becoming more and more dis.
tinCt.
It was the express! The white
cloud of steam just appearing as the
train entered upon the two miles Of
straight.
Then VIII heard II.
"Madge," he shrieked, pull the
red lever! Pull hard, for Gods
sake!"
The girl was paralyZed with fear,
Wills voice seemed to come through
miles of space.
Only mile away now.
"Madge! Pull the red lever
now"
Will-her within deadly struggle
right in the path of the oncoming ex'
press; the passenger train waiting
still in Dorchester Station-her faith.
er's life, too, in peril!
She could almost feel the hot, damp
steam of the express engine on her
cheek.
Staying no more to dream or think,
she seized the red" lever. and pulling
It back with all the strength Of her lit
tie arms. she heard the semaphore
look up" into its place.
Then she tainted.
The express pulled up within a
score OF feet of the two men, Will up
permost, his fingers still on Rawson's
throat.
However, nobody blamed her much
not even VIII, who. as he had prophe
sled. was discharged from the com
pany's service.
1t is satisfactory to know that Dicl
Rawson left Dunchester for London
soon after his encounter with his ri
val, the latter place Offering him wi
der field for the shady operations II
which his soul delighted.
AS Mr.. Ellerton returned with ever
a more than fair pile" the order soor
went forth for an evacuation of the
Grown Inn and for the building Of
comfortable house on the site of the
cottage where he himself had beer
born.
Madge and viii were to be married
: on the day the house was finished
The happy pair were then to sail fol
the place in Queensland which Mr.. Ell
lerton had left for his native land.