The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-22
A MAD REVENGE.


Returning from our honeymoon, Iso
my wife In Stockton and proceeded 20
waybur6, intending TO remain at my OLD
most until relieved, which ! thought would
be I'm 6eW days, % my offered resignation
had bs1n accepted as headquarsers. Inc
engineer on The "up" train was Mark
who bad bcen my rival for the hand OF the
wuman called my wife.
When tho train stopped ss Moreland's'
aNghted from tho passenger coach ana
walked forward 10 the engine. Marx was
busily engaged oiling the machinery.
"How are you, Moegsni" he said a. hs
espied mo and held out his hand. His
disappolntmens seemed 20 have lafs hszn,
and hs was very pleasant "Going %
Weyeufs'"
"Juss rot In With ma, thsn, he sai6
Irsplied that I woaSA 10 90 and whsn
Tho train moved away I Wa occupying Q
ssat In the snsinA chatting with tho en-
gincef.
"Ons hasaay notsoss tho asosnt, bus the
0oscsub = O satersly di6eFcns thing.
was tnh1nR, Morgan, what . terrible
thing is wod1A b Il an engine With fan
pow9 a Wse % become eunmAnaGeanse q
- 10 q he 0ads md dash sway.
"ASd q Q naa bsnt On ssveoee wsss %
plaoo eiaSow oroaeass bound On the en-
sins, what Q terrible deaah As would has-
tan b with almost lightning repidity"
Tho following night Wa dark and tam
psseuous, and I slone oosupasd Tie stnr
Saon, watuhsag the sstsle machine be8Wo
ma. That daS now engine had arrived,
and Marx Eo0s had bean Dut IN charge
a n From O'Clock In tho afternoon %
II snw him moving about tho engine
uDAil 10 I watched tho lis13e machine.
Than Marx opened the door and gteDpsd
into tho email apartment
"Ars you receiving . dispsaoA Nor
enuY'' hs saksd.
s.No Mark. Why do you saki''
''BeeauD u you sss nos waeA you
would leavs the oliakees . BIZ and coma
and look % ny Red Bird By lantsrn light
I am going % run down grade 70 Qhal-
nsss, revsfss tho engine and run back.
Ths train win NOT bs due hsFe for On
hour, and I can 20 % Chalmers and 10
turn within 80 minutes"
We wslked into tho great Temporary
ahsd whore tho now and beautiful engine
stcod, ready 70 run OF % the command OF
10 mactar.
NJ dsss noe b Q long abssnt from NJ
post ss this hour. Mark"
"Pooh, man, thsro's no dsnsse. Ysu
Mpst 20 with ma"
"Bus oannos, Marx"
Rs pus his lantern On tAs ground and
them sprnng esok
"You shall, Mors Grsnoblst" hs osisd.
and before I could answer him he dashed
me 10 the earth and planted his knees On
my breast
"Nos word out os Jon, Marg. he said
fssoely, producing . ropa "1u tau you
what I'm going 20 do. You know No
were discussing the consequences steena.
Ina the rush Of Q naddencd engine down
the gfada. ] reckon won't 90 to Chal.
msrs, but win sand you clear TO the bot.
tam Of the grade."
"Mark Moore, you ars mad, Z" I ssid.
'would you murder mo IN cold blood and
oshsrs who sss coming up On tho 11:10
psassnsers
"Yes," 10 mid coldly.
I miRhs have reeishsd, bot JeaasAAnCe
would have avsilsd mo nothing. for wls
enthusiastically weak willis hs was .
Hon.
"Thuee' b MD d lassas hs closed the
furnaoo docr. Everything 10 ready for
Jour rsds. Yea'n 20 right through Stock
Ion, but reckon you Ron't hsve time to
stop to speak TO loving Laura aoodhy,
Nors. Write when Jon Gss to shs loot OF
ths gade."
Tho engine Wa moving. and be lsapsd
off.
"Nlsy hsaven have mercy On youf soul.
Marx Moorsi'' shouted altar him.
Ths grsds between Waybwg and Chal-
mRs wa quite useep, and before reached
ths litsls town tho sped os the Rsd Bird
and - tendR seemed 10 rival that q The
Telegraph,
The towns with their siimmaEing lights
appeared and wsre gone In fash.
Ths manner In which was bound pr
mstssd mo 30 look out oe he window.
I did %, and Stockton, The hone of NY
vifs. grUosed mo with its many hghtA
Ahssd saw many peopls waiting tor
ths II: 10 passenase.
The nsxs momens ] vs. carried pass
than.
Issw thsir assupiahsd faces and heard .
piReine shrek.
Irsooenised The voios - my wi5s'a
Th0o Wa ous hope for ms-just oDa
HRhaPs the operator % Stockton had
tslsgraphed down tho gsade. and. thus
vaEnsd, tho coming tR0in would switch
end ssvs iss pesssagRs from dsath.
Looking ont, I ssW fsr ahsad the elax-
ins ksadtiehs 0f the southsRa kath
10 mo Il jooks6 . thou0A u seood On
nS tB1nk. EVaAuu1ly tho train I'D not