The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-05

Then the front trucks rose from the
ground, there was a crashing OF tlmbers
kissing, rending sound, rising in the
scale to almost Il wall, as the front
wheels tore their way through the wood
work on the preceding car. the floor Of
the car seemed to twist and wrlthe like
living thing. Then the whole car ca
reened wildly and with a crash OF break
Ing glass and smashing timbers. fell over
on It's side, the opposite to that on which
Bill and the sheriff had been sitting
For a moment Billy was stunned and
helpless Then as his senses came back
he struggled to his feet. how he scarcely
Knew. lie had been cut by the glass in
the car windows aud was bruised from
head to foot. but TO his surprise found
that he was not seriously injured. on
the ground. few feet away. lay Sher.
IN Wilson, unconscious. the blood run.
ming from cash In his forehead.
On every side were men and women.
some dangerously injured. others dazed.
yet little hurt. others still pinned down
BY the wrechaRe II had been COLL.
Ion and a bad one. and even as Billy
Strengthened himself up and tried to re-
call his scattered senses. from every a..
rection came groans. shrleks. calls for
help and all the heart breaking accom-.
panlmonis Of a railroad accident.
Blllys frst thought was 10 turn 10
and devote every energy 10 helping
hose less fortunate than himself who
mad teen caught In the wreckage Then
he stopped Sheriff Wilson was uncon.
.rlous Before he regalned his senses
Billy could be far away. When N,
lherln missed him II would be thought
he was buried In the wreck. with %
much time Billy was certain Of making
a successful escape II would be- mean
thing TO do. thought Bllly. but on the
other hand rose up the grim picture Of
the penltentiary. Ia narrow cells. ~
bitter routine Of labor. its hardshlps AnG
loss ~ all that made life worth living
Besides. what difference would one man
make In the task Of clearing such a
wreck
Once again. when he had regarded all
A. denhitely settled. Fate had brought
home 10 Billy Thompson the choice Of
which path In life he should take
u was a bahy's chubby hand that
turned the balance Even A. Billy stood
undecided he heard a frightened wall
and taw dlmpled little fst sticking on
from under one OF the shattered fras.
men's Of the car In which he had beer
sitting before the wreck. And With a
sudden thrill Billy realized that the
plump friendly baby. Who a moment BE-.
fore had been cooling and laughing In
bis very face. Vas pinned under the
SrecLage All thought q the psni,en.
tiary vanished billy plunged Al bis
task Of rescue. working furiously. We,
careful no, TO dlslodge any q the tim.
eers 10 such q way that they would fall
90 the little prisoner.
huAsa hard task and not short one
though other willing hands soon had
Joined 10 BlilJ's Hut 10 the end both
the plump baby and M young mother
Nefe etiricaied from the wrecked car
In the car were dead and badly injured
but the baby and Ne mother we're IN.
hurt except foe q few bruises When
the car had careened 10 one side the bach
of tho seat on which they had been sit.
tins had turned over In such q manner
AZ 10 lmpfison them but also 10 prnisc,
then from the broken slAss and tim.
bers Hut u u had NJ, been Cor nllly's
prompt and desperate vofk there vas a
'hAnts that they would not have been
released until the flames which nov wsrs
svesplng through tho mass 81 wreck
age bad rendered II ioolate
When Hilly realized that the plumr
baby and its mother vefe safs hs drew
lorg breath 81 relief Then he sud.
denly realized that among the men who
hat been assisting him vas sheriff
Wilson. The shcrn had been only
slightly iniur,d. and a. soon a. he 70.
ralned bis senses regardless 81 the
blood which vas pouring from the ca,
In bis forehead had rushed 10 hslp In the
sork u rescue Nov he turned to Ruly
50. while ! vas On my back you wsr,
getting the Nd and Ne mother out ~ N.
wreck, instead 81 iyinr 10 run avay''
he observed. In voice whose Erunnes,
tried In vain 10 conceal Ne kindliness
lle slanccd sharply At nllly a. n,
spoke Hut Il vas not tho lnnk " sher,
IN towards biz prisoner bu, such a. on,
brave man gives another nlb mel
\ With as STRAIGHTFORWARD a glance
For moment hs vas no longer the COO,
vlc, but man Who had made his chole,
bravely and vel Ia one 81 llic's srcal
emergencies
10 I've Eol auy innasace IN wiliisior
couuiy.- added sheriff Wilson 10 en-.
phaiic tones and think have. n
sont h. ~ Vsfy inrg before q paftot
zones 10 the psn. n.iiy"
nils Looked a. ne plump baby and NJ,
mother. she vss vesplus bat hst Tear,
vcre no, those ~ grief And nlry dlt
90, vgre, hls los, chance 10 escape. no,
the choice he had taken. Even without
the NerlGs las, words he tcli that {, hat
ben q good one.
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