The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-04
Our Daily $bcrt Story

aerailed train by some untoward cir cumstanoe and rolled down an embank-
 menu, killing some and injuring many others MT. Mallory's friend was on the
 n much Scared to death. he changed at once to the c. T. and A. And Mir. Nal iory also changed. Following out his
 theory theory, he immediately began to trave, Sn1 earned It's lesson afresh. And so he ran utimaeeiy through two more roads. Ev- eTy, ume any one of the six roads had an snccaadent, n,sa he would patronise that road Anu ne remained unscarred ana un- Scatned. The last road was the K l.: and ND.. one or the largest in the Stite. There nad been no acident for some time on any feel uneasy, when the X. L. and D. had
 generous smash-up that did his sou good He immediately rushed over to the
 N. L. and D.. and every morning and
 every evening rushed to and from the
 great metropolis in what he believed to
 pe security. Of the securest kind
 But, as was once said by Sir Boyle
 nocf1e. and by others since his time, sim
 SIe misIortunes never come alone. and snS greatest possible misfortune is always re. ,oa,4,Wed s, by one greater. Others have re, marked that the schemes of mice and
 men gang aft aglee And sti'' others than
 man proposes. but God disposes.
 ,, MT Mallory's rule Was good rule to
 ioIlow. but, unfortunately, it had its ex- sepuons. It was not two months after the last mentioned accident on the k. U. and D.-while MT. Mallory was still Q Passenger upon that line-that white ,og settled down one morning on the lana, bent upon mischief. This fog was thing that laughed at. railroad signals, anu at all Kinds of human ingenuity. Mr.
 on MaiiGry hiry ,,a,a that morning sat in rear ear ms paper Out on the meadows his train Tor some legitimate purpose came to a
 run stop Under ordinary circumstances proceeding: But. unfortunately, some where behind it was fast express bound
 From standing still. Mir. Mallory's train began. to creep toward it's destination It was within walking distance of its sta- ton. when something happened along It Wis the fast expre s. That impulsi e con- veyance. finding MT. Mallory tain upon the track. leaped upon it's back and crilm- pied 1t up ike paper-and underneath it, erumpled up the passengers in, Mr. Mall iory's train. It was simply awful-it was
 the nercest accident in twenty years.
 MT. Mallory's car had been the next
 to the last. and 1t was smashed with the
 rest. From the debris, still clinging to
 the shreds of a morning paper, there | crawled a sorry figure-the figure of a
 man man This man had two ends in view. The nrst was to reach place of safe, and of succor. The other object was de-
 Crazed with what had happened, this A1Aou SidWicu, AS rapidly as ms W0unu would let him, On and on, toward the | front. He knew that somewhere ahead was the eastern terminus of the road. In his eagerness to get along at times he rose to his feet, and half leaped, half propelled himself through the thick, white fog.
 At last he reached the station. Some ! men had tried to help him. He thanked ! them and told them between gasps that he must get inside the station-that there l was not a minute to lose. He seemed | eager to accomplish his object They l helped him in. Once in, he staggered over to the ticket. office. They thought now
 that he wished to send a telegram. But 1 not so. Clinging to the ledge a the win
 dow. and swinging from side to side, he
 beckoned to the ticket agent.
 This road-this road" he gasped "has | had 8 second accident-a second one
 mind. in very short space of time. In
 my mind, this makes it the very safest road to travel on for years to come. Sir, desire tv buy at once a season ticket
 q season ticket, mind. My name is Mir.
 Gregory Mallory-a season ticket; mind"
 And having said this. Mir. Gregory Mall
 lorv fell down between his helpers dead.
 The ticket agent stayed his hand. For a
 season ticket to another bourne had just
 been issued by another agency-a season
 ticket that bore the genteel name of Mir.
 Gregory Mallory