Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-09

angcs together.
Last call tor dime had bccn an
nounced By the dining car waiter. That
agreeable interruption was over, and
The train sped over trostlc and bridge
and through rolling country which
made the changing noise of the train
increase as the, dashed over the back
cut through tn" hills and diminish
when IL came to level land.
They were approaching the foothills
of the mountain where Cora wa going
10 spend the summer, and the last
plimpscs she had through the window
out into the darlening night was that
of do,Iing lights, like f%refics, on the
hillsidea IN the cottages of the mill
hands grouped around some great mas
Blv" brick cotton factory, brightly lit
up by electric lights shining through
innumorablc rows OF windows, which
made a falryl!kc appearance on the
calm. s~tarlcss bacl ground of IN" blue
sly above.
Cora lay In her sleeper wide awake
thinking OF Furgus Grey.
II wonder what his trouble is? She
can't have thrown him over. furstis
Is much too important and rich a man
Tor that. What can II be-"
The grave. troubled face of her one-
time chm and boon companion trou-
BLEED and p~rcocCupied Cora and the fact
that he had failed to notice or rec
OgniIc her CAV" her a pang absurdly
keen and made her flush aud grow in
dignant.
Il suppose he's going IN to Washing
ton whore she is. almost wish he
Will find out how shallow and selfish
and ycnal she is. only that would be toe
mean Hes such "A fine. manly fellow.
It's TOO bad
Finally Cora dropped INTO "A restless
sleep. silence having settled over the
! sleeper, when suddenly an awful crash
came. a fright1ul Earring and iplDing.
while calls. screams and cries rang our
ON all sides among Il "ild and mex.
plirabl" confusion then the train stood
stili.
Corn bruised, and her arm bleeding,
sprHng mp and ran out to find the loco
mO'iN" detached tn" front coach turned
over and smashed, and men extracting
people from the debris and helping
the wounded and injured.
cora found herself lurclinG by the
side Of aggressive ana treckl"d Dick,
with whom she had sworn a lifelong
friendship but "A few hours before hold.
ing his hand IN hers, while the blood
from an ugly cut on his hcad stro0mcd
down over her dark blue wrapper
staining and running It's Iaccs, Will,
she called to him and tried to brinp
him bick 30 consciousness.
The bright elar" from "A lantern fcl
over him and "A voice She seemed it
recognize anid gently. while two stronl
arms raised TIA" lad from the rmbank
mcul where H." lay come with hin
IN III" sleeper, hes hurt, but mo-
killed. stay With HIM until / briui
help there's a doctor aDm"wherc. II
20 and find him"
cora followed Fungus Grey and dIc
his biding. and DICKS mother, hayina
tainted with irieh'. the boys hclpc,
the doctor in hi. 5aillrul work wh'r
he handaDGd his head amt set hi.
brnlru arm %iEinH Dicl. words OF en-
c~purar'mour and cheer, which h" Nc
tnp"l"dard with II brave smile. viii,
Wiuiuug bravery the tears Of pain
which came ia a.i'r Of All his courage
for 1t had 80 be quickly done. and Their
~cr" others SIN more ]rriryOusly hur
waiting for IN" lclIcl from morrq
a]ponI"a which only a physicians %al.iil"'
knowledge could give.
"Tuu are a courageous lifllc tad yur
stood ii nnLly," flr'Is Grey aald when
it wa over
Cora stopped and Kissed Dick AM
promised 20 stay win Aim until NJ
Iclicf train "3mr
Il Wot white cora Aas bending oyc
Dlch that her sweet compassion an
'inHular hnauty struck furpus ~ In
huitrIy admirable
SOM women aIr perfect, other
are devils or worse sim, too contcmp
tibI" to b" worth wasting "A though
ON wa, far"ua Grry's reflection.
you look pal" and worn ont. yOr
must drlnh lhia " Firg,l8 said, prOdlc
ms a iida. and silver cup Come on
In the fresh air, II viii do you good"
Leaving the wrecked train ana work
ing parties. the lights, confusion ant
noise, they fauntrIrd on into the ncn
by wood aud 8iltin' down ON "A fnllrl
tree trunk. watched the approach q
dawn as II lighted and soflrncd an,
broke smilinEly Oy"r the scene.
lyon are very com Ia%gpIDnutp NE