The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
E NIGHT RUN OF THE OVERLAND by Elm

from the night-operators shot out into the gloom
and it. too thy powdered Aside from this the scattered
houses of the little hamlet slept in darknessali save one
Through the drawn curtains Of which squaed in
the right angle formed by the interectns tracks hundred
yards from the station light shone DULY inside
young with book in her lap sat beside bed On
the bed lay young man OF perhaps thirty
They ordinary couple of the type which pre-
vailed in Valley Junction The rugged strength OF the man
soned BY an unnakabe geneness of BIRTH and the dark
which rested motones the further wall were thoughtful
striking gown grdled at the waist with asseled
cord only half concealed the sturdy sweeping lines OF the TORN
beneath Her placid womany face crowned with glorious
of FURNISHED auburn hair Her blue now xed solicit
ousy upon husbands face dark with what seemed an
habitua earnestnes OF purpose and her sweet NOUN pa
seriously. After moment though she shook on her pensive
mood What you thinking Of dear! she asked with
Frightening face
of YOU her husband gravel tightening his grasp
upon the slipped into his Comparing your lie in
this wreced place Sylvia with what was before married
YOU and thinking of that wonderful thing called love- winch
make you content with the change
The young bent forward with little spamodc move
nen and laid her beautiful hair upon the pillow BESIDE net sd mus
GREATNESS tension her hand his further temple her null
passionate lips pressed tight against his cheek
Not content hearts husband but happy she whispered
ecsacay After she lifted herself and quietly
snoothed her ruied Il mustn't do that again she SAID
dmurey The doctor said you were not to be excited @
won't allow to think more on that subject ene e
added with pretty tyranny Only TINS, BeI-papa win iosr
put away your foolish pride and let me write to him and
tell him where areno matter he did iormd IL ana ne
and be forgiven But whether he does not tell YOU sweet
heart would uter about this little dovecoe OF ours
of the finest palace papas money can build
For the pair looked the love they could not speak
Then the spell was broken by the distant scream OF ocomo
clock ''' 1'0'''N : - '
.There's the Overland" she murmured Shes three min
ue late The wind isedead against her Some day. dear she
added ondy you will hold the throttle Of that engine II you
With fine unconscious loyalty corporation which
them bread and butter they listened silence to the dull roar
tunderous the train by and the trembling Of
EARTH they heard the grinding Of brakeshoe the whistle q me
pump like great excited heart AT this unexamped occr
the sick threw his wife startled glance ana sne
Just turning away again. still unsatished when there came
a SsaSsG RAP & I g the door wide revealing
the foremost of whom she recognized as the night
operator at the Junction.
Mrs Fox began with haste this is the general
superintendent Mr.
my name is Howard madam, said the official for himself
gneer had stroke of apopexy fifteen miles back and want
your husband take this train. know he's SICK but7-
"But he's too sick sir hold his head upv Sylvia Exclaimed
aghast
whats the trouble9" called Fox sharply from his bed
An insant hush the little group at the door and
then they all moved by impulse filed quickly bk to
the sick-room.
Mr Fox hate ask sick man to get out Of be Sa
pull train began the general superintendent hurdy oeRfe
SYLVIA could speak But we're tied up here hard and fast with
there the company loses thousand dollars If pull h
through to Stockton and WILL will be the best two hours wo
that you did. | will give you FIVE hundred dollars
Fox had his elbow but he now sank back DIZZY
and trembling weakness In moment though ne was up
HOWarQl
Claimed bitterly IF weren't physical mposbityf
weren't dizzy to hold my head up
He broke abruptly and pressed his hand in dazed way to
other followed his plainly regarding him As out q s
head But Sylvia turned pale and leaned against e wan or
support She had caught her husbands meaning
shell take the train sirw exclaimed Fox eagerly and she'll
take it through She knows engine well as ana
every Of the road Sylvia must go It is your duty
The superintendent staggered this amazing proposition
gasped and stared at the Young woman she sooa WIN ner
ing boodred OF returning color shooting through
cheeks Yet in that crucial moment wnen heI nae
eyesomehig hard and stnbborn-xed the skepnea supel
tendens attention. and he drew step nearer sylvia WIN
twching nostfis ana swenns 'no'' '''''O 'p'' $50
desperately
Il will 60 she said low resigned voice But some one
stay here with NM
eThis young will attend to all that never tret cried
Howard paily in his relief turning to the night operator
Whatever doubts the superintendent have harbored yet OF
the fair engineers and skill were plainly removed when
after an absence OF scarcely
sxtv seconds An ndonable courage was stamped upon her
handsome features and she bore herself with the h snDaueu
men ~ one who knows gravity of her task yet has faith N
erelf for lis performance One of her husbands caps was
drawn tightly her thick hair She had slipped INTO snort
waking Skirt and as advanced she calmly but swiftly put
her Jacket Without hesitation she stepped to the bedside
and kissed her husband good-by
BE gil he said eneouasng though hs oMn n voTe
shook have to make seventy i've mes an hou q
better bur you've got the machine to do It with Give her her
head all the grades except -Four Mile lresdon Dc aa
and give her niue sanu IN DsaNnsas 4 ~ \ -
God keep you
A sylvia stood beneath the great black hulk Of iron and steel
which drew the Overand with which her husbands
a . xnress and sleeping laden with human freight her
heart almost failed her again ne mighty Ooe' sn
monster and the rushed angriy from the dome,
though the great animal freng under the
| and onqed again be of the wings OF the wind rend
@ hs snest with its and awakening the sleeping
hills and hollows with It's hoarse shriek.
.You are little woman she heard the superintendent
IA Evpr rntut Won IS