The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-06
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Two more minutes ard tbs express would
| pass, and would need stopping; he could
not handy words with the other till the
red semaphore'' was up.
Miss Madge!." continued Rawson. your
mother has sent ne for you: has asked me
to take you home without delay
will! it isn't true. Mother would not
ask him to come even near me"
THAT is very nice and polite Of you,'
said Rawson. making 4 step forward into
the box. 'but-"
WAl yarge never exactly knew how
things came about after that.
To let go the red" lever. and. with a.
cry of liar" to clutch Rawson by the
thread was. however, the work of a Sec
ond.
The impact was terrific.
In close embrancc the two men rolled
heavily down the steps ON TO the perma-
nent way.
Rawson. though hurt by his backward
fall. and struggling with all mis- might TO
loose Wills grip on his throat. was alive
to a warning sound. every second becoming
more and more distinct.
1t was the express, the white cloud of
steam just appearing as the train entered
upon the two miles of straight.
Then Will heard it.
"Madge!" he shrieked. pull the red
lever. Pull hard. for Gods sake"
The girl was ~paralvzsd with fear. Wills
voice seemed to come through miles of
space.
Only a milo away now.
''Madse. Pull the red TT
The last word. shot out with all the re-
naming force of despair. reached her. She
woke TO a realization of the truth.
Will-her within deadly struggle right
in the path of the oncomins express; the
passenger train waiting still in Dunches-
ter S~tation-her fathers life, too. in peril.
She could almost feel the hot damp
steam OF the express engine on her cheek.
Staying no moro to dream or think. she
seized the red lever, and pulling it back
with all the strength OF her little arms.
size heard the s%emaphore 'lock-up'' into.
it's place.
Then she tainted.
The express pulled up within a score Of
feet of the two men. Will uppermost, his
fingers still on Rawson's Throat.
One of the passengers by the express, a
big, bearded, elderly man, accompanied tho
guard to see what was the matter.
why. it's Will Narge," said the pas.
senger
Will heard film, and pointing to the sig.
nal box, said: You had better go IA
Madge. if you are Mr.. Ellerton,"
The father found his daughter uncon:
StipuS IN q Httip on tue lOOT OF l1p DON, BY
the lever handles.
1t did not take him long To rouse her,
and on the journey home she told him the
whole tale, and how that she was to
blame for tempting Will from his duty.
However. nobody blamed her much; not
even Will, who, as he had prophesied, was
discharged from the company service.
1t is satisfactory to know that Dick
Rawson left Dunchester for London soon
after his encounter with his rival; the lat
ter place offered him a wider field for the
shady operations In which his, soul de-
lighted.
AS Mr.. Ellerton returned with ever a
more than fair pile the order soon went
forth for an evacuation of the Grown
Inn" and for the building of a comfort
able house on the site of the cottage where
he himself had been born.
Madge and Will were to be married on
the day the house was finished. The hap
py pair were then to sail for the place in
Queensland. which MIR. Ellerton Trad left
FOR his native land.