Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-16

al uent of her arilua visit to her urscie,s farm
was the good-nztured coKempt which he1
feminine tinidityyof nature excited in the zninc
of her lordiy cousin Tom Tom washer ideal of boysh
perfection and she found hard be able % come
Carrie was afraid of many thnss-"s9raid !of her
shadow; to quote Ten again.bu. above taIl the
by any other bosy. unnlaginabe perils and dangers
lured every side, hidingSn the shadows, ready to
Tm glad that there's one thing YOU are not afraid
Of" Tom said one day eoadnttnaSag yet better
an you eo wh ?. d S rt to 5
sincerity from her cousin Ton. Sh, was riding jet
Toms Grn precious po1ysnhadd G s te3sins across S
riding bareback" which s4feateof little merh
for girt-in Toms opinion
aush of pleasure mantling her cheek
YES and had my own timeA too. tbefore rcouid
such little goose"
= where's uncief. Carrie asked brezthIessiy f-Jacl
Gardiner has brought word thatyour Aunt Mshgaret
is very i'll and wants to him light away"
hold ws.
his fatherto the home of his aun. who lived fix miles
with news,from the sick one usR It was iprobabis
that his father might not be able TO leave When he did
TINS would leave cI sa and her sSn; all
cottage of his own. halt a mile away
iousiy he bade his wife and Carrie gooa-by. I'll
be home soon as can.
When the house closed, for Sthe night Carrie
nervous and excited 1t was very seldom that Mr..
Atkins away night and it long time before
sleep you can. pleaded Carrie whOi fetqaf weight
: 81 n ssr es in ea
to attend to the needs of the family and
Uncle fH st t' would ST beside un went to
SLEEP she added
mind me- said her aunt 81 ann always Ike this when
anything unusual happens But Carrie persisted, and
presently she had the satisfaction of aunt
room She glanced at the clock she leftsthe roos
and was surprised to see thatt was nesrysGRs o'clock
sat down in the low rocker by e window and peeped
Oat into the darkness There was no in1eon but the
send sending p their eriss CLEANS ITO
leaning her elbows upon sths window-sH and Caring
earnestlyS heavenward Presently her shead began to
rested upon her hands and soon Sound asleep.
: An hour passed, and still she slept. l.
Hank! what was that seunds bTeakngsthe stiffness
of the night passenger train tisndered by the
track boydud the intervening field its shrill whistle
rousng the sir from her Humble Ds1sd oe%.Ssrsd
senses and remember where she was
~ Il must have fallen ssseer" shes said aloud and
meaning ofsthat redo glare where the railroad-rack
crossed the ravinee
panic "a spsrk sfro sthez engine has set it rel
'. And-@oh dear On dear!tthe Night Express passes
=
ahsres dare tell Auntie. Oh. what shaII dol
What shall doP'
y The clock IN the sttng-roon1 below struck Conc
two" ) There was three-quarters of hour in which
toget word the section at the depot Three miles
away--but how? Who there to sendf Carrie
shrank from blow when the thought struck her that
there living soul to 80 but herself. She to
go out into the dark night at this hourl She couldn't
oh she could not do iti But the Burning bridge and
the people who would be manGled-the cries of the
wosindeds and the dying il she did CO. seemed
sound in driving her almost frantic with their
agony. and sense of her own responsibility.
What would mama think If she coald see me now ?"
naples that led to the main Travelled road She had
need to urge Jet to do his best for the tricky little
animal seemed to be in a froliesou,e mood. and to
approve entirely of this unusual bit Of sy-laring On
and on he cantered the country crossing
the carriage bridge that spanned the ravine some
distance beyond the raroadcrossing where the smoke
and flames steadily. On and on they went she
bravely keeping her seat the saddleless pony her
teeth ehattering. though il was a summer night.
without the least hint of chill in the air But when
me last mile had to be traversed, and they to
where the road was berdered each side by long
stretch Ct woodard her courage was a. the lowest
eoo- "Cowardy Carrie" ready TO drop off her
back
Suddenly Jet gave a great bound one SIDE snort
ing with fright as dark object doomed up before