El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-23


plexity. perplexity TO concern. What's
this-leaving the city? He wasted no
time Clutching his belongings TO his
side, he vaulted from one hand, nimbly
landing safely on his feet ut the road
side
He thought of the luckless pair in
the empty box
Suddenly he stopped, his chin up,
his hands to his sides. A hearty peal
Of laughter scared from his lips. The
joke was on them. 1t was rich. The
more he thought of their establishment
on awakening the more he laughed
His immense levity attracted atten-
ton. Four or five men approached
him from the shadows of the freight
houses, ugly. unsmiing fellows. They
demanded of him the cause of his un-
Seemly mirth With tears in his mer-
ry black eyes he related the plight of
the pretty slumberers. They piled him
with questions. He described the cou-
pie, even glOwingly. Then the SIMS
ter fellows smiled. More than that,
they clapped each other on the back
and SwOre Splendidly.
And so it was that the news spread
over town at o'clock that Tru1ton
King was where he could do no harm
1t was well known that the train
would make forty miles an hour down
the steep grade into the lower valley.
When Truxton King first awoke to
the fact that they were no longer
lying motionless in the dreary yards
he leaped to his feet with startled
shout of alarm With frantic energy
he pulled open the door. For min
ute he stared at the scudding walls of
stone so close at hand, Incompetence
ingly. Then the truth burst upon him
with the force of mighty blow He
staggered back, his jaw dropping, his
eyes glaring.
Great God, LoraineI We're going,
We're moving he cried hoarsely.
She shot to her feet and lurched TO
Shrieked
Suddenly the train shot out into the
open, farm spattered valley Truxton
fell back dumfOunded-
The country he exclaimed. We've
been carried away God in heaven,
The prince-he is lostw He was be
side himself. raging like Il mailman.
He had shouted to her that he must
get back to the city.
You would be killed. she cried,
clutching his arm fiercely. You never
can jump. Tru1ton. See how we are
running. If you jump l shall follow. 1
won't go on alone. l am as much to
blame as you"
4 small station few by. ROM, sew
en- kilometers to EdelweiSS." He look
ed at her in despair
We're going faster and faster,s he
grated
Just then his gaze alighted on the
pathetic breakfast He stared as If
Was he going mad? An
instant later he was on his hands and
knees examining the mysterious feast.
She Joined him at once. No two faces
ever before were so puzzled and per-
picked.
'By heaven he exclaimed, II see it
all! We've been deliberately shang-
haied: We've been bottled up here
and shipped out Of town Don't touch
that stuff. It's probably full of poi
SON. Great Scott, what a clever gang
they arer'
Whereupon he proceeded to kick the
breakfast out of the car
door. To their dying day they were
to believe that the food had been put
there by agents of the great conspira-
tor.
Hello said he. Were slowing up" /
He looked out and ahead. There's a /
bridge down the road a bit-yes, there's /
Dur same old river, They're running /
slow for the bridge. We can swing |
OFF, Lorraine. Now's our CHANGER
The train was barely creeping up TO !
he bridge. He clasped her in the |
strong crook of his left arm, slid down
TO sitting position and boldly pushed /
himself clear of the car. landing on his /
'eet- Staggering forward with the i'm /
1etuS he had received. he would have /
allen except for a mighty effort
sharp groan escaped his lips as he low
cred Lorraine to the ground She looked
lnxiously into his face and saw moth
ng there but relief
Come along" said the man briefly
We must try to reach that station
'ack there. There | can telegraph in
Jhp' His first attempt to walk brought
Tut groan of pain.
He had turned his ankle in the leap
TO the ground.
Lean on mel"
H. she cried despair
WA ingIy.
mJNe ''Nonsensew he
ny 4 said. with grim
~ stubbornness II
%es9GT ~ don't mind the
8: !; e.: !: :: ::
4, IN pain Well not
la stop. my dear-no:
M till we get word to
ZxyHl DanglOSs"
EYKl \ At wagon road