The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-05
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furied pole. thought,
considering the ground could have
ing where stood the the cutting nearly
over his head he turued himself about and looked
There something remarkable his of doing So
though could not haNe said for my sfe what
Hello, beowr
looking the he turned himself again
and, raising his eyes, my figure high above him.
Is there path by tich down and speak to
He looked up replying looked down at
without pressing him too soon with repetition my
QUESTION Just vague the earth
and mir quickly changing pusation
ing that caused me to start back as though had force
draw down When such vapor my height from
this rapid train had passed and skmmng the
landscape looked down again reurlng
had shown while the train by.
repeated inquiry After pause during which
ed to regard ne with nxed Sn,nton be ooped with his rolled
point NY 800 yards distant
called down him, "A point There,
by dnt of looking closely abct no ro,s -oueb ziszar de-
scendng path notched out whIcn followed
The cutting extremely deep and unusually precpous
IL was made through camr stone tnaE became oozer and
wetter I down
When enough upon zigzag to
see him again saw that he was standing between the rails
the which the train had lately attitude
he waiting for appear had his left his
chin and that left elbow rested his right hand crossed
his His attitude
fulness that stopped moment wondering it
| resumed my downward way and stepping upon
level of the railroad and drawing him. that he
dark salow with dark beard and rather heavy
brows His solitary place
On either side dripping wall of jagged excud
ing all view but strip Of sky the perspective only
crooked this
tive the other direction terminating gloomy light and
the goomier entrance black tunnel in whose massive arh
lecture there burbarou depressing forbddng
So little sunlight found its this
earthly deadly SMELL and much cold wind rushed through
that struck chill to If had left the natural world
Before he stirred enough to him to have touched
him Not then removing his from mine he stepped
back step and lifted his hand.
This lonesome said and II had veted
attention when looked down from yonder visitor
was rarity should suppose unwelcome rarity hoped
He directed curious look toward the red light
tunues mouth aud looked all about It, something
missing from ii, and then looked q,
That light was part of his charge, was It not?
y He answered in a low voice, Don't you
The monsou thought came into my mind as perused the
man have pecuated since whether there have been
ection In his
my stepped back But in making the action detect
ed In his some latent fear of This put the monsrous
thought to flight
"You look at me-" said, forcing SMILE If you
dread me-"
doubtful" he returned whether had seen you be-
fore"
"whereY'
He pointed to the rcd light he had looked
"ThereT l said.
Ineutly replied, without sound "Yes"
"My good fellow what should there? However
-s it may, | never there you may swear"
II think may" he reoned Yes, may"
HIS cleared like my He replied my
with readiness and In well chosen words Had he much do
ttere? Yesthat he responsibility
bear But and watchuness what required
OF him. and of actual work-manua aborhe had
TO change that signal trim lights
handle then all he had under that
gardg those and lonely which
make much he could only that the routine Of his life
shaped itself In that form and he had used to It,
He took into his where there
official book In which he had make certain entries
graphic instrument with its dial face and needles and the little
bell which spoken my trusting
the remark that he had been well educated and hoped
might say without perhaps
observed that Instances slight ncongruity
would rarely be found wanting bodies of
In warehouses; in the police
IN desperate the that
less railway STAFF He had
young could believe sitting In that scarcely
cou,D student natural philosophy
t1es Wild misused his opportunities gone
risen again He had complaint
made his bed and he lay 1t
to make another
All that he a quiet manner
regards divided between
the 'sir" from time time especially
referred his youth though TO
claimed be nothing but what
ne was interrupted by the
send replies Once he had to stand with
and display flag train passed and
the driver In the discharge of his
ttes him remarkably and vgant
his discourse at syllable and remaining silent until what
he had to do was done.
q should have set this down Of the
employed that capacity but for the ccu
stance while speaking twice broke
color his face toward the little bell when did
the door Of the hut which kept shut
clude damp looked light
On both OF these
came fire with the inexpicabe him which
had remarked without being able define when
Oar asunder.
= said when I rose to leave him.
rnsrt have with contepted man"
afraid acknowledge that said 1t TO lead him
~ used to be so he reJoined In tue low voice 10