Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-04
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When he went back into the car at
IL o'clock he found the girl and her
maid still sitting in their sections
though most of the other berths, in.
GLIDING his own, had been made up.
The train was slowing down, and
wishing a breath of air before retir.
ing. he went to the rear platform OF
the sleeper, which was the last car
of the train. The porter had opened
the door in the vestibule to allow the
brakeman to run back with his tor
pedoes. The baggage car had devel.
oped a hot box, and, jumping out.
Griswnld saw lanterns flashing ahead
where the trainmen labored with the
sick wheel. The porter vanished.
leaving Griswold alone. The train
had stopped at the edge of a small
town, whose scattered houses lay
darkly against the hills beyond. The
platform lamps of a station shone a
steel yielded reluctantly to treatment,
and Griswold went forward and
watched the men at work for a few
minutes. then returned to the end of
the train. He swung himself into the
yestibule and leaned upon the guard
rail, gazing down the track toward
the brakeman's lantern. Then he
impatient at. the continued de-
lay and dropped down again, pacing
back and forth in the road-bed behind
the becalmed train. The night was
air, and a little way from the rear
lights 1t was pitch dark. Griswold
felt ure that the train would not
leave without the brakeman. and he
was further treasured by the lanterns
Of the trainmen beside the baggage
car. Suddenly, as he reached the car
and turned to retrace his steps, a
man sprang UP, seemingly from no.
where, and accosted him.
Il reckon y'u're the gov'nor, amt
y'u?"
Yes. certainly, my man. What
al ! do for your" replied Griswold,
instantly
81 reckoned II was y.u when y'u
fust come out on the platform. I'm
app'inted to tell W. |. gov'nor, that II
y'u have Bill Appleweight arrested in
South Carlina. y'u'Il get something
n Of these days YIN won't like. And
II y'u try to find me y'ull get It quick,
er. Good night, gov'nor."
Good night" stammered Griswold.
The least irony had crept into the
word governor as the man uttered 1t
and slipped away into the darkness.
The shadows swallowed him up; the
frogs In the ditch. beside the track
chanted dOlorousy; then the locomo-
tive .whistled for the brakeman, whose
lantern was already bObbings toward
the train.
AS Grtswold. swung himself into the
vestibule the girl who had borrowed
Nh newspapers turned away hurried
Wand walked swiftly before him to
her section. -he porter, who was
gathering her things together, said. AZ
shelpaused IN the aisle ~ hersseat:
"BeEinniny to Eet ready. Miss Os-
bon. We're gwine intu Columbia 80
minutes late Al account dat hot box.IT
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compartniNnt ana and slighted aacigar.
His acquAintances sof the 4supper table
had retired, and he was glad to be
alone with his thoughts beforesthe
train reached Columbia. He dealt
harshly with himself for his stupidity
n not having associated the girls
perturbation over the breach between
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