The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-18

he faces of her fellow travellers, there
anne a crash and a total cessation o
movement
The earth itself seemed totterinE
1nder her, and she was thrown froa!
Ter seat to the floor. She was 70
jturned for a few minutes to reaiiE
IL the least what had happened; hi
when at last able to collect her senses
She knew that there must have bee.
IN accident, the nature and characte
u which she was incapable of gaug
ng.
The air was alive with sounds NOR
" less distressing kissing of til
engine, the shouts of the engine driver
he piercing shrieEs of women, N
c,ose to her, making itself heard abov
the din, the pitiful, frightened wall
little child.
Poor little dear! 1t must be tn
little child l was talking to-" sal
Janetta, trying to raise herself on t.,
her knees so as to see better wha
had happened TO her fellow travellers
and much relieved to find that he
own limbs were whole and sound.
The carriage was jerked off the rail-
and was pitched half over on its sid
and the struggles of others to FIRE
themselves were beginning to be uE
pleasantly felt when, from her knee,
ing posture, Janetta caught glimps
of the man whom she had seen get
ting into the first-class carriage a lit
tie beyond her own at Paddington.
| Hol hO NJ
smile, You seem to want help here
| Don't be frightened; l don't thin.
there is much harm done, barring tn
smashing up of a carriage or So n
no! don't struggle behind there
Ladies first, please. l must help yo
out through the window, as the do1
is damned, and beware of broke
glass"
The child first" said Janetta, wit
opposite to her own.
Hand her out, pleased" cried t.
man, depositing the child high up o
the bank near by. She's scared on
of her wits, as we'll she may be. Nov
give me your hands, and place you
feet on the handle of the door; I'll kee
the little frightened heap that ha
been propelled right under the Sc
quivering lips, who had laid hold
you steady as you climb through an
lift you out"
Janetta obeyed every directic
swiftly and deity.
With her arm about the child, Janet
"a sat and watched the strange seen
with duZed, bewildered eyes. The hug
sngine, which had run off the lin
stood half embedded in the bank I
the side. snorting and putting as if /.
dignant at finding himself in such a
igrominious position.
Men with scared faces hurried hitht
and thither; women stood in group
along the line, sobbing in helpless tel
ror.
The mother of her little charge la
stretched at full length on the gras
close by, borne thither by the st>on
arms of her rescuer, who seemed a
most the only man who kept full po
session of his senses, except a fail
faced fair-haired young doctor, VIII
fastened forward towards the pro-
trate figure, kneeling by her and fee
:, ing her pulse with professional cain
, Tainted, that's ALL he said, lool
ing up at the man by his side. The
a quick glance of recognition passe
: over his features. why, Merival
you here?" he exclaimed. "On you
4 way to the George, l suppose?"
From a certain hardening Of Il
voice Janetta gathered that, for son
| ha Pot hot In
= Tor did not like the handsome stranga
= whose fine physique and pleasant bea
ing seemed so attractive to herself.
= I'm sure l don't know how l sha
get on there tonight. | don't kno
g., where this frolicsome engine h:
! chosen to deposit us, but we must
\ ut least 10 miles away from Mort
: cliff"
, Janetta gave an involuntary star
the mans destination was the same
>, her own.
=. You can take my dogcart, If "
;, ike It's at a house hard by. /
- case there that will detain me +
the night" rejoined the doctor curh
Thanks, ever so much. | belle
=. III be off then. Your patient is ope
:, ng her eyes, the rest of the iasse
gers seem sorting themselves. Let
zee. there's a child that belongs % tn
woman somewhere" And. glancti
ound. he saw Janetta, faithful to h
rust. seated on the bank with t
=, -hild he sought In her arms.
~ He smiled and lifted his hat.
Let me relieve you OF your burden
lie said, certain tenderness In
A soice rs he looked at the little chill
- There. don't cry"-to the little one
IN mammy's all right"
= He carried 1t of as gently as
p woman would have done; then he I
p turned to Janetta, standing by b
l., with certain hesitation.
Il have turned up friend here W
p kindly offers his dogcart to forWa
! me to my destination. Can | be
/, any service to you? l expect the
~ will be train presently to carry
~ V1