Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-11-23

transfer he suggested quietly. ..1ner
are enough Of Us to do the work. an,
we can spare you
This left Flemister unaceountaf, r.,
but with very palpabIe effort Il.
shook himself free from the smell !
whatever had been Stacking him.
That's right" he assented brisklr
i was Just going to suggest that,
Then, indicating the men pouring ON,
Of the relief train: 81 see that mn
buckles have come up on your train f.
lend hand. Command JUS lust fine
same as il we belonged to You. That
is what we are here for.'s
Van Lew and the coIlegfan walked
the three young women a little way
Up the old spur, while the wrecked
trains company. the living. the in
jured and the dead were transferred
down the line TO the relief train to he
taken back to Red Butte. Flemfster
helped with the other helpers, but
Lidgerwood had an unconforta hle
feeling that the man was always At
his elbow. He was certainly there
when the last Of the wounded had
| been carried around the wreck and
/ the relief train was ready to back
away to Little Butte, where it could
be turned upon the mine spur Z. IT
was while the conductor of the train
was gathering his volunteers for de.
| parture that Flemister said what he
| had apparently been waiting for a
chance to say.
7 can't help feeling indirectly re-
sponsible for this, Mr. Lidgerwood.
he began, with something like return
of his habitual self possession. IF i
hadn't asked you to come over here
tonight
Lfdgerwood interrupted sharply,
What possible difference would that
have made. MI. Flemister?"
1t was not a special weakness of
Flemister's to say the damaging thing
under pressure of the untoward and
unanticipated event; it is rather com
mon failing Of human nature. In
flash he appeared to realize that be
had admitted too much,
why, understood that it was
unexpected sight of your special stand
ing on the 7 that made the passenger
engineer lose his head" he countered
lamely, evidently striving to recover
himself and to efface the damaging
admission
1t CHANGED that they were standing
directly opposite the break in the trac'
where the rail ends were still held |
apart by the small stone Lidger
wood pointed to the loosened rail |
plainly visible under the volleying play |
Of the two opposing headlights.
There is the cause of the disaster.
Mr.. Flemister," he said notly, "a trap
set, not for the passenger train. but
for my special Somebody set It.
somebody who knew almost to a min
lite when we should reach it. Mr.
Flemister, let me tell you something
don't care any more for my own life
han sane man ought to care. but
he numbering devil who pulled the
pixies on that rail reached out, IN.
consciously perhaps, but none the less
after a life that would
afeguard at the price OF my own.
Because he did that I'll spend the last
lollar of the fortune my father left
ne, if needful, in finding that man and
langing himp'
It was the needed flick of the whip
or the shaken nerve of the mine
'wner
All" said he, i am sure every one
viii applaud that determination. Mr.
4idgerWood- applaud it and help you /
0 see it through" And then. quite
$ calmly: Il suppose you will go /
Jack from here with your special
Von't you? You can't get down to
little Butte until the track is repaired
nd the wreck cleared. Your going I
Jack will make no difference in the !
light Of way matter. | can arrange )
or a meeting with Grofeld at any
lme-in Angels If you prefer {
Yes said LidgerWood absently, Il
NJ going back from here" !
Then I guess may as well ride
own to my jumping off place with
~ men. You don't need US any long
r. Make my adieus TO Miss Brew
ter and the young ladies, will you, 8
leaseY'
Lidgerwood stood at the break in the
rack for some minutes after the re J
reating relief train had disappeared
round the steep shoulder Of the great i
ill-was still standing there when
bradford having once more sidetrack :
d the service car on the abandoned I
line spur. came down TO ask for Or
ers. :
We'll hold the siding until Dawson /
bows up with the Wrecking train" 3
as the superintendent reply. He q
ught to be here before long. Where /
re Miss Brewster and her friends? p
'tThey are all up at the bonfire. I'm ,
aving the Tap launder the car little :
efore they move in" 4
There was another interval Of delay,
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