The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-24

two days in Angels you will doubtless
hear all you care TO about my troubles.
| When the town isn't talking about
what II Is going TO do to me Il Is COS
siping about the dramatic arrest of NV
would be assassin"
"You are most provoklng" she de-
clared. "Did you make the arrestP"
"Don't shame me needlessly. or
course didn't. One of our locomotive
engineers, n man whom | had dis
charged for drunkenness, was the hero.
1t was a most daring thing" And no
told her Judson's story.
Miss Eleanor did not need to vocalize
her approval of Judson; the dark eyes
were alight with excitement.
"How finer she applauded. "Of
course after that you took Mr.. Judson
back into the railway serviceT"
Indeed / did nothing of the sort
nor shall 1 until he demonstrates that
he means what he says about letting
the whisky alone"
"'Until he demonstrated Don't be
so cold blooded, Howard! Possibly he
saved your life"
quite probably. But that has moth
Ing 10 do with his reinstatement as an
engineer of passenger trains. It would
be much better for Rufford TO kill me
than for me TO let Judson have the
chance to kill trainload of innocent
people"
And yet few moment ago you call
ed yourself a coward, cousin mine.
Could you really face such an alter.
native without flinching?"
"lt doesn't appeal TO me as ques.
ton involving any special degree OF
courage" he said slowly. 81 am a
great coward, Eleanor, not n little one,
hope"
1T doesn't appeal to your" she said.
"And have been calling you But
would you do 1t, Howard?"
He smiled at her sudden earnest.
ness.
"How generous your heart is, Flea
nor, when you let 1t speak for itself!
If you will promise not to let it change
your opinion of me-you shouldn't
change II, you know, for I am the
same man whom you held up to scorn
the day we parted-if you will prom
Use I'll tell you that for weeks have
gone about with my life in my hands,
knowing it, 1t hasn't required any
great amount of courage. 1t merely
comes along in the line of my plain
duty to the company. It's one of the
things draw my salary for"
"You haven't told me why this des-
perado wanted TO kill you-why you
are in such deep sea of trouble out
here. Howard" she reminded him.
mo. 1t is long story, and It
would bore you If had time to tell 1t.
And i haven't time, because that ia
Williams whistle for the Angels
yard"
He had risen and was helping his
companion to her feet when Mrs.
Brewster came TO the car door to say:
"Oh, you are out here, are you,
Howard? / was looking for you to
let you know that we dine In the
Nadia at Z. If your duties will per
nit
IidGerwood's refusal was apologize,
but firm.
am very spITys touSlu JtSSl'u,
he protested. "But / left deskful OF
stuff when l ran away to the wreck
this morning. and really I'm afraid
shall have TO beg off"
"Oh. don't be so dreadfully formal!'
said the presidents wife impatiently
you are a member OF the family, and
Ill you have to do is to say bluntly
hat you can't come and then come
whenever you can while we are here.
You VIII come to us whenever you
AN, Howard; that is understood" she
aid. And so the social matter rested
Lidgerwood was half way down the
platform of the Crows Nest, heading
or his Office and the neglected desk,
When Williams engine came back
ne through one of the yard tracks on
Is way TO the roundhouse. At the
moment Of its passing, n little man
With his cap pulled over his eyes
ropped from the gangway step and
ounged across to the headquarters
uilding
1t was Judson, and, having seen him
lst toiling away man fashion at the