Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
MISS COULD WON
IN A RAIL WRECK
Story Of Romance Of Heiress
and St. Louis Fiancee FL
nany Comes Out.

st. Louis, so. Dec. 1s.-The be-
tIcthal OF Finley J. Shepard and Miss !
Helen Gould was fostered by the
wreck of train on which both we're
travelling. 1t was learned here today.
The wreck occurred on the West
Shore OF the New York Central, Oct
10, 1912. when the train was running
81 miles an hour. Miss Gould and
Shepard had for a long time been in
terested in the same affairs and in
many ways their tastes we're in har-
mCny.
Both were interested deeply in the
Y VI. c. A. work and il had been Mt
Shepards privilege 70 attend TO many
little commissions for Miss Gould.
teLdinR to advance the work OF the
railroad branches
She noted his unobtrusive earnest
ness. his clear reasoning. his thought
lesEness Of self. his quickness OF per
coption, his manly bearing and his
high character And from this close
association he had come to know Miss
Gould
Mr.. Shepard escorted Miss Gould 10
Chicago. whittier she was going with
a party OF her friends to attend a con-
vention OF the railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Shepards first thought when the
wreck occurred was for their women.
Through the darkness he pushed his
way 10 the front part OF the car and
raped on the stateroom door and ASK
eli 81 Miss Gould or any Of her party
were injured.
Miss Gould answered NO"
lie then went out to the aid OF those
20 in other parts Of the train. He clam
bered out OF the darkened car and
ran Trough the soft mud TO the en-
CINE This had left the track and the
fireman was crawling from the wreck
age when Shepard arrived.
The engineer was pinioned by the
tender. Shepard, whose knowledge OF
railroaGing is not all technical. seized
shovel and ak and set about liberat-
ing the engineer and giving relief to
others
lie was so absorbed in this work
that he did not observe two women
stand away In the darkness for few
minutes and watch his valiant eff.
forts. He knew not that Miss Gould
had seen him exerting his Drawn and
muscle and that he had caused heI
pulses to quicken by what she had
secn, but when the rescue work was
over and when they again met their
hearts at once went out to eact
Other
Shepard was in his office today
where he assists President Bush II
directing the affairs of the Missouri
Puciflc, surrounded by stacks of con
gratulatory letters and besieged - by
hundreds Of friends.
He is the same quiet, matter OF fac
business man, as modest and unassum
Ing as he was before his successful
wooing. lp appearance he is clear
cut forceful. clear-eyed type, alert fl
manner and thoroughly likeable.
To his intimates he is "Shep," bu
the admiring office boy. long ago dub
bed him, because OF his correct at
tire. the swell glnk." And the nam,
olings. Still he by no means is
dandy The newly engaged man il
loud in his praises OF Miss Gould
~ Here are some Of his views Il d.
not believe In woman suffrage" h,
said. In fact l am strongly opposed
% It and feel that the world at larg
and womankind in particularly will b
better on IL the latter had no part Il
the outside world
'Women's place is In the home and
Ike the old order OF things when W.
men were proud to be supported b
their men folks
Il believe in any movements O
scheme tina. tends TO the uplift {