Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-11

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Of violent passions IKE his he asslns AAn Law
accident which rendered Tiue helpless cripple
respects her Rrses: opposite Judith promise. her tsh.
y. ,svss -, no. ana -. wins her love Tbsrs
after judith I. By animated by the old hatred the
detail
Across the plain purple shadows we're sweeping,
closSranked. like some vast dark army invading
the land, pouring over the rampant Of noun
tains in the east
Within the rim Of hills that ringed the plain like
the clipped and broken hange OF a titanic saucer.
silence brooded and solitude held Sway-dwarfinE
the town Of Detail that occupied the Approximate
middle OF the sagebrush waste, to proportions even
less significant than might be inferred from the
candor OF It's christening
A platform, a siding a water tank. WeIlsFargo
ONCE and telegraph and ticket ONCE, backed by
three rough frame buildings; that Is Detail item
lied completely.
Shortly after nightfall a freight train paused at
Detail It's crew alighted and engaged in animated
argument. Detail gathered that the excitement
was due TO the unaccountabe disappearance OF
the caboose: seemed to have any notion
TO how Il could have broken loose; yet missing Il
oonspcuousy was.
In the pause that followed, while report
telegraphed to headquarters and instructions
turned to proceed without delay Of the train
Of empty box Cunningy boarding this car
from the opposite side, the trainman caught the
skulker unawares and booted him vaingloriously
into the night.
AS the figure alighted and took to fits heels, los
ing itself in the darkness Il uttered cry OF panied
surprise and protest which drew a wrinkle of as.
constituent between the brows OF the trainman.
Sounded like a womans voice." he mused then
dismissed the suggestion as obviously absurd
hoH a..
wsy-before, indeed the glimmer Of its rear lights
had been lost among the western hills-a second
headlight appeared in the east swept swiftly
the plain and in turn stopped at Detail
The second bird-ofpassage Lroved TO be loco
motive drawing a single cara Pullman.
Hardly had II past the switch, however when
the brakeman dropped down, quickly back to
the switch, threw It open and dropped the Pullman
on a siding.
BY the time that the Pullman had come TO a full
stop on the siding. the locomotive was swinging
westward like a scared 20 -rabbit-though no such
milk and.watery character cation OF the traitor
passed the lips OF any one of three men who pres
entity appeared the Pullmans platform and
shook impotent nsts In the direction taken by the
fugitive engine
When the last of these had run temporarily out
Of breath and blasphemy. brief silence fell. pune
tuated by groans from each. and concluded by the
sound OF voice calling from the interior OF the
cara voice strangely sonorous Of tone as II
was curiously querulous OF accent
The three men Immediately back into the
car and presented themselves with countensnces
variousy spologetic. to who occupied a corner
OF the drawing room: q man wrapped In a steamer
rug and cloud OF fury.
Now when he had drained the muddy froth Of
profanity from his temper Il left q clear and ef-
fervescent well Of virulent humor: the wrath OF
the valetudlnarian began to vent itself upon the
hapless heads Of the trio who stood before him.
Now while this was in process the person OF boy
feb appearance. who had been keeping religiously
aloof and inconspicuous in the background Of De.
tail since that unhappy affair with the train
man. stole quietly up TO the rear OF the stalled
Pullman, climbed aboard, and creeping down the
aisle unceremoniously interrupted the conference
Just as the invalid polishing on a rude but
honest opinion OF the intellectual caber Of one of
the three named Marrophat.
amen 70 that" the boyish person calculated
with candid fervor, lounging gracelessly in the
doorway. There's many a true word spoken in
wrath, Mr.. Marrophat Father forgot only one
thng-your mastery way with revolver. From
what I've OF that this day. I'll go bail that the
only safe place for a you pull gun is
right In front OF the muzzle There's something
downright uneanny in the way you hit any.
thing but what you aim att"
Judith" exclaimed the invalid Where did you
drop from?"
From that freight" Judith explained carelsssly
neglecting 20 elucidate the exact fashion Of her
drop. Il judged you'd be along presently. and
thought I'd like TO learn the news. Wel-wha'
lucky
Her father shrugged with his one movable shout
Ser Mr.. Marrophat grunted indignantly.
''None?" Judith interpreted. You don't mean "a
tell me that after had taken all that trouble
cast the caboose loose in the middle OF that restlC
at the risk Of my lfe-you didn't have the e
60 through with the businessl"
we went through with IL all right" replied Mar
rophat defensivelyi but as usual, they were 10,
quick for They Jumped out and dropped OF
the trestle before our engine hit the eaboose"
- k.UN IL.
limp hAnds at her sides and rolled her eyes helr
lesaly.
I'VE do our best" observed MarrophAt wv
can't be blamed II something-somehow--alwa
happens to tip the others on"
The girl swung TO face him with blazing eye
-Iust what does that meant" she demanded in
dangerous voice
MarroDbat lifted his shoulders Nothing