The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-04-13

Helen Dropped to tns Top of tho
Local.
the local dashed thr.ash below and
Helen jumped to the Top of the box
car underfoot.
Scrambling up from the deck she
ran to the end, hurri:s down the side
ladder and getting between the two
cars, she cut off the air and pulled the
pin.
The train, torn abruptly in two, sep
arated, the head end jerking on toward
the Junction crossing, just ahead,
while the hind end slowed down. Num-
Der Eight had already .whistled for the
junction and as the front end of the
parted local dashed over the frogs, the
heavy passenger train swept swiftly
across almost at right angles to it.
Fast as it went, it's observation car
barely cleared the hind end OF the
local as this followed over the cross
ing in pursuit of it's severed head.
Tie local engineer, looking back.
saw what had happened and applied
the air. AS he slowed down, the pas-
sengers now awoke to what had hap
pened, turned out of the coaches and
ran forward. Helen fell fainting from
the side ladder; she lay unconscious
on the ground Is the passengers
crowded UP.
Seagrue, who had followed to the
Junction in his car, ran toward Helen,
but as he approached, an arm shot
out before him as a barrier. George
Storm whirled him half way around
and himself kneeling, lifted Helen
from the ground.
Dazed by her fall and opening her
eyes slowly on her surroundings.
Helen-while Storm anxiously asked
if she was hurt and reproached her for
leaving him-gradually pulled her
senses together.
Take mo away. George" she muir.
INJURED family. "Who are all these
people? What has ~happened?"
At Storms elbow, while he tenderly
cared for and redoubled his efforts to
revive Helen, stood Spike, like a
watchdog. He kept TIE circle of pas
sengers from crowding in and when
Seagrue again attempted to interfere.
Spike escorted him over to his ma
chine and invited him in such un-
mistakable terms to continue his jour-
ney that Seagrue thought best not to
rouse Spikes anger further.
Returning hurriedly to the focus of
interest about Helen. Spike continued
to push the passengers back. When
Helen spoke 20 Storm again, as she
soon did, sfv was able to rise to her
feet and Shose passengers who re-
fused to leave the young couple to
themselves were hustled away by
Spite to give privacy to the little
sceie being enacted between Helen
aiid Storm in tho foreground.
Il am desperately sorry, Helen, I
forgot myself this morning" George
was saying to his offended sweetheart.
Il know / ought not to have given
way, hut when that fellow spoke to
me az he did-after all his meanness
Il felt as II nothing but a good beat
ing-up woald do him justice. 1 forgot
you in 1t, Helen-that's sA. Can you
forgive met"
She looked up into bis eyes Wheta-
er he found forgiveness there Or not.
he could detect nothing OF anger:
Take me home. Georre," she said
s~orrowfully. I'm awfuiir hruised up"
You've nothing ON me at that
laughed Storm. Aie slipped his hand
iIyo the pocket of his waistcoat n
drew out her ring. Before We start.
Helen, I'd better put this back where
It belongs" Taking bar unres;stinr
finger into his own. 20 slipped the en-,
gagement ring over 1t again.
ITO PE CONTINUED.l