Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-05
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EDWIN BALMER
copyrisi,4 1916. BY the Chicago
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CHAPTER XVII.
Millions In Flight.

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and over as he ran. "She
knew 1t was coming"
He stumbled over something and fell
forward very hard. When he got up
he noticed long shadow before him
from some light behind. He looked
about and saw the headlight OF an.
other train coming from the west
undoubtedly another troop train from
Chicago. Jim scrambled up on the
grade and ran up the track toward tho
headlight, waving his arms. Tho train
slowed and stopped. He screamed his
warning to the engineer. The train
crew and armed men-Jim saw the
crossed sabers of Mart's cavalry regt-
ment--crowded about him. Jim told
them what had happened, and the
armed men ran down the track ahead
of the engine, which now slowly pro-
ceeded. Jim refused their invitation
to go aboard the train. He stepped to
the side of the track and waited till It.
was gone.
It was all dark again about him, but
he was near the spot where, Marion
Marlatt had leaped from the car step,
and he had seen something huddled In
a heap on the soft ground q little
away from the track. He went to tho
heap and knelt beside It. That was sha
He sat down and pulled her over into
his lap. 50
She was slight and little and very
limp now as be held her. Was she
dead?y Her cheek lay quite cold against
his neck. He pulled OF her clumsy
gloves and her hands were cold and
limp. How soon after death did one
stiffen? Jim did not know. he had
never touched dead person. except
Ingouf, the minute after he was killed.
There was no pulse In Marion Mar
latt's wrist; there seemed to be no
breath between her lips Jim unbut-
toned the blouse jacket and felt for =.
throb over her heart !, There was
warmth there. at least-yes. and life.
He, tried to rise. holding her, and
could not He laid her down. got to
his, feet and picked her up. There was
house a couple Of hundred yards
away. The windows had blazed into
light since the wreck Jim staggered
toward the house, carrying Marion. He
laid her down twice to rest himself.
Then he gained the house The door
stood open and q lamp was burning
within, but no one was about Every
one had run down to the wreck. There
were three bedrooms on the nrst door
Of the house. Two had been occupied,
the bedding used. The third room was
"a spare room with clean linen on the
bed. Jim bore Marion Marlatt to this
bed and Ind Der down. He took Oh
her little boots and her puttees, he
loosened her blouse further and was
looking about for water or brandy
when he heard some one running. A
woman. GREATNESS and excited. entered
and saw him.
"They seut me back!" she explained
to Jim her return to her own house.
They sent me back to get the beds
ready aid make bandages. There ase
hundreds dying, they say. Oh. rs
AWFUL
Have you brandy?' Jim asked.
The woman found 1t, and he led her
to the spare room, ..,:ss.-
"a girlr' the woman cried. "Oh. the
lovely, sweet thing! oh. sir. Is she
yoursT"
Jim shook his head. mo I just
found her beside the track"
The woman touched Marion Mar
latt's cheek with awe The lovely
thing! Oh. tho sweet lovely little
LADY,
"she's only tainted. ] think. Ill leave
her with you now" Jim said. and went
unsteadly out Of the house.
The wreck was burning. or the res
cuers had lit q great bonfire near it to
give light for the work. Jim turned to-
ward the glare. and found a road
which led to the fire. It was the