The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13
cars together had crashed down and disappeared.
CHAPTER XVII. Millions In FIiqht.

0~ HE knew it! That's why she jumped. She was in on it. ~ Jim gasped to himself over and over as he ran4 "She knew it 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 the headlight, waving his arms. The train slowed and stopped. He screamed his warning to the engineer. The train crew and armedi men-Jim saw the crossed sabers of Mart's cavalry regi- ment-croYded about him. Jim told them what had happened, and the armed men ran down the track ahead of the engine, which now slowly pro- ceedcd. 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 little away from the track. He went to the heap and knelt beside it. That was she. He sat down and pulled her over into ehis lap.
 Iny,k or,d limp now as he held her. Was, she dead? Her check 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 nevAr touched dead person. except | Ingouf, the minute after he was killed. l There was no pulse in, Marion Mar latt's wrist; there seemed to be no ] toned the blouse jacket and felt for throb over her heart. There was l 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 l house a couple of hundred yards away. The windows had blazed into light since, the wreck. Jim staggered toward the hodse, carrying Marion He laid her down twice to rest himself. Then he gained the house. The door stood open and lamp was burning within, but no one was about. Every, one had run down to the wreck. There were three bedrooms on the first floor of the house. Two had been occupied, the bedding used. The third room was spare room with clean linen on the bed. Jim bore Marion Marlatt to this bed, and laid her down. He took oil loosened her blouse further and was looking about for water or branAF when he heard some one running. 4 woman, breathless and excited, entered and saw him,
 "They sent me back!" she explained to Jim her return to her own house.
 "They sent me back to get the beds ready and make bandages. There are
 hundreds dying, they say. Oh. it's ! awfuly'
 .Have you brandy r Jim asked. I The woman found it, and he led her to the spare room.
 "A girlr' the woman cried. ."Oh, the
 lovely, sweet thing! Oh, sir, is she
 yoursY'
 Jim shook his head. "No. just
 found her beside the traokY
 The woman touched Marion Mar l ~
 thing! Oh. the sweet, lovely little i lady!'.
 She's pnly tainted. think. I'll leave
 her withIou now" Jim said, and went
 unsteadi1y out of the house. M
 The wreck was burning, or the res
 cuersS had lit 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 | fz ' t.tl q 2 ffs -it,-