The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-22

for what was 10 her a delightful task.
She was COINS O., pick her cherries
She would also iu "a moment OF SO see
Jim's train go b., These two things
were enough to make the sun shine
brighter and n" birds sing louder
He's late this morning she thought
Well, { might as we'll begin TO pick
the cherries I can see him Just a.
well from the cherry tree.
The robins began 10 scOld as she
approached The tree with her step
ladder and basket ana began To pick
the fruit. l' was u task she loved
The cherries were huge. dark red
hearts. smooth as glass to- the ouch.
Though She worked fast. she still kept
4 watch for The train. She could not
help feeling BE- little bit worried Rail
reading was dangerous business
sooner or later all who followed II
came to grief. So she had heard MIR
Mullaney str Mrs. Mullaney's son
ran IA" fast freight and when ne was
late the old woman became distracted
for the boy .lready had been ia two
wrecks ana. according To- the rule
'one-two-thrcc and out, the third
wreck might prove fatal From where
Marianne could see MIR. Mulianey
hanging up on the line Billy
"rucklc which she had JUS, washed
She looked over her shoulder and nod
ded at Marianne with face alight. For
Billy's train had just passed and his
signal hat told his mother that he
was all right
Al that instant Jim Holden's train
blew at Stlaoy's Crossing. with au
overwhcimiuE shyness Marianne
plunged ion biGinR la the foliage of
the tree Her cheeks burned. ~
thirty eight io feel so AZ the sound
and sight Of man who had once pre-
fcrred another woman Ia her "Oh,
/ am "a luUI'' she thought and
chung palpi'tungly 90 the tree, while
No, i spun round the curve and out
upon IN" struight line of tracks that
led into the ucart 81 the town ana IN"
station
Eagerly boo. glance passed along the
train tu 'H. third coach, where -
paused J.H Holden stood there and
she knew ur was looking Tor hcr.
lie cam, zee me She thought
glcefulll That will set him wonder
ms tie OH
The tN was a cry of alarm
ierEct f... her as the s~t.pladd"t
folded sr 'uppled over and sen her
to the ground with "A smash under a
litter OF ,l..rics. ghe lay still breath
less hu' ... f.ctlv aware OF every
thing ui rH. lon train flashing into
the dis,ana, of Mr.. Muilnney run
ninr furvlr. hedding clothespins aud
rNclautau.. Il every step
"pa,luf ,ried the old woman
Arc NtH .If entoircly
Marian. utled braycly and SHOOK
her h,,. guess youll hay" to
hcip m, VA. she said family.
IIui eve. with all the strength OF
MIR. NuII. ., two stout arms to dc
pend uuu. Marianne could not get 10
her tees D.. the END Mrs. Mullaney
had 60 .r..s out u rocking chair
hois, h,. ..ru il. and with the help Of
two u,Ur. .,tghbors. drag her into
the hon. where a couch received
hcr TN, HIctor came and because
NLariauu, Nt. the teacher OF his grow
ing hrpu" Gr thought hr Knew her
well ou.4.N 20 scold her
.1"fN loco black ana hlN' i"ln"i-
row n, ..I "and u VIII he several
day b,f... you can get around on
that ly, Irtcr this you hett"r stick
To hieh,. .,thematios ana let s1mr
rubhcr Iu. tod hos pick ypur cher
rice
nov .I "A happen Mrs Alul
lsuer .s.rf over and over
a u.. .,nw Marianne alWaVs
ansvcr, Mad she did not know