Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-04
tance to the ground and tsy,Nx 10
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tanee to the ground and tsy,Mx 10
mako up her mind 10 get out when
tho young engineer came ftytas Op 10
the door. "A S \. i
.Now. mrs. Lesstng,"s !" he .satd
cheerfully. '.I're wired lshi.lS, and
I've found out that that train viii .SssN.
in Broad Sstrect station ia halt IA
hour, I've given directions to haze
the conductor st the phone whsn, I
to him. Then wen know What we
are about. Meantims { haps WI
ha cent been too uncomfortaO.e, I've
sent one OF the men back TO the o..
boose for some cushions, and Two got
my raincoat up here In tho engine TO
spread over II. think we can make
you more comfortable place than
you like. And then II you'n let the
kid come up in the cab, with mo I'll
show him q thing or two about en-
Stevens, and mot your daughter
down at the Junction by accident the
day She arrived. I had the honor of
pulling her away from before an ex.
press train. and naturally We found
out each others names. The other
phoning me Just in the nick OF time
about a plot she had found out to,
blow up bridge and wreck my
train, so you see we're rather well ac-5
qua1nted. although we've never seen
each other but once"
"Oh!" gasped tho mother. "How
perfectly dreadful! And now she's
gone!-- And no telling what other ter
Irible thing has happened to her:"
Don't worry. Mrs. Losing. She
has level head. and she'll turn out
hA &hA f~oTsk
of her. I suspect she bad to run
away from those people. There's
pretty good evidence that they are
German spies!"
'spies! Oh. no! How dreadful!
How could that be?~ My brother-in-
! law law, said they were good friends OF
"well. suspect good many Of
US. are liable to discover that we don't
know all about our friends in these
days. But. anyway, don't worry, Mrs.
Lessing. Here come the cushions.
You just tie down a bit. and I'll take
the kid up front with me- :
! At the next stop it was discovered
through telephone conversation with
the Philadelphia conductor that a
young girl had boarded the train at
{ Platt's Crossing, but had disappeared
at West Philadelphia, and no one
seemed to know when she got OH. The
young man rushed back to reassure
the mother that herr daughter was
probably safe and sound ins Phila-
delphia; and to tell her that he had
just been talking to his own father
in that city. who had promised to use
iall possible means to locate Hilda at
once.
MrsAI .essing shed a few quiet tears
as the train went on its numbering
way once more, but her growing con-
hdence in the young engineer enabled
and when her son came scrambling
back to her at another stop with a
glowing account of his wonderful ride
lon the engine she began to take a
more cheerful view Of things. After
lall, II Hilda we're in Philadelphia, 1t
would be good place for them all
to stay and begin new life together.
Arrived in Philadelphia at last, the
young man came for them. neatly
dressed now, without his overalls and
greasy cap, and looking like any
handsome young man. He. had
Ia studied air of cheerfulness about
him. but one who knew him well
would have read the little pucker be-
tween his eyes as betokenfng anxiety
He escorted Mrs. Leasing into the sta.
ton to freshen up her toilet after the
rough journey, and betook himself tc
the telephone Booth. Ten minutes
waiting room. still with that studied
lair Of cheerfulness.l
1--WE haven't got on the right tracl
lyet," he said. ''but think we will
soon. Father has wired all the train.
going toward Chicago that left Wes
Philadelphia after she reached there
! but she does not appear to be OF