Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-24
incoming train. The street was still

on-coming train. The street was still
dark and scarcely a vehicle or person
to be seen. There seemed no help at
hand, and no opportunity; to. get out.
for they were still rushing at a tre-
mendous pace. An attempt to jump
now would very likely result in
broken limbs, which would only leave
them in a worse plight than they
were. He slipped back to his own
seat and put Celia next to the free
door again. She must be where she
could get out first If the opportunity
presented itself. Also. he must man
age Ito throw out the suit cases if
possible on account of the letters and
valuables they contained.
Instinctively his hand sought Celia's
in the darkness again, and hers nest
led into it in a frightened way as If
his strength gave her comfort.
Then, before they could speak or
realize, there came tn rushing sound
Of a train almost upon them and the
cab came to a halt with a jerk, the
his launches to stop him. The
shock almost threw Celia to the floor.
but Gordon's arm about her steadied
her, and instantly he val on the alert.
CHAPTER KIN.
CHANGING through the window he
saw that they were in front Of a rail-
road track upon which a long freight
train was rushing madly along at a
giddy pace for a mere freight. The
driver had evidently hoped to pass
this point before the train got there,
but had failed. The train had an ex-
ultant sound as If 1t knew and had
outwitted the driver.
On n side of the street were high
buildings and on. the other a great
lumber yard, between which and their
carriage there stood a team of horses
hitched to a covered wagon, from the
back Of which some boards protruded,
and this was on the side next to Celia
where the door would open! Cor
don's heart leaped up with hope and
wonder over the miracle of their OPP
portunity. The best thing about their
situation was that their driver had
stopped just a little back Of the COW
cred wagon, SO that their door would
open toathe street directly behind the
covered wagon. 1t made it possible
for the carriage door to swing wide
and for them to slip across behind
the wagon without getting too near to
the driver. Nothing could have been
better arranged for their escape and
the clatter Of the empty freight cars
drowned all sounds.
Without delay Gordon softly I'M
latched the door and swung it open
whispering to Celia:
Go! Quick! over there by the
fence in the shadow. Don't look
around nor speak! Quick! I'll
Trembling in every limb yet with
brave starry eyes Celia slipped like a
wrath from the carriage, stole be-
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shadow of the great fence of the lum-
Der yard. her purple plumes mere
depths of shadow against the smoky
planks. Gordon, grasping the suit
cases, moved instantly. after her,
deftly and silently closing the car
riage door and dropping into the
shadows behind the big wagon.
scarcely able to believe as yet that
they had really escaped.
Ten feet back along the sidewalk
was a gateway, the posts being tall
but it hung a few inches inside the
line Of the fence, and into this de-
preston the two stepped softly and
stood, fiattening themselves back
against the gate as closely as posi-
bic, scarcely daring to breathe, while
the long freight clattered and ram
bled its way by like a lot of jolly
washerwomen running and laughing
in a line and spatting their tired noisy
feet as they went; then the vehicles
impatientiy took up their onward
course. Gordon saw the driver look
down at the window below him and
glance back hastily owe his shoulder,
and the man on the other side Of the
box, looked down on his side. The
glitter Of something in his hand shone
for an instant in the glare of the sig