Year: 1869

agin to watch him. By this time dark
ness had fallen aud she could not see him.
She knew he had no acquaintances
around where he could go, and she be-
lieved him capable of any villainy. She
suspected him Of causing the accident on
the line at L-- long ago, and don't
know but what it was instinct. Anyhow,
with her gun in her hand, she made
right eff up the line to that very curve
where that rail had been laid across the
track. f n H gE ls


"The curve ran alongside rayine into
which the train had been precipitated.
She walked fast and steady, as though she
knew what was coming, for it was in
stinct; and as she got nearer, her woman's
heart beat with apprehension, for in the
still night air she could hear the rumble
of our special train miles away, but closer
to her she heard the noise Of pick Dig
ging into wood: She heard hard breath
ing, too, as of some one at work and as
she turned the curve, dark ss it was she
was close upon him, and could see Kelly
hard at work with pick, knocking rail
from the sleeper.


"Do you know what ia done, sir, if
I'd been station master and seed that
I'd a give way in my knees, and my teeth
would chattered like [ was chilling.
But the gal didn't She said


"Joe Kelly, what's you doing? Go
way from that, or III shoot youY


"Kelly uttered curse, raised his pick,
and started towards her. The distance
between EN- was short, and Lizzie had
only time to raise her musket and shoot,
without taking much aim. So she only
shattered the rascal's arm, and it would
have been only right if she'd killed
him. He fell across the track, and she
pulled him away, and looked to see if the
line was all right, arter which she drag
ged the devil to the station, whore she
might attend to him. And so I deserted
the engine to help her. That's. the whole
story" &. 4'" 's #.3


It was certainly brave story, and I
could not doubt it's truth. -....-


i"What do you suppose was Kelly's
reasons for wishing to throw you off the
track" [ asked.


''f reckon he wanted to get me out of
Lizzies way -


I "Teckoned" so too. ....


That same afternoon, Lizzie, Tom and
[ stepped from the accommodation train
at L---, and went Immediately into the
presence Of the wounded man A coun-
try doctor was attending him with little
care, and the first glance convinced me
that he was in more danger from his
treatment than from the wound. He was
terribly afra i'd tnat he was dying, and
with q salutary admonition, made a con-
fession of a series of desperate crimes,
any one of which should have entombed
him in the State prison for life.
"I'm mighty afeared my times come,
captain" " he said, land if you won't be-
tray me, I'll tell you the whole truth"


Il make no promises I said, "but [
warn you, your time may be short, and
you had better do all in your power to
set the people you have injured right"


"Well, Of course, there amt no deny
ing that [ was trying to throw Tom AL
lens engine off the track last night. I
reckon that's settled on; but I've got
something to tell further back.


"Then tell it."


well, | throwed the down pass engsr
off'at this point four years ago, and old
man Foster is now in prison for it. [
axed the old man for his darter, and he
cussed and damned me in answer I
swore revenge, and stupifed him one
iohf pIo, bo foEi ,riu
with choroform, and then [ throwed the.
rail across the track. The old mau was
stupid all night, and sick the next morn
ing, and in the meantime the train was
throwed over, and he fell under suspicion.
I swore agin him, had him shut up, done
pretty big crime, | reckon, and didn't
get the gal either. 1t was darned rough,
and now she's shot me. | reckon the
jig's up


Yes" said I, "the jig's Up, but not
the way you think. I'm sorry 70 tell
you that you have many years of life be
fore you yet, which it is highly probable
you will pass in old man Fosters place in
the penitentiary."


And so be did. Foster was released,
and his term was imposed upon Kelly.
He was reinstated as station master, and
Tom, the stoker, was promoted to be en-
gineer of the LeViathan, and the husband
of one of the brayest girls among the
many brave ones in the Far West.
How HE WHIPPED HIM-A young
John Phoenix tells how it was as follows:
"I'li tell you how it was. You see
Bill and me went down to the wharf to
fish: and felt in my pocket and found
my knife and it was gone; and said,
Bill, you stole my knife and he said
| was another, and | said go there your
self; and be said it was no such thing; and
/ said he was liar, and could whip him
if was bigger'n him; and he said he'd
rock me to sleep, mother; and | said ne
was bigger one; and he sad [ never had
the measles, and [ said for him to fork
over that knife or fix him for tomb.
stone on Laurel Hill; and he said my
grandmother was no gentleman; and
said be dursn't take it up; but he did
you bet; then got up again and said he
was too afraid to do it again, and he tried
to, but be didn't t; and [ grabbed him anc
throwed him down on top of me like sew
eral bricks; and | tell you it beat all and
so did he; and my little dog got behind
Bill and bit him; and Bill kicked at he dog
and the dog ran, and [ ran after the dog
to fetch him back, apd didn't catch hin
! until pot home. and l'l lick HIN more