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THE COURIER.
faf-
be herd. I na anxious only for the into uia tomb; a speck of gieen mould
welfare of my daughter. It depends on on bit cheek. The sightless eye eeem
her, after all. I shall make no opposi- ed taloptc iato mine.
tioB. Yoa must e peak to m daughter,' I half heard a borritied fxclamation
he concluded. behind me, at d the sound of retreating
Nothing could hare suited me better, footsteps. I did not move; I sat faoiag
"Am I to understand, then," I ventured, him, and wheu they came and found as
"that I have jour permission to pay my
addresses to Miss Campbell?"
"Yes, yes, I suppose to,' returned the
old man, a triHe uneasily. I do not think
that he greatly desired me as a son in
law. I resolved on a bold stroke.
, "Might I see Miss Campbell at once?
I asked.
He looked a little staggered at what
he evidently considered my impetuosi
ty, but pUinly was at a loss how to deny
me. "Possibly. J'll see," he muttered,
leaving the room.
In about fifteen minutes Flossy came
down.
When I left in a couple of hour?, i
felt so full of joy that 1 could almost
have wished Clifford alive again. For,
poor devil, he had had no chance all
along. It was I whom she loved I, I,
I was the luky man. I ewuag my anna
and could have hallooed for pure exulta
tion. The great house loomed up black and
lonely, except for a mere twinkle of light
fa the.din'iBg rocm windows.
I wbb leaning forward and peering
his dead face. The Stor Teller.
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STORIES IN PASSING.
Young Rigby was looked upon as a
man of influence in Ashland ears ago.
He was interested in a number of ele
vators along the lino, had a great "pull"
with one of the high officials of the road,
and consequently was favored with "all
kinds of transporta'ion,"' as the forco
about tne depot used to say. But Rigby
took one ride when his passes, his trans
portation, and his connection with ihe
company 6tood him in no stead what
ever. And the spec'acle of that ride
was enough to make the gods bow down
their heads and Wrep with grief.
It happened the afternoon Rigby went
over to Omaha to meet his young lady
cousin who was coming out from Ohio
to visit his mother. She would arrive at
Supper Omaha at 1 o'clock end Rigby by taking
was ready, and I ate heartily. Then I
felt an irresistible desire to see if the
bloodstains bad been cleansed as I
directed. I dared not inquire Ie3t I
should arouse suspicion, so, lighting a
lamp, I strolled' carelessly into the
dreadful room.
the 3:30 flyer would reach Omaha al
most at the same time. vow, the 3:30
flyer passed the fast mail at Gretna on
the other side of the river, but on that
day the Mail was a trifle late. Rigby
thought he would have time to run up
to his elevator. So he dashed a hundred
Ab effort had certainly been made to yards up the track and into the elevator
remove the marks, but the cushion was office, glanced hastily over the receipts
sta'med indelibly. I bad heard, Eome- and shipments, gave aa order or two to
where, tome time, that the bloodstains the foreman and ran out. again. At the
ef a murder would sever come out. I do door he no' iced that the Mail had passed
pot think that I bad used the word and his train was pulling out of the stn
Hmurdern before. It is an ugly word. lion toward him. He saw there was no
. I examined the floor, but all looked time to lose and hastened down the
right. No one could have told that the track ugain. Ihenhe real zed that the
(Underbuy, and
: or seven .mail
ia heaves! What Boise was that? and express ears had passed him he
I stood far a aaomeot with the sweat could never jamp aboard. The thought
literally poarwg down my face befom I flashed through his head, and then he
realised that I had bees so frightened did a foolish thing. He swung himself
by a mouse stirriBg in the woodwork, up to the. platform of the "blind bag
Then I hurst iato a harsh laugh, and gage, which followed the locomoive.
tried to tara away, but no! I dared not The train was cow running rapidly
'tara nay back on the spot. It was as if through the hills of Sarpy coun'y. Rig-
"cargethad' beea disturbed. I , stoodtrain was, getting w eli tundc
directly over the spot where it lay. God that by the time tnTsixor
cords boaa-1 sae to the place. Horror,
cold, aareaajBtBg fear took possession
of sae, sad I stood trembiiBg from head
to feet, and, I suppose, gnastly pale.
Than was nothing to be afraid of, I told
sisaK wearily, bat. heaven! I fancied I
by leaned back against the unbroken
wall of the car-front and opened bis coat
to cool off from his run. He knew he
would have to s'acd up the rest of the
way aa there were no .more slops, and.
also that ihe smoke from the engine
csaM sea the body lying gory and stiff, directly in front might annoy him But
crempled up as J had thrown it into its it was not over twenty miles to Omaha
tomb. The horror of that moment is
lBHVCXvaVOilv
Bracing ap a little I declared that I
could at least stay if I dared sot go, and
with a Sae aaeumptioa of courage I eat
dewa ia the great armchair which I had
I ea the preeediag evening. The
and he would clean up at the depot be
fore seeking his cousin.
He was hanging to the pla'form rail
ing and congratulating himself on his
foresight when a rough voice aroused
him. Ihe engine was climb' ng a grade
and big clouds of smoke floated back en-
atdebaard atood close beside me, aadf veloping the train. Rigby could not at
took dowa a bottle of ryeaad a tumbler, first make out where the vo'ce came
asd swaHewed two glance of the fiery from.
liquor aa if it had been wa'er, "Come off there, now," came through
It seemed to mkke sae strangely light- the smoke in harsh, unpleasant toner.
headed, I theaght I was quite conscious The wind lifts 1 the rolling cloud of
ef what I waa about. That was but the Vack smoke and disc!ced the engineer
begianiBg. Eager to drown my terrors, facing Rifcby from the other end of the
which came upon me with tenfold force
at eight of the cards and the table just
as it had beeaad the empty and bloody
chair opposite me, 1 swallowed dram
after dram is qaick succession.
What fallowed is too terrible to
tender. He hsd left bis window-seat in
the cab, and discovered the man on the
"b'ind baggage."
"Pi!e off that car," the engineer yelled
again, "or I'll help you off."
"Ob, that's all n ht" screamed Rigby
describe, nor have I a distract recollec- above the roar of the train and the puff-
tioa of it The liquor crazd my brain
completely. I have a vague remem
brance of tearing at the carpet witn my
finger-Bail; of a frenzied use of the
hammer; of the celd, damp smell.
When I again became fully conscious
I waa back ia my chair, the glass in my
hand. A chilly air seemed to fill the
room, and on the other aide of the table,
eh, horror! He sat there; ghastly and
gory and crumpled as I had thrown him
ing of the locomotive. "It's all right.
"You can't come that on me the en
gineer yelled. "Climb right off cr I'll
make you.""
Rigby did not know what the engineer
would do, but it suddenly en me over
him that he wvb laken for a bum, that
his position had suddenly become dan
gerous. "See here," he cried again. "My
name's Rial yC.M. Rigby of Ash'and
elevators pat see all right with com
panygreat friend of ," but h'a voice
was lest to the shrieking of the engine,
the grinding of the rails, the bumping
and jol ing of the trucks.
The amesM) lolling from the funnel
had enve'oped Rigby and blackened bis
faes and ckthes. Dust and cinders
wen in bis hair. And he was a tramp
for all his look a He was try'ng to make
out thiongh the smoke what the engi
neer was do'ng when something heavy
struck the car beside bim and fell roll
ing at his fret. It was a chunk of coal
as big us a brick. Then nootber and an
other followed. Rigby saw h's danger
and crept down on the s'tps and hugged
upclcss to the tender so as to be hidden
from the cab.
A few mnre pieces of coal fell about
him; then the engine. r rested and fir
sev. ral momenta nothing came from that
direction. No doubt they thought he
had dropped off. He would keep low
another ten miles and his ride would be
overr
Sudden'y through the smoky gloom a
new voice put a sttp to such thoughts.
"Now will ye come off tbaf, or shall I
step down and throw je efff'
Rigby looked up and saw the bead
and shoulders of tha fiieroan, peering at
him from the center of the tender. He
s'ar'ed up to expla'n to bim a'si, when
some hing co'd tnd wet hit him like a
shower-bath, forcing him back and
n- arly off the car.
Four more bucke's of dirty wa'er fol
lowed the firs. Rigby was daenched
from top to toe. And thenjhlamoke,
the water and all aroused Rigby. Cour
age suddenly came to him. He climbed
to the railing, sprang upon the lender
and made for the cab over the coal and
the timber.
The n'rnrxan thought a tramp was at
tacking him. He backed djwn to the
cabp'a form and squared himself to
meet the man. Rigby plurged on des
,BiaZeiy.Jehtindedby the smoke to
-$-joBrwbere no was gon?. Hema
against the fireman and in an inet.nt lay
strtt.hcd full length on the ccal, the
fireman on top of him pounding his bead
into jelly, and pouring a volley of ratbs
into his face. InBide. the engineer, who
couldn't leave his window, was shouting
for the fireman to ro'l the bum off ihe
edge of the car.
To Rigby his day bad come. The
fireman was ten times the stronger, and
Rigby felt himself dr-ged toward the
edge of the tender. Amid the bumping
of, the engine and the roaring of the
wind, he saw the brown earhruBhing
by 1'ke a rapid current of muddy water.
And already he fe't himself pushed over
and rolling down the embankment.
But he kept struggling and shouting
over and over again, "Rigby Rigby
passes railroad company all right."
And, his cries saved bim. The words
finally caught the ear of the fireman,
who let him up and Rigby made him
understand.
'Well, I'll be damned! , Why didn't
you say so sooner.
"You nearly had a
hands."
They let Rigby off at his own request
before they reached the depot He
made at once for a clothing s'ore, where
he scarcely koew the mirror's reflection.
His clothes clung to him, adtmp, Le
grimned pulp-like'tnasr. His cellar and
thirt front were streaked with b'ood and
coal du6t. Over his eye was a lump the
size of a door-knob, and a jagged gaah
adorned his right cheek. He looked
much like a cat which has been chewed
by a dog, dragged about in the dust and
then soused in a pond of water, and still
lives.
The young lady cousin from Ohio
went on to Ashland alone that evening.
R((by telegraphed home that be was
suddenly called to Ch'cago by bis bro
ker, and d d not put in an appearance at
Ashland for two weeks.
H! G. Sbedd.
First publication Jan. 10.
SHERIFF SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue of an order of sale'iaeued by
the clerk of the district court of the
third judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, in as
action wherein E. E. Lyle is plaintiff
and Olof Blomstrom, et ah, defendants,
I will. at 2 o'clock p. m.. on the 16th day
of February, A. D., 1897, at the east
door of the court house. In the city of
Lincoln, Lancaster county. Nebraska,
offer for sale at public auction the fol
lowing: described real estate, to-wit:
The south half (f) of the southwest
quarter (s w J) of the northeast quarter
(n e ij) of section two (2), in township
twelve (12). north of range seven (7), east
of the eixth P. M., in Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 11th day of
January, A. D., 1897.
John J. Trompen.
2 13 Sheriff.
First publication January 30.
SHERIFF'S- SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
by virtue of an order of sale Issued by
the clerk of the district court of the
Third Judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, In an
action wherein Newport Savings Bank,
a corporation, duly organized, existing
and doing business under and by virtue
or the laws of the Ftnte of New Hamp
shire, is plaintiff, and Ernest A. Jonee,
et al., defendants. 1 will, at 2 o'clock
p. m., ou the 2nd day of March, A. D.
1897, at the east door of the court house,
in the city of Lincoln. Lancaster county,
Nebraska, offer for cale at public auction
the following described real estate to
wit: AH of lot twenty-three (23). in block
three (3), ir Lincoln Drivrng Park Com
pany's second sub-division, all in the city
of Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 27th day
of January-, A. D.,1897.
John J. Trompen,
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Frrst pub. Jan. 30.
SHERIFF SALE.
? Notice is hereby given. That by virtue
t aaorilsi iirMfcrMMiii? by the clerk of
the district court of the Third Judicial
District of Nebraska, within and
for Lancaster county, in aa
action wherein Egbert Starr, trustee, is
plaintiff, and .Louis Snyder, et. al.,
defendants. I will, at 2 o'clock p. m..on
the 2nd day of March. A. D. 1897, at the
east door of the court house, in the city
of Lincoln, Lancaster couaty. Nebraska,
offer for sale at public auction the fol
lowing described real estate to-wit:
Lot ten (10), of block four (4), of Me
Murtry's addition to the city of LiLcola,
Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Given under my band this 27th day
of January, A. D., 1897.
John J. Trompen.
227 sheriff.
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First pub. Jan. 23.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
by virtue of an order of sale issued by
the clerk of the district court of tha
third Judlelal district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, ia aa
.action wherein Francis A. Lewi and
John G. Johnson as executors of the
last will and testament of George Blight
-deceased is plaintiff, and Elsie L.
Epperson et al defendants. I will, at 2
o'clock p. m. on the 23rd day of Febru
ary A. D. 1897, at the east door or the
court house, in the city of
Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska,
offer for sale at public auction, the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
The eat t twenty-five (25) feet of lot
ten(lO) in block one (1) in Lavender's
addition to the city of Lincoln, Lancas
ter county, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 21fit day
of January, A. D., 1897.
John J. Trompen,
220 . sheriff.
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