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H. BENEDICT.
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of O. O. Snyder's lumber yard,
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" The Moment of Vision.
BY WILLIAM M’LEOD RAINE.
(Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Co.)
She held out the ring to him, smil
ing in rather uncertain fashion, but
Esterley noticed that she was very
whit*. He was savagely glad of it,
for at the time he was cold as ice and
hard as iron.
"Has the last word been said?” he
asked without a trace of emotion in
his voice. “Are you going to turn me
away on account of a little thing like
this?”
“You may call it a little thing if you
like. I don’t. When one finds the
man she is engaged to marry flirting
with-”
“I wasn’t flirting. I have told you
that before,” he answered doggedly.
’ But of one thing you may be sure,
Elise. If you send me away now I
shall not return to you.”
“You flatter yourself, sir, in think
ing I shall want you back,” she re
torted. "Shall I lay the ring on the
table, or will you take it?”
He dropped the ring into his vest
pocket, bowed coldly, and turned on
his heel. Next moment the street
door had clanged behind him. The girl
sank into a chair and covered her face
with her hands. Presently deep sobs
began to shake her. Meanwhile Ned
Esterley, in a moody, frowning silence,
strode down to the Union Depot with
his suitcase in his hand. Fifteen min
utes later he was on a train bound for
Cripple Creek. He gazed out of the
window without seeing any of the
glory of the winter sunshine, which
fell in a sheen of splendor on the
white-blue range of peaks in the dis
tance. He was sick at heart, and bit
ter against the girl who had misjudged
him. What right had she to sen
tence him before she had heard his
vindication? What right to vote him
guilty of disloyalty because she had
found him with Kate Sanford’s hand
in his, her eyes swimming in tears?
An hour passed, two hours; but
Esterley took no thought of the flight
of time. It might be five minutes
since he had entered the train, or
it might be five hours. He neither
knew nor cared. His personal problem
drove from his mind other considera
tions.
If Elise were going to believe
There came a sudden jar, which
threw 2!sterley forward against the
seat in front of him. He did not need
to be told that the engine had been
reversed, and the airbrakes set. There
came to him the sharp grinding of
wheels on the track, and with it the
gradual lessening of speed. A moment
later there was a horrible crash. The
floor of the car rose to meet the roof.
The last that Esterley remembered
was plunging forward through the air.
When he came to himself, ho found
about him a great pile of debris. He
was deep hidden in what remained of
the car—a mass of broken timbers, of
torn iron and of wrenched steel rods—
and some ten feet above him was the
open air. A white dead face stared at
him through the broken wreckage.
Gingerly Esterley moved first one arm
and then the other. They were free,
and he went over himself coolly to es
timate the damage. Except for a cut
in the head he was quite unhurt, but
his legs were pinned down between two
great timbers beyond the hope of ex
trication. He tied a handkerchief
around his cut head, and began his
attempt to free himself. Had the
timbers come two inches nearer to
gether, his ankles would nave been
snapped like pipestems; had they been
two inches farther apart, he would
have been free.
Esterley called to a passing brake
man. The man stopped, looked around,
and caught sight of him. He called
to another man.
“There’s a fellow pinned down in
tills second car, Norton. Send the
gang here.”
Presently Esterley could see that
men were at work with axes, saw3, and
crowbars to rescue him. He had been
conscious without thinking of it that
f-- --
“Has the last word been said?'
the air was hazy with smoke, but his
mind had taken no account of the fact.
Now he heard a persistent, faint
crackling sound. A horrible fear
flashed through his brain, and he
slewed his head round. The car behind
him had caught fire. His heart con
tracted and stood for a moment with
a ghastly horror. Good heavens, he
would be roasted alive, unless the res
cuing party reached him in time! It
was a race for his life. He could see
that they were working desperately,
but he could not help calling out to
hurry for God’s sake. He tried franti
cally to draw his feet from the trap
which pinioned them, but he only suc
! ceeded in cutting them against the
i timbers till the blood streamed from
I his raw ankles.
H^^aic^by^h^Freitioii^E^kh1!^
Company to the Varioii3 Counties in Nebraska
ear 1901, with Some Comparisons that
may Prove Interesting.
Jnder Authority of the Railroads of Nebraska)
>n Tax Paid The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Rail
$ 1,086 22 road is a railroad 1,362.8-* miles in length, of which
7,477 36 083.95 are in the state of Nebraska.
4 579 83 U 1S not a trunk lfne> but otle that depends upon ■
11174 10 4lle growth of the country immediately tributary to it ■
,' for its business. The owners of this railroad hope I
2 9-0 97 that the prosperity of the country through which it ■
2.740 07 nmS WU1 in 4in,e ,nake i4 ProsPcrous’
4,736 59 In 1900 this railroad received in gross
8,836 03 earnings...$4,121,457,92
9,273 99 They paid for operating expenses 2,689,642.25
3,788 31 Net earnings. 1.431,815.67
6,134 09 This amount makes a net earning of $1,050.53 per ft
1,43.) 94 mile for the system, and they reported $1,110.42 as I
9,720 00 such net earnings to the auditor of state in Nebraska, I
l,88o 69 which it will be seen, gave this state credit for the ft
2,1,>9 56 increased amount received from business which orig- ft
4,801 16 jnated on the branches in other states. Out of the I
4,813 56 $1,431,845.67 they paid $1,007,851.09 for interest on I
3,942 64 bonds outstanding,and $181,699.74 was paid for taxes, ft
4,329 03 which latter amount was equal to 12.7% of their net ft
119 37 earnings. S
Rock... 83,232 00 3,625 55 L,
Saunders. 159,444 00 5,897 67- No dividends were paid by this company, and ft
Seward.._ 113,112 00 5 307 88 during the years 1895, 1896 and 1897 there was a large ft’
Sheridan. 140,976 00 6^04 92 deficit in the revenues. |
Sioux- 118,368 00 4,691 99 In case the taxes on this road were paid on the ft:
Stanton- 75,456 00 2,865 13 Wisconsin basis of taxation, it would have been $120.92 ft:
Thayer.. 15,876 00 908 45 per mile, instead of $152.95 in the state of Nebraska. I
Washington. 712,760 00 1,402 20 . , . .
Vnrk m lon nn rr To make a fair comparison with this railroad it is
-.__ _ necessary to select roads that do a similar business in
$4,365,950 00 $151,632 64 other states, and the following table gives this result:
STATE RAILROAD Milos Net Earnings Total Tux Tux Per Percent, of
oxa-lc, iwumtUAL) miles per Mile Puid Mile Taxes to Net
__ Earnings
Wisconsin.- Green Bay & West’n.. 225 $ 440.79 $ 9,896.66 $ 43.97 9 9-10
g Minnesota )
I Iowa -- Bur.,Cedar Rap.& N.. 1,287.99 1,048.62 145,996.90 119.57 10 9-10
| South Dakota )
I Missouri 1
1 1 nXnTerritory - M„ K. & T. R. B. 2,221.96 1,872.13 291,330.18 131.11 7 :
} 1 Texas J [i.
e] Nebraska )
E South Dakota F., E. & M. V. 1,362,84 1,050.53 181,599.74 133.25 12 7-10
B Wyoming_)_
I Fremont, Elkhorn L Missouri Valley Railroad in Nebraska, Paid $152,95 Taxes Per Mile !
Then he fell quiet, saying to himself
over and over again, ‘'Keep cool, Ned
Esterley. Keep cool. There must be
some way out of this thing. Good
God, there MUST.” The sweat of
agony poured from his face. How
slow the rescuers were, and how fast
the flames leaped toward him! He
wanted to keep crying out to the men
to hurry, but he bit back the words.
They were doing all that mortal men
could do.
Gradually it dawned upon him that
he was lost. Great volumes of smoke
rolled between him the rescuers, tell
ing him that they could not reach him
in time. With the assurance—after
the first frantic rush of fear—there
came to Esterley a singular coolness.
He drew his revolver from his hip
pocket, and laid it on the crook of a
bent rod near his hand, where it would
be ready for emergencies. Then he
got from his coat pocket, a note book,
and from his vest a lead pencil. One
of the brakemen above, hewing away
at a cross timber, which barred their
way, muttered to the engineer:
‘ Good Lord, Norton. He’s writing.
ii :OTT7Tn—1
“You, Elise? What are you doing
here?”
Saying that we ain’t likely going to
reach him. Ain’t he got the bully
nerve?”
Esterley first carefully noted down
the address to which he wanted his
letter forwarded, then wrote his let
ter.
Dear Elise: Our train has just col
lided with another, and I am pinned
down in the wreckage. The train crew
are working to get me out, but they
will not succeed, for the wreck is on
fire, and the flames rapidly spreading
this way. I write this note as my last
word tQ you, and after writing it, 1
shall throw the note book to the men
outside. The crew have already been
driven back from rescuing me by the
smoke and flames. No, they are back
at it again—almost within reach of me,
but the smoke and heat are fearful.
“Oh, Elise, girl, our quarrel was all
a mistake. It was my fault for I
should have insisted on explaining
that I was interceding with Kate for
young Dick Hazle. You know they
were engaged, but had had a lover’s
cJir.rrcI. Cccd*byc cvcc*''i v>»va
— 'v
never loved any but you. Forgive my
obstinate anger. 1 can write no more.
The flames are all about me. Good
bye—till ”
The smoke strangled him. Ester
ley handed his notebook to the con
ductor with the request that it be
forwarded. With singed hair and eye
brows the trainmen pried at the tim
bers which held him. The heat was
unendurable, and Esterley fell back
unconscious just as grimy hands
reached for him.
Esterley lay for days in a semi
comatose condition. He had an im
pression that Elise was hovering about
the room, and he was told afterward
that he called continually for her. The
third morning after the accident he
opened his eyes to an understanding
of what was passing. Elise bent over
him, smiling happily. The doctors had
just told her that Ned would get well.
“You, Elise? What are you doing
here?”
"Taking care of you."
“Of 1' 3? What’s the matter with
-Oh, there was an accident, wasn’t
there? How did you know of it?"
"The conductor sent me your note
book.”
"And—about Kate-?’’
"It's all right, Ned. She came and
told me all about it after you left. Will
you forgive me, dear?”
He nodded, eyes shining with joy.
|| AROUND THE COUNTY. $$
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Ray.
The tent meetings closed Sunday
evening.
Rollie Twyford made a Hying trip
to O’Neill Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Berg were visitors at
Mr. Hardings Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Harding and children
were in O’Neill last week.
Nr. and Mrs. B. A. Deyarman were
pleasant callers at Ray Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Deyarmon spent Sun
day afternoon at Mr. Will Sterns.
Jas. Harding and son Loyd were
O’Neill visitors Monday and Tuesday.
Sorry to say several of our neigh
bors are on t he sick list again this
weeks.
Bess and Myrtle Deyarmon called
on Miss Bea McGinnis who is visiting
at Saratoga.
Mr. Thomas Glenn of Pennsylvania,
has been visiting his cousin .1. S. Twy
ford the past week.
Mrs. Ross and son Colrnre took a
pleasure trip to Spencer Monday re
turned home Friday.
Hugh Deyarmon visited friends in
O’Neill last week returning home
Wednesday with liis sisters.
James Harding lias field corn that
breakes the record, ten and a half
feet high who saysiNebraska soil won’t
raise corn.
Rev. Knickerbocker was a pleasant
caller in this vicinity on Monday, he
is interested in Sunday school work
and organizing Sunday schools.
Bess and Myrtle Deyarmon return
ed from O'Neill Wednesday where
they attended the wedding of Miss
Emma Weekes which took place
Tuesday evening.
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Phoenix.
Mrs. Moore was an Atkinson visitor
Wednesday.
Ed Smith visited at his home in
Spencer last Sunday.
Peter Greeley marked a load of ap
ples at Butte Friday.
Mr and Mrs Bay Coburn visited at
Peter Greely’s, Sunday.
Gus Clevenger is working for Win.
McCarthy at present.
Mrs. I)r. Stoekwell of Butte visited
Phoenix relatives last week.
Ben De.varmen of Bay was in this
vicinity Monday and Tuesday.
Jess Brook and family of Atkinson
spent Sunday at Peter Greeley’s.
Miss Anna Beiserof Badger visited
Jess Coburn Thursday afternoon.
Tom Berry of Paddock spent a few
days at Louie Couburn’s last week.
Mrs. Herman Damero was a caller
at Mrs. F. G. Coburn’s Monday last.
Jim Clevenger left for Dakota Mon
day where lie expects to stay indetin
atly.
Quite a number of Phoenix ladies
attended the ball games at Celia Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nilson and Miss Mary
Bartel spent Sunday at Mr. Kinney’s
at Turner.
Balpli and Jess Coburn and Sophia
Palmerwent to Butte Monday return
ing t lie same day.
Mrs. W. E. Scott and daughter of
Atkinson visited at Peter Greely’s a
few days last week.
Miss Marcia Bich went to Butte
Monday for a few weeks visit with
friends at that place.
Mr. Bich and daughter also Mary
Weston of Atkinson were visitors at
Mrs. F. G. Coburns’ Tuesday last.
Mrs. II. E. Palmer and daughter,
who have been visiting at Mrs. F. G.
Coburn’s left for Hot Spring’s Tues
day.
Mrs. C. E. Howe and daughters
Edna and Mary of O’Neill returned
home Saturday after a weeks visit at
her sons.
Vern Stockwel1, of Butte, who lias
been visiting relatives in Holt county
for the past six week’s returned home
last Tuesday.
Nearly all the young people at Phoe
nix attended the picnic and dance in
Stein’s grove last Saturday and re
port a pleasant time.
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EMULSION
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HYPOPHOSPHITES
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FIRST- Because, if any member
of the family has a hard cold, It
will cure it.
SECOND- Because, if the chil
dren are delicate and sickly, it will
make them strong and well.
THIRD —Because, if the father or
mother is losing flesh and becom
ing thin and emaciated, It will build
them up and give them flesh and
strength.
FOURTH- Because it is the
standard remedy in all throat and
lung affections.
No household should be without it.
It can be taken in summer as well
as in winter.
50c. and $i.oo, all druggists.
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