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Vol. 49.
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THE IRON HORSE
BY JAMES WHITCOMB KILEY, >
Nosong is min sea -
'y courser lef: tier boo
an eJenuer Un oreo,
ait renter arent ot hardihood
‘Tian ever ean tered w
Across the plains of Ai
mine,
nie eat
His aunwor ie to my enrea .
Wha 100k open the galt of of hat
Aer ‘eh
‘rhe aunnighe on tae mine se
18 barely shaken In {t8 pines
Ani ata touch he changes,
‘And, gliding backwarts stove again,
images y rom ia
Alay tin welta tn toed
ell 09 heer sublime,
ative oarth roveive tread,
oy, my ealinut ateett
‘Then streten a
the pilgtint to the irae,
ack again the prayer
"That Godt will prosper me
uraen
amt we :
on thy forehead gleat
Has blossomed in our brightest dean
‘Then speed the
ts ploriona meet
i
‘naband straina his eager eyes,
1d utgh of wife aud baby glee
Hing out to greet and welcome thee,
‘Then stretch away asl whe at ta
ho master's ha
Thy wighty 9}
peed,
‘The world will yee Iiee ob the neck.
he tov dase ant iH
nd — Milt
csr ag
ru Os
Office,
Rose Stl N.Y,
zn Te
eee
reuters u alt
Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1834, by Street & Smith,
iy i
es
She had heen so absorbed in her
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, W
New York, July 2
* 1894,
oo
Three Dollars Per Year
Two Copies Five Dollars;
. THIS: STORY WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN BOOK-FORM,
LITTLEMISS LAWLESS
OR,
By ALBERT
E
REAUTY AND THE BEAST,
"he was a form of tito anit ete
‘Tual erat neramem part of sights
Ama eer T
Tie unmaing star of
oom, on & savero win rte vs dn, sil of statecn
was slowly ascending a Heli of atnine in
nmenee sovie Louse that stood In a lonely part, ‘ot
sual town iu the upper portion of New Yor
tp er hands abo ore a ery large pitehor, high {yen became inetnntl
eater hands she 5 Inrge piteber, wighly Lfrom a gehite aud trolling girl iis] Below aaa leva vrai aan sare ne
eo wnt we tin ous et utes | een toe | ate ead ALA yonea te ath
rf proceeding s tateas ate | ih EEE sift of Pee energy that | beneat hhouro at a point abou
ached the lst step, by one of thone unacecuntaile Renped aun note. Werante tee pecrios, ae aide contalued at ws
Beckdents whick will sometimes hapyen, her foot tries, fl nu in the face, "rom ral clenclied fst roa ce fop off elie would have
caught in a rent in the carpet with wiiich the stairs ra Sorceea eee eo the
she eke top. aint ahi to jweeut wins | How eunid it be
recovered; the handsome piteher fell from her | guete eed Head ates the ton The outrage t bean aubjeeted mate
grasp, and, strlking the floor, wus broken into twenty | Bit auelt 8 contest oot M noe be tal haine er 89 desperate that she fele that she would Kill
fragments, The. water trickle in a stresty, aid Rte pe he ene ara cali ad
r ee pa bab for shoulder, where sho i str rt
duight bo seen falllug Vetwreen the bauistere to the a * ot the, rae ee the large a Intensoiy. ‘Thie eave a new aot er mame
i 0 ont seas at that
The girl uttered a ery of dismay. She had m a envy thud. spon lowed Kohed fro
sino td ove whey fear epeds ant nae aE Repann omiet, we] ee SE a ee ae ern sne,
shout fifty years of aga made hla appearance. fuiecloned te dvor with a lond bang, tocked t,and | sie, tore “vem int ie . a fastened thetw toe
rea very tall aud very muscular. He Joo ' “ amat the windows oS
Bue Faised herself, Sho was braised and dazed whidow.
Ike am athlete and quit Dave been / the full, but her bend had not struck the floor, an 060
taken wore B retired prion Highters tor ie vce was
oid wounds
His face was red. His hair was eropped short,
Fin egenaquinted.. Bully was written pon every
At'sleht of thls monster tho soung girl shran
ck. she Kensped the: hantoters and turned pale
‘the “em pe Mer, is oti
ap wlared at ber, His sqilutin
Tevet quluting eyes emitted
Ith scars, which looked like the Feuning of
bac
se, one. ot your we
BYeatemtay sou bro}
ite Minatiauid spotted the set, Nom enaen woke
ntehor. What did I say Fd dot this happened
ang threw at him a look of intenee
Teatemel to ell thar the Fecolleetion of
né of Insult and wretchedness Was fest
ontitiog.
te
peared to understand the meaning of
tnt eroquent look. | Tancrensed lis tre tenfold.
“What d ao te exclaimed: rushing
upto her and ne her violently by the
She had evilentis: roto! a will of tro
not come hal Tai
gins ms
yo oF an huswer "She shrank ¢:
foe avn in
tempeh wit the
0
ar i a Io
a tre
ell-furn
ished
ug tO thinle Whar To
nize Ib
Like hatuself as a bi
man
take
ih
ly
rete” that Mrs,
tid not return botore eveting.” She Wit
‘@erhn sinllora. antl
bie depth of sea vine bel
of
fet alot ery, and
aie was perfeotly conse
The duty wie chs
20
Her ine ie ‘on the spt
pe on bev
erely aneking & temporary ris on for
sittine-roon of in
and his wife tor hin mouster lad 9 wife as nite
resemble
sehen me aia hot regret thy Venga
0. 4
vat rr nnenerei ‘i
Wy her fab
iriiing that eave hee
UGENIA’S ATONEMENT.
A EDMUNDS,
“Aathor of “Hforaetewn Hel
citediy at nie ‘Toneh, anil gave another gasp that re-
ted the horror with which he inepired her.
ithe carpet, an
ple miter re
he
ony, U
turned,
tine thee cupned ‘anid
giant wns too
eutirely reatzed that ia intention coutd | rend
‘1 antened, whe Felt ant axontzing
sed! by the lightuing-liie
too quick for her
r
porary
ag the
woman can
v.
cane ONDK, HiPL Rlnmeed all around Wer, with the | she
aze of one brought, at last, to bag.
gad told her thee she’ shoul entfer
Ke and trembling.
22
ona
Lorish, then
had been finng was a| TI
ote, tan had thrust
of teint ta hee
Ficorous blows she
nink that Mr. Lorlals woul! come nes
ayite
mali wai t foconeute with ‘her
the youre giet tine to
could open the door.
‘The i root
can A
‘at the key:
Tug the insertion of @ Key 1
un Indeod, thought of tr
ey poker, but
Man atten
ri.
ae
broken open, or the wrenched
that would be : {liMicult task. “There was uo
my hands were | means o 9 tite Thon
tay! Tore wae auother mes! sof access! And
The window!
of exit, too!
rhshedl, with @ frightened ai 7, to
the
Instautly, | dow eas onion the
have
floor, bi wag a
ground, and t oe probably "be
ub oF ‘ace
ye toh
, neriiaps for life, im that houses w
Soult not oven eaiternplate,
fo'was
welt
‘oceut, the orplauell, aud
eae the inns
Ave ® Fight,
But, never
ae aluuont « ofsld. Bho opened’ the
baat of batter
for what
She
anid cloaey
‘ore tha any Oller guund
nmi bave ai (0
me
bo more helpless tan) It ening frou the key-hole In which she rad thrust
wie Ahad domes ata! she knee That te” went I m
oo, iat New
his wife, ree slated | Hor and abetted Uy / macad
Between tt ‘ould be
a tahoe, ‘hie “wonentany” ntrensthe wiih wien Her | che pa
Keres | a im pire her, had Jett her
rs, Lonslt had, ¢
o she | return
‘Bie list
mal er tently guinnaed Ww
as the the tele dw
ted The handie,
it WAS
ook vtolently
6 of hig ving a brute, fe mad
oneal ty
See ee ee ee abe was willing to
io} tan method ro del tee nuument when they
but a thin, long
necrttuug ittn the
Mr ial tid falcon tie keys
ag, to, amilock the
ep had given up tie
MaliNer she would have “ta. male re,
peated ‘in and would thus hase been almost eer-
Dw Do ONS coud get to her until tho door was | era
(ker removed, and
othior | the earth shi tottered
considerable iota ee ena the
from the window, her
“Dot” she heard the deep, guttural voice of Mr
8 ae; break the door oped
Horish reply.
hen Beat her within fu tue of h
the e saung. pint opened
pidge, dud gently bong awittls
Thad’ couattucted,
up
ko.
the window softiy. and
lowered the Tope she
Then, mounting ow a chiar, she
smn and curetully” atooped, seiziug
rane
We eklil aud dexterity which persons in auch
er
‘
efreumstances are nev
serie, she loweredt
ands’ avd her lin, knowin
wrould hold out for w few
ea correctly.
eed to ker an
weahe stood upright upon it.
‘able to accoitnt for or de-
horaeit slowly, scratching her | hem
Ut her st
site eke could Feach
remeth,
Tn abont a minnte,
hour, her feet touched the
one was in sight.
She duug the rope away fron ber manhed emits.
nd; stouping once more, Jumped carefull the
The distance was about elght fect. As she reached
them, | But, insenatile to the yal
arted up and began
‘over on ber kuces and Druise;
and rejoicing in
ler terrible
ficuts runing as fast fas her feet could carry her,
anxious only’ to lei
ways which uever could be trac
CHAPTER 1,
PRANINO IN THE 63
¢, Wie horrible paat elind, by
Sweet aa r ener armor Mowers
“Fro the lone: ches thiret of ee lowers 5
K
nut kale
tetoiponi fo le ‘te
iy kiud ware
Wig pains,
oka run 80 Imputoively, and fo fast that for
ad
saae: ‘tine she did
sere pro
sil
\at realize that every step was
x her from Wie ore Niaee, the Masor's ates,
wrotection could be secured, 1f aby were Dos
Foresteitle, ich was the name of the form, wat
tenn
do was to fin
ory Of wean
fon ean the the
theless, she shuddered at this step, for
6 a Round whieh ant.
Bone one waa trying to tyaery the Key $n tho lock,
en, {oF KuINE WHEXPected Feaso!
She heard her voice aud_her
pusband a Stlets tones ware loc ant mea The
the matter with
aa the man,
inhabite
station,
it, and ‘had bi
ma teain
tt pursnit.
‘i not kuow w
company with Mr.
Ca. suit
n net she fownd ersel
tv
‘he
f
own breathin
cinch the young. inh it
Goutigieute money. with ery antaht
‘that would have speedily’ placed
t-wood, and full of oped wae
pac end of it w
fe Tall wi
tiie sano
Serra
iden sie Sir frightened at the
jail not went in ler pocket, and, strance
chere the station Was. She
in the large house which ghe had just
a ng she could remen)
meen Sutaide ig portals, never
ber, and: she
excep
‘Lonish, to wom Bue
ow sottagess and
The ground
ad
Kept warun, Now that sue stopped, sue fuund herself
pantiny
ness fell upon her,
shoul shogo!
sense of her intense loneliness and utter beipless
What suiould she dot
© Newapapers that had fallen in her way she
had semetinge Tead of belated travelers who had
0
Jain dowen an the si
2F
the
Shottiomsne that ‘she ‘rah ke
She would utfer much, at fi
j Dut the tirat, erv
ADE O
fore
Wr that It she applied al
or
Who ara yout,
1 from P
ed
ennueh for that,
What stall we dom the yonng git heard him ask,
worl certaluly be taken Back to
to a
rat, frown the iter, bitter
1 Ker, sie wot
fe arin in tat Jey eure
yr aid fale Iscosinsnese frow
game
ico |
‘She kn at any house in of
gat Forestville the frst questions asked woud le:
Your naw
o Prt Nuow nich of the world, but she knew
ihe auswered sich questions trathfuliy, she
tue Lorishes, aud
ALBERTA EDMUNDS’ NEW STORY, “LITTLE MIS}- LAWLESS,” BEGINS IN THIS NUMBER,
Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Serond Clase Matter
nple prayer for help and deliverance, that she had not heard a carriage approach through the snow.
aud a
perl
fallen
Perhaps” =i
the ope Hpon wh
ve atrap had falleu—and 40 his effort to Fenyuat 3,
ache eter his toneye Then Vest, bad eased ths
tinded spot to hr
babs “a eur inane ye A. with kindly sotiet:
is Yon routine ira
No, 40,
that she dreaded
ered talack
sibly Snvent tnt w
bilgi aud be etter '
As she stood think!
Sho saw that
Gam to run
ad either bate to
Set ate bad eo
rou child. a indy
ut ‘house ¥ ry often, Tut ho
toe
ma
had
“donm, and breathed & mimnple
prayer, skh fot uel and
Shes Hin
renk it
‘ontse, d uate ew at Tehad stoned,
ee eC
Wordless wouter.
But when she looked about ber. feeling
1Iity whieh «o often fol-
auplete absorption of the wand!
prays ean apparition whieb |
wexclamutios |
i
her to jaup to ber feet with a
of aurprise.
A ahatlsome closed carriage stood tn th
from hei
je
He tt pail
anid nu harenti nivont vy oa *
i ith an air af Tater.
vita Fant cir was, she
re
wt est a te
sit fail 10 Glmerve iieextt
ot
vey black
eves, the tit ay race and elegaut repose of
his hoveienta,
tenderly around th
ent per ree Hea
i
une cine aot
PAL are
of wath tnd protec
(were are Sour parents?"
Tend.”
‘you no relations t"
frien
She tinal her head, The power of speech
wag hegimuig to ae peain
mitinwed the
young man, same athetic and,
ah al tee, inst ‘Nelouy somewhere
Et ent Bue would not te,
he gat fot tell the teat.
nan “Femained thoughtful for a few
bending on her a. cooipnsini
ie rrlanee, oturtinies inking om the
Hs10t de ate with bine
IAPR YOU
Pertay
we Enve a
n front Her shoulder—from the
he
ner aves & Ve g look, which was lke
et A aGned to Hhnnue the. wee a:
fad
tu,
‘our
mes
Eber soul, It forced her to auswe
‘ies nd.
ng unan etarted bark, and eased at her
fot Again shi ‘shrank awess wit
‘SShenese wiielra Founk sith experienee
whien. for the Hirst tie she finda ierselt forced uy
° into intimate conversation with @
{efeattoe oun boats
“Sarah Moorland & be repeated, “aying au eun-
phaais on the first name,
jot my haptieinal name,” she ari
‘aralt i
hat fs oul
i pom enlled Ei
Sits did not eaten t
ig iad she sont ‘ine teard
q
een
stranger, fo ¢ jo ‘the port of muy thing hy
ve uttered
err
ew you
a glewin_ almos
trom ‘enters ni
mgat midden
he
i'n it
‘She fettnwed im tke one enchanted. Te
her care
was stove. which ithised @ Test
Thanetous warnitin, As ele leamed back on the soit
cushions, abe shoves to herself, “This iuat be
heaven,
‘Tho young man epokea few words to the riebiy
usetletarigen wing gravely vowed in head, Then
te stranger got waite, closing the door, ‘The ene
¢ bexan to move.
et up. aud threw the reg askte. Her
“Let me ont! Where
the ‘Rorearviule. orgies A
Mrw Loria
big bee:
‘
‘eould rather die!
seered,
sie war avone
but checked herself
what they called Ine.
* he murmured, with an air of relief. “Ts
Taptienial name Euphewiat Aud years age
ow ber heart ‘eared to hear this almost forgotten
Qa sometiwes you were called ‘Angel Ete! 1
Yee
ext wondls he muttered, If
btw gay:
lie was too amazed to find net
secret pet name by whlch
called, known” to tlie
migat
ite girl.” he continued,
fignerting ftnelf wo:
tari thro
ragician who ad anditeuts emerged
to peak faullinriy about the
6 of hes
ned ‘alist inandtbly.
he said, in tue saine sweetly
es
rt
Placed
retiliy in the earring on the, feoe Of Tye
foo) ‘wl
kept
escaped frou Blere BE
been ilbused, Do yeu wish
exclaimed the territied girt,
Ne