. St. Nicholas [serial]. atsand cottages, and from the other one can look downupon the lordly Hudson and the historic Palisades. We were so absorbed in contemplating the beautiesof nature upon every side that we did not notice untilnow that there was considerable excitement at the rearof the car. We could see no apparent reason for just then a large black automobile coming at fullspeed rushed so close as to almost touch thecar. As we were nearing a steep down grade theautomobile crossed the tracks directly in frontof the car. The motorman called and w:the occupants not to do it again;

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. atsand cottages, and from the other one can look downupon the lordly Hudson and the historic Palisades. We were so absorbed in contemplating the beautiesof nature upon every side that we did not notice untilnow that there was considerable excitement at the rearof the car. We could see no apparent reason for just then a large black automobile coming at fullspeed rushed so close as to almost touch thecar. As we were nearing a steep down grade theautomobile crossed the tracks directly in frontof the car. The motorman called and w:the occupants not to do it again; but,paying no heed to him, they crossedso close that the car struck them. _ -The concussion from this threw thecar off the track. So great was the momentum of its former speedthat, although the brakes were on, it plunged downthe incline. Women began to scream and childrento cry; even brave men turned pale when they real-ized their danger. Swiftly the car sped on to whatseemed a certain destruction, when it slackened and. FIRESIDE DAYS. (GOLD BADGE.)

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