Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-03-26

my fevored face Night air? Yes, it
was near midnight, and the full moon
WAS shining gloriously. How sweetly
l rested. How much pleasanter than
walking.
But luck did not favor me. My
ride was a short one. / had not been
seated more than ten minutes when
something tapped me on the shoulder.
| looked up. Tickets y said the man
who leaned over me.
"Got none,' said I.
"Money, then" said he.
"Got none,n | replied.
Then followed what | chronicled at
the beginning of this sketch. lie had
reached up and pulled the bell rope,
bringing the train to a stand still. Ibid
not think Of stealing him till the very
moment lie clenchcd me to throw me
from the platform. Then all at
once the resolve came. As have
said | struck him with one hand and
pulled the bell-rnpe with TIE other
We had short furious fight on the
platform; then rolled off on pile of
cross-ties, just as the train, in obcdi-
ence to my s,gnal, rolled away. | do
not think tic conductor heard the
whistle or knew that the ears bad gone
so busy was he trying to lick me- i
had not tasted food for three days past.
suppose fever and the fury of dc.
SPAR lent ne strength, for | got him
under ne, there on the cross-ties, and
thumped him till he bawlcd for help.
By this time the train was roaring but
family in the distance. l let him up
and he gazcd around.
"Wh-wheres my train?" said he.
Don't you hear it ?" / asked, scat
ing myself on cross-tic, in an almost
breathless state.
What in thunder Dang that en-
gineer What ON earth made him
leave me ? I'll report him to"
"Oh don't get too blustery," said |,
interrupting him, II gave the engineer
the signal just as you clcnched me-"
Odd you pull the bell-rope p
eyes, sir"
"The nation you did What for p
ooh, just for fun l replied, scowl-
ing at him out of the corners of my
eyes. !.
"For fun and how much of it ?n
he asked. .
''Bctwccn quart and half a gallon"
| replied.
4lfave to walk at least ten miles
through this Internal old swamp he
muttercd.
"Bctter two of MS than one !"
"But ding IL my train"
Just so r. said /.
"They may not miss me for fifty
miles"
"Nor me-"
"Nor you! Ding you who are
yon anyhow ?"
"No matter said I, you'd better
have left me alone"
"But, ding it man, I must obey or
lers. The road-master would have
me for dismissal if | had let {
you off without the money!
"And now he'll report you for de-
,ertipg bis train"
N, III hurry up to the next sta
ion AID telegraph my situation" !
"By no MEANS" said [. |
"Why not - h
"I'll not allow you"
"You won't ~ I
That | will not" said / emphati- v
ally drawing from its hiding place un- T
erncath my coat-tail, huge Colts 5
ovolver. The conductors face turn II
d to the color of the moonshine. s
Don't kill me-" he suggested, "I !,
'os only obeying orders, indeed 1 was,
ir." II
"Maybc you'd like to pray a lit t
Ie Z" a
PRAY Good Heavens You are n
OF in earnest ~
ooh if you don't want to pray" a
nd |, cooking my pistol and oxamin- S,
,g the cap. W
He went down on his knees and il
rayed quite fervently. just as he
nished l heard the train coming back
full speed. 81
"Darn'd if they amt backing down.
hey have missed rue" he cried spring. S;
, his feet.
"They will never find you," said I.
every easy" said he, II will wave 6
" hat" n