The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-03

into my phiz again. Pm sure you CAN'T
move, and IL l didn't know that you're
going to marry Anne Clarke some dav,
may be accursed II ! wouldn't treat
you to bullet. They gave me this in
Piqua-my friends did" and ne thrust
bis SHINING revolver into Larry's face as
he spoke. "OHi you see a fellow must
! be uncommon bad to lose all his
friends"
The young conductor said nothing,
but looked up into the devilish face OF
| the man who stood over him.
"pm going forward to bury Tom up"
said Waterman, and with "a mock bow
| OF departure the villain left the caboose,
closing the door after him.
The silence that seemed to fall about
Larry was dreadful. He did not hear
the rumble Of the cars, nor the patter OF
the rain on the root and against the
windows. The silence Of death seemed
to hang over him, ana he waited for the
pistol shot that should slay Tom Kyle
at his post. He knew that the villain
was thorough engineer, ami believed
| that he would not hesitate to slay Tom
and take the place on the engine.
OF course ne could not see the cum
ming man creeping over the sticks Of
wood on the tender, nor catch the gleam
| Ot the revolver in his hand.
Tom Kyle was al his post, and his fire.
man dozed OH hisaccustomed seat. The
rain had Stacked up a little, anu the en-
glneer of the train had opened the door.
Suddenly he heard voice that seemed
to come from the tender.
"Fasterl dent switcn at Peters on's 8 p
Tom Kyle turned in an instant, anu
saw the face that glanced at him II ON
above the wood. Aud at the same time
he saw the reVoIyer that covered his
heart.
II want you to obey me-" said DircE
Waterman. II am q dangerous man.
and will do dangerous Things. We musi
get to Pemberton before the passenger
lain starts out. You can do 1t, Tum
Kyle. Now to work at once. can see
Ine gauge from here. II you don't obey
me, Pll drop you In your tracks, anu
Iced the boiler with your carcass. Now
let us 20 IasterV
Tom Kyle was pale when he turned
from the desperate man. He doubted
mis- ability TO run into PembeftOu before
the IN O'Clock passenger departed. Al.
ready they hau traVersed gOou part o1
the run, and the switch was not tar off
But the engineer knew the mau wuI
Was dealing win him and he thought .
his young vile lar DOWN the roau. He
thought, LOO, OF Larry, and wondered /
Waterman hadn't slain nlm i'll caDoose
uumUer lour.
The speed OF the train visibly in
creased until it seemed to fy like al
arrow over the dark road.
"Fastel J! yelled Dirck Waterman
anu Tom Kyle clenched his teeLn, ant
Threw more power into the limbs vi til,
IRON monster HIS fireman, appalled, a
the speed OF the IRAN, cruucneu in on,
corner ol the little englne-room, power
less TO Iced the furnace and weak as
cnild.
On, on, at the rate of a mile minute
till the Agnts OF Pembertou became vIsI
bic! AS the engine rounded curV
wnlcn mad hidden the CITY from sigut,
dark form dropped from u car ilgntI
upon The tender.
Drck Waterman did not see it, so in
tenLly Was he Watching The engineer
Sill covered by his revolver. The man
for manIne object Was-crept forward
and the llghL OF the stars fell upJn a.
iron rod Lnat gllsLened in his hanus.
de stepped d lew Ieet behind the ras
cal and raised his novel Weapon-Lu
poker beloDglng to the caboose's stove
Ihe nexV Instant 1t descended wit
crashing lorce upon Waterman's unpr,
Jected mead, anu he lell forward with
smoLnered groan and lay at Tom Ky le'
teet.
"Slack! slackl' cried the victor
sprln ing from Lne tender. "SlacA, 10
Heavens sake. Tue passenger Is mo,
ing out! DON'T you hear ner?'
Inc engineer ala not need the com
mands, for his hands were already o
the lever, and Wnen tne Train stoo
still, qulverlng like u leaf, twenty lee
did uVG lie between her and the dow
: train loaded with passengers.
Dirck Waterman was l0und to b
quiLe dead, ana The people SAID that b
uad met the fate he rlchIy meriLed.
am sure that none VINO knew MS crime
muurned his loss.
Larry Hallan had managed TO Zee hi
hands by seVeIing the corus by mean
: of a nall in the floor Of the caboose, an
nIs knife had completed his liuerty.
am sure that the speed Of the tram q
the moment Of Waterman's deatn is th
fastest OH record, and Larry was won
to declare that tine wheels uid not seel
TO touch The rails.
Shortly alter the adventure he lie
CaDoose No. 4, weddeu his sweetnear
ana returned to The road promoted |
the conuuctorshIp Of a magnlncen
passenger train. 70 this day ne olle
tells his vile how near she came losln
MIN on the wild night OF DlrcK Wate
mau's escape from vi.