Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-06

had calculated tlat tne TWO trdiuS W.
meet i'm a gulch that embraces a curve
about six miles below Colby. 1t was
terrible place for q collision, and the
loss of there would be great. The
haze or mist woulJ prevent the engi-
neers from signaling each other, and a
collision was inevitable.
The train, which seemed to have
broken loose, rushed madly on, with
Jim looking at Drucie, whom he was
inclined to believe mad. The cold
mist slowly turning to driZzle, was
occasionally blown against his face by
the wind; it served to cool his heated
temples, and to make him think calm
lly of his situation and the folks al
home. So fast were they moving, that
they seemed to glide over the rails,
scarcely touching them in their mad
career, and when Drucie told Jim to
listen for the sound of Toms train
ahead, the boy poked his head out OF
the window and held his breath.
'Pears to me ! hear a sound, he
said, without turning his head. 'Meb-
be Pm mistaken-so many things
pear to me just now.'
THANK Godp calculated the girl.
l'Listen with all your might, Jim. 'Oh,
for the speed of a bulletp
Her face was glowing with heat, and
while Jim listened she opened the fur
mace door and threw in the last sticks
of wood they possessed.
THE woods gone, Jim. How far
yet can we go at this rate of speed?
About fifteen miles, the boy an
lswered-'twenty of 'em, if we must
lido it,
Then we'll catch him. Colby must
Ibe nine miles away yet, and the gulch
is six miles further on-flteen miles
Jim, can't you hear him yet?'
| NO; guess 1 was mistaken awhile
back the boy said, and Drucie's coun'
tteDance fell.
There's the sound againp he ex-
lclaimed minute later. Listen fOl
yourself, glrl.'
Drucie went to the window and pu
her head out.
That's Toni she cried. oh Heav
IN, let me save him and all the othel
lprecious lives tO-nightp
With this prayer she turned to th'
furnace again and smiled at the red no
doors. The engine and its empty ten
der seemed TO fly over the track, ane
when Drucie looked at Jim again, sh'
found him staring at the gauge.
whats the matter, Jim?' she asked
He came forward with hand EXTENDED
toward the little instrument.
a little more fire and We'll blow up!
, he gasped.
Tom would hear the explosion ant
stop his train. That might proven
8 the collisionI was Drucie's reply.
1t was now evident that the soun'
ahead was that of Tom Gray's train
: and the girl prepared to warn her Low
er of his danger. The tracks were quit
!, Iclose, and she told the fire boy to watcl
1.-THE machinery while she attended t
that part of the warning work whicl
she had allotted to herself.
. The sound of the train on the othe
!. track grew momentarily more dis
& tinct, and the daring girl fancied tina
!, she heard number six coming thrOug
: : the valley below Colby.
Yes, it's Toni she cried to encoul
age the boy at the lever, 1 see hi
, light now!'
= Then she leaned out of the windoN
= and shouted at the top of her voice:
: : Switch at Colby! Switch at Colby
!. Colby sikh Colby SKIP
y ). Many times she repeated her cry AN
: all at once she dashed by the heav
Il train.
, Right into her lovers face as h
= leaned from his engine she shouted
lsSwitch at Colbyr and heard tn
:, sbrieks that told her thai he woul
= obey. :,
Saved! saved, JimI she cried wit
10y, turning upon the breathless boy
: who already was checking the Belle
speed.
u tGo!ly-whiz! Drucie, they ought
!, give us train!' he said, laughing. :.
we can ever stop the Belle, we'll
back, but the girls got her spunk U
. and would run on foreverp
Drueie Miller returned TO the vii
dow with heart filled with thankful
ness, for Tom had heard, and alread
: was running on to the switch at Cobb.
!, After awhile the Belle was got undt
u control and backed with lessened fire
'Listen!' suddenly cried Jim.
" Yes, number six is coming; but v
don't fear her now!' said Drucie, wit
= smile. Tom and his passengers al
- safe on the switchp
The next moment number six dasl
= ed by, and Drucie laughed and actual
y .lapped her hands. ,n4 a
:, Tne meeting between Tom Gray an
- his love cannot be described.
IS IS your head light seemed meteor
- he said to her; and ] knew your vol
don't know why. L guess yC
> made time coming down. ~
!, .Timer cried Jim; Il don't think tt
L wheels touched the rails more'n ba
: the time. If it had been day, the mi
:, stones would have looked like rake
70 There was laugh at the boys e1
:, az geration, and then Tom took Druc
~ side and kissed her.
It was not the only kiss she got TIL
= night, for all the women on the tral
- kissed the girl who had saved the
= lives, and Tom Gray said he wouldn
- get Jealous when the moustached pa
); sengers bent over Drucie, blushing iii
= rose. ..
; The story of Drucie's feat crept in
= 1.-THE papers, and though my story ms
z old to some of my readers, i have told
because believe it will bear repetition
e Dick Lambert forgave Drucie fl
running away with his engine, ar
jim, the fire boy, never grows weal
! of telling about that run
! Tom Gray is still on the road, b'
= Drucie does not listen to the click clio
= of the sounder any more. Every nigl
=, at eight she holds little boy up to ii
= window, and be cries 'papa!' and clal
- his little hands as an engine dashes b
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