The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-18
Drucie went to the window md put

Drucie went to the window and put
her head out.
"rhaPs Pomp she cried. 'Oh,
Heaven, let me save him aud all the
| other precious lives to-nightv
| win this prayer she turned to the
furnace again and smiled at the red-hot
doors. the engine anu its empty tender
seemed 10 fly over the track, and when
Drucie looked at Jim again she found
him staring At the gauge.
"Whaps the matter, Jimw she asked
He came forward with hand extended
toward the little instrument.
"a little more fire and Wen blow up w
he gasped.
"Fom would hear the explosion an d
stop lis train. That might prevent tn a
cOllisionW was Drucie's reply.
1t was now evident that the sound
ahead was that of Tom Gray's train. and
the girl prepared to warn her lover of
MS danger. The tracks were quite close,
ana she told the fire boy to watcn the
machinery while she attended to that
part OF lhe warning work which, she
had allotted to herself.
with pallid face and almost thro b.
less heart sue took up her station at the
WINDOW, needing not the drlzzling rain
that Deat into her face, and awaited the
decisive moment.
Fhe sound of the train on the other
track grew momentarily more distinct,
and the daring girl fancIed that she
heard number six coming through the
valley below Colby.
"Yes, IT'S TomW she cried to enceur.
age the boy at the lever. "l see his Hgnt.
NowW
Then she leaned out OF the window
n a q 70 Afb bo,
"Switcn at Colbyl Switch at Colby.
Colby, six! Colby, SKIP
Many times she repeated her cry, and
all at once she dashed by the heavy
train?
Right into her lovers face as he
Ieaned from his engine she shouted
"Switch at ColbyW and heard the
shrieks that told her that he would
obey.
Saved saved, JimW she cried with
joy, turning upon Gne breatnless boy
who already was checking the BELIEFS
speed.
"Golly-whiz! Drucie, they ought to
give us trainl' he said, aushing. "If
we can ever stop the Belie, we'll 20
back; but the girfs got her spunk up
and would run on foreverW
.DrucIe Millerreturned to the window
with heart filled with thankfllness, for
Tom had heard, and already was run
ming onto the switch at Colby.
After awhile the Belle was got Under
control and backed with lessened fires.
'ListenW suddenly cried Jim.
"Yes, number six ls coming; bur we
dowL fear ner noM!' said Dlucle. with
smile. "Tom and his passengers are
safe on the switchr'
. The next moment number SIX dashed
by, and Drucie laughed and actually
clapped her hands.
The meeting between Tom GRAY and
his love can not be described,
"Your headlight seemed a meteor.n
be said to ner; "and knew your voice
i don't know why. guess you made
time coming down."
"Time! cried Jim; '"I don't think the
wheels touched the rails more,n halI
the time. Ii 1t had been day, the mile
stones would have looked like u rake"
There was a laugh at the boys exag.
geration, anu When Tom tooK Drucie
aside he kissed her.
1t was not the only kisa sba cot +bo+
night, for all the women on the train
kissed the girl who had saved their
lives, and Tom Gray said he wouIdn,L
yet jealous when the mustached pa,seu-
gers bent over DrucIe, blusning like "a
rose.
The story of Drucle's feat crept into
the papers, aud, though, my story NAV
be old to some OF my readers, / have
told it because l believe it will bear
repetition.
Dick Lambart torgave Drucie for run
ming away with his engine, aud jim, the
hre boy, never grows weary OF telling
about That "run.'
Iom Gray is still on the road, but
Drucle does not listen to the click-click
vi the sounder any more. Every night
al she holds little boy UP to the win
COW, ana he cries "papa" and claps
nis lltlie nahds as an engine dashes by.