Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-10-19
he called out to me rapidly as fol-

he called out to me rapidly as fol-
lows
"Kettridgo crazy drunk, Is armed and
desperate. There will be a smash Have
teIegra!Phed all along the line to people
~ a, ,iai@ ;rin 70 GP ene ItH,I , any - eaoNy @
stop Ifso tabc him rol,r.elf 0,Bryaa.
his fireman justin with ankle ,proincd,
h,ottndge 1eayed nun OIL the tender; Con-
a1t'oT Go, g% J nan1' ta ana Ihi.E I,, y ,.R "c4
him on SIGHT # naacessary If he be-, gcts ''iy, by
Thor, he will sn ash into the express,
%n'&n e. 'moa5, not III ln'.rao'ea . m 10 1 oGc"' 3 Is %
'' ''' ""0 70 ~ 90" " o' NV Ssg .s,t, ,s1yN' y
no,a :, o,,o. 49,. haan, ,,aa
80 'a',,h (", ~ H. a"3,, '3 , ,l;.,Ia1 ""
- ,ol t '"4'tb thon ~ , ~, - NO '' 'nd y
,'ona tIn nasso,,o mass ''y ,y,',nb @ haI
,,,.nyori|ol ." IT, nn ~ olioo bla,ll ''
%Gnod ''l.3, h"nd d o";+o ~ Io~ibin " Thon
"oo,' "t'i ''o"I' IIqtLaj qu,,j - no,o ' =
r. ~ ~ = i,'' =, dron,.,r Y, X o,y 70 ,rnn,
sio,,1,, l,, - =, 20 a cin.a, ',rd ononc5 Il
II sbuddcrcd, as | thought he
miaht have some weapon there.
NJ did take something carefully
from a sbei;it was in ease. 1t
was almost sunset then, and the
room was Il rife dark. There was
Il slight snap, and started to my
feet, thinking it was a percussion
cap. Mr., Thor was lighting Il
match, winch ,,hickercd tora mo-
mcnt, aud presently he applied it TO
his pipe.
"Pteasc now take the instrument
and do nc. be too quick or the least
bit tustered; Thor must not lose IL.
reputation. just say" ana here he
blew a steady cloud OF SMOKE
"You don't mind my smoke?-just
say
"This is tantaIizug, Mr.. Thor"
| cried now quite besioe myself.
" Wv, n, ,v..,
| nor 70 omoI!'- we WIZ no "ur ",
pest lHoH
"We-we" l exclaimed: "what
cau | do"
"Why, shut yourself up in your
closet, If you want to, and crluclse
my map there. You shake your
head ? | wish You would. BY
studying out the localities you
might devise a place for a grand
female university, or pantheon"
"lbis is trltilng, sir" said, as |
jumped up ana walked the once IN
agony OF suspense. There was a
large clock hung up on the wall,
which now suddenly acquired the
power OF ticking, and 1t beat re,
sounding through the room.
"Aglg ted you are, and a trllie
nervous, Miss Brown" he said, in
a rather,bantoring tone; then seem
ing to be aware Of my condition he
remarked, "a am brnte; | know
it, but cannot help IT," Here he
opened his closet, and made Il run
ing inventory Of Ita contents. "a
violin. sixteen yoIums Of agricuItu-
raj reports, dcmijon OF acid ,a'u
ton for batteries and Il bottle Of
patent medicine. Wish | could
pour it down Kettridge's throat;
it might do bis business for. him.
Suppose we reason this out little.
Providing he is running under Il
full head Of steam, it Will take full
~ fifteen minutes for him to get
here. That clock is right to a half
minute or 50. If had now only
the absolute time OF that train g,
We must find that ont some way.
when it started on this race. An!
here comes something from Two
bovs.'
With palpitatine heart | read
ot, "Kettridge's tram Just passed,
tearing through; valves all open.
Watch ont for him, Only had time
to move construction.nain on 81.
ding. Have started engine after
him. Look sharp. Time, six forty
five. MANDLY.
"Good," cried Mr. Thor, "thcre