Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-10


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speed, expecting I" end the race an hls
day 5 sork at 'he same tine al .mAica-
Well. we tore thro ugh that sleeping
village without stopping long for refresh
men,s can assure you, and then Jake
and | Looked To see our comicai friend in
the rear pull up al the station and take
lodgings for the night. But We were
mistaken in our guess. Not whistle
was given by our pursuer Us signal
that he intended TO stop; not signal for
slackening was shown; bur, on the con-
trary, he was gaining upon US even when
We we're doing our very best. Sometimes
q curve in the road would shut him
moment from our view, but he would
round it in an instant, and every new
turn brought him more closely upon US.
Jamaica had been left far behind, and we
were out on the wide Hampstead plain.
The old "Constitution" was on her mus.
Gle. Our train was actually swaying
and rocking with soeed like a Yacht on
the waves. The telegraph poles, upon
which the light from our windows would
CLINT in the dense darkness, we're flying
behind US at every second. The sound
of our wheels as they struck the ends of
the rails was continuous hum, Bat do
the best that it might. our engine with
Il, heavy train. WAS no match for the
light. weighted one behind that was gain
ing upop us. and was not the eighth of
a mile of. The glare from its lantern
shone brightly in our faces; I thought
Jake's face looked a little pale. and per.
hans mine did too. Now that our bur
suer did not halt at Jamaica. we were en-
tirely of our reckoninps. and we could
make no guess AZ to the cause of our
chase, nor when it would end, The
prospect seemed that we mivht lie driven
to the end of the road if we we're not
overtaken and smashed before it could
be reached,
..That's the Franklin, sure.' broke
out Jake once more. NO other engine
on the road could overhaul US as we are
going now. What can that fool of a
Simpson mean by driving her at such a
ratei If the boss doesn't break him to-
morrow he won't get his deserts. He
will he into US in two minutes
"iou are right, jake said I. GO
forward and see If you cannot get US a
little more headway. Empty few OF
those petroleum cans on the wood and
pitch 1t in and seelwhat can be DONE"
"Whlle Jake was forward on his err
rand l thought over the situation. Here
l was with hundred or two passengers,
under my care, all ignorant OF the danger
which l knew they were IN. II we should
De oVertaken ana crushed In the rear the
disaster would De serious one, and
would prooaoiy cause the death or IN
Jury at least OF some OF the passengers.
II we were not smashed IN THIS way there
was another ana perhaps greater danger
before us. Inc train OF which l have
spoken. wnlcn lett 0reeaPort when we
lett BROOKLYN, was on us way 10 meet
US oh tue saWe ',ach' IL should sWltch
on at Lakeianu' IN tue middle OF the
isiaho, anu aiio" US W pass an nour aIter