Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-30

CINE and its tender were movln 6
out gaming momentum at each
revolution of the wheel.
"What'll Dick say when he
comes back and finds lis engine
gomez said the boy, booking up
into Drucie's face.
"What DO you care what he
says /? What is Dicks inconven-
fence to the precious lives on the
two trains : Jim, how fast can
your engine travel?'
"Abodt two miles a minute, >
the boy answered, with smile.
"She s. the sBiftest, bird ON the
road. Z BatIf don't think we can
catch No 10. we mightil we had
Dick Mth uA He, Knows how to
handle the Belle"
"And so do /. Wood up, jim.
Fill the furnace chock full. We
must catch Tom this side of the
tracks terminus orr" 4 -
The girl paused and looked at
the pale boy.
"Or what, Miss Drucie?'
"0r blow. upi''T a.
"That's what's the matter!'
said jim, catching her spirit.
"And we'll catch him, too! Woodl
wood! There the furnace is chock
full. Golly-whig how we are
going. lsl IAHB lu5Iao
Drucie smiled family at the
boy and noticed the hand of4he
guage. The engine had received
new momentum; which momenta
rily increased, and all at once
jim, who had leen trying to
pierce the. haze, said: ~ sre
Two miles a minute, III bet.
Miss Drucie! II it was daylight
the telegraph poles would resem
bic Gne-tooth comb"
But the girl did not reply. Shs
s'ood before. the lever, wishing
that she could urge the engine tc
greater speed. She had calcula
ted the two trains would meet in
gulch below Colby 1t was q
terrible place for a. collision, and
the loss of life there would be
great. The haze or mist would
prevent the engineers from sig
naling each other, and a collision
was inevitable.
The engine, which seemed tc
have broken loose, rushed madly
on, with jim looking at Drncle
whom he was inclined to believe
mad. The cold mist. slowly
turning TO q drizzle, was OCCASION
ally blown against his face by th'
wind; it served to cool his heated
temples, aud to make him think
more calnly If his situation ant
, the folks at home.
So fast were they moving taa
they seemed 10 glide over th
rails, scarcely touching them Il
their mad career, and when Dru
) Gle told jim to listen for the SCUM
of Toms train ahead, the bo
poked his head out Of the wiz
dow and held his breath.
"Pears to me heard sound,
he said, without turning his heat
"Mebbe I'm mistaken-so man
things pear to me just now
"Thank God u ',ejacuIated tl
girl. "Listen with all yot
! might, Jim. Oh, for the spec
! of bullet =
Her face was glowing wit
: heat, and while Jim listened 81
opened the furnace door and tire
in the last sticks Of wood the
> possessed. uas ~ Is q.Fe3al, !,
; e.The woods gone, Jim. Howl
vet can we goat this. eofspeed
"About E(teen miles. .ssthe DO
+ answcrcd-t'twentyoi 'em, if '
n must d 10 it.apysE 20 yT95 (
r "Then we'll catch him. V
o by must be nine miles away y
:, and the gulch is six further on
is fifteen miles y Jim, can't y
d hear him YETI" &
y "No; guess | was mistaken
Is while back the boy said, al
9 Drucie's countenance fell3 4fl
e, "There's the sound again.
s. exclaimed a minute later. IL
e, ten for yourself, girl" -
r Drucie went to the swipds
and put her head out.
lie "That's Toni she cried. {
.. Heaven, let me save him and
* the other precious lives to-nigh
a With this prayer she turn
an to the furnaces again and smiI
Il at the red hot doors. The eng
r. and its empty tender seemed
o. fly over the track, ,and when ID
'm Gle looked at jim again, she tou
il- him staring at the guage.
"What's the matter, Jmg
~ asked. He came forward W
h,,,d ayfandod iAuard the In