The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-30
CHAPTER n-srcK, AND TIE.

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CHAPTER u-srcK, AND TIE.
"Lend hand, mate, I'm drowndin' r,
This is what Tom heard as be cravled
rather than walked across the metals to
seek assistance. ss's.
"Seth-Selh Martin; what's happened
to you? 2"
"Them varmints tossed me Ia here
whsn was half-stupid; but the water
bas done me good. Help nj. out, Tom,
and we'll ix them yet
Tom, who was rapidly recovering, lent
all the assistance he could; and then the
dripping driver, quickly wringing the
water from his clothes said, when his
mate had told him what he had done:
aDon't breathe q syllable to mortal
man / know Bob Franklin's engine is
in steam by now for the cross traffic
Wen fire her up and run them down
We may save the specie yet. Hurry
down to the signal-box while get on
the engine
Tom fastened away as desired, bn
soon came back with the intelligence tha
the box Was empty and the wire cut,
"We darsn't say word now" saia
Seth "What fools we were to take then
drinksl Now. Tom, shove in som,
wood while I oil the cranks. I'll leay.
word for the foreman we must trus
| him" '..'' g
"a .,,4 stt5t 4ist 49, HE s5f. ~,
| All these preparations were made al
most as, quickly as they, are here describ
ed, In ten minutes the engine was ready
and as poiselessly "a possible the grea
4 locomotive was brought out Of the shed
but tender fret 3, ~ ~. ~ sl''
"Never mind" said Seth, when Ton
objected. "We car. run about as quick
now are you readyT'i
4 The foreman came up at that moment
4 aIt ye do succeed" he said, ssyou
fortunes are made il ye fail, I Iwouldn'
/ ilanswer for your lives. "Take my revol
ver, and be off, 5lss - sss'fs' pc es.z
!, Seth thanked him, adding gloomily
eff we, fail, wen never come 6acl
] alive For us to be hocussed With sBour
bon is disgrace enough" 55 Z
il a whistle! The foreman opened til
| points, and the engine sped away on th
i down line in full pursuit of the despers
/ does, 70 save the specie train il possible
aWe'ye no head-lampp' exclaime
| Tom, suddenly. s .t s ; I as7i
"So much the better. We don't van
TO advertise ourselves tonight. There
q fash Of something; guess ven have
, storm" = Z = u 'sis
The remark was not uncallsd for Tb
/ tgleam Of lightning every now and the
J appeared to rest upon the steel handle
land CLINT along the rails. There was
tmoaning sonnd in the air, feeling (
/ oppression, while occasionally a heay
lplash OF rain would drop upon the roc
: lof the .cab" in which the men Journey
. led. - ss..sf .'3s ( Y;
n1 They absolutely few along the track
lover, the apparently houndless prairi
> the line was laid not q station for miles
t q few watering. places at intervals alor
!, broke the level character Of the prospe,
: when the fitfpl lightning lit up the su
roundings; pi.ch-dark overhead exec
81 when the flashes came. and the only ligl
: below the rapidly.moving glar. Of Il
= fnrnace-6re on the ssroad."
], "Its past eleven" said the driver
!, eve ought to have pulled them u
e We've run this thirty miles in the hs
hour. There's Buffalo Creek" he adde
e as they skinned past. ~
ri "Well, then, hartford is only anoth'
thirty, and the Trestle sliding on the to
LOT the cutting is only twenty 6ve.,'
i. "We must pass them at the curve b
e low. Hollo! look ont mind that ham
lampp' 4esS
y Tom turned the slide and lookt
n ahead Seth shut off steam. -.
. "There they are! Lucky we are rul
b ming tender foremost, ,or they would ha'
seen our fire. Well wait on. them gent
i It'll they get on the Trestle curve; the
nj we'll wire in and drop them. Stead
mattel
The engine came silently to stan
IlstilL The gentle hiss of the steam, whie
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