The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-11-29

SusDeCt OF either drink or SuDcrStltlouS
finn -hsms.
He was explaining to me some OF the
mechanism. when. with his right hand
on the lever, he suddenly paused, threw
hImseI, half out o. the little window. uaz-
ed q moment up the track. then, turning
his head with his left hand thrust up be
fore it as though shutting out some awful
vision, drove on.
There was no 1nlstaklng the attitude
and its meaning.
You have run over some one here, :"
saiG /.
"Ye4-no II don't know" he answer
cd.
lhs fireman seemed 10 notice neither
action nor answer. | aazed at both with
amazement akin to horror. Am rush
ing through space forty miles an hour IN
the keeping ot two madmen?" thought l..
LET u see
You don't know
Il don't wonder you look" saia he,
"and ask too. win you kindly oblige
me by telling If YOU saw anything of at
the right
NOTHING" sa!d 7 "lult opvn plan.
- y Ot ailC18 OF us
Nothing but level track"
Nor behind us? Did you look.
,les looked back. There was moth
ind but track and plain.
u knew Il. sail lg. "knew il last iii
Rgll lrtore | asked IL aiterward, but
couldn't help asking. Do you think that's
Queer.
II th5nk Won are troubled. That i
more 10 the purpose. DO YOU mlnd INV
askinr what troubles you.'
"D1 mind? DiGa't | ius. want to tell
you and see what yo,, en- make out Of
it," and lie drew his hand over his fore
III were i nightmare that threatened 10
amman him. -It beats me-
II wouldn't let Il" smiling 10 cheer
lls distressed face. " ou'rc 100 broad
shouldertd tn stand that sort OF treat.
ment from ANYTHING" al which he laugh
ed Il little. aud The tiram4n remarked en-
couranipeIy, "You ;n,l pitch III. Ned ]"
ana Ned pitched ir.
"As tot. = storv-it.isn.t much of 4
story. you'll say but-seu! You see I
was coIuiao down the road the other day
N GOOD W. weeks auo--a road I've
been over i hundred times. ana knew
every foot of #. | sa. off there, At the
RIGHT, instead Of that pancake region.
regular hiIly country. Wild and green
looking, plenty Of trees, and among them
on the top OF a SORT Of RIDGE. there was j
shambliny tavern painted red.
1T was growing dusk. and | could see
LIGHTS in the tavern and hear loud voices
lauohuo and rovine. Directly . felsw
came plungine out of tie door with his
hat OF. 4 flannel shirt unbuttonea 1t the
throat and one sleeve loose and hanging.
holding ii whisky bottle. He reeled
down the hill, stumbled and stumbled.
struck his foot against a log near the bot
half way across the track.
III saw What was coming, ana had wlIis-
tied down brakes and reversed tie engine
The man could haze got on his feet easy
enough If L hadn't been for his cursed
whisky bottle, but he grabbed it and
held il up So al to save ii, and coa!s.n'
oct Ills balance. III course, without both
hands, and 50 pitched forward again, ard
this time flat across tire rails, and We went
over hiin.
IL was I'll done IN !. minute, you see,
ann tie train stopped, and | staring At
Jim hefe AMI he at inc.
what lid yoa do that ior!" said jim,
".Jcrkin in8 Ter mp like tllat Tor nothing
My Get. rdn over !. human creature
and mash the breath 4at ei MIN, ant ask
what stop tho traia for
'Iiun orer mani cried jim. Are
you crazy or drunK.' but didn't wait
to answer strcaked Up the track .
where tine conductor VAS out, and the
brakemen and passengers Ill had their
heads Bllt at tbp windows. and pry1aHy