Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-27
"Help is coming mother. Here's a

ton in which the Car had been blown
away. The instant it stopped, the sta
tion-master ran to the engineer and told
his terrible story. The mother, with
quicker wit, found the conductor and de-
manded that the engine be taken off and
sent after the children.
The conductor was man of regular
habits, and such bold request struck
him as something extraordinary. Take
the engine off, and leave the train and
passengers waiting at this lonely station?
The idea was preposterGus! Some of the
passengers gathered near and asked what
was the matter.
| Toree children lost, blown away in an
empty car. Some one said. eyes, 90 at
once. We can wait till the engine re-
turns The conductor said he must tel
egraph for Instructions; but some one
said the wires are down." and the people
only cried out the more, "Let the engine
go?" so the mother ran to the tender and
began to pull out the pin, that the engine
might start.
Hold on, marm," said brakeman.
''1'll cast her off. You jump aboard if you
want to go, too. Fire up, Jack, ana make
her hum"
1t was all done in a moment, and away
flew the engine, leaving the conductor and
the station-master staring in surprise at
this singular proceeding. The station
master did not teel very happy. He had
half intended to go with the engine, but
it would never do to leave his post.
''Fire steady, Jack" said the engineer
to the fireman. cts no use to get excit-
ed, for we're in for a long race"
''It's enough to make fellow excited,
to see that woman" said the fireman.
The engineer turned round, and there
by his side stood the mother, her eyes
straining ahead down the line in search
of the missing ones. .. "....@.
| ooh, sir! open the throttle wide Don't
try to save coal at such time as this.''
ave must keep cool, marin, and go
steady, or we shall run out of coal and
water and come to stand-still on the
line"
The woman sa' d not word, but nod
ded mournfully and leaned against the
side OF the cab for support, ard then the
fireman gave her his seat, where she
could look out ahead over the line. How
the engine shook and roared The little
finger of the steam gauge trembled and
rose higher and higher as the steam pres
sure increased over the raging fire. The
eng inc seemed to be eating up the track
in front, and behind the track spun out
like shining ribbons in the sun. The
station and train had alreaky sunk down
out of sight, and the grassy horizon on
either side seemed to fly away in kind
Of gigantic waltz. The wind died away
to dead calm, and in few moments a
little breeze sprang up and blew in at the
front windows. ..... ...
awe are beating the wind," said the
engineer. eff we can keep this pace up
we shall soon overtake them"
! "How long have they been gomez"
shouted the fireman above the roar of the
engine.
II don't know" screamed the woman,
without taking her eyes from the horizon,
where the rails met the sky. 'It may
have been two hours Or more. They were
playing in the empty car"
elbow did she get out of the siding O.
Gle meant the carr
''lts one of the new switches" said the
engineer. Gears can easily jump out up
on the main line'
All! something ahead. Was it the
runaway car? No, the next, station.
What a terrible pace! Twenty miles al
ready! .a.
cob, don't stop2'cried the woman, as
she saw the engineer put his hand an the
Unbelievable.
IL must, marin. We are getting out
Of water, and perhaps we can learn some
thing of the runaway"
The sudden arrival Of a solitary engine,
containing two men and woman, start
led the station master, and he came out
to see what it meant. He seemed to
guess at the truth, for he said:
''After the runaway cara"
Eyes, yes. There were three children
inside"
sob, marin, I'm sorry for ye It went
past here, going twenty miles an hour.
1t came down-grade all the way, but the
upgrade begins about two miles out. I
was inside when it passed, and didn't see
it till it had gone past the door,
How long 1t took to fill the tender
The engine stood hot and smoking by
the water-tank, and the water came out
In slender stream, while the poor
mother stood locking on, fearful and i'm
patient.
I "Good-by! Ill put up the pipe
Heaven help ye!-the ups grade
| The rest was lost, for the engine shot
ahead, on and on out over the prairie
The water-tank seemed to sink down in.
to the earth, and the shining rails
stretched longer and longer out behind
| All! What was that9 A cloud OF
steam on the horizon, far ahead. The
engineer took out his time-book and
studied it carefully.
Freight No. 6, bound West, stopping
on the two-mile siding.
! How swiftly Freight No. 6 rose from,
the grass and grew big along the wayI
Listen A whistle. The en- incer whis.
| tied in reply and shut off steam. Thei,
engine quickly. slowed down, and thew
could see men leaning out from the Other
engine, as if to speak to them.
| cts ten minutes back. Running slow
on main-line-road-clear-''
"Thank Heaven!" sai6 the woman
the engineer said nothing; but at that
instant the engine gave great leap and
shot ahead, at the rate of fifty miles an
hour, up the easy grade. How long the
minutes seemed, and yet each meant al.
most mile!
| All! A speck-a black dot on the no.
r1zon! The cara Yes. 1t was the car
1t grew bigger and bigger. Now thew
could sec it plainly. But the children!
Where were they? The fireman sprane
out through the forward window and ran
along the engine and down upon the COW
catcher. The monster began to slacken
L tic fQrrIhln !.