The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-08-06

canada II we don't have that none,
ON Monday morning. to make somt
payments with, the road goes into othct
hands; and 1t you put me down in G.
ut the right time, so that | save the
money. you shall have five thousand dol
lars, Understand it, Harry? Five thou
sand dollars
'Ot course | understood it. | saw
now the reason why the wages had beer
cut down; | understood il all. and m,
blood boiled. felt that | would save
the road il | lived, and told Roberts so
Sec that you do it, Harry. he re
Piled, as he climbed up on the steps OF
the coach which was coupled to my en-
ginc.
4 sprang up into the footboard. cot
up the switch tender to help my fireman.
and opened the throttle and just as she
commenced moving looked at my watch
it was just II o'clock, so that / had
one hour to make my seventy five miles
From Y--to c. there was few
curves on the road but There were sey-
craI heavy grades: was perfectly ac
4uamtcd with every rod of it; so that |
knew exactly what had to encounter:
and when | saw how the engine moved
tcit very little fear for the result.
i he road Tor the li,,t mile was an air
line, and SO smooth that my engine flew
along with scarcely Il pcrccItlblc iar. |
was 30 busy posting myself up as to the
amount OF wood and water aboard. etc.
that we danced by the first station al
most before was aware of it. having
been ilvc minutes out. and having five
miles accomplished
~ on are losing time" yelled Il voice
from the coach. looked around. and
there stood Roberts with his watch in
his hand.
Il knew very well that we would have
to increase our speed by some means if
We carried ont our plans Of rcacning
g by midnight, and booked anxious
y around to see what could do to ac
complish that purpose. She was blow
ing oil steam ficrcely at one hundred
and ten pounds; so | turned down the
valve to two hundred for knew we
should need it all to make some of the
heavy grades which lay between us and
c..
1T was three miles TO the next station
with the exception of few curves the
track was as good as the last. As we
darted around what commonly seemed TO
be Il rather long curve, at the station
out winch was, at our high speed. short
enough, | looked at my watch. and We
had done it in two minutes and A half
'@alnlng, shouted back to Robets.
who was yet standing on the platform of
the coach.
'.Look out for the heavy grades he
replied, and went inside the car
The next six miles rose gradually
from level the first, to ten and II half
grade the last. which lay between us
and the next station. Ny fireman kent
her iuII, and now she began to get hot.
Inc furnace door was red, and the steam
raised continually, SO that she kept her
speed, and passed the station like a streak
OF light i'll five minutes.
Now came nine miles like the last.
over which she kept pace with her time
ana passed the station in seven and Il
half minutes.
Here. for ton miles .o h,l .
feet Grade TO cpromter w hn, ',Ta ,Ea n.' ,"r,'!
it al was at this nincc we wnmld W. o'Si oIIi
ged TO stop for wood. | was lust eoino
to speak to Robcits about ii. when /
looked around and saw him filing the
tender from the coach with wood which
while he wos gono nftor ui''' ,on ''"'' ''i''9'
i believe we womIJ Laro @ r,odo ,li
ten miles with tLc samc smcoJ i ",,'io u" hf ',.''
but through the carcIc,snrss Of e. ,Ie Ie'Gro' Gre
man the fountain voIvo nn tha 1'f, ,rtN r'l "',
side engine cot onrnnd " nrd a't tho 'r''nu 'a,
rose in thc boiIor so fast ' w. ,'r M.tel .I
steam down to 100 nonndS LoforaT Nv
covered where thc ditiicnIt, tT "cdo'' n,d, "'S-
AT first Roberts I;dmt onmoor , +,,
tice the decrease Of the snndj ''" nrd IL I,'t nU
working at the wood rs IF fnr Jnar I III I'd,
But presently he looked nm ~ onJ ''", noa;",, 'i',
that the speed had decreased he .hnn,aJ.
Harry, we are storpinrr and tbnn n,,,