The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-21
4 RACE WIN 10 osorIyE.

RACE WITH 10 oaorIiE-
Ia. innaih Of resuIAsy wssassfng
IL a e,oSr IAsrc bal b~ea = ihas.
with a warm. dritslias rain. af dss !
bat jgsi tef0Cr DARK tie - .ai chaESrfL
AaagTeti uIAsss 81 isty c'osHis rcssei
up from the northwest IL gTcs odd
very rapidly. ani before nine o'clock
the soft. ''sypsng snss hsl hrcomo .
frozen msss % te The n1aTnas
ds~nsd olrn and ersgAi. ID ,ss sasF
curry ealy ivor degrees above Esrs
frusy partc c. gsiitVrct Ia the air, aai
The cleared fields AZ q. base os The Dis
tant bins ofntyo nouniaia seSnEst
casci in ~ict;ers 81 zee.
BOYS" sad father. rising ffnp the
table and goiag where the saruI nre
was glowing lac molten gold N the
open gr .is, r.fani WI sks Ar. Zen
tons sleigh home this mhruing as yea
20 O. Schesss It's Ibsa nit mozt 20
the way. ani Won esn draw u easily be
hsnt YJa viii hasr P,snty oi trsr
before school commences, AMI then
youl not DO balhsrsi 10 conc home
With the horseA"
oi coarse we could take n fa., -
wcuAs not John vas seventeen and
~ss sdnesssA. Lab ndaisefrsyt ard.
With puT stI-nSia y! muscle aud anbi.,
uaAas spipt. ws nnieabtrdlg taf as.
mos; Young uien OF tia, az do. that
we were a " fnfl team" for almost sny-
thing The iong yellow sieigh. With
three seats AMI heavy swan.necks in
in front. VA sooa at the door. The
diuncr bske asa tsosss wcre plsred
therein. AMI each took BIS place ~ The
pole. for n brisk ran along the he's road
"Let IN. say one word to 700. boys.
before you g." satf father, coming out
upon the stone steps. '.Don't under
take - ride down hall Itsiey and It's
dangerous. Remember what | tell
YOU"
'All right" We replied in concert.
as We started on 4 run. The half mile
that interviewed between our place and
the sehpa honse Nss soon pssscd. A
number Of girls and boys runniag
about the larI "a we cameJnp.
.'uurph far aklciglrride "a genuine
old fashioned good oneF' ! shouted.
rs VIC halted before the door. "Come.
boys AMI girls. get in. Load up tbeo old
sleigh, and 20 down to Mr.. Fenions
with %. Wei have a gldrf0us time.
and We can an get back besors school
commences. Come
Alas. uboar uoments of excitement
and hilarisy. how soon was the adaaenL
tion of n hnd fs;tseF forgotten,
"Gooi'' calculated lirrry Sugars.
buttouing up his oaat and drawing os
his miitens- "Girl-. get your cloaks
and ,bsws. aui bundle up. and we'll
hayca ball bour $ fsn IL for y King"
In less than hxe minutes the iony
sleigh was weltfiled with n laughing.
merry crowd. and we were ready 10
Start. Billy slNth stosd ap IN front 70
hold the p1ae. and tsso q the larger
boys took their places oa The sides N
s,esr, Herb Martin stepped behind
and pnhcd shesIstrh tNsor kscsroi.
asfas Obr coe,dm. nad ksnlsspssi
sbosff.s No were Afssrly nhdet Wv.
Beiorsws had passrd over ton rods I
began ~ zee that ~e hat uhsi-rfssen a
dangerous ride. On we few, gathering
-sreesi faster sna faster with svers rcd
We passed over. uptii the kern rrbles
in our faces. sad ~the trsesaa fence
seemed "a aash paa 10 Ut an anmzIng
rate of speed. What il We shogld hap
pen 90 NEE, . loaded vhhiciep eonli
o help ~shuiachng nj tho thyssht
The boys who were acting "a steersmen
were stout fellows. who knew their
iuty- well, but ] noticed ihey already
lad hsrd hpsk. and fhs sssgh. slsits
heavy load OF human freight. was get
ting beyond their control We had
not taken into considerations the icy
road. and the weight Of ihe load that
was propelling the smooth steel sleigh
sboes With almost Iresstsbls povsr.s
We had s good nile ~ dsas ssaiss %
ride. and scarce \ quarter IL the dis
lance had Yet been passed. A short
way below'us the road sssn. m ABRUPT
turn 70 the night. around \ spur Of the
steep hillside. The ground had lid
away on the lower side Of Tie roaf
around this turn. and an sssos< sss~~r
precipice ysxned below for more than
$50 feet Could we make the turn
We had Kfsfc fhne tsethnk. A Ioadei
sleigh hal passed along the rad the
night before. and the runner had cut.
ds~efxyvns in the so.t siu.h. which
Wa now frozen like adsrnanG. Uoubt-
less these aided greatly in keeping our
sleigh u lts proper position. Ne dash
Cd Wern1tke usassrdes eurzikksxssL-
IRE. Isbuddsrcd "a I eau4hf IN IN
Simultaneous glimpse % the tail tree
tops sssy seDw -. and lover sril the
clusters Of willows that lined the ieY
shore OF the river.
At the same moment q esiumn Of
white steam shot up from the foot Of
the b1nk 1rects tSspx O. add the
shriE sSrssk Of the 1f~o-oraoeiye rznx
fear.uliy 10 Our ears. Il was the 40
msil.train. sounding It's approach 10 the
station 49,
Ihs roaA sxt<nded a,org the s.sep
hil1side IA . so6hws; direction for
hall y wkenacron~edt The
railroad. near tbe fos Of tie decent
In many places fia ruks had been
sliced down forsy or nfty feet 10 form
the rost-bed ada p~recspfs1us elif ex-
Neck and neck we fev along. even wifa
the great pulling iron monster below.
81 Was . Wild race for lie; for IL We met
the train a the crossing. no earthly
power could ARE "a.
The engineer sas "a, and promptly
sounded the danger signal sharp and
distinct Il rang aiarmingsy In cur
ears. Ike the kneil Of spprozehinz
death The s~seersnen graspedfhe side
of the sleigh vita the energy Of despair.
and setting their teeth together. made
last concentrated eaorf 20 cheek our
hghtning-hke career. Bot the moment
their feet touched the surface they were
thrown violently upward. nea-iy jerk
ing them from their positions. and the
mad runaway sleigh dashed On a. be-
fore.