Richland beacon., 1881-09-17

down in C al l. o'clock, | am a
rnined man, and This road ia n r7lined
road. Aldrch is dead but he told nae
before he died that he had emhc2alei
from tims to time 500. 900 of our money,
aud his clerk is to start with Il on the
u o'clock boat from C for Canada.
II we don't have that money on Monday
morning 10 make some payments with,
the road goes into Other hands ; and if
You put me down in C at the right
time. 30 that save my money. you shall
have 5000. Understand it, Harry
5000"
OF course, understood It. saw now
the reason why the wages had been cut
down. I understood it all, and my blood
boiled I felt tha. 7 would save tho
road, if l lived, and told Roberts SO.
"See that you do it. Harry" he re-
piled, as he climbed mp or the steps of
the coach which was coupled to my
engine.
sprung up on TO the foothoarl, got
up the switch tender to help my fire.
man, opened the throttle, and, just as
we commenced moving, looked at my
watch it was Just i o'clock, 50 that [
had one hour TO make my scventy-iivo
miles in. From Y to b there
were few curves on the road. but there
were several heavy grades. was per-
fcctly acquainted with every rod oI il,
so that | knew exactly what | had Ia
encounter, and when I oaw how the cn-
cine moved felt very little fear for the
result. The roal for the first few miles
was an oir line, and - smooth that my
engine few along with scarcely "A Def
ceptiblc jar. | was 81 busy posting N.Y.
self up as to the amount of wood and
water aboard, ETC., fiat we danced hy
the first station almost before ] was
aware of it, having been five minutes
ont and having five miles accomplished.
"You are losing time :" yelled voice
from the coach.
7 looked around, and there stood
Roberts with his watch in his hand.
L knew very well that we would have
to increase our speed by some means ii
We carried ont our plans OF rcaching
C hy midnight, and looked anxious
" around TO see what | could do r. ne
complish that purpose. She was blow
ing off steam ficrccly at 10 pounds, 50
! / turned down the valve to POO, fDr |
/ knew we should need it all to make some
Of the heavy grades which lay between
| Us and C. 1t was three miles 10 the
, next station. With the exception If "a
few curves, the track was as good as the
| last. As We ,IartcJ around what COM
monty seemed rather long curve at
the station, but which at our rate OF
speed was short enough, l looked at my
watch, and we had done it III two min
utes and half.
! "Gaining.' shouted back to Rob
erts, who WAS standing on the platform
Of the coach.
"Look ont for the heavy grades, he
! replied, ard went inside the ear.
The next six miles rose gradually from
level to a ten-and-a-hali-tect grade,
the last of which lay between Us and
the station. My fireman kept her fuii,
and now she began to get hot. The
furnace door was red. and the steam
raised continually, SO that She kept her
speed and passed the station like
streak of light in five minutes. Now
came nine miles like the last, over
which she kept pace with her time, and
passed the station in seven and q hall
minutes.
Here for ten miles we had a twenty
foot grade to encounter hut III" worst
of il all was, mt TINS place We would lee
obliged to stop for wood. | WAS ,uS'
going to speak to Roberts about 1t, whell
4
| looked around and saw him filling
the tender from the coach with WOO
which had been placed there before
starting, while he hal gone after me.
Iheiieve We would have gone these
ten miles with the same speed as before
bu., through the carclessness Of the
fireman. the fountain-valye on the lett
hand sideof the engine got opened, an'
the water rose in the boiler 80 last as 4
run the steam down t" 100 n"uu'is Ia
fore [ discovered where the difficult
= was. Al first Roberts didn't appear t.
notice the decrease of speed, and kei'
. at work Mt the wood as for dear lite
But presently he looked M. and. seeinj
that the speed had decreased, h
shouted:
"Harry, we are stopping" and then
. coming over to where L Wa. he said
"Why. here WE have been ten minute