Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-14

just as the faint streaks of dawn ap-
peared. The ground was carefully
examined. the prickly branches of the
underbrush tearing the clothes of sew
eral of the party. Now the track
again turned abruptly, and then came
open and very level country, with
wooded purple hills in the distance,
looking shadowy in the gray dawn.
The regular march was once more
adopted There was no longer any
conversation; everybody felt ex-
hausted. Suddenly there was a loud
cry. 1t was shout of unmistakable
JOY.
''Hurrah | see her l see the light
the headlight of Tiernan's locomo-
tive"
Where" all asked az once.
There, right ahead on the track,
as straight as you can look" answer.
ed the bearded miner, who had
made the discovery What the
blooming blazes can he be doing
therel" he added
''Ill be shot if | can see any head
light"
Why, Sheriff, you can't help see,
ing it, said the ticket agent. Just
follow my finger"
ooh! I've got it now"
/ Everybody saw it and felt elated in
consequence. The long tramp was
forgotten The light doomed larger
each minute thr ugh the gray morn,
ing mist. The party no longer walk
ed hurriedly; their object was achiev
ed There would they find the train
still on the track, without having been
rIhed by the James boys. 1t was
/ probably some trihing accident to the
locomotive that Tim Herman was
waiting to repair. The whole crowd
/ could now run back with Conductor
Jim Harris to breakfast at Silver Bow
and what splendid joke was this
4 hunt for ''67." 1t would be in all the
newspapers and written up by pro
I fessional humorists and cause no enc
of fun The now light-hearted way
/ farers walked briskly on. They squirt
ed little, as there was some distance
yet to 90 before coming up to the
( gleaming headlight. Indeed the out
4 line of the train could now be distin
guished clearly in the earl y morning
darkness, the misty atmosphere max
/ ing the light on the open and leve
country appear nearer than it really
I was
well, boys" the Sheriff said, this
/ may be the last time | have occasion
to address you as body. Think we
all ought to be proud of our work
We've stood the rain, the cold and the
tramp without ilinching, and I'll see
teat the Atchison, Topeka and SAINT;
+ Fe lakes care of us.
Lets get it over as soon as posi-
bic. What dye say to rum sug
gested the ticket agent. We've beer
/ walking all the time"
'GOod!' was the response from {
dozen husky throats
"A run be it them exclaimed
the Sheriff. Forward. Double
quick
The whole party set off toward the
light at high rate of speed. The
now damp earth resounded with the
quick, measured step of the courage
Gus little band Another couple o
huddred yards and they wonld rcacl
I it. The runners breathed hard, bu
there would be rest in a minute o.
two. Hurrahl the red beared mine1
is the first man to disappear in The
mist ahead of the others. He must b'
on the train by this time The Sheriff
is a good second There was a deeE
growl of Disappointment. The ligh'
from the fired kerosene lamp with
bright reflector threw its rays ovel
the excited men and the bare RAILROAD
track, and they looked up and read by
the faint daylight the legend, Lon,
Tomb" above the platform of TIN
station.
II. B. VALENTINE
NOTE The question IS, what be
came Of the lost train! The autho
does not know.