Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-23


engineers widow whose husband was
! dragged i.Om under 4 wrecked tran
I one night last summ-r. Mother"
used 10 look grave when Top. Senior.
began 70 wear Il, but she was not
mite nOtiOnal-MOther wasn't. and she
was glad now that poor Mrs Wilson
had tke money and he had the beaver
, cloth coat His face was begrimed
with smoke. his beard cl0gred with
cinders- and vapOr. A lalv. travel
ing alone. hesitated visibly befous
she asked 7 question. looked surprised
when he touched his hat and turned
TO 90 half the length OF the platform
that he might point out the pariOr-cac.
he observed and interpretea hes tltiOn
anc surprise. and vas goOd-hum0fcdly
amused
i pose don't look mn n ike what
Junior calls a hero, - he meslidated
with 4 broader CLEAN. What z cute
Young one he Is. Please God, he'll
make a better figure ~ the world n his
father he's done. hope that lily-fower
o hisn viii be open in the mOrnin'.
Seems if l got sOfter-kea-ted bout
hevin' thet boy disapp inied every day
! iva Come summer. he shall hsV a
run or two on Her every week. Mother
me hes got 70 make ap 20 him for what
he loses in not ben strong an Ike
other chilren. Mofher-shes : dispose !
to spile him jest alcetle But dear ms,
wha. flsfrate fault thnt j. in n wOm-
an She did look gooi in that ere rel
ncck-tie, tO-Dighi, IN sle was alyays
pretty"
The rain was fine anl close, ike a
slanting mist that pierced the pores,
when ihe express drew ont Of the sta
ton. and as il feiL. il fnoze. Stokes
grOwlei that '-th- track w0ald BE- one
glare Of ice before they got her in. He
was inclined TO be surly tonight. q
uncommon C rcumstance with the Young
fellow. and after several attempts 10
enliven him, Top. SeniO-. let him alone-
I H was not in \ ialka'ive mood himself
I The tea table chat ran in his heal and
set him - dreaming and calculating.
/ In five wears Junior would be seventeen
old enough. even for n lad who was
mot strong. 10 earn his living. 4 al
went well there ou hi 10 be 4 hundred
and fifty DO lars IN the bank by then.
There migbt be something in mother
idea Of setting him up as 4 florist And
mother coulI help with tie Covers
'-Hello, ole feller, l1ok out"
StSke- had stumbled over the fuel in
the tender. IN rcplenishing the boiler /
fires. he recovered himself with an |
oath Al the slippery rubbish So~re- /
thing had upses his temDer but he /
neither spoke nor looked lik. 4 man 4
who had been drinking the teasing. |
ch ling dizzle continued TIE head /
light OF the locomotive glanced sharply /
from glazed rails and embellishments; /
the long bareback Of the en- ne shone /
o. with fresh warn 81.
'.D'ye know tha. on a Mol { Ike this 1
she beats out the tune o ..Hcme. Sweet 1
Home. plain As ever you heeri n
band play ii2'' sa Top. Senior. cheer
lis ont Of the thicSening dlmps. 1T /
makes me see mother = n the 10v clear
rs ken be- Is great thiSg fur man
10 hes comfortable home. n a good
woman IN Il -
stokes burst out veheulf nilv at that
This Is wDr-e than dogs life We
You n me-are no more 70 them self
ish creturs IN there = nodding back
wards at the passenger ears --.'thcn the
in.-ine that draws EN- Im sick o
fee IN an slaTin' an iisia' despised
b. men no better n I be, How man
of auy sierrt n ambition ken stan' It
fur twenty years Is YOU her, beats nv
onderstandin'
He viii always remember the pause
that prefaced tho reriy. and how Ton.
Senior. patied the polished lever uader
his hand as he SPOKE. she's pretty
respectable cretur. take her all N al.
When yOn n | rIn inlO tbs las dark
deepO that's waitin' fur 4, the end.
hops we Il be able 10 shows good stifi-
kits as bern. Here's the bridge, Wen /
be soon home. now
u was 4 long bridge, built far on. to
be above high tides As they touched
It the furnace doo- rcw oDen. some !
said. terwaris that the door was not
property secured. others spoke OF
- hack-dra.t. others suspected that the I
ire was over-fed- The volume OF hl,rne I
that leapei ont lickei the very faces Of
the two men They r-cOiiei with a
bound aud male 4 simultaneous rush :
Tor the air-brake in the forward passen-
ger-car 20 stop the train ami check the {
backward sweep o. the blaze. The
pa sengers. seeing the fash and hear
ing this white and shouts of Down I
1rlkes. pressed azainst tie front
and Z dense T. ing mas I
blocked the GoOr againsf which Top ,
ige Briggs flung all his weight :
cit in II you ken h. said to the
fireman "Tll ;rv Her" lie fastened
ne shaggv great-cOat uD 10 nis chin rs
be saued the pursuing fires, walked To-
xs-d 90 the stand where lapped and
.uried the i'crcest o. the fames. iaid
iOid of steam-hrake aud the lever bv !
rhich he drove" the onginc. His fur
ined gaunflefs sc0rchei and siriFel d :
: ne .-rsspel tie bar. the fre ~eized
lpol his hair and CarIurnfs with an cx- ,
iltant ro-r. he held ias.. lie must
-et the passengers OF the folrst-ss e
IriiEe thai might ignite Al any mo-
nent- He must check the engine rs :
o0n as he clcared the last pier. or ihe
.slrs would take FIRE clOrc ihcv could
De IN coupled. He shut his ewes from
ne maddcuing heat aud glare aud !,
irOrc straight or. Not 50 fast as 10 =
lurry the greedy famcs thai were doing !
heir worst upon him. but AZ = ra.s that y
an them Over ths river and upon sulisl I
ar-h Is the fuci in the tender burst Z
1iO blaze aid the forward ear bean [
q eraeklc aad smoke in the 40 \
raught- At that point steam ana air. =
'Takes did tlisir worS in eiIecting 4 safe 1
at. n
The fireman wa badly scorchei." =
eportsd the press next dav. " but train =
nd passengers were saved 1v the hero !,
sm Of the eng neer-
The words flashed along tho wires =
ver land and ocean: were set uD IN y
iartl.ng type in hunireds Of nswspa per !,
iicas while nc who did not know hero y
sm by name was breathing his last on -
mattress lald on the yelioy-paintcd -
Oor Of the room he lad seen 50 y
clear when the engine-ihrob and y
sion beat piavei E0lsle. Suet Home. -