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could be found south,of Kingston but Fuller

| E6oWah River, about hye miles above the sta
tion. These works were connected with the
railroad by private track, which was the
property of Maj. Cooper, as well as the work
| themselves. Murphy knew that Maj. Cooper
had also bought an engine called the Is Yonah.' -
1t had been built in The shop over which Muir
ply presided, aiid was one of the best locomo-
tives in the State. - But where" Fuller and
\ Murphy asked themselves, "is this engine
now?" II it was in view of the adventurers as
they passed. they had doubtless destroyed it,
| ran it off the track or carried it away with
| them. They could not afford to neglect such
| an element in ;the terrible game they were
| playing. But if it was now at the upper end of
the branch, at tie mines as was most probable, it
| would take the pursuers five miles out of their
way to go for it, and even then it might not be
! ready to start. This diversion could not be
afforded. Fuller and Murphy had come 10
| miles, and had already consumed two hours
and three-quarters. The adventures were re-
| ported as passing each station on time, and if
this continued they must have reached King
stOn 45 minutes before Fuller and his compan-
ions arrived at Etowah, 13 miles behind them.
| One hour and a half more to kingston
! was the very best that could be done with the
| hand-car. 1t was clear that if the Yonah "
did not come to their assistance they were as
| etfectuaily out of the race as if on the other
side of the ocean. Everything now hinged on
the position of that one engine
Here we may pause to note how all coinci-
| dences, we might almost say providences
seemed to work against the bridge-burning en-
| terprise. We were at Kingston three-quarters
of an hour before our pursuers reached Etowah,
13 miles distant. If there had been no extra
| trains, or if they had been sharply on time, so
| that we could have passed the three with de-
! lay not exceeding 15 or 20 minutes, which
ought to have been an abundant allowance,
every bridge above Kingston would have been
| in ashes before sundown! Or if the delay had
been as great as it actually was, even then, if
| the locomotive "Yonah " had occupied any
position excepting one the same result would
have followed.
But Fuller, Murphy, and Cain, with the sew
eral armed men they had picked up at the sta
tions passed, could not repress shouts of exulta-
tion when they saw the old Yonah standing
on the main track, ready fired up, and headed
towards Kingston. 1t had just arrived from
the mines, and in a short time would have re-
turned again. Thus a new element of tre-
mendous Importance, which had been ignored
in all our calculations, was introduced into the
contest.
The pursuers seized their inestimable prize,
called for all the volunteers who could snatch
guns at moments notice, and were soon
swiftly but cautiously rushing with the power
of steam towards Kingston. The speed of
nearly a mile a minute was in refreshing con-
trast to the slow and laboriOus progress of the
hand-car and they were naturally jubilant.
But what lay before them at Kingston? The
frequent Obstructions the track, the continued
cutting of the telegraph, and especially the
cool assumption of the leader of the adyentur
ers in calling himself a Confederate officer of
high rank in charge of an impressed powder
train, all conspired to deepen their conviction
that some desperate scheme was on foot. But
they did not pause long 20 listen to reports.
Their eyes and their thoughts were bent towards
Kingston. Had the adventurous been stopped
there or had they surprised aud destroyed the
trains met? The pursuers could scarcely form
conjecture as to what was before them; but
the speed with which they were flying past
station after station would soon end their sus-
pense. Even the number of men On the flying
train was a matter of uncertainty. At the sta
tons passed observers reported that only four
or five were seen but the track-layers and
others who had observed them at work were
confident of much larger number,-25 or 80
at least. Besides, it was by no means sure that
they had not confederateS in large numbers to
cooperate with them at the various stations
along the road. Fuller knew about how many
persons had entered the train at Marietta; but
it was moisture that these were all. A hundred
more might be scattered along the way, at vari-
GUS points, ready to join in whatever strange
plan was now being worked ont. No coDject-
uro of this kind that could be formed was a
particle more improbable than the startling
events that had already taken place. The cool
courage of these parsuers, who determined to
press forward and do their own duty at what
ever risk, cannot b9too highly rated. If they
arrived at Kingstol5 IN time to unmask the pre-
tension of the mysterious Confederate officer"
there would doubtless be a desperate fight; but
the pursuers could count ON assistance there
and all along the line.
Fuller reached Kingston at least an hour
earlier than would have been possible with the
hand-car, and single glance showed that the
adventurers were gone, and his hopes of ar
resting them at that point were ended. They
were, however, barely out of sight, and all
their start had been reduced to minutes. But
here again the pursuit was checked. The
foresight of Andrews had blockaded the road
as much as possible with the trains which had
SO long hindered his own movement. Two
large and heavy trains stood on the main road;
one of the two side tracks was occupied by the
third freight and the other by the engine of
the Rome branch. There was no ready means
for the passage of the "Yonal." Some precious
time was employed in giving and receiving in
formation, in telling of the seizure at Big
Shanty, and hearing of the department of An
drews and his men at Kingston. Then dis
pute arose as to the best means of continuing
the pursuit, which threatened to dsunite Full
Ter and Murphy. The latter wished to con-
tinue the chase with the "Yonah" which was
fine engine with large Wheels but Fuller
would not wait to get the freight out of the
way, and, jumping on tho Rome engine, he
called on all who were willing to assist him to
come on. A large, enthusiastic and well-armed
company instantly volunteered; the new en-
gne the Shorter" pulled out, and Murphy
had only time to save himself from the disgrace
Of being left behind by jumping on the hind
most Car as it swept past. With all the time
lost in making this transfer and i'll mutual
explanations, tho pursuers left Kingston just
20 minutes behind the Federals.
What Fuller and his friends learned at King
ston left no doubt on their minds that some Ge-
liberate and far-reaching military movement
was on foot. While its precise nature was yet
concealed, the probability that the road itself,
and possibly Confederate towns and stores,
were to be destroyed. was freely conceded. All
agreed that the one thing to be done was to
follow their enemies closely, and thus compel
them to turn and fight or abandon their enter
prise. A large force-one or two hundred well
armed men-was taken on board, and instruc-
tions left that as soon as the track could be
cleared another armed train was to follow for
the purpose of rendering any needed assistance.
To be continued.
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OF Sleep and Appetite, Restored to Health by
Compound Oxygen.
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and publisher of the Odd FeIlO,cs Journal, gives
that gentleman's happy experience with Com
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