New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-11

caied Jasper and JACK until they con-
sented to put on the steam and go
ahead. The wheels had made but q
| few revolutions when the conductor
cried out as the others had done before
him, Great heavens, what is that?'
But, being a brave fellow, as it is easy
1 for d man to be who has never had
his nerves weakened by much riding
at night in the cab of locomotive,
he leaped to the ground and declared
that he would solve the mystery. Ian
tern in hand he pushed ahead toward
the mouth of the tunnel. Ina mo-
ment he called out for help, and when
I Jasper and his son ran to his assist
! ance they found him standing no the
/ pilot of the locomotive with something
white in his arms.
"Here's your ghostly woman" he
cried. 'Help me get her down. She's
either dead or sleeping
/ 1t was indeed woman, and she
was alive, but unconscious. Jack
flashed his lantern before her face,
and drew back with cry. 1t was
Mary Clifford.
4 She reused but slowly, being chilled
to the marrow. Recovering conscious
ness she surprised her rescuers by fail
| ing to scream. Instead she smiled in
a queer sort of way at Jack, and
pulled closer round her throat the big
coat which he had placed upon. her.
! shivering form.
'sMary," said Jack, unable longer
to restrain the eagerness of his curl
osity, show in the world did you hap
pen to get here?"
"Why, jack she replied. "didn't
| you know | was troubled with sleep
walking? | guess I must have been
dreaming of you tonight Q, yes, 1
| remember; last night mother and were
talking of the day l took the ride with
you on the coW-catcher, and that must
be how happened to come here. Are
you sorry, Jack?"
For answer Jack looked to see that
his father and the conductor were out
OF sight. arguing with each other down
by the driving wheels, and then he
took the chilly ghost in his arms and
kissed her lips until they at least were
warm.
"I'm right and know I'm right"
exclaimed the conductor, who was a
materialist with no use for ghosts and
specters with long hair waving in the
wind; "I'll prove it to you. I'll climb
upon the pilot, and after you've backed
up little I'll wave my arms as you
start forward again, and you'll see
what you'll see''
The conductor climbed upon the
pilot while Jasper resumed his seat
in the cab and backed up the length
of the train. Then he sat his lever
forward again and slowly turned on
the steam. The wheels had made but
a few revolutions when Jasper, Jack
and Mary saw before them, seemingly
right in the tunnels mouth, a shad owy,
lndistinct form, moving what appear
ed to be its arms, and which all knew
to be the shadow of the condector on
the pilot.
II told you So" was the conductors
first remark as he came from the pilot.
81 saw it all at glance. The thin ice
on the banks in the cut here is Just like
looking glass. At one particular
spot the rays from the electric head
light are reflected back and forth in
such a manner that the shadow of any
thing on the pilot is taken up and in
distinctly thrown upon the inky black
ness ahead"
81 don't understand it," said Jasper.
"Iet me show you," the conductor
went on, taking out pencil and paper
while Jasper held his lantern. SIN the
first place, you must remember that
the rocky walls of the cut are rough
and uneven, presenting a great variety
OF surfaces, and good many of 'em
just like mirrors. Now, We'll call A
the tunnel arch. BIB are the walls of
the cut. G is the electric headlight
over the pilot. The electric rays,
striking some of the rock surfaces at
d, are thrown back to E, and at E are
reflected right across the pilot to f, of
course making a shadow on the wall at
that point of whatever image was in
the way. If Jack had been looking
out of the cab window at the wall of
the cut he would have seen the ghost
at that point. and probably the
shadow Of the front of the engine,
and then maybe he wouldn't have been
so badly scared But he was looking
ahead, as you were, and you both saw
the indistinct outlines of the young
lady's shadow as thrown from T upon
the darkness in the cut beyond the
range Of the electric rays. You might
travel thousand miles without com
ing on another spot where such a re-
suit would appear. Now hurry up and
let's get away"
Chow do you account for the up
lifted arm?" inquired Jasper.
"That is easily explained. When.I
found the young lady she was sitting
with her right arm holding to the brace
rod that runs from the head-lamp to
the front of the pilot justas she might
have done had she been awake. Be-
sides, your Imagination helped the
Illusion made by a combination Of
Jack Frost's looking glasses. the cleo
trio headlight and sleep walking
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