The diamond drill., 1888-04-07

| cried out - the others hoQ done before
him, Great heavens. what is that?"
But, being brave fellow, as It Il easy
! for 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. In mo-
ment he called out for help, and when
Jasper and his son ran to his assist
ance they found him standing on tho
pilot OF the locomotive with something
white In his arms.
Heres your ghostly woman" he
cried. Help me get her down. She's
either dead or sleeping"
IL was indeed q woman, and she
was alive, but unconscious. Jack
flashed his lantern before her face,
and drew back with cry. II was
Mary Clifford.
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
queer sort of way at Jack, and
pulled closer round her throat the big
coat which he had placed upon her
shivering form.
MARY" said Jack, unable longer
TO restrain the eagerness Of his curl
osity, "how In the world did you hap
pen to get here?"
"Why, Jack" she replied. "didn't
you know was troubled with sleep
walking? guess / must have been
dreaming OF you tonight o, yes, /
remember; last night mother and were
talking of the day took the ride with
you on the cow-catcher, and that must
be how happened to come here. Are
you sorry, Jackg"
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
materialist with no use for ghosts and
specters with long hair waving In the
wind; "Fll prove IL 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
few revolutions when Jasper, Jack
and Mary saw before them. seemingly
right In the tunnels mouth, q shad dowy,
indistinct form, moving what appear
ed to be its arms, and which all knew
TO be the shadow Of the condector on
the pilot.
III told you So" was the conductors
first remark as he came from the pilot
II saw 1t all at a glance. The thin ice
on the banks In the cut here Is just like
q looking glass. At one particular
spot the rays from the electric head
light are reflected back and forth In
such manner that the shadow of ary-
thing on the pilot Is taken up and in
distinctly thrown upon the inky black
ness ahead
III don't understand It," said Jasper.
"Let me show you" the conductor
went on, taking out pencil and paper,
while Jasper held his lantern. ''ln the
first place, you must remember that
the rocky walls of the cut ar, rough
and uneven, presenting great variety
of surfaces, and good many Of 'em
inst like mirrors Now we'll call
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
ID, are thrown back 70 Il, and at + are
reflected right across the pilot to Il, Of
course making shadow on the wall at
that point of whatever image was In