Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-05-11

kissed her lips until they at least were
warm.
@Tm right and I know Pm right,
exclaimed the conductor, who was a
materialist with no use for ghosts and
specters with long hair waving IN the
wind: "I1l prove 1t to you. III climb
upon the pilot, and after you've backed
up little III 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 set has lever forward
again and slowly turned on the steam.
The wheels had made but a few revolu-
lions when Jasper, Jack and Mary saw
before them, seemingly right In the
tunnels mouth, a shadOwy, indistinct
form, moving what appeared to be its
arms, and which all knew to be the
shadow Of the conductor on the pilot.
4 told you so, was the Conductors
first remark as he came down from the
pilot. Il saw it all at a glance. The
thin ice on the banks In the cut here Is
Just like a looking glass. At one par
ticular spot the rays from the electric
headlight are reflected back and forth
In such a manner that the shadow Of
anything on the the pilot is taken up
and indistinctly thrown upon the inky
blaekness ahead.
Il don't understand, said Jasper.
Let me show yOU," the conductor
went on, taking out pencil and paper,
while Jasper held his lantern. In the
first place, you must remember that
| the rocky walls OF the cut are rough
and uneven, presenting a great variety
! of surfaces, and a good many of 'em
! Just like mirrors. Now we viii call A
/ the tunnel arch BIB are the walls of
the cut. @ is the electric headlight
/ over the pilot. The electric rays,
/ striking some of the rock surfaces at
| D, are thrown back to b, and at q are
reflected right across the pilot to f, of
| course making a shadow on the wall at
! that point of whatever manage 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 part of the engine, and
maybe he wouldn't have been so badly
scared. But he was looking ahead as
you were, and you both saw the indis-
tinct outlines of the young Iadys
shadow as thrown from F upon the
darkness in the cut beyond the range
of the electric rays. You might travel
for a thousand miles without coming
on another spot where such a result
would appear. Now hurry up and let's
get away.
''HOw do you account for the up
lifted arm y inquired Jasper.
''That is easily explained. When
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, just as she might
have done had she been awake. Be
sides, your imagination helped the
illusion made by a combination of Jacl
F'rOst's looking glasses, the electri,
headlight and a sleepwalking young
lady. Queerest thing I ever heard
of.
Queer? I should say it was, echoed
old Jasper, as he turned on tn,
steam and plunged into the tunnel as /
he meant to make up the fiftee1
minutes of lost time. II should say i
was queer. Butfor heavens sake don
tell the boys, or they'll laugh me of
the road.
The conductor promised to keep tn,
matter a secret, and was as good as hi
word The story was told by OLE
Jasper himself one day last week, a
his contribution to the tales of the raj
being related by party of striking
engineers. Jasper is now a grand
father, but has retired from the foot
board, while engine 451, shorn of it
brilliant light and again carrying tn
modest oil lamp, brought nothing bu
good luck to old Jasper, to Jack an'
Mary since the night it was stoppe,
for the woman in white