Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-06-26

hurry TCSalneu MS feet ut once, md
called to me. med. the lover is bent over
the guide rods Help me straiyhten it,"
But Our efforts were useless. We only
bent il in another place. while tho united
strength of all three could not shut tho
valve.
Tho brake. Ned said Harry, nnd
catching the wheel gave il quick turn.
Even as saw how loosely il spun around,
Harry exclaimed: mo usc The collar
tx cn Aliens hencl,. SAW it there this
morning. We are i'm for il, boys!''
We were. Even while wa had been
making the discovery we had reached
the high emlankmcnt near the river a
moment more and there was Rur-r-r-r.
az we srcSl over tho trcstlc. a brief In.
tcrval. scarcely noticeable. anil "A shorter
Rur-r-r! sotii.dcd. The next instant Ste
venton station AMI shops were before us.
and on the platform. with lantern held
above his head. stood the watchman.
We had thrown ourselves fat upon
the floor, forward before crossing tho
bridges. Tho car swung round the curve
in safety. gained the main line. and sped
on toward tho next station of lIanficld.
town of some Importance twelve miles
below.
Willis had nat spoken since our mis-
hap: he now asked, in voice 20 changed
that would never have known it."Dont
you think the watchman will telegraph
them To sidctrack us mt Han1eld or do
something for us:''
lie can't" said Harry. Even IL he
cocll find our operator. the Haniield
Office is closed. Don't worry. boys" he
added coolly: ''wc'rc all right il our en-
g;nc only runs down before the special
mccts u.s."
Oddly enough. had forgotten the
special train which WAS to bring twenty
two hundred recruits up To tho camp ut
Fairvicw. and ns Harry spoke chill
crcpt over me and horrible buzzing
filled my ears. and then every sense was
strained 10 c.tch some Sign OF the dread
ell train.
Still our speed was undiminishcd. We
sped through cuts and over bridges; pas,
barns and patches of woodlands through
fields and past quiet farm houses. On,
on. Oh.
"i!ark! called Harry, involuntarily,
for we could not be more quiet or alert.
and then to our cars was borne the sound
of IL distant whistle.
The special WAS comingl
Again the whistle sounded, nearer than
before. and to me il seemed like human
shrek.
In another moment we caught sight OF
n white light high above the track. The
Cc2trc! read crossed us hero at grade.
a., 'his was the signal to the special
train that our line WIS., open. And then
90 tho left of the track 20 disccrned
lantern borne by nan who seemed to
% running toward us. But these sights
were forgotten in an instant ms the glare
or locomotive headlight burst full upon
us, lighting tho rails ahead until they
seemed like liars of fire.
What my feelings were cannot tell:
I only know that I was powerless to
move hand er foot. could only watch
the flaming meteor that ucarcd us SO
rapidly.
All at once Jaw lantern swung aloft
ut our left. and the man who held II
shouted something could not make out.
Then. ut tho very moment that wcsecmcd
about to- crash into the kissing monster
before us, our car swerved violently to
the left, while tho two locomotives and
the long train of cars Numbered by on
the other side.
A short distance we ran with rapidly
slackening speed. then left the rails, and.
plunSing into the sand, stopped short.
rolled off under the railing, and knew
nothing moro until man raised mo to
my feet and asked if was hurt.
| soon recovered sufficiently to walk
TO tho station, whi;hcr Harry had pre-
coded me. while poor Willis. who lay as
ono dead. was carried TO the house OF n
physician near by.
There was not n little excitement over
our cscapnde, but 1t died away finally.
with no prosecutions.
1t came vut that tho Waterman al
s:cyentoa ..drish;ly Guessed the trouble
when we sped by him. and had succeed.
cd in getting a telegram to Haniield Just
in time to save us. TO stop the special
was Of no uec. even il they could do so
In time. which was doubtfnl, as IL WINS
in sight when the message was received.
SO IL man was sent 10 shift us to side
track IL possible. and this le succeeded
in doing. running TN upon an uphill spur
which led to- sand bank cxcavatcd by
tho road.
II VAS long ti;nc before Willis could
!" brought home. 40 great was the shock
10 lIis nervous system. llo never fully
recovered. and died before lie had reached
lis twenty third birthday.
Harry suffered in no way from tho
horrors 81 that night. and IL now n well
known inventor and builder in tho great
wct
- for niysif. IL was long before /
coIli hear locomotive whistle without
q nervous irenor. And oven now, after
she lIpsa 81 "a quarter Of II century,
sometimes awaken at night with start,
f"r in my dream | have scon locomo-
tive hmid light slaring at me in menace
corning on swiftly ~ IL TO criph me 10
deaih siy nerves still cherish tic MON.
of. " tlmt li,lcOis adventure. -- Edwin
j. johnson in The Youths Companion.
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types ~ underground cables apparently
suitable fnr permanent work arc either
bare copper supported on insulniors or
cls' yulcanizcd India rubber. or pcrhaps
os"nite. New York Commercial Adver-
tisor.
She Meant the Other Mr. Jones.
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