The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-09-06

purity nigh broke her heart when
she heard il, and it made her pap
feel purity bad, 100, but the order
had to be obeyed, and Ella had To
ride in a passenger coach when
she went to Bradley's TO the store
after that. When she was between
fourteen and fifteen Doc Studley
taught her to telegraph little, and
after that she just haunted the
window OF the ticket office for
hours every day watching Clark
WIlliss, the agent Of the Pin Oak,
a sending and receiving messages.
She got so well posted that Clark
used TO let her practice with DE-.
Studley on a private wire that
Clark put up between the station
and doctors house on the gully
road.
"It was before The days of the
telephones, you know, and 1t was
great convenience TO the whole
township to have that half mile OF
wire from the station TO the doc
tors office. When Ella was six
teen they took Clark Willis away,
promoted him and sent young
| fellow named Corcoran TO run the
office. TO, day when Corcoran and
the gal were alone in the station
an order came from down the road
to have engine Nc. 3 sent down to
Mine Greek bridge instantly, with
Dir. Studley aboard. They both
knew that there had been an accl-
dent and were puzzled to know
what to do. No. 8 was ying on the
siding, with her fires banked and
Pete Miller and Bart Headly, the
engineer and fireman, had gone up
to Bradleyon the accommodation and
could not get back until 5 o'clock.
1T was then 3, and TWO hours
might mean life and death. Cor
coran hurriediy ran around looking
for man to run the engine, but
none could be found. When he
came back he found Ella starding
| in the door with her hat and jacket
on and her face as pale as colpse,
That is my fathers train down
there, and am going to him" she
said. 81 have called the doctor,
and he is coming down the road
now"
"'But there's no one to run the
engine,' said Corcoran. i can't
find any one that knows how TO
start her or how to stop herr
81 will run her said Ella, con-
fdenlly, and Dick Harper'S lout Of
a boy, who was considerably struck
on Ella, said he'd fire for her. BY
the time the doctor reached The
station Harper had the engine
steaming, and as soon as the doc
tor jumped into The cab Ella pull
ed out and started slowly down the
road. Doc looked surprised when
he saw the gal on the box, but he
said nothing, and as the engine be-
can to steam she let her out, and
befcre they were out Of of the vii
lage they were going at a hlrty y
five mile clip, with the girl sitting
there as purity as picture, with
her hair streaming, her cheeks red
and her lips closed as tight as she
could get them. She had a clear
run of eighteen miles, with moth
ing to do but blow ior the road
crossings and keep IA sharp lookout
for cattle.
1T was little more than half an
haur when she Stacked up at the
cut east OF Wine Creek and went
creeping around the bend. There
She found a flagman and took him
ND without asking a question. She
knew by the look on his face when
he saw her that something serious
was the matter with her father.
Six hundred yards further she came
in sight of bridge, and there she
saw a sight she never forgot. Her
fathers engine was down the en-
bankment, upside down, and a
combination car and a coach were
piled on top of 1t. The three fig
ures covered with sheet, at the
right of the road, told hershe might
look for the worst. She did not
faint or scream, but followed the
doctor down IRON the cab with her
hands clenched and her lower lip
between her teeth. Where is my
father, Sidney LawsonY she asked
of one of the lrainmen, glanclng
at The same time toward the cover
cred figures.
"'No, not there SAID the men.
sHe is not dead, but he is purity
badly hurt over there on The track.
"She followed the doctor in the
direction indicated, and found a
little group bending over three OF
| tour wounded men. Sid was there,
but he was UNCONSCIOUS, and upon
looking him over the doctor said
that he had a narrow chance ol
pulling through. HIS right arm
and leg, and three ribs were bro
ken: his head badly hurt and his
back badly scalded. The other:
were less seriously hurt and were
ienderly lifted into one of the
coaches which remained on The
, track. After DR.. Studley careful
lily examined Lawson he shook his
, head and said he disliked to move
INN, but II would have to be done
since there was no house at hand
} we will take him hone,' SAID th'