Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-06-07

Ihis would be sufficient, and they
won 81 wait until No. % arrived. If
No. s2 should arrive first, the execution
OF q e order would be yet more simple.
No. 22 would take siding,
and as soon as they were
clca Lily would be at liberty to
take down the rcd signal lantern, and
ailoi No. II to pass without stopping.
No. ~ having arrived, the object of the
orde was already fulfilled. If both
trail should happen to arrive at the
sam time, the red signal would stop
No. n, and as No. % had instructions to
zap roach carefully" they would do so,
exp' cting 10 finl No. 81 occupying the
mai h-ack.
u y perfectly understood the import
anceE Eof the order she had just received,
and Turing the long hour which wore
slow y away she kept careful watch of
the ignal light which, however, con-
tlnu d to burn as brightly as ever At
last he heard rumbling noise away in
the est which gradually became louder
and louder and more distinct. BY this
time he knew that No. % was coming
and could probably get in on the siding
befOS Se No. 81 should arrive.
T o rumbling became louder and
loud II each moment; the earth began to
trem pie, and the peculiar vibration in
the lr which gives warning of a rapidly
appl paching train nummed loudly in her
cars
hebegan to feel anxious. as they
w9 SILENTLY coming at a high rate of
sh r. and not approaching as carefully
a. | ler order had instructed them; she
al had not heard the whistle which is
al y sounded by trains when ap-
pr ching a station, and this omission
in eased her fears that something was
vi ng
1t she was given no time for fur
th rejection, as the train now dashed
arWnd curve not hundred yards dis
tant, running at full speed.
Lily flew out and stood between the
rails, aging her hand lamp wildly
acros the track and shouting at the top
of helk kclear young voice. BIT no at
tcntio was paid to her signal, the train
corpih madly on, with SUCH a rattle and
clap lat it drowned the sound of her
baaging, rushing train was now
upon her, and she barely had time to
SPRING from the track and escape with
her file. With a rattling crash and an
awfj jl rush of air the kissing, throbbing
monftcr sped swiftly past her, while the
clang, clank of the car Wheels passing
overla loose splice near by was so rapid
that it Eescmbled the rapid hammering
on the anvil in blacksmith shop.
For moment Lily was unnerved and
bewildcred, but suddenly arousing her.
self to action she rushed into the office,
and seiziug piece Of firebrick that did
duty for stove leg, she turned and
hurled it through the window of the
cab9os5 that was just passing. An in
slant later the red lights in the rear end
OF the train had disappeared around
curve in the cut, and the rattle of the run
away train quickly lcsscned in the dis
tance
Lily's heart throbbed painfuIlyand she
was seized with sudden fit of shiver-
ing, which most persons of delicate or
CARNATIONS are subject to when under
great excitement. As soon as she had
somewhat recovered she went into the
fficc, and calling the train dispatcher,
who answered at once, she said:
No ~ passed at full speed and No.
II not yet arrived"
my Godl" telegraphed back the dis
patcher as swiftly as his frightened fin
gers could form the letters, ''the crew
must be asleep, They will strike in that
cut and pile up fifty feet high! Heav-
ensl This is horribler'
Lily then went on to explain that she
had attempted to awaken them by
throwing brick through caboose win
dow aud on hearing this the dispatcher
opened his key without waiting for her
to finish and said excitelly:
''Run to the cast end of the siding,
and, if you see them backing them up,
throw the switch and let them in on the
siding No. 21 is not due hero five
minutes, and there is a chance for them
yet"
II have no switch key said Lily.
'sBreak the lock with a hammer,
rock, or anything" was the quick reply.
'Run, fyl"
Lily seized an old ak that was lying
handy, and, with vague idea that she
might also need the rel light, she took
it into her other hand and flew up the
j j lga
Imminent risk of falling and breaking
her neck in the inky darkness.
Once she stumbled and fell, and the
lantern was dashed from her hand and
went rolling along the ground far be-