Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-06

WASH III NnlcaEe uttAt Ndf- some Nttt--
think he called il, would fall through,
and il would cost him quarter q q
million.
There's train goes through juno
ton City at 1915 thatll get YOU 70 Chi
cago in time, says /.
What good'u that do me?7 says he.
I've been away for two days, and only
Just now got the telegram. II Hunter
was here he might get me down, bur Is
il is. might as well so home, and let
the money go.
Mr. Thedford says !. Bob is sick.
but can run this machine 10 Junction
City in time 20 connect with the train
you want: but you viii have 70 fire for
me- as my TWO cleaners are drunk, as
you see. and there isn't another man in
this village knows the engine from the
tender, hardly
hope the Lord has forgiven me that
lie for there were two or three men
that could have fred all right. but it
struck me all of sudden that here was
a fine chance to get even with Billy.
and let him see whether ii took any
know-how to fire an engine for a hum
dred and ten miles II SO happened
that We had wooded up ON the home trip
at little station three miles from
| Georgetown. SO we had plenty OF fuel
aboard to make the run with.
Can you do ito says he Remem-
Der. it is a hundred and ten miles, and
it is $50 now. so you have only two
hours and a half 10 make the run that
generally takes double that time.
Il can do it, says |, ''if YOU viii lust
jump aboard, pun of your coat, and 10
just as tell you.
No sooner said than done and In ten
minutes we had the old engine on the
turn-table. turned her around. and were
Oft
II the road was rough when we ran at
our usual speed. that night. making
double time it was Just awft5. As We
flew around the curves it seemed as if
we should leave the track al every turn
OF the drivers, and the poor old machin-
cry rocked and swayed SO that. used as
was to it. / could hardly keep on my
seat by the lever
II it was hard on me what must it
have been to old Billy?
could hardly keep from laughing in
his face. as l watched him. and heard
MN groan as he handled the heaNy
SUCKS we used lot lueL
The heat OF the weather. added TO
that Of the furnace and the unusual
work. made him look as il ne was in
Turkish bath. The water ran down his
face, his stiff white collar hung down on
MS shoulders IKE wet rag, ana ms
beautiful smooth shlrt-boSom looked as
Il some one mad thrown pan OF dirty
water over hlm. lis hands were torn
and cut from handling the wood, and
take u altogether ne was the most I'M
hNely LOOKING falifoaa pfesloent ! ever
saw. pnce IN a"hiie hdu y" shou1 a.
nm % Jay me WOOD more even ~ t.e
furnace. ana "oaid ten nun ne Woulo
/ ger me Aiidch - y y tliile' "HeheNet
ne tfleo to rest 'ola MN W. We're los
ing steam. ana y r. wanted g calch
lhat tfdlh' ne lhuSh icy UP on lhe WORK
II mad thought TO hltch car on "hen
we started we eo1dd nave run much
sInoother' o"t IL was TOO iate 10 thlnk OF
that now ana So on we F"sheu, now
through Woodland now past gram iieiuS'
iurchlhg hrst 70 one sue ana 1heh 70 tue
other' uhtil expected every minute %
lana Wfongsioe up IN the dltch. HOW,
ever luch was win us that night ana
we puiled up at junction MY at Just
eieFeh. foor oiu biily eouIu hardly
cllmo oown from the CAP but he man
'iseu - gasp ou''
ONE up 70 my once AZ Two o'clock
next SATURDAY.
learned aiterward that. hnding the
chicago traln was oehind 'lme' ne nuht-
ed up clothlhg store ana rugged nm
sell out SO as 10 looN IKE elVlilzed
man. Whlch ne dldh Wheh ne l"lt me.
managed to ind fireman VINO was
wiling to make the run back with me,
and finally got home at three o'clock,
and finding the cleaners little sobered
up got to bed as soon as possible for |
was clean played out. told bob about
my trim next daV. and thought he would