The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
sight. There was still chance Of
stonninp her in time 81. ~ .El8

sight. There was still a chance Of
stopping her in time.
The flag WAS firmly tied up as q
parcel, together with a box OF detona-
tors. Granard found to his annoy
ance, that he had no knife with him;
and, tug as he would, he could neither
break or undo the stout cords which
bound them together. After running
about a hundred yards he overlook
/ q passenger running in tho same direc-
ton, whom he at once recognized as
the man he had just elected from the
carriage.
LEND me your knifel" he cried hasti-
! ". The man replied with an ejacula-
ton which showed he had evidently
not yet recovered from his fright.
''Your knife to cut this" Granard
roared, as he ran beside him.
What a mercy we weren't kiiled!"
simpered the lunatic. Granard grip
ped his arm viciously, and shook him
till he realized the situation and hand
ed out his knife. It was the work OF
but few seconds to cut the cords
and return the knife; then throwing
away the green and the white flags,
Granard sprang ahead, now full of
stronger hope that he might get is
tance enough between himself and the
wreck to enable the coming express to
stop.
/ He was soon clear OF the deep, curry
ed cutting in which the disaster had
occurred, and passed on to long en-
5aI1kment, from which a wide stretch
OF country could be viewed. He look
ed anxiously in the direction Of the
line, and presently espied among some
distant trees a thin streak of steam,
evidently issuing from an advancing
train.
It was the express! What if the
driver failed to see his signal! He sick
ened at the thought. But he should
| hear if he did not see. There was vet
full minute.
He tore open the donator-box, and.
rapidly unfolding the leaden chips, fit
ted some half a dozen of the little
discs on the rail as he ran. Then he
saw the approaching train, advancing
at a terrific pace, swing round a bend
IN the line ahead, and come into full
view. He had just then reached a
small bridge which carried the rail-
way over a lane below. He leaped off
to the bridge parapet to make him,
self more conspicuous, and excitedly
waved the red flag of danger up and
down. The drivers keen eyes espied
the warning signal while his train was
yet some two or three hundred wards
from it, and instantly shutting off the
steam, hesounded three hoarse blasts
on the brake whistle to which the
guards promptly responded by APP
plying their brakes with all their
strength. 1t was a grand sight! The
magnificent engine full fife and glow
ing with color, came tearing along at the
very top OF her speed; then suddenly
the majestic stream of white cloud.
which had been gracefully sailing in
her wake, disappeared, and she, as if
her wheels had all at once been paral-
yzed, began to CULVER like thing in
fear. A cloud OF dust arose from the
line, and a, shower Of sparks flew out
from the rails over which the wheels
We're now rolling unwillingly, or not
Al all, while the guards vans behind
| We're carried along with their wheels
perfectly still, immovably skidded
and scattering, as if in indignant pro-
test, a simmer of sparks though the
thick black dust which was rising
from the ground below them.
THANK God! it's done! breathed
Granard to himself, as he fell rather
than stepped from his elevated
position. For a moment he sat on
the ground, for he could not stand;
every limb was trembling and every
nerve quiverlng; though until the sig
nal had been seen he had known no L
lack OF nerve or muscle. But now
that his task was done, and the train
was saved, he found himself all
at once exhausted and PROSTATE.
He saw that the train had stop
ped, and that the guards were com
Ing back to him. He shook himself
together and walked unsteadily to-
ward them. His throat was too parch-
ed to speak, but he pointed forward
toward the cutting, and passed for
ward to the engine, where he got a
drink from the drivers teacan. Then
| he found voice to say, ''The Scud's
come to grief" They all stood aghast,
scared at the news. The driver was
the first to speak.
is she off the road, sir?''
eyes, rather! Complete wreck!
Right across both roads! In the cut
ting there in front OF you, just under
the BRIDGE
He started. "Any one killed, sir?"
"Sure to be. / saw one Of the en-
CINE men lying dead with his head
nearly knocked off; but remembered
your train a minute after the smash,
and ran off as fast as could They
expressed their great gratitude, and
one OF them produced a pocket book
in which he asked Granard to write
his name and address. They thenun-
coupled their engine and drove slowly.
up to the scene of the disaster.
What g sight met their eyes! The
framing Of the leading guards van was
lying nearly square across the two
lines, two of the three pairs of wheels
torn from under it; the upper part of
the van had been burst away and
most Of the luggage scattered some
fifty yards farther back "A few port
manteaus were tightly pinned to the
floor of the wrecked van bY:a pair of
! the engine bogie-Wheels, which. had
somehow been precipitated amongst
| them. The carriage next the van was
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