The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-18
KendalI's Brother.
TERRIBLE RACE AGAINST TIME ON A WITH A
LIFE DEPENDING On THE RESULT.

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the man at the lever. The tele-
operator was rapid i'm his move
ments. and, when the engine steamed
past the platform on b track that led to
the county seat, he delivered to the man.,
whom he now regarded as q hero, the
properly sealed and authenti-
Gated.
God bless you," he called after the UNI
known, land save you from the gravel
train"
track. and the gravel train sent out to
keep the roadbed clear of drifts was liza
BILE to be collided with upon any curve by
the engine running without schedule or
orders, but the stranger merely smiled as
he pulled the throttle lever further back.
The engine dashed w the track, the en-
gineer standing in the doorway Of his
home and looking at il aghast, while the
station agent ant train dispatcher hast
ened to the telegraph office to learn the
reason of tho engines departure on a
wildcat trip.
The engineer rushed up to the platform,
where stood the operator explaining to
the dispatcher how il happened that the
stranger took out thee engine.
"But he will not get through" said the
dispatcher, ''for he has no fireman."
"Yes, he has" exclaimed the engineer; |
.'he's doin' the firm, too. He's just lettin'
her run; he'll just fire n whistle"
And, as IL to confirm the engineers
statement, the e OF the steam
cached their ears-the whistle shrieking
n frantic demand for a clear track.
IF the gravel train is on the main track
there will be the devil to pay" said the
dispatcher ruefully, and he went to report
the facts to the superintendent.
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At the Jail the sheriff's jury was drawn
up i'm the corridor, solemnly waiting for
the conclusion OF h last conference OF
shn ,.l ..,.sl b.a a.s-.s..aI 1ps.A
The sheriff rcstlessly paced the tagging,
while one of the deputies n~ervously fin
gered q black cap, and the other toyed
with the cords to be used In pinioning the
prisoner.
The sheriff, who had repeatedly looked
at his watch in n way hat seemed to beg
time to go more slowly, glanced at IL at
last with IA heavy sigh, and went to the
Jail entrance for a final look toward the
telegraph office. The deputy stationed
there was not in sight, and the executive
official turned with a heavy heart to the
"Come" he said, and the heavy foot
falls OF the jury sounded dismally through
the corridor.
at is time" he said gently to the pris-
oner, who c~ourageously stepped into the
corridor and bravely faced the jury, while
the deputies bound his arms and slipped
the cord of the cap over his head. He
was ready, but just when the word In
move to the yard was given he turned a
longing glance toward the main entrance,
as II he hoped to see his wife appear there
suddenly.
Slowly the procession moved-the pris-
oner leaning on the arm of the clergy
man, his bach toward the main entrance,
his temples throbbing many beats be-
tween the footballs of his executioners,
who stepped heavily and in time with
him, as IL to deaden to him the sound of
his own feet, which shuiiied i'm spite of
him, the nails in the heels OF his boots
rasping on the stone floor
And then came shrieking through the
corridor the whistle of a locomotive
strident scream on scream rising higher
each second, and indicating that the en-
CINE was approaching at q terrific speed.
The heart of every man in the Jail leaped.
The prisoner stood still. and his lips moved
as IL in silent thanksgiving, for to him the
shrill sound were trumpeting his free
dom. The sheriff rushed to the Jail en-
trance. A commotion arose among the
visitors, who had grown cold in the snow,
and they began tocrowd into the Jail. The
deputies ~momcntarily forgot the prisoner,
while they contended with the impatient
and excited spectators, forcing them back
to the yard.
The conductor of the gravel train was
startled when the whistle penetrated his
ears with its cry for a clear track, u he
was glad that he had cached with his
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