Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-27

oh, II thcy wonh only 90 before the eS.
prcSs comes And. a. n In answer 10 his
wish, they did finally start up the hill and
were soon ont Of slshA Ito dared no, move
Tor some time lcst they should return. but
1t last he summoned up courage. and
scrainbiing down The bank crept along 10
sec what it was that the men had left.
It wa. not the body Of man lying there,
but some railroad ties which had been ias.
tened upright In cattle guard. with large
stones wcdgcd securely about them. Then
be know that these men had planned to
wreck the express
lie tried desperately with his puny
strength to move the tlmbcru, but they
were nxcd 70 firmly that he could not
stir them In the least. aud he gave II up IN
despair. lie looked around him fesrfally
ior The men might come back agnin for
aught no know. but BIO could not bear 20
leave the express TO IL fate, and tried 10
thin Of some way by which he could give
warning.
II he only had q lantern 90 swing back
and forth across the track hut Of course
that was impossible, and he tried 10 think
Of some other signal As In his pcrplpxity
he thrust his hands deep down Into his
feit some matches which were left from a
bonfrv. and In n minute he decided 70 build
Gre In the middle 81 tho truck. mp by the
curve. where the engineer would so it aud
stop the train IN time Bat he soon found
this was not easy 10 DO. There was great
difficulty In finding any materials, but
after cropping about for while In the DARK.
ncs. he managed 10 get q few little sticks
.s.I lls.lsl.- al. -
which he found In his pocket hc tried 10
start his Ere. Hut to his dismay the sticks
were 20 damp they would not burn. and
after using all his matches but two In vain
attempts he gave Il up.
lie put hi. car down TO the rails aud list
cned inten,lY. Yes, tho train wa. coming.
but IL was some distance OF yet. Oh. II he
could only lnd something Try enough 10
burnt Now on the damp night air CONES
the low rumble Of tho approaching ears
In another moment they will 10 In sight,
and on tho impulse 81 tho moment he
snatchcd Oh his jacket, aud hastily strik.
ing match applied Il 10 the lining.
Il burned fecbly second aud went ont,
and then morr carefully he lighted tho last
ono aud tho coat began 10 blaze. and not a
moment too soon, either. for be could ~
NH' Nt""hhHh ~ e"''NFFte N@hte tiahnef-
Inc along.
springing upon tho track he waved his
hiAElnR signal frantically hack and forth
70 attract tho engineers attention There
he stood, right In tue path 81 the hugs
monster a. Il rushed nercsly toward him
with Ia great ilsry eye glowing llcrcely
through the darkness. aud his little arms
Kept un steadily swinging his Jacket. Ia his
-
crypt over hi little hands.
hut he has hcca seen. and hrnkes wern
applied, and the wheels reversed. aud the
engine brought 10 standstlil just ~ Il
Wa almost upon him. and then the little
fellow sank down, overcome by excite
ment, aud thcre. moment later, thuy
found him curled up IN heap on the
ground. Carefully the fireman lifted him
In bis strong Anna. while the engineer aud
Que ~ two othsr ran forward aud dis.
covered the obstruction. Tho passengers,
aroused by the cotnmotion. began TO make
their appearance. aud soon he wna sur,
rounded by crowd. and found he had 10
come a hero.
The blg fireman still held him ia hia
arms % Joe answered the questions which
wcru showvrud upon him. while a physl.
e'An who was among tho paNssng,rs bound
upthe poor little burn, hands.
Joe'a hearu shudierud ~ they thought
Of their narrow escape. aud when they
found II was his jacket that furnished the
.lgual some man pulled OF his hat and
dropping a I'LL 10 Il said, 40 pay for JOS
coal" aud passed IL around TO tho Others.
Pocketbooks were takon out. and hills aud
silver rainrd Into the hat until IL almost
took jor'a breath A. no realized that IL was
all for him.
soon tho train Il ready 10 40 on and they
all got aboArl. aud Joe Il taken on 10 tho
next station. wberr they stoppc,i W lot him
on. The doctors house WAS close i,,, and
~ they saw Joe run up tho .toop and ring
the bell, the train moves on amid cheer
aud the waving Of hats.
Joe was happy boy when. an hour later,
he ruahe,l into the house. and stumbling
Into hlu fathers room. thruw a small bat
heavy package upon the bod.
"lAihefl iaiherl wake ups he cried ex.
elledly tive earned the money for Mr.
Morrison and now No can keep tho house.
DO wake upi'
IL dld not taks long 10 set n light, aud
when the money was counted tArre was q,
Joe had said enough for the interest aud
more TOO.
Joe wAa proud hoy when be saw his
father tho next morning start out IN Mr..
MorFison's with tho ti0O la his pocket, Joe
often Zoo. out Into the yard 10 play with
bA ps,. Topknoi, and then he think how
glad he IL that Widow jenkins want~,i him
70 20 Tor the doctor that night. -IewAton
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