New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26


with Ter lips. but all could hear w soineohih
like murderln an she w gone oo'io 'i''To
think that qucered mel never hau mum i.i Ia
lore that bu, 1 amt never had none since. VII
today. in they wonder why / can get Over
The road an tncy wonder why Ian aiMa1s
breakin' iown-why it's hard luck. that what ~
is Just dead hard luck-sometblns got iioV Y
on me No sir | amt never had a day Iucn
since ole Nam Doherty run by my nag ,Gi
You, wimmen Ii queer machines an coi,' %,
mighty complicated. They're some Ike these hc eu
fashioned compounds an talnt every in"' ''''
handle EN- proper Al. r,o
amt never had no experience IN tat '' ht.
Oncct when | nz firm tor Jake Griggfy. DIS
sister rode with for ? ways, an she w . IJhe,
dandy. with straight stack an high driVerS-sne
set on my seat, with her feet up SIDE me polle IT,
an she lad on low shoes an stOckins with NOES III
'cui-nOt wOrcout holes, but these klnd thh' . pu,
in with punch OF sonrthin' got that Ia'' Nv,
| burnt every blamed crate in the fof'S-four; an
she dropped her fire an Iaid MS 0ut lGf an "ui 1
half. ] falt hattcr II a wheel that's been silppcu
for seventeen miles. ! never had no more dicker
with wimmen folks since That's nheteen wa. "a;
ago, an | amt got the run yet It's queer 'Iie
way man gets set Oh thing-som men tnKc ; 10
wiinInen some 10 cards. end others 10 everything
most 'ccpt hard work; hut ! always judged 'hat
10 pull Il string OF vanished cars nd be all thc
joy id want The colonel's promised me run
If ! took EN- through in good shape; bn, ~
wouldn't surprise me if something happened az
the last mint 10 knock il in the head-lNe been
sidc-trackcd so often You see. I'm gettin' middlln
old an I'm dead tired-aot stitch In my SIDE.
too feels like my heart had cut Iournal VI
sompthn | got that often, though-wcnt To-
doctor oncet, an he lacked me mp. fcl, my pulse
an said lie judged that I'd die on my engine one OF
these fine days Well, here she's a-comin'.'
HOsscl<us clambered TO his seat; and AS soon
as the express-train had cleared the switch. it was
opeEed by the brakeman, and the special was once
more under way.
Leaning uncomfortably now to this side. now to
that, and with angry grinding Of ange on rail: II
swept around the curves with cVcr-ncrFaSln@
speed. crashing roar, flare Of yellow sunset
light reflected from the rocky walls. told of cut
ting safely passed while the bridge. AMI culvcrt.
and treste beloved again as the engine cleared
them at a bound.
The Three Sevens dcvoured the way Again
and again ilosscllSus proved the correctness Of his
theory by the terrific bursts of speed with which
the mighty machine responded 10 his every
impulse; hut bis nerves wore no longer
responsive 10 the eXutant thrill Of triumph.
sckcnng fOrebodina grred his heart YET when
ever he would have shut of steam and Slackencd
speed. uncomfortable impulse rest incd him
for. in the exhaust Of the engine and the roar of
wheels, he fancicd he heard one word repeated
over and over again. with maddening persslcncy
Hurry! hurry hurry. hurry" And the fire
man, as he shovellcd in coal and struggled 10
maintain his difficult footing. noted with wonder.
not unmiXcd with nncaSincSS. that lIosselklIs was
working steam on grades where II was usual to
let them down under the restraining pressure
of the air-bmkcS.
The tagging summer twilight gradually deep
cncd until the Illuminated faces of clock and
steam-gauqc stood ont with palliG ds,inctnrrs in
the gloom Of the cab. Lights in lonely section
houses shot past. and occasionally great flare
If red rushed inward from the nomcntarily opered
door of the hnhOX. The dazzling light oi the
furnace revealed old Hard Luck crouching for
ward on his seat. one hand On the Throttle, the
other Qrasping the reversing lever. His features
were set. and sharpenel. and 50 pale that through
it's rrimy enamcling his face looked positively
blnc. An occasional swift comprehensive glance
took in clock, steam-eangr; and watcr,9liss. and
then his eyes again fixed upon the arrow
torrent Of tics that strcamei into the gnrr 81 t'r
headlight and disappeared beneath the pilot with
unhrolcn, dz2yng swiftnc>s NJ last white
post iiittcl hy and llos.cllus relaxed. He
glanced at the clock. and ii" ncNt moment long.
waiting blast Of the whistle warned the var linen
at the divisions end.
Tie record was broken: the passenger run was
his az les old Hard Luck hal actually got over
thc division without a mishap AMI in tiur never
lcfore equalcl. but instead Of evultnl over II.
as he shut Oh steam. be- found himself marvrllinl
how faint and f1r away the whistle hal sounded:
had he not felt The vibration Of The escaping steam,
he would hardly haze believed it ". the Three
something wrong; hc would have 70 IN II liz"
first thing in re morning. Tn" engine lurchcI
over The Switches ard llo7-"lS'. curs"l f,ir sud-
dca fig 'hlt had dnm~l the E'it-'-larlps - ne
could iarIiy tell rcd from vhitc. ro, n length
he pulled up before the Railway Iiotel-fprrunc
.ayoled him - thc las. he made splendid stop.
With great sigh of relief ne leaned back on
his seat. while the cating-housc gong banged and
Numbered hospitahle welcome 10 the bcatcd
quests
You made magnificent run. ~ ssekus. III
fix il with the masfcl-mce honic-yor - ont on
Number Three tO-mo.Tpw." called ONT the super.
intcndcr'. as hc hurried rs.
Presently yarrlusn mcoup'cd tho cncinr aud
viewed his autcr4. "hll ripat'" callcI ont tie
fireman. who WIS stanliag in the ganeway.
The engineer made no move.
"Whn'N Tie matter" incurred The swi;chr,an
climbing into the cab: "whv ill., The lilht
Of his lantern fell upon the engineers farr: he
paused suddenly, for il was willie beneath the
CRIME
IIarl Luck was taken from the engine. lal
upou bench. and physician hastily .ummoncl
Engineers, with smoky torches. and trainmrn
with lanterns, crowded around with Lated breath
while the doctor listened long and attcutivcly for
Sound Of life. but only Tie airpurp on the
Thr.c Scycns sighc goftlv ~ the light rims If
smoke from her stack nonted mp. ard up. AMI mp
in the quiet air, where still a time Of twilight
fingered
Dead" said the doctor, ard the tension WIS
relaxed
Then they all praised their late comr1l r. AMI
oil agfcr1 that the old fellow bod a good heart
in lhp anyway-t!int H. all but the Doctor who
a. he rosc ard carefully wiped his srccfacrs
mIttcrod somcthing about "Orgarir wca kncss-
ted him 50"
The newt day. rs tho eupcrn'cn lent hal prom
ICED, llarl Luck went ont On Number Thror-bnt
he went in a box, dashed 10 the platform of the
baggace-car-lE Mursou in the san Francisco
ArgOnaut.
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From The London Globe.
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