Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

Rose turned her white face toward,
him imploriugly. BE at the switch,
Joe. and listen for my signals, a. you
value Dawes life" she cried. Then
she pulled the throttle valve out TO
its full extent. The engine shiyered
all over. and at Gfty-two miles an
hour the 44. driven 10y Brier Rose,
leaped down the track 10 meet the
runaway.
There was not moment 10 lose. y
certain number of miles, lessening
every moment, lay between the lum-
bering freight, with Dave on board,
and the cruel, senseless runaway en-
CINE Between them was Brier Rose,
with Just chance Of safety.
She knew that loOsened rail or
any obstruction would hurl her to her
doom, and still not avert disaster
from Dave. The whistle Of the a
shrilled out an unearthly screech con
tinuaIly TO warn even birds from Hut
tering too near the messenger Of life.
The engine rocked from side TO side
at the dizzy rate Of speed. For the
first time the odor of hot oil made
Rose feel faint. She hung half out Of
the cab window painting for breath
and her hands cinging craziiy TO the
window for support
Suddenly she saw smoke in the dis
tance Larger and larger grew the
black speck on the track. Faster and
faster flew the A TO meet it. Nearer
and nearer came the runaway. When
she could plainly see the shape OF the
approaching engine she closed the
throttle with n rush that made the 4i
tremble. She reversed her engine.
and at little less than twenty-five
miles an hour began running away
from the runaway.
Slowly, almost imperceptib.y. it
gained on her brave engine. 4 hor-
rible fear took possession Of her that
it was coming too slowly, and that
they both would reach Dawes train
before she stopped the runaway. She
changed the speed and let the engine
gain on her faster
j can signal for the siding II fail,
thought Brier Rose Joe will obey
NV signal" But she shuddered.
In sight Of Weeping Willow at last.
The 44 whistlcd frantically. Rose sig
nailed for "A clear track. and only
train length apart the 81 and the run
away flew past the little station plat
form, crowded with every man, woman
and child in town.
Joe understood her plan now. He
bounded into the station, frenzied
with excitement telegraphed 10 Red
Valley what Brier Rose was doing;
then. from sheer nervousness. he
squeezed Foxy until he yeIped wildly.
Out Of sight Of Weeping Willow and
Dawes train in the distance, nearer
and nearer came the runaway. The
4l snorted IN defiance ofbeing caught.
Rose hraced herself for the shock.
. Crash! came the cowcatcher Of the
runaway into the unprotected rear Of
the gallant "a. Rose had lOosened her
hold. and the conclusion flung her 70
the floor. with her soft cheek against
the cab seat.
Faint with her fall she gathered
herself together and smut OF the
steam. Then with the noise Of the
runaway viciousIy pushing the. IL.
Brier Rose crept like cat over the
tender. down over the trembling On
zine. and on her hands and knees she
crawled over to the runaway, up along
the boiler side into the cab, and
+ crashed the throttle shut when the "a
was within a cars length Of Dawes
train.
When she came 10 herself she was
in the Red Valley station. Dave was