Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-03-30
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY

bne expreM engine, MS lips parted, his
teeth clinched, the nails OF his hands
buried in their palms, willis his eyes
glared with the lurid light of madness.
De wasibrought q .ittle,to himself by
Being foteedto step aside to allow the
stolser 70 get. off his engipe-in order
to follow the driver into the refresh
ment bar for n drink. This called
Bqsth1lSsl attention to the eireum-
stance that the engine was momentar-
lily deserted. Ha
ny George!-that'll do i'll" he al.
most shouted, and without looking
round he, Jumped on the engine, opened
the regulator to the full, and as she
ibounded forward leaped off at the 9TH
or side7a tsa,s adt -.,.i,ga. 4,
Arthur Munroe had quilted the car
riage to look after the luggage, and the
l-onlyrsoul in The runaway, train was
poor Milly. Munroe had not quilted
the train a minute when loud shouts Of
alarm arrested him. ~ riHftf 8
! What is it? What's the matter?" he
asked, facing round, with a horrible
suspicion THAT Bastable had attacked
Alilly. ' 49, -.
wP'London express has run awayw
cried a porter ~
Good heavensl She'll be into the
Bingham train at Liffordv' cried an.
other. i.l7T
And Milly was alone in the trainl
Yet did not Munro lose his presence of
mind Flying to the end of the plat
form he Bumped upon the Iengine Of
the local, and without word to driver
orstoker seized. the regulator. Before
ne could open 1T the driver stopped
him. >sva fs,fs
Hold on, ,sir-hold on Bill, unhook
| the trainsp
Ina minute Bill had leaped down, ,ln.
booked the engine from the train. and
WAS. back again ON the engine plate
just as she began. to glide out Of the
station. ~. -. SH&&E H3RE1s
\ Bnt they lost nearly as. much time
by the Tstpppage as they gained by
the liglAehihg Of the,load, for the runa.
way had got-aImost a mile's start by
the delay. 4 Ma 6 AhAh /,
! .,s"How fartoE Liiford9r shouted Nun,
tt srsess + s eeziedly E FEE
"Six milcs."F ~ I'VE
]~@Wrenchingsathe ssshovel from the
stolSer he. proceeded to feed the. fur.
mace with all an experts skill;l but
though the engine was going now ut a
rate which made it rock and, pitch
violently, they had notg'sightcd the
runaway yet. Suddenly She slowed
down, and Munro looking up saw tho
steam shut off. ~ - "a
"Wha,? Why?"' he shouted.
"Litford distance, replied the driver
pointing to the signal. Gan up by
thisl We should only pile up. the smash
now" ~rNcF GEk~s
Then Munro ostsall heart and hope,
and sank in a heap on the engine plate
hiding his face in, his hands. Mean
while the driver had nearly got her
under control as he came in sight OF
/ the station TIT la
I ,All'cleart "A wire from Version had
1 got the Bingham Grain into siding only
Just in time. AS they glided past the
platform, the station, master shouted:
"They have wired to Bentham Box to
switch her into stop blocks at that sid
ing" That was, of course, to wreck the
train against the block.
Munro heard, and starting UP like q
mailman he wrenched open the regu-
lator to the full ,,shouting only. 'My
wife! my wifer.-all Me could articu-
late for the moment. Presently, when
they had got again into swing he cried:
sMy wife is inthe carriage next to the
enginekl ! : SO gs.1l r. VIZ RI
tge.sThere's' Bentham bankln shouted
back the driver, encouragingly.
Bentham bank is steep gradient
where the seven-foot driving-wheels
of the express would need a drivers
slsillful coaxing and sanding to keep
them from slipping at every revolu.
ton. D
by Heavens! Well do it If she keeps
the rails!" shouted the driver, as they
Shot through Thornley, tunnel like q
bullet through it's rifled barrel.
~ AN threefmen were now on the look.
out In less than minute they would
sight Bentham bank, and if the runa.
way had topped it she would be match.
wood in a second. The incline at the
other side was nearly as steep as the
! ascent at this, and to go down it under a
full head OF steam meant a pace oil
ninety miles an hour into the siding
and against the, stop-blocks at the bot,
tom. Jj maSI ~ -.
/ 81 told your shouted the driver, ex.
citedly, as they sighted the runaway
half up the bank before them. But
Munro did not hear him He was al
ready at the smoke box of the rocking,
reeling engine, having run along its
boiler, holding by the rail.
STEADY, sir, steady! Hold on hard
We're into her!" And, indeed, they
struck the runaway with the smar,
shock of mild collision. The driver
hurried after Munro, and gave him a
steadying hand across the touching
buffers of the engine and train; and
then, as Munro put the brake hard on
H
in the guards van, the driver stopped
and managed. with wonderful GOODNESS
| and hardness to hook ON the engine I'd
the runaway.
'IiifsReverse her, Bill" he shouted tc
the stoker. Meanwhile Munro, walk.
ing along the footboards and holding
by the hand rails. reached the carriage
in which his bride was.
! "Oh! Arthur" she cried, when she
saw him, 81 got such fright
thought you were left behindr'
He. broke into scream Of almost
hysterical laughter as he hurried on to
the'runaway engine. There Was little
difficulty or danger in gettingion to IL
and shutting off the steam now, since
| the train began to feel the backward
pull of the reversed engine behind; and
Milly was saved.
Il thought you had gone mad. What
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