Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-19

ocly soul n Tie runaway vain wes
poor Nsliy. A1nree had nos 9sis'sd
the train inmate ~ hea loud saonss OF
alarm arrested him
What u ar what's the nss'esE ne
asked. facing roand. With horrible
suspicion that BastAhie hsd attacked
Ailly.
~ London express has run away
cried porter.
'SSord hesvensi she'll he into the
linsLAm train ~ Linosdf cried sn-
other.
And Milly WAS alone In the trai1l
Yet did not Munro lcsr his Prcsenee of
raind Flying 10 thu end Of the plat
form. hc jumped upon the engine of
the local. aud without . word 10 driver
OF s.o.er seised the rsgsistor. Before
ae could open IL the driver stopped
him
Hold ou, sir-hold on! Hill. unhook
the train
In . minute Biz had lespcd down. IN
booked the engine from the train. and
was back again on the engine plate
just - she begsn ~ glide oat of the
station
Bu: they lost nearly an much time
hy the s,oppsge ~ they gained by
the li.hte ming % the load. for the rsns-
way had got almost = miles start 10y
the delay
How far - L6oedy" shouted Nun
~. frenxicdly.
''Six miles"
Wr~nching the shovel from the
stokcr 10 proceeded Ia feed the fur
mace with all Nh experts skill: but
though the engine WAS going now 81 =
rate which made N rock aud pitch
violently. they had not sighted tho
runaway yet Suddenly she slowed
down. and Munro looking up saw she
steam shut of
''wha:? Why" he shouted
"Lifford distance. :" re plisd the driver.
pointing 10 the signal. "A,l up by
thisl We should only pile up the smash
now"
Then Munro Loaf all heart and hope.
aud sank in n eup on the engine plate
hiding his face in his hands Mean
/ while the driver had nearly got her
/ under control rs be came In sight Of
! the station
! All clear, A wire from Worstou had
I got the Bingham train into siding only
| lust In time As they glided past the
platform the station master shouted:
They have wired ~ BenthAm Box Ia
switch her into stop blocks ut that shl-
ing" That was. Of course. TO wreck tie
truin against the block.
Munro heard. and starting up like q
mailman he wrenched open the rcgu-
/ lator u the full, shouting ONLY: NV
wife, my wifcr'-all he could articu.
late for the moment Prese ntly. when
they had got again into swing he cried.
MY wife is in the carriage next to the
enginc!"
There's Bentham bankr' shouted
back the driver. encouragingly.
Bentham bank is steep gradicu,
where the seven-foot driving W heels
OF the express would need driver.
skillful coaxinS aud sanding 10 keep
them from slipping at every revolu
ton.
by Heavens! We'll do IL il she keeps
the rails." shouted the driver. rs thcy
shot through Thornley, tanncl like q
bullet through its riflcd barrel
AL three men were now On the look
out In less tha An q minute they would
sight Ientham bank, and il the ruua
way had topped II shc would be match
wood in second. The incline at The
other side was nearly u steep rs the
ascent NJ this, md to GO down IL under
full head Of steam meant a pace o
ninety miles an hour into the sidinS
and against the op-blocks At the bot
tom
II told you! shouted the driver. ex
citdfy. a. they sighted the runaway
bali up the bank before them. Blu
Munro did not hear him lie WINS nj
ready ~ the smoke-box OF the rocking
reciing engine, having run along II,
boiler. holding By the rail
Steady. sir. steady! Hold on hard
We're into hcr! And. indeed, thel
btruck the runaway with the s,nsr
shock OF u mild collision. The drivei
hurried after Munro and gave him I
steadying hand across the touching
buffers OF the engine All train; ans
then, as Munro put the brake hard OF
An the guards van. the driver stoopcc
AUD managed with wonderful coolpes'
and handiness to hook on the engine 4
We runaway.
Hevcrse her. Aali. he shouted u
che stoker. Meanwhile Munro. walk
ing along the iooteoaris and holding