The herald., 1894-04-29


Things were getting muddlcd. Would
tho sccc,d train stop? Would the first
pull up to the station TO accommodate
those who wished to enter the cabocSo!
interrogated tho engineer of train
No. l. task the conductor. l don't
know" ho yelled. Then he relentod and
said, "The other train If tho ono you
want " Train No. 2 had rolled along by
the station and was now coming TO
standstin hundred yards away.
found tho lady with tho little girls.
SaidJ, "We must take tho other train. "
Sclac q tho men and boys now started
briki6ly TO walk in the direction Of the
train, which was away beyond on tho
main limo
"Let mo take satchel," said chiv-
alrously as l grabbed one Of her two
enormous travelling bags and started FOR
tho train, followed by tho lady, the lit
tie girls and the remaining men and
boys The train, as said, was a hun
drcd yards away. We thought Of tho
nine long hours wo had waited for that
train, and goadod by the fear Of n
longer stay in Castleton we struck out
at lively pace toward tho caboose.
Two-thirds OF tho distance had been
accomplished, and l was striding along
with the great piece Of luggage banging
against my legs at every step, when the
train commenced to move away, slowly
now.
RUM shouted. The men ahead of
us were already on the run.
The lady began to scamper, holding
the 5-year-old by one hand, carrying in
the other her satchel and followed by
the 11-year-old, who brought up the rear.
We gained, but not fast enough,
thought I.
"Let me have the child, F" / cried, and
grabbing up the little one under my arm
began the chase anow, with the big
satchel still In one hand and making
mo go hippity hop by its joltings.
Women were not made to run. Yet
the lady was doing we'll. The train was
getting some Roadway. I dashed along
with my awkward burdens and in few
moments reached the steps of the NOV
ing caboose, swung the child up into the
arms Of one of the men who had caught
the train, threw my other charge, the
strange lady's satchel, upon the plat
form and jumped aboard.
Glory l was ON my way to Fargo at
last. But how about the lady? She was
now 30 feet behind and only holding her
own.
''Hurryv"
But she was pufflng-out Of breath
and began to lag behind. The 5-year-old
on the caboose was dazed. The 11-year-
old back with her mother on the rail
road ties took in the situation and set
up howl to see me, the strange man,
on board an eastern bound train with
her little sister and her mothers lug
gage.
The train was moving even faster.
There was but one thing to do. leaped
to the ground, caught the little girl as
she was almost thrown to me by kind
ly passenger, set her ON the ground,
then ran for the train, clutched the huge
satchel, planted that on the ties and
finally by good sprinting caught up with
the cabooee and swung myself aboard.
/ had done all could for the poor
lady. 1t was sad to see her left behind
after waiting all day for the train. She
must now take her chances Of getting
into Fargo tonight by means of the way
freight now standing at Castleton. ThuS
reflected as stood on the rear end of
the caboose and looked at the forlorn
trio standing on the track in the midst
of their luggage, gazing after the reced-
ing train.
Then came jolt, jolt, joltl 1t was
down brakes chung to the guard rail
to prevent myself from being thrown off.
Quickly the train came to full stop
and didn't raSve for five minutes, dur
ing which time the lady and the little
girls got aboard, together with little
fat man and two boys, who had also
been distanced in the race Then the
train steamed back to the station and
waited a half hour.
wiped the perspiration from my
flushed face, inwardly damned the rail
road and rode the 20 miles on the out
side platform Of the caboose. We got to
Fargo at a quarter past 7.--Charles Tay-
lor Tatman in Budget.