Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-01
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freight car robberies perpetrated along the
line Of the W. c. and b. railroad, and the
company's officials were at their wits
ends.
An accident enabled freight engineer
Billy Burton to discover the thieves and
enabled the company to recover large
quantity of the stolen goods.
A substantial money reward was ten
dered him for his services, but it was only
after being repeatedly urged to accept 1t
by the president of the road himself that
he accepted 1t.
you've earned it honestly" argued his
superior, 'for our offer extended to every
body. Now, I'm going to put you on the
Imperial"
And this was more gratifying to the
young engineer than that money reward,
for the Imperial was through fast ex-
press of Pullman cars, and the engine
which whirled it daily from one end to
the other of the w. G. and B. line was tho
fastest and handsomest piece of mechan-
ism that ever delighted the heart of To-
connective engineer really loving his profess
sion and the implements of his calling.
AS further evidence Of the trust repos
ed in him, Billy was given two weeks
vacation with full pay
,,>l NV ,,;sit 70 his sweetheart nrettv
TEL Tott;o pvrnos whose father old
Tonr,, pvrnos h,d died wbile Rillv was
s n"y sn ann,aut;ceshin ut "fIrins" on
tho engine which Larry had run for many
years.
.na +horo ,ras M reoson Rillv thought
,yhy tho ,narrio 90 dav should not he fixed
49, 49,
"p Of oo,,rso Ne+t,e WAC de,ipbted to hear
If her ,over,s Good fortune and when he
nrossod bor she hlnshinglv consented TO
Az the Wedding dav
r. ,,,.s uo+hioo stroroe RI tbom that Ri.
,v sh % cnnsidor hi,nsclf a man verv
,,,,oh to no onvind when mon the cxnirn-
tion Of his leave Of absence he laid a firm
hand IN Tho throttlo and felt the big OK.
nroSs locomotive throb beneath his touch,
Tor y ,nonth be continued without aid.
,,ortnro T., his now nosition
Tbon mich To his regret he was oblir-
od 70 t.lav off, for several DAYS to testify
in court against the freight car robbers
who had been arrested through his efforts.
When thew were called nm for sentence.
Tho leader a white faced snakv eyed man.
t,,u,,od aeroo,1 MON The onoineer and
shalin, bis f}st called down upon the
vouno mans head the yilest and most hor-
rible curses
tT,ll have vour life for this Won houndIn
be oried
Nettia had been sitting beside Billv. and
rhen the rohher turned mon her lover she
-ttered . frantic crv and chung to him
eonvulsivelv.
homt a wael after the trial R,,lv and
Nattio ,voro ~, who'd and hogan honsckeen.
mo in nrettv little cottage at the end of
the ro,,n, orgineor,s erin - 50 that he
could s.i.v Off, at home
Nott;o had often ridden nm the engine
Nth hor father and nc RilIv could NOT
offord IN take her mon an extensive we'd
dino tonr She had lauebinply declared that
sbe would make a HONEYMOON trip upon
the bio exnress locomotive.
So Il hannenod that the morning after
4,,o ,,o,d;rfr found bar snnolv coiled unon
~ a,,r,,,,ooro lsbov - 1ool,inp verv fresh
and charmino in her pretty neat fitting
White dross
Ava seeino that she was comfortably
Axed he kissed her again. and jumping
fno,,, Tho nno,na wallcd down the Mat.
form to the disnatcher,s office to deliver q
message TO his friend. Tom Stafford. one
~ tho te,eoranh onerators
nv The wav, Rillyn said Tom when
the engineer declared that s.time was up
and he mist GET hack TO his engine to be
noodn fo,. the SIGNAL .tthe head of thai
oang Of freight car thieves escaped from
tha nenitentiary early Yesterday morn
inc y
His face was 60 prave when he returned
70 h;s engine that Nettie incurred anx
;orslv ~ he were in
Eor Tho frst ao miles If the RIM the I'm
nor;al made no stons and they had nearl,
aao,a,,,atnd that distance when thev enter
~ aons,darab,e forost and annroached ,
show c,,rvs Inst hefore crossing a hial
troS+Io hr;doe that snonncd a rocky gulch
thro,,rh whicb tumhled n shallow. brawl
Two stream of wafer
A. ha onnroachcd the curve he seizet
tho throttie With one hand md the air
WAKE lever with the other and leaned GU
~ Tho cah window
ITO a Zach thew rounded tho curve.
A. thew did 50 Billv's strained ewes saw
a +orrihlc SIGHT
Four heavy ties. ono on ton of the other