Arizona silver belt., 1894-06-23

w.tli tsgo r.tfo girls, was waiting TOT the
 next train to Fargo.
 Our common annoyances served to
 introduco us, and we talked of tho har-
 festing and so on, deriving some in.
 formation, as she was a resident of the
 rsgion. At . o'clock tho train was not
 i'i sight, and the station man positively
 refused to know anything or to have any
 opimon as to the prospect of our getting
 away. offered the lady my book and sat and reflected on the happiness of life in that section, getting up occasionally to look out upon the flat prairie to sec if tho train had yet rison above tho hori zon. There was nothing but tho two rails stretching away till they converged into one, end then that was lost to tho eye.
 Once in awhile tho lady and tho little girls got up to look. Finally she ar. nounced that she could see see smoke in tho distance. My eyes were not so good, but we watched eagerly, and after some minutes l acknowledged with great pleasure that she was right. We watched
 
 the smoke solidify into train, which grew larger and larger until at last it rolled along and at precisely 6 o'clock the engine came to standstill q few feet beyond the station on side track. Tho caboose intended for passengers "is, of course, at the rear end of ihs train and seemingly quarter of mile eway.
 By this time several men and boys had gathered on the scene, apparently wishing to go to Fargo. No ono seemed to want to walk away b@clS to the ca boose, and every one was very anxiou9 not to get left. At this moment another freight train, hitherto unnoticed, camo booming along on the main track. Things were getting muddled. Would tho second train stop7 Would the first pull up to the station to accommodate those who wished to enter the cabooso?
 irtcTogated tho engineer Of train l!o, 1. Ask the conductor. 1 don't ] know, y he yelled. Then he relented and | said, "The other train is tho one you want " Train No ? had rolled along by the station and was now coming to q | standstill hundred yards away.
 1 found thc lady with the little girla. Said l. We iaust take the other train. "
 Some of tho iacn and boys now started brislily to walk in the direction of the train, which was away beyond oa the main line
 Let me talEoa satchel, said I chiv. as I grabbed ono of her two travelling bags and started for the train, followed hy tho lady, tho lit tlo girls and the remaining nlen and boys The train, o. l said, was hun drcd yards away. We thought of the ninc long hours we had waited for that train, and goaded by the fear of loi.5 z stay in Castletoa We struck out at a lively pace toward the caboose
 Two-thir,ls of the distance had been accomplished, and was striding along with tho great piece of luggage banging against ny legs at every step, when the train commenced 10 move away, slowly now.
 "Runr l shouted The men ahead of ls vero already on the run.
 The Indy began to scamper, holding he 6-year-old by one hand, carrying in he other her satehcl and followed by he l-year-old, who brought up the rear.
 We gained, but not fast enough, bought ].
 Let me have the child, !" cried, and up the little ono under my arm began the chase anew. with tho biz atchcl still il ono hand and making nc go hippity hop by its joltinga
 Women were not made to run Yet he Lady was doing well. The train was citing gomo headway. dashed along 5ith my awkward burdens and in few aoments reached the steps of tho raov- ng caboosc, swung the child up into the rIna of ono of the men who had caught le train, threw my other chargc. the trangc lady's satchel, upon tho plat. orr and jumped aboard.
 Gioryl l was on my way to Fargo ct sst But how about the lady? She was ow 20 feet behind and only holding her VII.
 "Hurryr'
 But sho was pufiing--out of breath 1, rd began to lag behind Tho 5-year-old T the cabooeo was dazed. The ll-yoar. Id back with her mother on tho rail )ad tics tcok in the situation and set ? howl to zee nc, tho rtrangc nan, ] board an eastern bound train with 1T little uistcr and her mothers lug q age.
 Tho train was r,oving even faster. here was but enc thing to do, l leapcd tho ground, caught the little girl as Q was almost thrown to me by l.ind-
 passenger, set her on the ground, cn ran for tho train, clutchod tho huge tchcl, planted that on the ties aud ially by good sprinSng caught up with c caboosc ard swung myself aboard. had done all could for tho poor dy. It was sad to geo her left behind ter waiting all day for tho train. She ust now talsc her chances Of getting to Fargo tonight by means of the way tight HOW standing at Castleton. Thus effected as l stool on the rear end of Q cabooso and looked at the forlorn 0 standing on tho track in tho midst their lug3agc, gazing after tho reced- 2 train.
 Then came jolt, jolt, jolt It was VII bralIcsl l clung to the guard rail prevent myself from being thrJwn off. iiclsly the train carc to full stop q didn't rlogo fer five minutes, dur , which time the lady and tho little Is got aboard, together with little
 man and two boys who had also ,n distanccd in tho race. Then tho in steamed back to tho station and IT, ited . half hour.
 wiped inc precipitation from my shed face, iIwardly damned tho rail.