The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07

window above and asked the maine az
hia caller.
Engineer Mattern.- was the an
xwer. "My child has diphtheria and is
in great danger
DIR. SarSio threw the door key out OF
the window, saying;
'ppcn tho door and como MP; irl the
meantime will dress myself. .a. &
Ma;sern felt around ia the darkness
for tho kcyhoie and few moments
later stood before the doctor, a young
man, who was comparatively new in
me profession =.
tiiSc nc i description ot your child's
condition, So that can take the ncccs-
sary remedies With mes in diphthrria
cases ono must use all possible dis
patch. You live here iu town.
mo, doctor, answered Mattern; and
with hurried breath he tola his story.
@.'Acu say that the train does not re-
turn till the morning." said the doe
tor, rather impatiently. why did You
call me at this time Of nightr What
DO you expect me to do in tho mean
timeP"
,..''Come with me, doctor cried Mat
tern, great beads Of perSpiration start.
ing out on his forehead. You can
save my child If you only win. Out at
The station stands my locomotive under
steam IL you win come with me / will
take yon tony home in an hours time
and my boy win be saved"
Are Won mad? Now, at the dead Of
night. when every one is asleep, with
out signals or Information of any kind
at the stations TO be passed, you in
tend 10 run your locomotive for TWEEN
ty-five milesI Why, man, at the first
intermediate station we should jump
the track because the switches would
be turned wrong"
Indeed, doctor, there is no danger,
believe me. AT all Of the stations the
switches will be turned Tor the train
that is to leave first in the morning,
and as that Is mine, you need have no
fear about coming with me,
But the crossings are not closed,
and rs no one expects a train al this
time, we might he the cause Of great
deal Of harm 10 passing teams"
No, no, know every inch Of the
ground, and shall exercise the greatest
care when we come TO the crossings.
Aud besides who would be cut in
weather like this.'"
But what You propose doing is
against all rules and regulations; You
viii lose your position, besides being
responsible for ali that may happen"
What do ! care for that If could
only save my child" NOn can do this
for me il you only will On my kne&s
beg Of You To come with me! Oh,
have pity ON me-"
The doctor yielded,
Like some wild spirit Of the night
the solitary engine sped through the
stormy darkness Matteln had not
awakened his fireman for the reason
that he did not wish TO create any I'M
necessary excitement in the engine
house. When the doctor had taken his |
place MRttern threw a can OF oil on the |
fire in 0rdGr to put the engine in quick !
er motion. and they were soon flying !
along at fearful speed, which was |
only lGssoned a. they passed the first |
station, which they did without acci- |
dent, Is the switches were turned in |
the right direction.
The doctor sat down in corner and |
tried TO finish his broken nap, and !
MRttern divided his attention between |
keeping up the fire and regulating the |
speed Of the engine, Had Dr. SRrdo |
any idea Of the danger he WAS in he !
would mon have thought OF going to
slegp.
The hast station was passed IN safe
". There were only seven miles more /
20 make and they would he ut their /
destination. /
While bending down to his work
Mattern suddenly felt the engine give
q Jerk. A terrible cry followed Mat
tern asprRng up and looked about him.
BY the light of the engine he could see
thRt they had just passed a railroad
crossing. The next moment they were
again flying along in the darkness ana
storm.
What was tiIat?" 5uslzed the doctor,
who had 3leen reused ont anf his sleep.
.tOh, nnthing-Svery likely n stone or
uther substance thai became fast he
tween the rails" answered Muttsrn,
with cholling lbrauth. lin n few min
utes W.. shall he Their" 4
lie slarlfened the speed OF the en-
CINE, hu; he1did fundamentally. as III
III i dream. That fearful cry almost
natie his heart stand still i,
Tie conldwell imagine what jhud hiEp-f
pened some cart Or wagon must have II
been crossing III the time his engine
came tearing along I'M the darkness
lilSe some spirit 81 evil and no dinubt
lac was the cause 81 j Terrible calami-
ty; If not. what was the meaning Of
thai sudden Jerk. followed byu heart-