Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

WIZ INV WiNs HNN " fNhlfe che WAS
buried down In ulsi region without he.
ing Identified
The next night while passing the
spot whore the woman had been killed
| almost lost my nerve. FOR I can tell
YOU u makcs no difference how reckless
an engineer gets, none Of us likes to XIII
human beings. especially women. or
coursc II was not u feeling of guilt, but
simply Of dread. The finger could not
he found, and the published account OF
the terrible accident had Just been
copied IN the papers all over tho coun-
Try, but II seemed that the identity of
The Inflated woman had been lost for
ever
when the old engine. which by the
way was numbered '2i3. gbt In from hor
bloody trip, she was run into the ahop
Tor some extensive repairs, and another
engine was given to me to do tho work
with. In about month old '2ig' came
out In flrst-clnss condition, ana | was SO
pleased with her that forgot All about
the spot OF blood ON the driving wheel.
had gentle reminder OF Il. however,
the first trip | made with hes over those
dark mountains.
when we struck the curve where tho
woman had been killed | gave the on
CINE liitle more steam. II was down
mn at that place, but | always opened
inc throttle n little In order TO Get "A
good start up the next grade hnlf n
mile ahead This time / gave her n
good deal, for l was pleased with the
way old '2l3' was moving herself. just
az ynnked her open / stuck my head
out OF the window 30 ms TO see the trnck
better. The exhaust seemed TO stop. /
ielt my engine check and die out, as
III some one had shut OF her throttlo
II pulled my head In quickly 10 soc
what had produced that strange action.
believed the fireman had done some.
thlng TO her TO tease me. but he snt
doing on his box, the very picture OF
Innocence. suspected him. however.
but said nothing.
THE next trip made shall never
forget, as II was the last ono | eyor
maze over that road. Having nttrib-
uted the strange actions OF old gt9'
motioo the lS' IN that numbcD Two
nights previous 20 the fireman. | deter
mined to watch him. lilo had worked
up good gauge Of steam and was
uo1ing ON his box. / pulled open the
throttle. We were passing the fatal
place. | leaned back against my cush-
ION ana ANcd my eyes ON the reclining
hgure on the opposite side OF tho cab.
me next instant the cab filled with
nying hair felt the engine check and
die ms dead as II the mir had been
turned on. My eyes dropped to the
'''a''Nf'f hiiA iANAlHNlN my hINnu NgRmN1
10 turn TO ice. There was n nnupr
touching the throttle. II was the index
tnger or the left banda womnn'g
hand Around It was plain gold bnnd
ana n ring OF blood where II had becn
separated from the hand.
There was no mistalSing that finger;
y was thorc. and II simply pressed tho
NE out OF the engine. The speed was
so diminished that tho fireman. nor
FNlNintr II with n 81
ana began giving her coal lie aii not
discover the true cause of old No. 2l3's
strange action. Tor Just as he opened
nus eyes the phantom finger dlsap-
pcnrcd
Once was enough Tor mo As soon
az ! could get to the office of the super
lntendcnt resigned under the plea that
was Worn out and needed rest, Then
| came north
~ afterwards learned through letter
from friend down In that section
that one day while a party OF curious
people were exploring Il cave found
near The track, some one discovered "A
hhlf-decnyed fngcr I'm croyicc IN the
rock. II was the index finger of the
left hand, had the gold band around II,
and was beyond doubt the missing nm
ger OF the unknown corpse buried three
months before, The ring was taken or
ana examined. II bore some inltlnla
which Hfterward led to the ldentlnca-
tion OF the woman. She had become
slightly dcmcnted over the death OF her
lover and, having money. had boarded
the train In Louisville. and had been
carried down into the mountains where
she was killed, She was eNhumod ana
the finger buried with hor. since tho
niger IL buried. don't believe Il would
Mnrtlo nny one on that road. but the
country is unhealthy for me. and
don't believe shall ever 80 back there
to work The country has a creepy