The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28

better in the darkest might than in tSa
clearesst day. Occasionally the black biiL
of a barn or a clump of trees showed ~.
one moment against the less black Nv
and SaggaTt would say TO himself: "No55,
he should shut off AN inch of steam - ~
Now he should throw her wide open
The train made few stops, but he SON
that they were losing time-S6 was suik.
ing, very likely. The thought of the en-
CINE turned his mind to his own fate M
man was of very much use in the vori5
after all, for the moment he steps dows,
another IS ready to stand in his plsce
The wise men in the city, who had He
tened 10 his defense knew so well that an
engine was merely a combination of iron
steel and brass, and that a given number
OF pounds of steam would get II over =
given number of miles in a given number
of hours, had smiled increduloMsly when
he told them that an engine had her ian
truHS, and that sometimes she had TO ba
coddled up like any other female and Thai
even when a man did his best there yyers
occasions when nothing he could do von5
mollify her, and then there was sure Ia
be trouble. although John had added In
his desire to be fair. that she was ALWAYS
sorry for ID afterWard, which remark IA
his confusion, had turned the smile into
laugh
He wondered what Sc thought of tia
new man. Not much, evidently, for she
was losing time which she had no business
10 DO on that section of the road Stn
II might be the fault of the new man moi
knowing when to Tush her for all she
" Do WOIlH ana WNeiN 10 ease up. All these
things go TO the making up Of time. sim
II was more than likely thar old Sc. Ike
Glipln morse, was wondering more and
more what thing upon her back had got
He'll have trouble" Lluttered John Ia
himself, when she finds out"
The conductor came III again and sat
down beside the engineer. He said moth,
ing, but sat there sorting out his tickets
while Saggart gazed out of the window
suddenly the engineer sp0Alng to his feet
with his eyes wide open. The train was
swaying from side to side. and going at
great speed.
The conductor looked up with a smile
'Old So he said, rs evidently going to
make UP for lost time"
She should be slowing down on cross
ing the G. and M line" answered the en-
glneer. Good heavens!" he cried a mo-
ment after. We've gone across the G.
and NJ. track on the keen jump"
The conductor sprang to his feet He
knew the seriousness of such thing
Even the fastest expresses must stop dead
before crossing on the level the line Of
another railway. It is the law.
Doesn't that jay i'm front know enough
10 stop at a crOssing2'
1T isn't that. said Saggart. He
Knows az right; even the TRAIN boys know
that. old Sc has taken the bit between
her teeth; he can't stop her. Where Do
you pass No. to-night?'
AT Pointsville."
That's six miles ahead. In FIVE minutes
at this rate we will be running on her time
and her track. She's always late. and
So"
saggart quickly made his way through
the baggage car. climbed on the express
car ami jumped on the coal of the tender
He cast his eye up the track and saw
gllmmering in the distance like faint,
wagering star the headlight of No q
Looking down in the cab'he took in the sit
uallOn at glance. The engineer, with
fear in his face and beads of perspiration
on his brow, was throwing his whole
3 ha ffsAF hal
him. John leaped down to the floor of the
cab
stand asidel' he shouted, and there was
such ring of confident command in his
voice that both men instantly obeyed.
Saggart grasped the lever, and instead
of trying to shut off the steam flung it wide
open. No. Sc gave culver and a jump ior-
ward
you old fend," muttered John between
his clinched teeth Then he pushed the
lever home, and it slid into place as II
there never had been any impeachment
The steam was shut IF, but the lights Of
Pointsville flashed past them, with the
empty side track on the left, and they were
now flying along the single line OF rals.
with the headlight of No. g. grOWh5
brighter and brighter in front of them;
Reverse heri Reverse her!" cried tns
other engineer, with tremor of far IN MS
Reverse nothing" said saggart. shell
slide ten miles if you do. Jump if you a'0
afraid"
The man from the branch line jumped
save yourself" said Saggart to The
brakeman. There's bound 10 be sI'edsand
I'm stick by you, Mr.. Saggart, sS@
the fireman, who knew him. But his nal"
trembled -.
The airbrake was grinding the Long
train and sending shiver OF fear tnIous 5v
every timber. but the rails were slippem
with the frost and the train was sun
going very fast. At the right momea.
John reversed the engine, and the sP EatSs
flew from her great drivers like Od'H'
Brace yourself" cried Saggart Ne
is backing up. thank God!' TN
Next instant the crash came. tT ~
flinders, and the two trains stood Inssff
with horns locked, but with no sIsa
damage done except a shaking up ioi
lot of panic-stricken passengers. ,.5
The burly engineer of No. Jumppsa1
down and came forward, his mouth i''
of oaths. oar
time like this? Hello. is that you oas
CART? l thought there was new s LnS
on tonight l didn't expect this l'O"
you" ~.
MS all right Billy. 1t wasn't ,, IN
new mans fault. He's back in the I'm I'm
with broken leg, / should say; Inc
the way he jumped. Old Sc Is TO bl 'tass
She got on the rampage-took advances
The conductor came running up.
How is it," he cried. ,o,.
ITS all right. No Sc got her MI
broke. and served her right, that an
Tell the passengers there's no danger .a&
get EN- on board. We're going 70 ~.
up 10 polntsvilie. Better send the prSaRN
man 10 pick up the other engineer, h
grounds hard tonight and he may
hurt"
I'm going back 70 talk to the pres
dent" said the conductor, emphauea.a
He's IN a condition 81 mind 20 ~
90 reason, judging from the gHmps
got OF his face al the door OF ms Set Ian
moment ago. Either he reinstaies 30
or J so gathering tickets on street ~
This KIND ~ thing ~ too exciting TOT n
nerves" a.
Tho conductors interview WIZ w
president az the road was Apparently "a
isfactory. Tor old No % IL trying 20 sista
better nee under the guidance Of
haRgHrt.
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