The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-26


Wow The engine sent co. shricks ~ waris-
inc. DO grew loudor-still louder
yye dashed over the switches. up o.
inc station. where o. group Of passengers
waited and passed % without the halt
~ nn instant. catching "a glimpse uf the
apnaii.d faces and the waiting crowd
Tbon ve were ln the nolda again. Tho
epacd now became literally brlathlcss.
tbo furnace rlarcd red hot Tho heat
tbe velocity the terrible nervous strain
of tho man beside me seemed To- weight
the air. found myself drawing Ions.
rtertoroul brcathr. like one drownlng.
hoapod In the coal at Intervals n9
he bndr me / ala u because / was OPP
pressed by an odd sense ~ duty which
I never had IN my ordinary FRAMEWORK
Since then have Understood how " is
that dull. ignorant mon. without spark
of enthusiasm. show such hoorIsm na
soldiers. nromcn. and captains oi wreck
cd vessels
10 o. this ovorpuwcIing sense vi
routine duty Ita finer thing thnu
sheer bravery. iu my idea. However
1 began t. think that Marklcy was mad
-hborlng under some frenzy from
drink. though 1 had mover Hacn him
touch liquor
lie did not move hand or foot. OK.
ccrt in the mechanical control of hts
engine. bis eyes going from The gauge
o. the timo-pircc with stoadincaa that
was moro threatening than any CLEAN
90 insanity would have been once Dc
rlarod back at tho long train sweeping
after the engine with re- hDndlUng speed
/ that rocked lt from side 90 Side.
men and women in tho cam. niung.
reading. smoking. unconscious that
/ their lives were nil in the hold % ono
man. whom I now suspected a. Do mad
/ j knew rs hls look that DE- remembered
that thoir lives were IN his hand. lie
/ glanced at the clock
Twenty miles" he muttcrcd. Throw
on moro coal. Jack. the nro o. going
out"
I ala Il. Yes. I ala H. There was
something In the face of that man I
/ could not resist. Then climbed forward
and shook him roughly by the shoulder.
"Marklry." I shouted. you are rum
ming this train into the Jaws u dcath''
II know IT," he replied, quietly
"Your mother Is on board"
"IlcnvcnH"
u ~ NNNAMNNN'N 10 NlAM NNNNH AHMN WV %
/ then be- aid not remove his eyes from
the gauge
MAKE up the Gre" he commanded.
ana pushed In the throttle valve.
- will not"
Make up the IRE. Jack" very
quietly
u viii not You may XIII yourself and
your mother, but you shall not murder
met
He looked at me. His kindly gray eyes
glarcd like those OF Wild beast. but
he controlled himself In moment
n could throw you on this engine
ana make short work u you" he said
hut. look here. do you see the station
yondorY'
saw a faint streak In the sky abou,
i've miles ahead.
II was told TO reach that station By
6 o'clock" he continued. ''rhe express
train meeting ua IN due now. ! ought
10 have laid by Tor II at Dufrcmc.
was told 60 come on. The track II .
single one. Unless can make the sid
inglat the station In three minutes, VI
aEN meet In yondcr hollow"
7somebodys biundory" 1 said.
yes. think 80"
I said nothing. I threw on coal. n
had petroleum, I should have throw
II on3 but I never was calmcr In M
life. when death actually atarcs a MAJ
In the face, Il often frlghtens him Int
the moH' perfect compoaurc Markle.
pushed the valve still farther Tho cn
glnc began 60 give a strange pantin
sound Ear on 20 the south I could nc
tho dense black smoke OF train.
looked at Markloy inqulrlngly II
nodded. II was the express. | atoopc
10 the nrc.
mo more" be said
looked across the clear summer sk
at the gray smoke of the peaceful it'll
village. and beyond that at black Nm
coming closer. closer, across the ok,
Then l turned Co the watch In on
minute morc-wcll, I confess sat dow
and buried my face In my hands. don
think 1 tried 20 pray | had a confuse
thought OF manglcd, dying men an
womcn-mothers and their babies
There was terrible shrek from IN
engine. against which leaned, anothe
In my face A hot. kissing tcmpea
swept past me. | looked up. We wcr
ON the siding. and the express had gon
by. IL Erazcd our end car In passing
In sort OF doliriouh Joy, hpfhng u
aud shouted 10 Marklcy, lie did NJ
speak. Ito sat there immovablc ana col
as q stone. went TO the train an
brought his mother TO him. and, whe
he opened his eyes and took the ol
lady'a hand In his, | turned hastil
away,
Yes. gentlemen. have been In man
q "a .lUHy accident but have Away
consiuorcd that the closest shave l eve
had
"what was the blunderY'
Il don't know. Markley made llgl
OF n ever afterward, and kept II a NJ
crct. but no man on the line stood .
high In the confidence OF the compan
after that az he. ny his coolncss AN
nerve he had saved hundred lives,
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