The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

est way of settling an argument which wa;
about 70 become embarrassing.
When the special reached Green River the
party won't intothe eating house. where supper
had been ordered, and, ae was his habit, the
Colonel sat at the same table with the train and
aWhst did you shut of for Just this side Of
Coyote spur, Snmf' asked the Colonel, looking
the engineer in the eve. and Instantly the eyes
dusky face. The engineer was speechless.
Not that the circumstance, had escaped his
mind. for rs n matter Of fact he had thought OF
little else, but no know not how 10 answcr
Did you think that engine was on the main
the emb SErra sne OF the engine crow sc''''S
What e%ngincl" asked the engineer, trying
to look and speak naturally.
your own.' was the Colonel's response. "Will
yon be good enough TO answer M, question:"
the q. MIS- got EN-. " and he II did
think she was on the main st.m.'
What dld you 70 - think, nrs,,d mar rSo vas asked the g
eyes and shook his:head, slowly, ash he consld,
with coal dust, lay upon his newly washed
face like the lashes OF. u chorus girl.
tho oP G6lo ySqp s wsS sp Mas Getc Gn KSsdr i. sia anlod Hst tsa
"SNot a thing" said Harry. II don't believe
1T will not be necessary for you to take out
90, Ian accident report, but wish YOU would
tel mo what you saw and how II ailycted YOU"
May I ask you first IL you saw anything,
ColonelY" SAID the driver:
II saw a locomotive standing on a spur or
siding Just east Of Coyote"
when I saw her first said Sam, taking
S S"s Ssna fr IN front tms o Of g us. COMING SiGmfs oSi N, a e sns
with us, butt naturally shut Of, -,mechsnicnliy:
so TO speak. | think | hooked her over. but |
didn't whistle, open the sand valve, or set the air
they wD.'t no, use-no time but Just then l
thought of little Sammie Us j saw him last.
hAnnIn' on the fence nv the seat of his Dnnts.
an IL seemed to me that / never. SEQ anything
quite 30 funny. and l laughed that hard that
the tears came In my eyes and blinded me.
Then the thought came to me that we were a long
time coming together, so l looks ahead, an there
see anything, an he lied an asked IL / SEQ any.
thing, an lied; too, an opened up the fhrot-
tie again. That's all know about IT,,
There was a noticeable increase in the ktten-
ton of the company, and Tim F%lnrrity. the
faEmen. leaning low toward the table, crossed
himself and v~entured the prediction that they
would have q hend-end collision before they
reached the junction. I never see a ghost
t train shq ps up yet b that tb s'q bnt., mean os I,u s9ms,
that followed closed his circuit, and he said no
more. .
messages for the superintendent, and as the
official began reading the first Of the lot, he
began to smile.
"Read it out" said the Colonel. perhaps 1t
will tell US something about the ghost The
suPemrintendent read
the right Of way, 1000 yards east of Coyote
spur. but still on her feet"
That explained the ghost engine. At the
instant when the engineer shut off the sew
ting machine" Just then rounding n sharp curve,
jumped the track. lit square on her wheels.
and went ploughing out over the hard adobe
of the desert. She rolled and rocked for a few
seconds, and then came to q stop with the en-
CINE men still standing in the cab. The on
gine had been working hard. and II the throt-
tie had remained open, she might have made
the curve all right, but the sudden relaxation
of all her tension caused a Jar that threw her
off her feet, but 1t was a lucky jar for her crew.
Since that time. however. Old Sam has been
in hard luck. lie has already lost three legs.
The last one, being caught under an engine,
binary axe to prevent The engineer being
roasted alive. Those who witnessed the opera
tion say that Sam rested on one elbow and
smoked a cigar while the conductor hacked
away at his ankle. 1t was q wooden leg.
Or WAHaAy.