The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

.S,. money added deeper gloom to ms
49, ,anascape as he wheeled down the 20
rood at the side OF the railroad traeA ",
=. ~. depot on "A dark day in the early
TO the uePos W he
part of September. ~,
lie noticed particularly that day TIE W.
.,,,.,a the railroad made 20 save co
= Grade on the opposite side OF the val
l.y rhc highway, by descending a
-, hin saved this detour and fuiiy "
one-fourth of the distance. 80
when he reached the station, when !.
,,,os small unpretentious building :.
~ aid not enter into conversation with q
~ .tation master, as was his custom. -
lut began reading the notices anu =
studying time tables !,
.Vhat's the matter?' the STATION :
ace.t said. '.You seem out OF sorts.
soh notbinp.~ Charles replied, and he
Ibegan TO whistle, but u souioeo ~ .
and he soon stopped.
! The agent took up the tune Mn'
! Charles had left it, but he, too slo'ei's ,
paused. -. a,a;rad 5
i 81 forgot that key. ! must go 70 ny
. house for 1t. You'll keep your eyes "is
h things. won't you? will only DC gov
l. a minute! s;obt
p The agent's house was almoStih s's.'e
r. Of the depot, and he started on run -
"a get the key. -. ~ ;ts
~ tiny Office. it's few seats for passensels
NJ 49, view OF the tracks stretching a"a.
u IN the distance, with new feeiihs u
ride for were they not lett III ms
st charge? ,o,,o,yad
ce suddenly this feeling was ioloMIu
eanse az responsibility. Then, WIN
hainc able to account for IT, TINS
80. rloce IN one of dread. As the last
saalicg stole over him there came 70
,or his ears the heavy, dull rumble OF IN
approaching tram. ,,. ,bere
,ob Nearer and nearer it came ou' wv
ord .ras nothing in this OF itseii "
alarm for he knew No. - well !, az
49, art through without stopping
60 he stepped toward the door TO see
are it pass once again. AS ne III" r., n'o
ntil telegraph instrument began cien ~
H. loudly. lie paid no attention. ~ ~
am az he did not understand teiesi APP
IN, and had often heard it make as nue.
=. noise when the sound had no i"iPo'
fare Standing on the PLATFORM ne ""',,'D
he freight train rumble malesiio'n
IL brakeman whom he knew "aN.
H., us hand to him. and he waved pacn !
resuonse. Car after arpassPd' u'i'' :
.l. - came the caboose with It's ha1'e
wing ing flags ...od ~
w." Tha long train had hardly crossed u
,ost switch. and the click OF inc ran
81 - re trucks Of the cars passed oN'
.ha,, still sounded in his ears wh'
~ h'n h.ord his name called in an agoni,
~ ,'o;ns from the station. lie rushed IN
W M room There stood the agent
- f,ce n CHASTITY white. with one ma
ii'a'' -, ,he keyboard of the telegra
18th n rs if frozen to It, =
W. .o,.,ers 70 hold No. 1s.--Got back
s,on her.-No. ) to pass her he
.c,es,' No. ; has left v statloh.-No
.as,lv mo between the two trains.
cnosi- The agent fairly gasped the Nol
-ouch- but Charles understood MN az Oh,
80, "a -. the through freight, ana
,,..nca tbe EXPRESS. between stations
,.,o, 10 sirgle track road, were rushi"g
I felt yether with nothing to stop 'neni'
!, ,,I,d- Charles turned as white as the Az
: .h;Ie look OF despair crept over
!, ,,;,b facr. suddenly his eye rested
h;s wheel, and hope came 70 MN
e. II. remembered the long curve OF
track and the short cut OF '"e
- ord how they came together ~
further ON almost at right aneieh'
- ,hen continued in parallel INES
Sc Thought of the slow progress Oh
Y sra;yht II was one chance ~ Il
~ arad Int perhaps he could heau OF
>Nyy0 n fraight train and stop her. partAe"
s [WM ~ &. had so much less distance
I. NW All could get great speed on the
fgAAW grade. o,
YA%K Ito was on his wheel IN MOI
IN ;li,,, ,s he had never ridden h'
$AG 4, Grst there was n smooth strel
NM ,~,I leading 10 the steep hill.
I'm .h.a,v the road al right angles
track and over this his Wheei
as,,. with his head bent low on
? FOR a,al,hors. he glanced neither
lille nor left. but fastened ms
,posc. l. a,, ,bn road. which seemed Ike
we'll, he ,.I,.,e silent river flowing by HIN
Ike about ,,r.et rapiiity. 1t took but \ III
! when it - t,vo 10 get oyer this road
snccd he was riding, but J, se'i
him to ba years.
id you the ue was now on the down grau
'thcr half altbouoh he could not see the
I'D on the no knew IL was near from the IN
lenomina- 80 Tho cloud OF thick, black
which hung above its course.
mt to him. lie soon reached the crest OF
work and In !. moment. he thought, he co
his father tbe freight and know whether
his mind, ton her or not. At length IN
ard him al ca,re into view. and he saw at
could not hope to head IT on, /,
eek for the bv using all his speed he wouio
~ reach IT before all the cars nae
the letter ,he Mace where the road Gu
ne you can by the side of the track.
heck 10 the Al no started down the hill
all his weight on the pcuais ,
ather goo" bicyclc shot down the grace y
mace. gathering speed VII" :"
I'll gaycd TO- h,,ior of the wheels lie was
from his ,., ,ha, wien he came to