Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-05-21
ponse. "Will YOU be good enough

to answer my question ?
Well" thought the driver, "if I've
got EN- the G. Ms got EN-, and he
answered: Il did think she was on
the main stem.
What did you think, Harry
asked the superintendent Of the fire.
man, who was staring at the engineer.
The fireman only closed his eyes and
shook his head slowly, as though he
considered them all crazy, and his
long lashes, dark with coal dust, lay
upon his newly washed face like the
lashes of a chorus girl.
Did YOU see anything on your
side?" asked the colonel, who was de-
termined to unlock the lips Of the fire
man.
Not a thing" said Harry II
don't believe in ghosts
1T will not be necessary for YOU to
take out 63 (an accident report but
l wish you would tell me what YOU
saw and how it affected you, said the
general manager, addressing the engi-
neer.
May I ask you first if you saw
anything, coloneI2" said the driver.
Il saw locomotive standing on a
spur or siding just east of Coyote.
when I saw her first, said Sam,
taking courage from the colonel's con-
fession. she was bang in front of us
coming out of a cut like ball out Of
a cannon. | saw it was all up with
us, but | naturally Shut of-mechan-
ically, so to speak. ! think I hooked
her over. but I didn't whistle, open
the SAINT valve nor set the air-they
want no use-no time-but Just then
| thought Of little Sammic as | saw
him last, hangin on the fence by the
seat NV his pants, an it seemed to me
that never see anything so funny.
and 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
looks ahead an there want a thing in
sight asked Harry if he see any
thing an he lied an asked me if see
anything an lied too, an opened up
the throttle again. That's all l know
about it.
There was noticeable increase IN
the attention of the company, and
Tim Flarrty, the fireman leaning low
toward the table crossed himself and
ventured the prediction that they
would have head-end collision be-
fore they reached the Junction. 81
never see a ghost train show up yet
that didn't mean something, he add
ed, but the burst of laughter that fol-
lowed closed his circuit, and he said
nomore.
Now the agent came in with mum
Der Of messages for the superintend-
ent, and as the official began reading
the first of the lot he began to smile.
Read it out" said the colonel
Perhaps it will tell us something
about the ghost The snperintend,
ent read
Engine 81 is off the track ano
nearly off the right Of way, l,OOC
yards east Of Coyote spur, but still Oh
her feet.
That explained the ghost engine
At the instant when the engineer shut
off, "the sewing machine, just ther
rounding sharp curve, jumped the
track. lit square on her wheels anC
went ploughing out over the hare
adobe of the desert. She rolled anC
rocked for few seconds and ther
came to a stop with the engine mel
still standing in the cab The engine
had been working hard and if The
throttle had remained open she nigh
have made the curve All right, but th'
sudden relaxation Of all her tension
caused a jar that threw her off he.
feet, but it was a lucky jar for tn
crew
Since that time, however, old San
has been in hard luck. He has al
ready lost three legs. The last on
being caught under an engine, wa
chopped off by the conductor with al
ordinary ak to prevent the enginee
being roasted alive. Those who wit
messed the operation say that San
rested on one elbow and smoked
cigar while the conductor hacked ava!
at his ankle. 1t was a wooden leg
atlanta Constitution.
Here good scheme, she SAID
looking up from the paper she ha'
been reading.
He seemed trihe suspicious, but
was so evident that he was expected t
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