The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-13

ont i stop. doing the 1873 miles ~ tnirr
,, IA i've minutes. There we icIt
4 ~ another engine which wouiu ue
waiting to take it on, but we should ~
farm with the "up" express iater ~ ~
,,,orninp. knew that as soon as w
cached Crewe there would be crown
q noliremen waiting to search the tram
from end to end. johnson was up = nis
work. and the telegraph wonld DC cAicN
mo lis warning message momeh. =
,,yo after we had passed through th5
first station.
- was not the only capture, by any
.ans + had witnessed this astute OIL
II. wake. and the despairing faces OF
N ,nen. robbed of the last hope Of g.
- +be shadow of the criminals cell
aI,.aa1v upon them, came into my mlnd
as ,ye rushed past Willesten, and look
mo backward for a. moment .nrous
the fitful light, saw the fate1u' p'ee''
Of paper futter from the detec'ise
hand. ,1 ~,
n,be officials would understand the
! .:,.,,ifcance of that scrubbed message.
IA unless Providence miraculously liz
| +crnosed, the man was doomed. ~
/ 1aare the train as it flew through the
,,;,,bt Mt the rate of so miles an hour
rs mpossible. One man had cone
SO once, but his body was found man
pled beyond recognition, lying on the
track in the morning. There was no
escope: and with such passing thoughts
7 dismissed the matter and conceb-
+r,ted nv attention on the work III
hand.
Suddenly ] was startled by an eJacu-
,ation of horror from my mate.
i .I,ook. Ben" he shouted, his eyes
starting out from his head, as he gazea
into the dim light which surroundeu
the train like haze, 1.-THE fool VIII hi.
himself" !.
turned. and though prided myself
on nv steely nerves. the sight that met
nv ewes sent a cold thrill down my back.
and made me lean against the brake
for support.
The man had swung himself out OF
the end of the carriage, and was endeaV-
orinc to work his way in face OF the ter
r;ble back draught toward us. EVER
moment expected to see him torn from
his nrecarious hold and dashed to pieces
IN The lines, but with the tenacity OF
: leech he chung to the handle OF the door
: while he leaned forward to grasp some
new support Suddenly distant roa'
burst on our terrified ears. My mat
! ,rrned. his face as white as milk, ant
the perspiration standing on ms iofS'
head.
S "Merciful pcwers!" he screamed, IN
: harsh discordant voice. the up man
e Heaven have mercy on him!" ana ne M,
i his face with his hands, as with Q deal
c en;np shrek we flew toward each otne
l. and crashed past in the darkness gu
g above the din / fancied heard the VII
IS scream of terror as the wretched ma
Is realized his peril. 1t was full mlnu'
II before could turn my throbbing nea
to look behind.
G. With feeling of sickness that VI
10 new to me peered through the gioo,
US "Thank God!" calculated, fervent'
CT as the blood rushed through my ven
~ once more. There, with his body presse
L fat against the oscillating surlac
&c still stood the man who had peeh
OF near to an awful death. Slowly
to moved his head in our direction. al
Mt with an EXPIRE ssion of grim resoiuti'
he pulled himself together. With bat
or- breat tn we wondered what he would
- next. AS far as we could see his w
Sc was stopped, but. undeterred'
as steadied himself, and, reaching forWai
Of felt round the corner OF the coach.
ey. Unexpectedly his hand encounter
lb- one of the steps by which the M
4 mount to the roof, and. though
,it- could not see his face distinctly,
as fancied he set his lips in terrible SIN
at of accomplished purpose as ne Gluten
an It, and with despairing effort pull
ing himself to the end of the footboard
he'd round into comparative safety on 10
tie couplings between the tender and
ext coach.
the "Bv Joye," Bill exclaimed, when,
The last. the tension removed from
nerves, he could speak. Hes 81
hen plucked 'urf. and no mistake; but whi
ON mis- game. wonder?
lar "The madman is coming on to
If enpine." | burst out excitedly. div
aye ing his intention as l saw his head
nah near for a brief instant above the Goa
! IN "Anyhow. we can't see him com
vav suicide without raising hand to
n in him" he returned. and began TO ser
. in BILE over the coal, where / saw him p
oot- emily stoop down and grasp the n
ycle dragging him with an almost su
the human enort on 10 'ne
mod sank down utterly exhausted.
i, in Coming forward. my mate threw
ages the stoke hoie wiz" 'ns III, /,
,pon pienishing inc nre' anu a s,;,h;n n;