Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-21

"Old man siAi..., ,..., .oillcs father,
didn't like me near as well as he did Jim,
but scein that Mollio preferred me WASH 7
carin much about her dads opinion.
1t wnsn't no use for US to try to get
spliced In Columbia, for everybody knew
that her father had ordered hel. not to be
seen with me. So the only thing for us t.
DO was to watch our chance and 80 off or
the quiet to some place along tho line.
II Thought IL over for several days and
got the whole thing In shape, told Mollie
to como down to the roundhouso about :
o'clock one night and I would take her -
little ride on my engine. She afraid
Well, guess you don't know bor. Why,
she had run the machine herself many u
time.
81 had given the hint TO jack, my fire.
mnn, and he was ON hand when | bncked
out on tho main track, leayin Jim = engine
In the roundhouse Mollic was wuitln,
md she jumped on the tank like an engi.
nccr's sweetheart ought to do Just as we
wore pullin out Jim came around the cor
nor. His Dyes opened, l toll you.
"'Where you goin, BillY' he shouted
just out for little ride, 1 remarked
coolly, putin Molie on tho box in front
of me so Ind to put my arms around
her to reach the levers. / saw Jim gasp
and start on run toward Mollios house,
where he knew her father was.
I'm two minutes we were spinnin, In
three huinnih, ana IN hve minutes we
were teaIih thfough inc valley Ike cy-
cione' IL Whs pitoh uhrk night, ana not
thing couid be seen ahead
mere they come yeiied Jack before
we had gone ten miles.
.ooAih unck' We saw shower OF
SPARKS Just Nisinie nbovo tho tree tops. We
conoluued NJ ohco that was Jim and Mol
He . uau' ana thh1 we would have to do
hoinu pro''y TAI tFn'elh 10 AVOID capture
Mlhu you jim carried gun. The
engines were pretty wei matched, but OF
course l was somewhat nervous. Just
ahead was heavy grade five miles long,
una knew u wouiu no tough pull to
Eot over IL, put once on the other side OF
tho mn our chances Tor gettin away would
DC good
10 your BEST JACK to keep up steam,
oaiieu across to the fireman.
Moino was restin IN my arms as quiet
us II we ma Deeh STUN on tho haircioth
SOFA IN her parior' her lips half open and
sne winu piowih her hnir MI over my face.
mighty sweet 1t smollcd, too, but hadn' {
much time 10 thihk ABOUT such things
'heh.
An Oh sudden we heard q whistle,
anu IL sounded right nohind US. l jumped
Win uisl'ny anu iooheu nack' There was
I'm I'm. iess thah halt q mile away, comm
nko mouse alra' Moiiie looked too.
ihen net eyes ieii on JACK, whose wood
WAS gettin low, and who bad rolled bar.
Iei gu, from the BACK part OF the tank and
was .ryif 70 must tho mend In.
'Sho slid out Of my arms, md holdin
on 10 inc levers got down beside tho fire
man; Inc iirst knew OF IL was when l
saw her hshih out hig lat hams from the
, par,ei nhu pnssih theln 10 JACK, who was
ieedin the furnace with EN-. j didn't stop
70 nsK my qustons' Bully for yon,
.uoh' yeiiea as inc steam gauge jumped
up again
Meii' that ala the business. Wo reached
'no top OF the grade without Jim gainin
ano.her men anu then we begun to slide
drop down TINT hill! The noise was tor
r,ns, and the old machine rocked like