The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
ALIENS LAST RUN.
DOW WRAT HILL VIII - IOlDa
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Eastward from Robb the road drops down
steadily for FIVE or six miles There folour the
little rise 10 the top Of wrAy Hill. and then
comes the sharp sag Of n m1e or more to wrAy
and the level valley of the North FORK. Every
man on the B. and N. knew wrAy Hill ~
Shorty Aliens Delight and MeehAn- round.
house foreman at MrCuok- used to say. with 4
grOwL, that IL would he Shorty unduinr snrns
day. This Is how the pruphecr came true:
Shorty hoGtsd into Lincoln one day IN he
spring Of SIS. when the big strike on the " Q"
was two or three weeks old. He conr-vea 10
convey the impression that be had cone &" OF
the Reading" in the strike Of the EniEhts Il
Labor that began and failed q lttl. before the
brotherhood men OF the Burlington route joined
in q similar issue with their opmpHuy. Many
Knights applied for work on the g" suEi ~.
| later, Brotherhood men went On the Rsaoinz.
So shorty got an engine and began 10 hEpl
freight fruIr McC0ok up TO Akron nnc back and
! TO rerel il the delights Of WrAr Hill He loved
that hill. He would work steam half way
down il with thirty-fre loads behind him and
90 laundering pnsi the siding Al the bottomL
shouting sloud with joy.
| II vAs shurty'E lot 10 haul way freight He
backed and tiled al almost every kldiug on ths
division, cutting out q car here and picking VI
one there. with fifteen miles an hour IN hs urders
and al day 10 make his run There WASH any
thing at Wray but the siding and the dull red
station house. and little else al Roth. Il WASN'T
often thai Shorty hhd TO leave or pick up any
thing at either place, and he used TO like 10 sal
by both stations III TOP speed. and loaf further
down the line 10 make up for il He knew al
the agents well and they would always reysurI
MIN 70 the despatche: as having gone by 81 the
proper time Al railroad men do that
One Gay while nus fireman was taking water
III the ing red tank If EckleT. Shorty went intn
the station for orderk. He found out ahEf there
was nothing for him At Robb OF wrBy. He had
nothing 10 leave At either Station and he
climbed back into his cab, meaning 10 go
through TO Laird 70 meet the up frsiEhL Some
lines he met il a wra!. but whenever ne Gus
III. chance he ran by and trusted TO luck that IL
would be held for him q; Laird Ii was IL mid
summer. The cactus WIT II bloom and the
bunch grass was q deep green thEi toned
Down the hard hsartlessneBs Of the gray,
hot BHnd and mRde ths land almost inviting
The tGr blue sky cleaned like FURNISHED steel
and overhead. when he CHANGED 10 look rp.
Shorty saw the RED ball Of wrath thai men called
the SUI he Sal IL mis- open cab window and
watched the heat demons march and countaJ-
march Il ennless Lines above Lhs grass tops and
the cactus. The motion Of ms engine bruugnS
linn b cooling rreeEe. InhI brushed The hair back
trun hs forehead vhsre il struggled GOWN un-
der ms cay, and he laughed hi the heat Only
shorty wa. half out Of The window when No
PASSED the station ii Roph- His iesi were on
the running board. ms elbows were OIL his knees
and ms chin whs IL hs hands He war 30 Rt-
Burt.ec IL The contemplation Of The landscape
plunEinE IEsI HIM. 81 lost II Sht JOY Of the wild.
tree. furwEru swing Of int locomotive thRi m
ci1 NOT see the agent run UuT OF The station Us
the engine reached the END OF The platform. ne
CID nut hear the agents frantic SHOUTS
70 him he dc nD; know thai rs Lis
train stp, BY the destGIrinr agent ran
back 70 ms window AND mechanically turned
the REQ boH-c. b muckInr sigma Thai could not
wErr The I-Rln rapidly fading or o. slEnt. az
: rtE GHurus- -lal IET ahead The conductor IN
tine WY ca was working Ii tls bills The trRkf
men SAT together OIL TOY o. d nu- car Watching
for scared JacErRpfnts- They taceo away t-on
the station EnG neitheF sav nor hsiI-c the agent
shorty tad thirty loads behind him. He
climbed IL from ms perch IL snt window,
glunnsd a. ihe cauEes AND gave he: . tt more
steam Down the crop t'efpre WrRy Hill the
train Numbered gaining momentum every Set
~. M ~ ne MI = IL n.,.-If ~ NIX. Inc fn.S.
Jaungt dawn The olhE: side thai ever hAo frsen
made Ee meant 10 leave Int agent standing
oI,en-nouIhed il ms oooI, and IL be halfway 70
graph 20 the nsxi station 10 nolC The W t-eiEns
Tor Shorty; Gong VI the hi be up2ned 1hs
roaring and she was fairly pumping steam
Shorty dropped ms isve, forward b mulch and
gave her d iuncar stroke tu- the upnil pull
road wuuid have shut Of Shorty pulled his
The fop q: the eGnrt. and down WrGr HI he
roarsa WIKI d I'LL naHd Of steam aid his enEtns
working q Ter-Inch S--oEE. Then he ctiInisad
bsoE MIC the window anG sal win ms neRc O
his hEnds End nls fee' OF tht running board.
SAl hht hEtLl ri 1sulsb no -HGFAa III Up
freight ~ LAIRD auc when Shorty t,esHn Ins
plunge down Wrar Hill the ny Train was wait
iuc on The siding hi The bottom TnEt would
have ipesr Al right Shorty nAC gone 10y under
sucn circumstances o dozen times BuT Iner0
clA.. and Inaf was why Ine frightened agent AZ
kotp hhC urlec SO desperately 10 STOP Int heeo-
NJ freight al WrRv and ~Rs - pass IL there. II
waited Oh rhe MAIN Int WIKI Lbe -roIcn1 on the
siding. " heA Shorty c&Dt they were TO saw
But they had moi reckonea how Shorty would
come rh The engine IeaIGhs Ane lErctlng
ever lin TIE train shot down the trtEh-U!
grhae. The loaded cErs rocked and reeled until
the terrified trEEeInen lay DOWN and chung 10
Ttt running boards Shorty SAT as Il man e-
framed il seemed 10 ham thai he was sns-
pended IL the air Rnc beneath hun the eG-th
was running Il tremendous -Bre- The roG-
Of his incoming warned The men N
, the station They saw wnAt Img'endeG. but
Shnrtr sal sat needless. Then the fireman saw.
Win Z wiid vel ne ieaped ACROSS the CAT and
W Gnc ahead ana comprenanded. The fireman
WAS h1reLay yAnElnc Int whistle cnro II 8 oe$-
: y,srsie cal f0r h-Akes. Mechanically. hui with
lightning speed, Shorty shut Of Steam. reversed
/ Ii. ENGINE and Opened the throttle
-!-:nU, '-u- when she Slows, he shouted
: He had dropped the reverse lever cles- into
The Corner and The engine was working with fun
s'eRIu against The Tremendous InnInsuTuno N The
heavy rain. The big machine heavec GDE gClv-
tred under the strain, The Erea1 arrive wheels
= 1--we AND Train plunged mAGLT on Gown tat hi
The fireman .UInJe1. shorty saw Tim rG4. over
Ike d hal when be struck. The enginee- had
: done a.! be couIG 10 stop EDG might have
.UInred. TOO, but he wouldn't Tht brakeman
or toy OF the ooU car clunc 10 the iron Upright
/ OF the brakes II was Ioo lar 10 jump
= The conductor ui Int excursion tram -A- 10
war ;As engine az The NJ freight
jump jump, he shouted 10 The mer 4 ths
cLh Gel ONT fuT yug- hives
: He was t~Uub!lng al a switch key, hDt my
: saw what ne infant Down thgr came Anc -Gn-
On lho conductor ran 10 the sw-ish- il s"nTn.a
] 6s II ms HANDS were psTAlyXeo, To- a. .Esi he Eof
? i unlocked. over II CANT Aa- hr nnh-- LIE
j click Of Tae moving rails Tbeu M ~'tFns1 'tsGE
and saw Shorty Allen run ~. i-i 4rio iht up
freight. There Was d Tremendous crash
: Sburfy's engine rode over lhe pthc. and
smashed II into fragments -aru = 50 Gown
on us own cab with lts turwLr- iruCE u tie hr
q hu1 one whte- wh4rlluc around !Et - u.Asiures
The following cars H. Il. - IL a great heap ana
over !; al rose "a clouc OF ans
The scared honesetEt-S who hEC ircr .L-TEe
ing ron their Train IL The tear -! lthih PUSHED
over 10 The wreck HnG sIoal FOR h HLEru'e Speed l.
less with terror and sTukzeMsnt- Iar pEssence:
! conductor came VI ana oraer"a the ir"iHEnen o
~, .t.yr u--a-l--r -.g1S I uH. Tt-EHFls Ia