El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-23
A TRIP FROM
LORDSBURG,
New Mexico, Over The Southern
Pacific, .In tupola OF Caboose
366 As The Guest Of montana
Bill" WIN. Meedon.]
BY TOM MAHER.
Continued from Yesterday

While Montana Bill's"lingering look
followed those two daring young rid
ers he raised the envelope to read the
address and with sudden jolt of the
air, brakes he was shot
forward over a box two
chairs striking his crazy bone and
bringing Comanche howl from him,
that was forgotten a moment later by
An assortment of the very choicest
swearing, but not until after reading
the folio wing which was the contents
of the letter.
Near Horse Ranch,
Dragon Mountain, Monday, 29th.
To Mr.. Van Haley conductor on the
first train west-Accept our many
thanks for the bouquet. 1t is very
beautiful indeed, and our appreciation
is great.
Respectfully,
JACK AND GILL.
AS he finished the last line Kid
AllgOod, the brakeman, and Joe Cor
bett, the engineer. rushed into the
cabOose putting as loud as the engine
and shouted to Montana Bill: "Ssy,
you redheaded Masher. Why the devil
don't you chain up that car. You
Just pulled the draw-bar out. Put on
the air, wehave but twenty minutes to
make Ochoa, the next station, for the
Sunset Limited, and you know it is
case OF 60 because we cannot Oack the
train up such a grade.
During this time ''MOntana Bill" in
his exectiment was uncOnciously tear
ing the billet doux" into atoms. The
cars were soon chained together and as
Bill emerged from under the car with
his finger in his month where the chain
pinched him, he found himself confront
ed by the two young riders who by the
way, had noticed the long stop the
train was making, and'returnedt to hscer-
tain, if possible, ii Lon Haley was the
conductor. But Winchested Ed. Taylor,
who is on the flyer between Ell PasO
and Yuma, was in the caboose on his
way to Tucson from John D.
Payne's gold mine, an d
when the young girls rode, back and
asked him if it was Mr.. Harley's train,
he executed graceful move and en-
formed them it was not. He was SO
overcome by his new aquaintences and
their winning glances, that he picked
up fragments of the note and whirled
it between his parched lips. The
discovering fragments OF the
note ana to their prompt
demand as to why he destroyed the
note he informed on poor montana
Bill" and pointing towards "Bill" the
girls rushed for him but luckily for him
the moment he got out from under the
car Engineer COrbett, having not q
moment to spare, started on the down
grade for Ochoa AS Bill looked at the
young ladies and turned to catch the
morning train, with q sweet silvery
ring to their voices they shouted: 1--WE
will get you coming back, you old
strawberry" Waving their sun bon
nets and throwing kisses at Ed Taylor
thew galloped behind the noun tain
range. In less time then it takes to
write it J oe Corb landed US into the
clear on the siding at
Ochoa. This siding is on the noun
tains side overlooking the San Pedro
valley. Fifteen miles away in the bed
of the valley is Benson junction with
the Mexican road. Ten miles down
the mountain side we zee a narrow
column of black smoke reaching to the
clouds, moving like q ship in mid
ocean, lacking against head winds.
The noted Sunset Limited, now like q
strip of black velvet 1t twlstes and
curves. Here we have again broad
side. the dazzeling varnish and glass
windows on the sleepers give the ap-
pearance of slimey serpent winding
from side to side. Nearer and nearer,
faster and faster, until now it looks
like monster wiggle tail
raising from the bottom of a rain bar
rel We hear faint rumblipg noise
like distant peals of thunder that we
encoup ter in reality few hours later,
and. while we listen without the faint
est sound or other warming, a cracking
of the bright steel rails coming sudden
ly fcom around the sharp curve and cut
Immediately in front of US the power
fnl engine No, IS3, Engineer Guthrie
rushes upon us and leaves us with
dizzy ringing 10 our ears, and whistles
for Dragon Summit before we get out
of the siding.
We slip down the mountain side at a
lively clip and soon bring up at Benson.