El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-14
THEY WERE BOUND TO RIDE
TWO Lovers Found In Coal Car On
An Incoming Train From the
West Last Night-Went Into Mex
ico-The Brakeman OVerCdme

iCo-The Brakeman OVerCdme
"If you are handy at keeping names to
Yourself" said Southern Pacific
brakeman this morning, 81 will relate
a little experience / had last night
which will possibly be of interest. 1
have frequently heard OF an clipping
couple taking the freight car means to
avoid their rursuers but l never came
in contact with such people until last
night; ,ot, 1o.dsh,,a went
over the train carefully and had almost
concluded that it WAS entirely devoid of
the disturbing element when, all at
once 1 heard what seemed TO be fem
ale voice. I put out the light In my
lantern as quickly as possible and stop
ped to listen. The engine at this point
whistled for the next station and 1 re-
NAMED very quiet.
when the train stopped 1 press ed
my ear close to the car and over heard
the following conversation:
"Cha. lie, cannot ride this way
much farther.
Nov, keep still and we will soon be
there"
80 Where, Charlie?
"sTo the smelter, west OF Ell Paso,
and there we will get off and CROSS the
Rio Grsnde.
"sWhat will we cross the river in,
Charlie?
'''From what I understood in Tucson
there is no water in the river and we
will have no trouble in crossing.
Where we will be when We cross
thepriver, Chsrlie?"
Mexico was the rather harsh re-
ply. ill ~ .h., char1evq
&..sienrino.on wnata Charlie,
-tThis was more then l could stand,
and I knew that the train would be
ready to leave shortly, 80 L mounted
the side step and touched match to
my lantern and asked them what they
what they were doing there.
1--WE are ring" chirped the dainty
Individual. who looked up into my face
with bright childish blue eyes.
II was so overcome that 1 suffered
for some hing to say until the engine
gave tie departing signal, and SLID
up the side ladder of the nearest box
car with the agility of squirrel In
spriug time. Her sweet voice seemed
to cling to me like porous plaster TO
q mules ear. and I was entirely obl1V-
ious of my duties to the road until the
stop was made for the next station.
Il again approached the car in which
the mysterious couple were riding, and
after taking long breath L told them
that IL was against the rules OF the
company for them to ride and that they
must get off.
% "sBut we must ride, sirv again rang
on. the woman's silvery voice.
II asked why they we're not riding
on the passenger train and l dropped
from the side of the car almost .llfeless
when the dainty creature finished the
following address:
well, cir. if you must know, we
are running away, and we are going to
cross the river into Mexico when we
get to the right place and 1t Is none
of YOUR business. This dirty old car is
harming US more than we are barm1ng
it, and I wish you would go away, you
dirty thing, and let US alone
II did go away. Her sarcasm near
aod l Immediately crawled on top OF
thu. car and remained there until the
train pulled into the smelter.
daylight was we'll on then and
watched the couple getting out OF the
car with their bundles. He was the
first to leave and she threw what few
bundles they had after him. Then he
helped her carefully to the terra ferma
and waved me pleasant goodbye as
they disappeared in the direction OF our
sister republic.
"I think they came all the way from
Los Angeles. because all the boys on the
Yuma division had been talking about
a runaway couple from Los Angeles
coming this way over a week ago, but
1 thought they had passed into Mexico
from some point farther west. l had
intended asking their names but the
woman's last remarks completely
knocked the breath out OF me and was
unable to talk"