The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03

responded to the touch Of the erst~hile
drowsy driver, who was at that moment
laughing al the high sheriff. and who
would return to tell Of It. and gloat in
the streets Of Spokane.
The sheriff knew that three Of the men
for whom he he'd warrants were at Hill
lier seven miles on the way TO Canada.
This engine. then. he'd been sent 10 pick
them up and bear them away over the
border an electric line para,leled the
steam way 10 HHler, and now the sher-
III boarded a trolley and set sail 10 cap
ture the engine, leaving one deputy to
guard the special car.
BY the time the engineer got the water
worked out OF his cylinders the trolley
was creeping up beside his tank. He
saw the flash from The wire above as the
car, nodding and dipping ike a light
boat in the wake of a ferry, shot be-
meath the cross wires, and knew instantly
that she was after him.
An electric car would not be blowing
through the gloom at that rate without
a ray of light merely for the fun of thc
thing. A smile Of contempt curled the
lip Of the driver as he cut the reverse
lever back 70 the first notch. put on the
injector and opened the throttle yet a
little wider.
The two machines were running almost
neck and neck now. The trolley cried,
Kissed and spit fire in her mad effort to
pass the locomotive. A few stray sparks
went out of the ensinest ack and fell
UPON the roof Of the racing car. At in
tervals of half minute the fireman open
ed the furnace door, and by the fare Of
tght from the white hot frebox the en-
CINE driver could see the men on the tee
tering trolley-the motorman, the con-
ductor. the sheriff and his deputy.
Slowly now the black flyer began to slip
away from the electric machine.
The driver, smiling across the glare of
the furnace door at his silent sooty com
panion, touched the throttle aga and the
great engine drew away from The trolley
as "A jack rabbit who has been iooling
with a yellow dog passes swiftly out Of
reach of his silly yelp
Now the men on the trolley heard the
wild. triumphant scream of the iron horse
whislling for Hitler The three direc iors Of
lie Roi ha6 been warned by wire and were
waiting, ready to board the engine.
The big wheels had scarcely stopped re-
volving when the men began to get on.
They had barely begun to turn again when
the trolley dashed into Hitler The sheriff
feaped to the ground and came running
for the engine. The wheels slipped and
each passing second brought the mighty
hand of the law. now outstretched, sin
nearer to the tail of the tank. She was
moving now, but the sheriff was doing bet
the pursuer. She slipped again and the
sheriff caught the corner of the engine
tank BY this time the driver had got the
sand running and now as the wheels held
the rail the big engine bounded forward,
almost shaking the sheriff loose. With each
turn of the wheels the speed was increas-
ing The sheriff held on, and in three or
four seconds he was tax ng only about two
steps between telegraph poles, and then
he let go,
While the locomotive and the trolley
were racing across the country the Cover
nor, who was engineering 1t all, invested
another thousand. He ordered another en-
CINE and when she backed onto the coach
the deputy sheriff told the driver that he
must not leave the station. The engineer
held his torch high above his head, look
cd the deputy over and then went on oifng
his engine In the meantime the Cover
nor had stored his friends away in the
dark coach, including the secretary, with
the compauy's great seal. Now the deputy
became uneasy.
He dare not leave the train TO send a wire
TO his chief at Hitler, for the sheriff had
said, keep your eye on the car"
The dispatcher, whost only interest in
the matter was to run the trains and
earn money for his employer, having Civ
en- WRITTEN anu NGIDdl OtnElS 10 Nit en-
glneer, watched his chance and when the
sheriff was pounding on the rear door
lodged In al the front signaling with the
bell rope to the driver to go. Frantcally
now the deputy beat upon the rear door
of the car, but the men within only laugh
ed as the wheels ratified over the last
switch and left the lights of Spokane far
behind.
Away they went over a new and crook
ed track, the sand and clnders sucking
in round the tail of the train to torment
the luekless deputy. Away over hills and
rills, past Hitler where the sheriff still
stood staring down the darkness after tho
vanishing engine; over the switches and
through the Seven Devils. while the un-
happy deputy hung to the rear railing
with one hand and crossed himself
Each passing moment brought the rae.
ing train still nearer the border-to that
invisible line that marks the end of Yam
keeland and the beginning of the British
possessions. The sheriff knew this and
beat loudly upon the car door with ar
iron gun. The governor let the sash fail
at the top of the door and spoke, or rather
yelled, to the deputy.
To the governors amazement the sher
if pushed the bottle aside. Dry and dusty
as he was he would not drink. He was
too mad to swallow He poked his head
into the dark coach and ordered the whole
party to surrender
Just say what you want" said voice
in the gloom, land wen pass 1t out t.
you"
The sheriff became busy with some
curves and reverse curves now, and made
no reply.
Presently the governor came to tn,
window in the rear door again and call
ed up the sheriff.
I'VE are now nearing the border" h,
said to the man on the platform. "They
won't know you over there. Here yoJ
stand for law and order, and l respect
you. though I don't care to meet yol
| personally, but over the border you'll
only stand for your sentence-two year;
for carrying a cannon on your hip-anC
then they'll take you away to prison"
The sheriff made no answer.
Now, we're going to slow down at tn,
line to about 20 miles an hour, more o.
less. and II you'll take a little friendly
advice you'll fall off"
The train was still running at furious
pace. The whistle sounded, one long, vii,
scream. and the speed of the train slack
ened.
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