The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-20

would think Of wearing. AS put IL
Oh Noah raised his hand with look
of horror.
Presently the 'Leven-four began to
die on us. Noah worked frantically,
but to no purpose. He would cock his
gates, miss the furnace door and scat
ter coal all over his deck.
Finally l signaled him up into the
cab to work the sand lever and went
at the fire myself. But it was of no
use. The coal lay black and dead in
the frebox, not spark came from the
stack, and McIvor declared afterward
that he could not hear her exhaust,
and he was coupled to my pilot bar.
Mosley had been dudish driver, and
lust over the furnace door he had
beyel edged mirror fastened.
Suddenly Strengthened up, glanced
into the mirror and saw Mosley as
plain as had ever seen him. wearing
the little brown cap that he had worn
on his last trip.
Well, it gave me start, though l
am not at all superstitious. In mo-
mcnt remembered that l was wear
Ing the cap that had been worn by the
dead driver and remarked for the first
time that we had looked alike. had the
same hair, the same small, brown mus
tache and nearly the same eyes. The
furnace heat had given. me for the
moment the same ruddy glow that had
beer his. In short, we were Identical,
save that he had been handsome and !
was not.
was uncomfortable. Climbing up
to my place again, l said to Noah that
the cap was too small for me and ex-
changed with him without asking his
consent.
T watched Noah. The first time he
caught sight Of himself in the mirror
he put up his hands again. took off the
can, folded it carefully, put it into his
clothes box and tied big red and
white handkerchief about his head.
BY this. time my two helpers had
hauled me to the top Of the hill. where
I held the 'Leven-four wide open for
ten minutes to save her crownsheet,
for there was scarcely enough water
In the lower, gauge. to wet postage
| stamp.
In little while we were going down
the mountain slowly, the heavy cars
creaking on the twisting, curving trail,
and that and the low breathing Of the
air pump was all we could hear. Pres
emily the big black engine began to
rise and fall at first 1t seemed that
she would climb the rail and then fall
back into the groove again. Now she
was heaving great, deep sighs. Noah
noticed it and glanced over at me. The
| whole huge hulk of machinery would
lift and fall. sobbing like troubled
| sea.
"Whats the matter with her nowT
asked. "Did you ever sec her do that
before:"
.Not exactly that" said Noah. 1--WE
seen her cut good many capers. but
nothing like this"
"Wcll," he added after pause. If
sheu tote. me In this tune promise
never to bother her again." and saw
the fireman cross himself.
"They don't have no mercy on To-
colnotiyc," Noah went on, staring
through the narrow window in front Of
him. Engine amt had time to
grleye.''
Well, now that he had mentioned it,
could soc that the great engine was
sobbing silently through the night,
heaying and falling like troubled
breast, though, rs remarked before,
was never the least bit suDerstitious.
AS we lay on the siding at ShaWana
waiting for No. 10 took tho torch to
look borrower. noticed bright band
around the center of the axle Of the
pony truck. The front end Of the for
ward equalizer had dropped so that it
rested OIL the axle when she had her
nose down hill. and the axle, revoly.
ing would draw the equalizer forward
and lift It up. lifting the engine until
| 1t could so no farther. Then with n
sudden drop the machinery would fall
back liz place again.
I called Noah and tried to explain to
! aim that this might he the cause OF
| her sighs bnt lie only smiled sadly
lutl said lrc knew tie 'E;eyen.four. She
was mourning fcr Moaley. She'll be
as bad AK the HMndred.an-seven il she
keeps this uD,'' he went OH; "only she'll
never klil anybody.'
Il WROTE a page about her i'm the work
book at the other end OF the run and
gave tie one machinfst in the round
house busy day, Tut she was as bad
going back. the following night.
We were pushing that night, and
when we had; almost reached the sum
NIT of the Rockies she began TO slip.
The two head engines pulled the train
away from me until I could feel them
tugging at my pilot bar. Suddenly l
saw great glare in the snowshed.
1T Was the second section coming for
my tai, iamps-thrce powerful loco
motives. all vide open.
Having the benefit OF the rail that J
had been sanding all along. they were
walking into n$ with the speed and
weight OF an ocean liner going up
against floating iceberg.
dared not whistle them down, for
the engines at the front Of my train
might hear md. shut off, and sc. in