Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-11-22

| were the engineer. young fellow of
| thirty and gray-haired fireman. They
we're too engrossed in their duties to
pay much attention to US. and we were
| left to our own devices.
Travelling on a locomotive is not AZ
luxurious as in Pullman car. 1t la
not the kind Of travelling one would
select for pleasure jaunt. The SCOT,
dust, cinders, odor, heat are all objec-
tionable and uncomfortable, but i
| must confess that with all these dis
| abilities 1t was a most enjoyable trip
| for me.
Firstly, ! knew that I would cir
cumvent Griggs and reach town ahead
or him. l scented victory and was
elated accordingly. Secondly | was
travelling with most charming CIR.
whose bright eyes and fascinating con.
versation made me forget the annoy
ances of the trip and converted the
cab of that grimy engine into YER
table paradise. We sat on a bench
where there was Just room for two,
| In fact we had to sit rather close in
order not to incommode the engineer.
and so we were soon in sympathy with
one another
Miss LosIy soon told me all about
herself, her family, her pursuits. Her
| mother was dead, her father a pros
porous merchant In Burkesville. She
had been visiting relatives in Hanni-
bal when she received news of her
| fathers accident, fall from his
wheel. Whether 1t was serious or not
she could not tell ! cheered her and
led her to hope for the best.
On we flew. Over bridges and cul-
verts. around curves, through high
| walled cuts, over steep entertainments.
past struggling houses. through YER
dant farms, along glistening rivers, up
steep Misunderstanding, swaying like
an Infants cradle from side to side as
we rushed along on our mad course.
The stoker piled on the sooty fuel.
| Every time he opened the furnace
| door heat as of hades burst out in
our direction and the air became
! lurid. Great streams of smoke were
| belched out by the chimney and blew
about us and filled our eyes, ears, nose
and mouth. By the time we had trav-
eled an hour, we were scarcely recog-
| nizable, so covered with SCOT were we.
But we smiled and were glad In each
others society.
| Still onward in our exciting chase!
| There was no stop until we reached
! 90 -
| clear track. At the next station, Co
darton, we passed the local train
which had stopped there for water
| got a glimpse of Griggs sitting at a
window. He was smiling, no doubt
with glee at the ease with which he
had outwitted me. When next we
met the smile had vanished BY the
time we reached Owassa Jane and
were the best of friends. We might
have known each other lifetime. Her
| favorite authors were mine. She
1 played the piano and knew all the
| pieces | most admired. She could
/ speak with me in my favorite lam
! guage, French. She had all the traits
virtues, accomplishments | longed for
in girl. She was beautiful and ami
able besides. Nothing was wanting
/ she was perfect. And l was in Eden.
| I blessed the loss Of my train and the
| gain of a locomotive.
| At last, after three hours ride, we
| pulled in at Burkesyille.
Jane. after giving me her address
| and asking me to call, got into a cab
and drove home to her father. l went
to the hotel. scrubbed the dirt and
cinders from my face and made a bee
line for Featherly G. Co.
When Griggs, the smooth tongued,
insinuating Griggs, arrived half an
hour later he found me busily engaged
selling the biggest bill of my life, and
he was completely left. To this day
he cannot explain how I got to
Burkesyille ahead OIL him, nor have l
youchsafed an explanation. That even
ing called on Miss Losly To my joy,
l found that her fathers hurts were
not serious. detention in bed for
day or two would get him right. The
old gentleman received me very cordi-