The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-23

tvs minutes. That's her coming up
the track now"
rushed into the waiting room Cor
my "compagnon dc voyage" seized her
unceremoniously by the arm and hur-
ried her into the train shed. explaining
az l went
In n minute we were on the loco
motive and IN another the throttle was
open and we sped along the line.
The girl. who incidentally told me
that her name was Jane Losly.
thanked me promsely for my kindness.
She became cheerful again at the pros
pect OF reaching her father without
delay and we soon became quite conf
dental. Our other fellow travellers
were the engineer young fellow OF
thirty and a gray-halred fireman. They
were too engrossed in their duties to
pay much attention to US. and We wore
left to our own devices.
Travelling on n locomotive IL not AZ
luxurious as In a Pullman car. It Is
not the kind OF travelling one would
select for a pleasure iaunt. The SCOT,
dust. cindera. odor. heat are all objec'
tionable and uncomfortable, but
must confess that with all these dis
abilities II was a most enjoyable trim
for me.
Firstly. knew that would cir.
eumvent Grlggs and reach town ahead
Of him. scented victory and was
elated accordingly. Secondly was
travelling with most charming girl
whose bright eyes and fascinating con-
yerSatlon made me forget the annoy
ances of the trip and converted tho
cab OF that grimy engine into a ver1
table paradise. We sat on a bench
where thore was Just room for Two
In fact we had to sit rather close In
order not 20 lncommode the engineer.
and 50 we were soon In sympathy with
one another
Miss Losly 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 II was serious or not
she could not tell. eheered her and
led her TO hope for the best
On We fewl over bridges and cul'
yerts, around curves. through high
walled cuts. over steep entertainments,
past struggling houses. through YER
dant farms, along glistenlng rivers, mp
steep inclines-rocking. swaying like
an infants cradle from side to side NJ
we rushed along on our mad course.
Tho stoker piled on the sOoty fuel.
ENry 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
belchod out by the chimney and blew
into our faces. Showers OF cinders fell
about us and filled our eyes. ears. nos,
and mouth. by the time We had trav'
elcd an hour, we were scarcely recog.
nizable. so covered with SCOT were wa
But we smiled and were glad in each
others society.
Stlll onward in our exciting chasei
Tlero was no stop until we reached
Burnette, and there we wired for q
clear track. At the next station, Co
darton. we passed the local train.
which had stopped there for water,
got a glimpse OF Grigga sitting nj o
window. lie was smiling. no doubt
with glee at the ease with which he
had outwitted me. when next we
met tho smile had vanished. by the
time We reached Owassa Jane and
were the best OF friends. We might
have known each other lifetime. Her
fayorite authors were mine. She
played tho plano 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 lenged for
In girl. She was beautiful and ami
able besides. Nothing was wanting
she was perfect. And was In Eden.
blessed the loss Of my tralE and the
gain OF a locomotive.
Al last. after three hours ride. we
pulled In Mt Burkesville.
Jane, after giving me her address
and asking me to call. got into n cab
ana drove home to her father. went
TO the hotel, scrubbed the dirt and