Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-29
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tremendously by the arm and hurried
her into the train shed, explaining as I
went.
In a minute we were on the locomotive
and in another the throttle was open and
we sped along the line.
The girl, who in~cidently told me that
her name was Jane Losly, thanked me
p~rofusely for my kindnes She became
cheerful again at the prospect of reach
ing her father without delay n we soon
became quite confidential. Our other
fellow travellers were the engineer, a
young fellow of thirty and a 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 as lux
urious as in a Pullman car. 1t is not
the kind of travelling one would select for
a pleasure jaunt. The SCOT. dust, cin-
ders, odor. heat are all Objectionable and
uncomfortable, but I must confess that
with all these disabilities it was a most
enjoyable trip for me.
Firstly. l knew that I would circum-
vent Griggs and reach town ahead Of
him. l scented victory and was elated
accordingly. Secondly l was travelling
with a most charming girl whose bright
eyes and fascinating conversation made
me forget the a~nnoyances of the trip and
converted the .sb of that grimy engine
int a veritable paradise. We sat on a
bench where there was just room for
two. In fact We nae to sit rather close in
order not to incommode the engineer,
and SO we We're soon in sympathy with
one another.
Miss Losly soon told me all about her.
self. her family, her pursuits. Her
mother was dead, her father a prosperous
merchant in Burkesville. She had been
visiting relatives in Hannibal when She
received news of her fathers accident,
a fall from his wheel. Whether it was
serious or not she could not tell. I
cheered her and led her to nope for the
best.
On we flew! Over bridges and culverts
around curves. through high walled cuts.
over steep entertainments, past struggling
houses, through verdant farms, along
~glistening rivers. up steep inclines-rock-
ing, swaying like an infants cradle
from side to side as we rushed along on
our mad course The stoker piled on the
''oNS IoS'. I'Ciy iliie lit oEeHeu TIC
furnace door a heat as of hades burst
out in our direction and the air became
iurid. Great streams of smoke were
belched out by the chimney and blew
into our faces. Showers of cinders fell
about us and filed our eyes, ears nose
n mouth. BY the time we had tray-
eled an hour. we We're scarcely recognize
able, so covered with SCOT We're we. But
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society.
Still onward in our exciting chase.
There was no stop until we reached Bur-
nette, and there we wired for a clear
track. At the next station, Cedarton,
we passed the local train, which had
stopped there for water. l got a glimpse
of Grisgs 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, JAM and
| We're the best of friends We might have
known each other a lifetime. Her ia
vorite authors were mine. She played
the piano and knew all the pieces l most
admired. She could speak with me in my
favorite language, French. She had all
! the traits, virtues, accomplishments
longed for in a girl. She was beautiful
and amiable besides. Nothing was
wanting-she was perfect. And I 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 Burkesville.
Jane, after giving me her address and
asking me to call, got into a cab and
drove home to her father. I went tc
the hotel, scrubbed the dirt and cinderS
from my face and made a Decline fol
Featherly & Co.
When Griggs, the smooth-tongued, in
sinuating Criggs, arrived half an noul
the biggest bill of my life, and he wa!
completely left. To this day he can,
not explain how 1 got to Burksvill,
ahead of him, nor nave I vouchsafed az
explanation. That evening I called OF
Miss Losly. To my joy, 1 found that he
fathers hurts were not serious. A de
tention in bed for a day or two would Sc
him right. The old gentleman received
me very cordially. thanked me for m.
kindness to his daughter, and expressed
a hope that we might become better &C
quainted. That hope has since beef
realized. Last Wednesday,, Jane, m.
darling, beautiful Jane, became my wife
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