The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-09

Might be a good thing for some pcopi,
IL she did run away said Robinson.
Yes answered the agent. and IN,
switches will be right. They're all United
States up the line amt thoy?"
Every blessed one I said.
Then I'D bet on the switches he an,
saered.
He didn't waste any more time talking
but went into his den and commenced
workihs the telegraph key. ssiw min a,
II as We pulled out.
Between San jose and Paso del Norte
there was only one stop. and that was "a,
Samalyuca. thirty miles from the river.
We were late because OF the accident. and
] was pushing her along to pick up some
OF the lost time. The soldiers had got
"A little more used to the motion OF the
engine. and though they didn't like q
they weren't looking so scared when We
struck n curve. I felt better, too, because
there was less danger OF their g,.ns going
of by accident.
Il kept up my blum that there was
something wrong with the engine. n
got one OF the soldiers - help me with
some bogus repairs. I,ili had heard what
l said at san Jose. anil ir y US on. whcn
we got near S%amalyuca I mad, believe
that I couldn't shut on steam. ] pulled at
the throttle. but didn't release the spring
catch and 80. OF course. IT wouldn't bulge.
Then | called to a couple OF soldiers, and
they came and pulled. too. bIt IL didn't
do any good. Finally I shi; or steam
and brought her up. but we ha run by
the station and had to back In.
"'Dii she run away with your asked
the station agent. az | climbed out OF the
cal.
He was a bright young fellow. and
there was a look In his eyes that s.o sed
M. he knew what was up.
She pretty nearly did, I answered..
I'm afraid she will. next time
"'sie won't hit anything 10 she does.
he replied. 4 caught a message to San
Jose that said the track was clear
I'm pretty sure the old girl
will get fractions when she gets near
TIE river | said. shes United States
make. aud she seems to want TO go 10 her
old stable
Robinson came up and We talked, AMI
he and Elk'ns grinncd at each other.
1--WE fixed the alr-brake.' lie said.
The soldiers can pull at 1t all day with
ont makiag 1t work
toou ivy q hHsWeECU, III sine dUnt
run clear home It will be because she
hits something that stops her
1T Is t.lrty miles from Samaiyuca to
Pas" del Sorte. and from the station
there IT'S another mile to the station In
III Paso. and half, WAY between the two
IL that make-belicve river. the
Rio Grand.
The running card allows an hour ani
twenty minutes to Paso del Norte, but We
were behind time and l sla mined her
along. l VAS getting anxiods AZ the time
came for putting the scheme through.
began wondering what IN. soldiers would
when they found odt what was up;
they would let us run away with
them, or whether they would get
and shoot. But ! decided 10
the chance, anyhow. and. TO Heop
Them occupied. ! went at the old bluf of
them IL help me with the engine.
Bill joined In this game. and hooked tho
hra rake Into n ring at the back OF Lie
and got three OF the soldiers 10
pun on the rake. I pretty nearly laugne
whrn | saw what they were doing. II
az though q hve-year-old kid
would have known better. But the Mcxi-
rars took 1t all seriously, and BIZ AMI
kept them busy.
They were 80 occupied with thclr
MONKEY work that they didn't notice how
close We were To Paso del Norte.
diu' though. and I looked ahead mighty
sharp To see that the track was clear |
! WAS sure that II would be. as far mn
the station. What worried mo wa.
II would be from the station
to the United States.
Just before YOU get to the depot tb.ro
IL n curve In the track. A NE str,,cL
thst ! let tho old Girl out a Bit. The
TWO soldiers that were helping me had
the'r heads below the cab window. and
me three who were pulling at Elkips |
hre rake had their backs turned ana
couldn't see where We We're. But tho
oth'r fe!low, who Mas sitting ut F,lkins,
scat cauGht sight of the station az n
seemed TO Jump out of the ground. He
gave "A yell like u frightened coyote.
ana icaped al me. I had hold OF the
throttle ana pulled her open another
notch Then I pretended to he irving
I" SHUT her on. but with the same
trouble ! had at samaiyuca. called
10 the soldiers to help me, and they tug.
sed as they had done before, This
Time they couldn't do anything. for
had Jammed "A cold chisel at the bottom
OF the lever so that an elephant couldn't
have moved u.
"but the soldiers thought was I'm
IN tryiag to stop. and did their
BEST to help. Elkins' men pulled ut the
hre rake until the sweat run down their
races. and mine worked as they never
had before.
1T wa all over In less time than
could tell u. We were going a good forty.
I'VE mites an hour. and IN a second we
We're past the station. The neryous per-
spirstion was running down my face
an pesred ahead. Ii was dark. and
all the lights I could sec showed white.
But how would Il be In the yards on The
other side OF the river?"
Then another fear came to me. Sun.
pose We should hit a street car or ,
carriage. as We raced through the town,
law required us almost TO Green from
faso del Norte to El Paso: II there should
De an accident. now. I should be a m,r.
derer. What was a short period OF un.
just confinement to takins such a chance
OF killing innocent peoplsY
I'm q second l kicked out the chiss,