The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-09
Of the coach With lips moving and
eyes uplifted-and. II you knew her
thoughts. you would understand.

Of the coach With lips moving and
eyes uplIfted-and. II you knew her
thoughts. you would understand.
The old train is beginning TO swing
and surge, and through the purpling.
fading twilight objects dash by Us
like ghosts. We are upgrade now.
but making good 40 miles an hour;
but IL can't be done. Ray. Give il up.
cid man, you would make IL, II il were
possible, but no need 10 try the inn
possible. Besides it's dangerous
such speed as ti;s-and certainly you
are gong to shut off steam down this
grade. No man would think Of work.
ing steam down such hill rs this.
Chu, Chu!. Chu.!! Chul.li That
don't sound like shutting of much.
does II? Look at those telegraph
poles, like pickets on fence. And
the pcople-how they stare! Did they
never see train before? See that
old man with his hand to his eyes,
looking in wonderment. That old dog
has kept up with many train for
200 yards. but, Towser, you can't do
il tonight. Have you suddenly
grown old and stiff. or did you never
see train run like this one? Get up,
Mark Winston, and be careful when
you strike the next reverse curve.
We are almost half way. and although
the speed is terrific. only one-third OF
the lost time has been made up, and
should some one flag us at Arlington,
the race is wholly lost. There is the
signal now for that station. Please
God that no one wants to go to Fort
Worth this night. There is no slack
ing of the speed, but here is a light
to stop. No, it's only the lantern on
the mail crane. Square yourself for
That catch, Mark, and be careful.
All. YOU made it. But let the mail
20. and let's watch this run. Hear that
switch rattle, as we go over, and see
that lantern, winking like star.
That's right, Ray. sound your whis-
tie loud and long for the country
road crossings, and be sure you give
the belated farm wagons plenty OF
time to get out of the way. You
have the case with you, Ray Ellis
not with him alone, Ell Mark? Well.
pray little mother that we may hug
the rails, the speed is sufficient. Now
we are going up the last grade. and
the exhaust from the engine Is like
clockwork. Up, Up!! Up... Up.!,! to
the summit. See the lights OF the
city. Now the plunge down to Hand
lev creek. Down. Down.! DOWN.!
Down!i!.. The car seems to be fall
ing from under us. is it possible u
keep the track? Great Heavens
didn't that bridge shrek and tremble
, but 1t held up all right. / believe M
will make il. Blow your whistle lik'
mad, Ray, for it can be heard at thu
city now. Blow it SO that all ma.
q know we are coming. \ moment AM
we are lost Put command, and low
a and cntreaty in its rhythmical sound
+ that he that hears will heed. What o.
l earth is he stopping for? oh. be-
your pardon, Ray, | forgot the SAINT
Fe Railroad crossing. You didn'
quite stop. did you. old man. bu
! that's all right-you can stop twic
e some other day. Now. we enter tn
$ wards with cars lined up on ever
side. But look. White lights all tn
way on the main track. Let he
q drive for the station. Ray. Rattle
Rattle. Rattle. A sudden putting o
of the brakes. the pitch forward, tn
/ people around the depot.
: FORT WORTH"
You are right. mister negro pcrte'
r. "Dcre was important people on da
a train or dis yere Rock Island wouldn
4. have waited" Bow all you want
! to the young folks getting into tn
= palace car. but the important peopl
are getting into the common ear jus
=. ahead Of the Pullman. Had it nc
!. been for them your train would hay
l., now been on its way to the tcrritor.
- And this old man bending over IN
steam chest of old Forty-six, ar
"a seeming to caress the massive dri
70 ing rod-why does he not stand erect
n Has he done aught that he shor
% hang his head?
,r Look up, Ray Ellis, and see tho'
40 old hands waving at thee from u
Ne fast departing train.-N. \. Ind
I'd pendent.