Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-30
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W. ,,,,....,, drup of the bal
:" e WIS ,aain big caaary. in rooe... ....
for t him. hin that way because ". ,sa"as. 9an'a
he might possibly ba ALL. w thought
and if he was on the rack a".' na m5., ii 50
run run 0s"1 sn1 nm. bs didn't ratnR 41sp' .bsp,
N's ., a'.s chance OF kt.lia him. fo,. ,e+s :.
hatorn III, IL g 'aat man 1a3 bee. dea1 a.
before We started 10 look for him
sayin to Abe, the oag.noar @,p' ,,1
right you watch III track and 7@ya,. W.
mind me- Abe f~p a ssTin. l.,y. w.
The head brakeman an4 de fireman. y@s "A,
were down on the tooeboar5s on aaan ,''',
side of The enstn With lamps looEtn, Kin,
alongside the tracks. ,bjnEio n,.1.,-.
he had fell outside the rails .
81 Wonder what the devil bo
wanted to get over al tae train 10 500
me about said Abe. And NOT fx.
miles lf2m The end Of HE run gnt
he had reason f4. =aoma sba.a
III bet. E4 neyer did anything with.
out a reason. He aus a mtg6Iv inc
! fellow and he's 60. mighty fine
wife
"'Yes, and nice ,l5G5= 4... said
the head brakeman.
It'll be tough a4~z f7r both Of
them, said the fireman
Well. believe W,-ra gatt.6 aas,
the plac4 whore h IslI SAID +.
had no sooner said thar when a6oar
fifty feet ahead Of tH= @a4.a Was
somebody right in rfe middle Of -be
track sw.nsin rs down
Its gondeF 95a guys #allda.t
be tendin 10 business instead Of play
ing horse around dere with that an.
gin and yQ1r rain Oh siain With
out orders. sai3 tde feure viii the
lamp, as We came 10 a stop. Who
wus it bur Ed with grin eteal
across his face VI. if 4oa sa# a
paralyzed gang it WIS the push on
that engin for ther4 wasn't a man
on it thaf wouldn't have taken an
affidavit that Ed was at that minute
either fightin fire or wearin wings
Much obliged to you fellers fol
your sympathy, roared Ed who had
heard all that We had said about him
for the last hundred feet of our trip
Then he got on the engin and We
Went back after our train. When
he fell off ne ii square on his bach
Gu five feet deep snow bank with
out scratch
The conductor grinned "Slumber'
smiled. without opening his eyes.
Before the Sandwich man could
get his listeners in condition for an
other yarn the short, shrill brake
whistle of twenty-eight's engine was
heard. The conductor and the Sand
Wlch man" We're on their feet in al,
"Slumbern had heard the
whistle, but had not opened his eyes
and, apparently he was waiting for
the conductor to say something be
fore he made a move for the top OF
The cars He did not want to take any
chances of losing a little sleep by
out unless it was absolutely
necessary.
Well, why don't You get out on
-op and get at them brakeso' yelled
he conductor at "Slumber." There 8
wrong. We're FIVE miles
rom an order board, and what is
Hank soin to do with five cars of all
With thirty loads?'
fhe last words of the conductor did
lot reach "Siumber," for the latter
hough Slow TO move when he was
Master of his movements, was quick
o obey command He was soon on
op setting brakes two Gt time,
he conductor. suspecting troubie
cent to the rear Of the C2Doose ana
ook position on the lower steps
eadN to jump. His suspicious We're
ulchly realized. He had scarcely
Oh MS foot ON the lower step when
ahS, a roar. and the earth under
le train appeared to open and close
the same time. The conductor did
OF have time to jump. The sudden
-op threw him twenty feet from his
ar The Merchandise was wrecked.
ne had gone into the hind end of
o. S3. A brakeman had been sent
ut to flag the merchandise, but he
ad fallen asleep.
AS soon as the conductor could