The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-09

Der, never let up on the Lord-just
hang to Him. But how about the
surgeon you was goin' To take?"
The old father looked up at this
question with face of firmness and
tenderness, and answered.
IL am a surgeon. i know how my
boy il wounded, and can save his life.
il / can get there in time, as sure as
my name is Nelson"
"Aste. the traia started and Mark
Winston and l had worked up our
mail, told him of the little incident.
lie was greatly interested, and, when
| had finished, asked il | knew their
names.
"Why, the old man said his name
was Nelson"
what" said Mark, IL knew had
seen that man before as ! saw him
pass the mail car door. He was our
surgeon in the army, and seved up
this cheek at Chickamaugua, ahc set
this old broken leg at Resacca. lie
was the finest surgeon In the world,
we thought, and, with it all. tender
as a woman. ! must go back and
see them. Can you keep up the run?
and how much money have you got"
| / knew what Mark had in his mind
by the last question, but i doubted
our having enough to get the road
to vary its schedule. Our train must
wait for certain connections at Dali
las. and as Fort Worth was only 80
"A. In a n
chance. Ray Ellis might be able at
Dallas to get an order to run, re-
pardless of schedule, TO Fort Worth,
but he couldn't make up the time.
Fort Worth was the terminal OF the
Rock Island, and. of course, the train
would leave on time. / had been on
this run for year, and had never yet
seen that train upon our arrival.
When Mark returned to the mail
car through the vestibuled train we
were nearing Dallas. All through the
afternoon | had kept UP the run, as
the mail was light over this part OF
the road. Twice I had seen him at
the telegraph Offices when the train
would stop. and, at Terrell, ! thought
he got a message. but when l looked
at his face | saw he considered the
case hopeless.
well" | said, and awaited his an
s>ver.
Here's the telegram" he said
handing me the message. IL read:
"virston, Postal Clerk on Train 81
Cannot accept your money. Previous
. arrangements made. Samppeii
Supt."
well. that settles it," said, hand
ing back the paper.
NO, it don't settle it by dari
! sight" said Winston. THE litti'
! mother has appealed the case TO
higher power than railroad supcrin
, tendcnts. l don't know how, but
, believe it,"
At Dallas we were busy loading
, and unloading the mail when old ka
! Ellis came rushing out OF the dis
patcher's Office like mad. His rae
!. was flushed and his eyes dancing, a
. he handed his order TO Mark:
III "Read that, quick
, Winston's voice trembled as he rea
aloud:
/. "On account of wedding party Roc
Island train will be held 20 mir
utes. and train will run regardless
!, of time card. Dallas to Fort WORTH
7 in order to make connection.
And so the decision of the lowe
, court" was only misunderstood. In
!. "prcvious arrangement was the wee
% ding party now getting on our tran
!, And. my little lady. clinging to you
!. Young husband. did the higher court
the court that knows al vcrdicts b
4 fore they are rendered-did thi
tribunal. in sweetest subtleness. hel
II YOU to select this for the day of 70,
= happiness? That court. my dea
!, knows all things, and mayhap the'
:. Is another reason than your pleasul
!. that this train shall swing and lure
and plunge as no other train on the'
"a Texas prairies has done before. r.
1. the fireman is now, as we wait Tor u
leaving time. shoveling coal into u
= firebox: and old Ray Ellis, fush'
and excited, never yet poured
:, much oil in cup and bearing. ~
schedule is fast to start with, o
:, we will make up the II minutes ev'
- IL the goal is only 80 miles ava
80 The conductor signals, and slowly
a. move through the city. The safe
valve on the engine is popping o
a. showing that we have steam rca
:. for the race. Does the little moth
know? Or has her faith been so TT
that she has known all the tim
Mark Winston says so.
- But. ali! there is trouble ahead,
!. lust "a we are leaving the city, he
70 il an old freight car of the ira
ahead OF us at the siding. They q
:, working manfully TO get 1t on aga
- but minutes mean life and death no
~. Five minutes gone-ten, and still
" car is not on the track. Our engine
he has gone ahead now to help the
~ and we hear his voice ordering 7
~, car overturned. and that Ray III
-, ~. rasuouuthle craSh-t