Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-15

wings grow on your box cars? You'll
never get car by on wheels"
at won't cost much to try" Caddi
gan laughingly replied, "and at the
worst it can only be another failure"
Cardigan then went TO the engine
house and had old 142 fired up. She
was in charge of Andy Devine
Il want you to be right on time,
Andy" said Cardigan. Back right
down into the yard, couple on to that
train of cars and start for Europe,
straight across the pond. Pay no at
tention to any stop signals until you
are at least ten miles out"
"Pll do it, sir, but suppose lose my
cars"-
go on, Andy" Cardigan called
back. you'll have your cars all right.
Trust me for that"
The engine went to the yard without
trouble, and no effort was made to pre-
vent coupling on to the cars When
the train reached the tower, many stop
signals were given; but, obedient to or
ders, Andy paid no attention to them.
Instead, every effort was made to get
up speed before passing the tower
where the strikers were thickest. AS
the train passed many strikers, accus-
toned to jumping upon moving trains,
easily climbed upon the cars.
Andy watched them curlousiy and re-
marked to his fireman.
Gust watch them fellows stop US.
There's enough Of 'em to set every
brake in two minutes"
Cardigan never told a man more than
was necessary to carry out plan Of
action. That was the reason he usual
ly came out with flying colors By the
time the strikers found the brakes
were useless and began to realize how
they had been fooled the train was
running fully thirty miles an hour and
still gaining speed. \ few of the more
daring jumped off, but the results wit
messed by those who remained on the
rapidly moving train discouraged EMU
lation. a hasty meeting was called on
the top of the cars.
"Podeck," as usual, led the men, and,
turning to his ever faithful partner.
Pete, he hurriedly said:
"Pete, let's run ahead and take the
engine"
"'Tain't safe, Red" he said. Didn't
you see them fellers watchin us?
There's about five Oh the engine"
Podeck saw the point and hedged.
"Well, boys, guess we're in for it,
What'll we do nowY
McCollum spoke up LETS sue for
peace; I'm willin'."
rush was made for the caboose,
where Cardigan calmly watched them. |
1t was hard dose to swallow, but no |
was now possible
Cardigan, you've got u.s." was Reds
brief Introduction. I'VE want to go
back"
ooh, you do, do you? Aren't you hav-
ing nice ride? It's cheap too. You
are not kicking on the fare, are you?'
was Caddigans rejoiner
NOl al NOIu WAS SulNl ulllll AlC1Oliull |
in his squeaky voice walled: "Och,
be aisy Oh us an let us Off"
"Well, l guess not" said Cardigan.
'This is a through train; the first
stop Is fifty miles out; the fare back
s only 3 cents mile, and that will
give you very cheap one hundred
nile ride"
They all began to plead for mercy
It once and Cardigan relented when
IcCollum winningly exclaimed: "Be-
ladl We're fifteen miles out now and
want to get home to supper. I'm
hungry this minute"
"Well, seeing it's you, I'll let you
,ff," said Cardigan. "But, remember,
'ou owe me fare: you forgot to pay It,"
4 stop signal slowed up the train,
nd the men dcjectedly dropped along
ide the track, sadder and wiser
arty. 1t was an extremely hot day;
hey were over fifteen miles from East
'Orinth, and Il wide stretch of bottom :
md lay between them ard home. The ;
DAD was coal slack ballast and at {
racted the heat As old Sol was doing I
little striking on his own account, it :
eemed that everything in range would
lelt What was said upon that long, :
OF, tiresome walk with not even
hade tree to rest under, would hardly /
o for sensitive souls to hear Yet, Il
nder the circumstances, the recording
ngel possibly stopped his ears and a
)rgot to chalk up full run. h
Next morning the superintendent h
,und the following telegram on his a
esk; i,
All trains out on time today. viii be a
lck on No. 90 CARDIGAN.
musing and Pathetic story of Con- >,
stunts Picture, "Too Late" :,
An amusing and pathetic story is "
I'D of Benjamin Constants first pic -
Ire to attract attention 1t was called II
FOO Later and represented Fortune 81
nd Glory visiting IN artist just as lie j
I'd breathed his last The artist was Il
ing on the bed The figure of Death !,
God near the door, through which 7,
ortune, carrying a box of money, and Il
lory, bearing laurels, had just en-
red.
The artist received many letters from
ose who had seen the painting. One sc
as written by a professor of music, "
old man, who expressed in touch b
e words the emotion he had felt at p,
e sight of the artists work. He ar
ked Constant to visit and talk to him %
out 100 Later
The invitation was accepted, but as
on as the old professor saw the artist y.
uttered an ejaculation of surprise !"
ID anror "WhY Won are quite 4 II