Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


Just little. dear Kitty" whispered
her father.
a moment later low. mufiled rumb-
ling sound struck the ears of both father
and daughter. They looked as each 9TH
or, ans read IN each others face the
alarm both felt
Father. ii is the EXPRESS" exclaimed
Kitty. Sprihging TO her feet. The man
made an effort 10 rise Also and partially
succeeded but his legs gave way under
him. and he sank again to the ground
with a gruan of pain.
The distant roar of the fast approach.
ing express became more diStinct.
With a sudden thOlght. Kitty seized
the lever which worked the points, and
with her two hands pulled with all her
might. But her little strength VAS use
less for such purpose. and she only hurt
her hands in the attempt. Yet she would
no. give up. She tugged and tuggrd.
and once actually forced over the lever
an inch or 80. but the great iron bar
>prang back again out Of her hands
D." whirr Of The express grew louder
and louder, but AT present the train had
no' reached the long stretch Of line
known rs the straight This was about
-four miles in length. and as one looked
along the track the narrow steel line
seemed 10 disappear into the clear sky.
Poor Kitty fixed her gaze upon the
horizon and every second now she cx-
pectrd to see the little black ~peck which
She knew well would gradually grow
larger and larger as 1t bore down upon
them.
What should She dog What could she
dof-H mere child, Unless She stopped
the express >hc knew IL would tear along
the wrong line 10 certain disaster. for
the rn1d WIS blocked by heavy good.
wagons. which had To- be ~Hunted across
the main line
Al last the dreaded black xpeck up-
prarcd at the other cnd Of the Straight"
and the roar of the express grew louder
and louder a II neartd her
KITTY looked towards her fathcr. and
saw That he was making brave effort 20
reach the lever by crawling along the
line, Md 1T that moment n great idea
flashed through her Young brain
In a few seconds She had taken of her
bright rcd flannel petticoat from beneath
her brown frock, and. waving the petit
coat above her head ~ danger signal
sh" ran along the line towards the fast
approaching express. The track was
rough aud uneven. causing her to stumble
fI"qnently but she kept on hrayely. nrv.
er cehsing for single moment 70 wave
the red petiicoat above her head
Bigger and bigger doomed the train in
the distance. Still Kitty kept on and on.
Suddenly . terrific Shrek from the en-.
CINE rent the air and this was mmcd,-
at"Iy followed by . iond grating noise
that seemed 80 shake the very ground
under kitty'~ feet
She had been seen from the cab Of the
cnsin, aud all the powerful brakes the
frnin possessed w,rc being applied 10
check the speed.
Kitty had saved the express.
Slowly and slowly the train came To- q
~ttnd,till and ont Of every window
startled passengers thrust their heads. to
learn the meaning Of such an unn~nal or-
currpuce. The driver got down from his
engine, and ran along th" track 10 wh"I"
Kitty stood With her bright red ppttiCOai
still cla~p'-l tight in her right hand.
WIN did you DO that he exclaimed
cyritcdlv.
"Oh. Please. sir. father j. very Ill.,
and vs." couldn't move the points for the
express. answered KITTY. her pretty blue
eyes now filed with Tears.
But who told you ~ DO thatt' in
quIra the driver pointing rs the petit
coat.
NO enc" replied Kitty. Il thought If
you saw red tiag son would stop the
train IN tim
You're a brave little girl" cried the
driver. And the excited and greatly
alarmed passenger saw the big. strong
rngn~man lift the child in hie arms and
kiss her.
The driver returned 70 the train, and
in few words. explained to the guard
and Others what had happened. whilst