The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13

west mostly bleeding Kansas but often in Colo
rado New Mexico and Arizona-the Santa goes
almost everywhere in the southwest
One night in August dropping old Baldwin
soidator down long grade having helped
stock train the division by double heading
and hot this something at
night the high attitudes and the heat and sheet gbnin
around the horizon warned that
those short fierce storms that but year
In these ATTITUDES, and which known coudbursts.
Noting the approach the heavy engine
twenty niles .ua 'vI he i 49, 4,h ian, ot t
and learn from him the
was faster than consolidation that Baldwin
as the lightning suddenly heavy,
hot and absolutely motioness realized
more than thirtI r1as ana thao thi s p ~ ~
so stopped turned the headlight hung
signal lamps down below the
pot-ths to enable to the ends of the
ditch.
Billy Howell, good one, hastily went
the boiler jacket with signal prevent
donned our gum coats dropped little oil the Mary
AIMS gudgeons and proceeded way without
word On these big consodators ahead
past the big boiler from the cab and always with
head out of the side window Both of took this
now standing ready for anything but bowed safely
along for me-two miles. thru
sudden flash of light boom!" peal
sharp and clear signal There light
along the rails the surface of
here there jets greenist- blue flame
and from side the answering reports
batteries of heaven like sister gunboas
Inc ram zen IN torrents yes IN sheets have never before
since such grand fantastic display
nor heard such rivalry of cannonade stopped engine
ana looked with awe and interest at this fit of nature
watched the balls of fire along the
AS the signal a mighty peal of
thunder, it ended suddenly Signal
changed instant from torrent gentle shower
lightning went out the batteries ceased their firing the
breeze commenced to blow gently the air purified
gentle shower ceased, the black clouds
overhead invisible hands seemed to snatch veil of
feecy clouds the shone
out clear and before on
each side of the track were half full of water ties float
ing along in them sound
proceeded cautiously Within miles
road turned to the
bitches running thru land carrying
of it's surface passed the
tumbng along thru the dry bitches dirty it well
be, and fast soaking into the soil; then
You'd the line of the storm entirely.
Billy put his seat and filled his pipe, and
and absorbed sandwich as urged engine ahead to
make for lost time took routine
where we had left it, andfe the same old 1t
past midnight a great talking
engine watching ahead and
wondering the knucke joints would the rods off
pins before we got to the end of the division
Billy with his eyes the track ahead smoking his
second pipe and humming tune and the Mary Ann was
making about forty miles hour, but doing rolling
and pitching and jumping and down than eight
wheeler would at sixty All at once discerned something
the track where the rails seemed to meet The
behind cloud, and the headlight gave
better view and penetrated further Billy it, too for he
his of his mouth and with his still
said laconcally, his won't Cow"
YES said closing the throttle and dropping the lever
Man." said Billy, the shape per-
1, reaching the apply
ing the tender brake, without thinking what did.
Woman" said Billy, the
skirts; at least, drapery.
Mexican" said I, noted the mantila head.
We fast nearing the object
NO." said Billy TOO well built"
don't know what he judged by could not
face, it turned away from but the
plainly that of comedy She stood between
outstretched white gown
figure closely. black shawlke mantia
partly concealing upon
the lefthand rail- She stood perfectly STILL We within
fifty of speed reduced half,
Billy sharply: Hold her. John-for Gods saken'
had the Mary Ann in the back motion before
left his mouth and choking her Billy
stood the boerhead and pulled the whstlecord
the figure did not shut passed the
spot she had stood. We stopped
yond took the white light in the tank and spang the
Billy lit the torch followed with
still the track, where
but it faced and the folded
hurryng slowly until Billy caught with TORCH
he ked his
Good evening senors," said the apparon very
English just tinged with Castan accent
if nearly exhausted.
Good gracious!' said whatever brought you away