Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

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young mans face.
with a wild engine chasing us, and he's
got special orders giving him right Of
way over everything north and south. :"
could not deny myself a glance at
the young mans face over the top Of
my book. It was striking and instruct
i've study In dismay.
"By Jove, Tom, that's horse Of an
other colorl He'll overhaul us as sure
as fate. What am I going to dot"
The big man shrugged. "Can't you
drop off at Alcantro or Syracuse and
have 1t done before Bosty catches upf"
"No; that's the dickens Of It; that's
what we're running away for. We've
got to get out Of the state. Miss Bost-
wick lacks just three months Of being
legally Of age"
"Ohol I zee. That makes 1t bad.
What's the old man got against you
anyway. RodT
"Nothing against me. It's my father.
Three or four years ago, when father
was running the s91, they had pretty
spiteful tiff and father quit and went
over to the East and West. Since that
time the master mechanic has had no
use for any Of US. )"
"Who was to blamef"
II never knew. They're both rather
peppery, and I guess it was six Of one
and half dozen Of the other. But that
doesn't help me out Of my bucket OF
hot water. What am ! going to dol
That's what I'd like to know"
+ The conductor opened hfs watch and
appeared to be making reflective COM
putation.
"I've got scheme, but I don't know
as it's worth much. He registered out
45 minutes behind u.s. If he doubles our
schedule which he'll hardly dare to do
on this light iron-he can't catch ua
before we make Brownsville. can hef"
81 should cay not; but what of that 2
"Just go little mite easy. I'm COM
ing to the scheme pretty quick now. At
Brownsville we meet the way freight,
and Jack Benson's g running it. Happen
to know Jackf"
II ought to. He was fathers fire.
man
"Just 80. Now, If I was you, which
it's mighty lucky for me / amt. and q
good friend of mine was running that
way freight, bet you big money some
thing would happen down at this end
of the Brownsville yard that d hold that
there wild engine another 46 minutes
or 3d. What"
"Tom, you re a trumpl Jack will do
it, if it costs him his job. You'll give
me time at Brownsville to get word
with himH'
"Sure thing. But you don t want any
body to see you talking to limits got
to be straight out accident. you know,
with nobody to blame.
II know" replied the young rascal,
with a nod of intelligence. "Trust me
for that. Hellol This is La Vaca. Let's
20 see what the wires have to say"
They went out together. leaving me
with a new responsibility. Here was
bold conspiracy to obstruct the railway
company's business, possibly to involve
an innocent person or perhaps more than
one in trouble. Was it not my duty to
interfere at all hazardsf I confess
have little regard for Intermediates Of
any sort, and this was certainly no af-
fair of mine. Nevertheless. ! compro-
missed on a resolve to expostulate with
the young man himself before we should
reach Brownsville, and in the eddy OF
that determination resumed my book
and the interrupted train Of thought.
Now, it is students weakness to be
unconscious of the lapse Of time, and,
after what seemed to me a very short
interval indeed, my young Romeo en-
tered the smoking room alone. Here,
thought l. is my chance to reprehend
the young knsve, and I was about to do
30 when he forestalled me.
TO BE CONTINUED.