The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-01

TO Tight the thing out opened busted
whskers on the curve with something more than a
gleam hope.
If there confusion on the runaway train there
it. As the spectre fitted past
Prinsle station, five the valley the agent
caught glimpse face of the wiper at the
and saw the drivers yyhrinp backward
He rushed to his key called the Medicine Bend
dispatcher. With a tattoo like dr1rn-ron the dis
patcher in turn. called Soda Springs ten miles below
Pringie, where No up-passenEer was then due
He ratified on with his heart his fingers and the
answer came the instant Then flashed into
Soda Springs:
ITO No.
Take Soda springs siding quick. Extra 80 west
There such a bubbling at Soda Springs as
that b0bbling The up platform ike
hawk in chicken yard Men scattered quick
as wnen No 10 began screaming and wheeling
backing for the clear. Above town. AIoysius eyes
white to the sockets, shooting ike meteor
watched his essening frost
the track they whipped bridges and hills
the caboose reeled like dying topfear every
board. To leave the track now meant scatter nar
would break West End records
When Soda Springs sighted extra 240 west pitching
down the mountain. the dancing Alloy
sius jumping before there painful sensaton-the
sensation Of good who see disaster they are
DOwerless TO avert Nor did Soda Springs know how
desperate the wipers extremity become Not even
the struggling steel foreman knew that with Soda
Springs passing like films a cinematograph and two
more miles OF doWn-grade ahead, the last cupful
was trlcktng from the "ipers tank Aoysius at that
moment wouldn't have given change on a pay
check for all the chances extra 24O himself
left He stuck TO his lever merely because there
particular for letting go. only ques-
ton of how a to the rocks Yet with
all figuring Aoysus had lost sight Of MS only
walton, maybe because quite power t
effect it himself. in making run up 10 Soda
Springs No Is had already sanded the rails below
lie could the help tires ground
into the grit. They began smoke Aloysus per-
ceived the grade easing somewhat the dazed
foreman looking hack Improvement n the
lurches Of the c.. ose There more har-raiser
ahead-the appalling Of the Goose.
But instead of being hurled over the elevation they
found themselves around it and on the bridge with only
vicious slew. AlOysius hair began lie down
heart TO rise He had her eheekedeven the hoboes
knew itand mile further with the danger past, they
took by dropping off the hind end.
At the second bend below the Goose Aloysius
stop and began to breathe box was blazing on the
truck, and, handy fireman. he got
doctor it The whole thing shifted
MORALLY quick from danger to safety that the two
stopped inventory their they seemed
have vanished with the frost that Iured them to de-
structon. They jumped together the cab
whstling laborers. along right
way. Extra 2o west began backing puckily hill to
Soda Springs The first approached the
they slowed down for the pIatformin fact people
rather stood back for himVas Bucks. superintendent
of the division; his had IN, attached
How cid train get from yOu7" he asked
Aloysius; there neither speculation sympathy
in bitten
1T didn't away from me- retorted Aloysus.
in his life seen the man. and was
that he him any money the
operator Springs Aloysius
superintendent both standing behind the latter do
ing a pantomime that would shame a medicine
Quick talking VIII do for you than talk
ing" replied the superintendent crsply You'll
better chance while you're working this
pany explain yourself"
Aloysus himself began % think so, for
and wnks of the operator were beWildering He tried
10 speak up but the foreman OF the steel gang put in
See here sport he snapped irreverently the
official. why don't you cool hat before
fellow that?7
What business is it of yours how jump fellow"
returned the superintendent. sharply, who are you?
only of this steel gang. my friend; and
I don't talk any back talk from anybody"
In that case" responded Bucks. with velvet sar-
casn perhaps you will explain things only super
into matter of this kind
Alyosius at the words nearly the platform.
but the master hoboes. had all facts
the big if he had been one of the sang. and
did not fater till he had covered the persprng wiper
with glory.
the superintendent without comment when the
track-layer had finished, Aloysius.
I haven't lad time find out, sir.
Find and report to me- What's your name?"
sMcCrath'
.McGraw Ell? Well McGraw. look close
There may be something in it for you You did the
fring?" he added, turning short again on the IN
abashed steel foreman
What there was done"
do little now. myself. I'll fire you right here
and for impertinence'
ties imperturbably when I the crack. I'd made
it / I had known who You were
You know now, don't your
very good said Bucks in his mldest tones
you report at Medicine Bend this afternoon
III whether can't find something better for your
manners than cursing hoboes You can ride down In
my car, sport. What do say? That viii save you
transportation
It brought yen from the railroad men crowding
around for that Bucks way of doing things: and
the men liked Bucks way. The ex-captain the
dagoes tried COOL but point Of fact
sheepish a
Followed by mob. eager see the finish. Superin-
tendent Bucks made his way the track along the
construction Aloysius and the engineer
of No IS were examining the They found it frozen
between the first second Bucks heard 1t all
heard the whole story. Then he his clerk.
Discharge both crews Of extra go. Fire Johnnie
Horigan"
YES, sir
..NcCsrath run your train Wind River behind
us Wen scare up a conductor here somewhere; if We
can't I'll be your conductor Make report to Medi-
cine Bend Bucks added speaking to the operator, and
without further talk walked back to his car
As he turned away the engineer of No. Is slapped
Aloysius on the back:
kid. why the blazes didn't you thank him7"
'sWho?"
Bucks"
what for?"
Christmas. What for2 Didn.t