The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-15

stopped his steed twenty yards on the
Jan hoped the ground. Look, look!" said.
christmas bells! Let's hang
to the darling things neck; she
lions, doesn't she 81
Burgos eyes to the blaze orange had
caught sisters fancy they were the first bells of the
and Burgo thought it his beauty should
wear them.
"Come on he said and dropped to the ground beside
: IS
The sunset bells nodded bush that chung to
patch of earth half way the viaduct Perhaps the
shade of the little wooden arches had made it possible
for the buds to turn to flame much in advance of
other bushes for CLEAN of gold shone anywhere else
in the scorched country around.
John Peters got the first last year; We'll get the
laugh of him this year. Burg Jan.
"Ill go down; don't you climb it, Burg said
clambering down over the viaducts side.
Perhaps he was five minutes gone perhaps eight Jan
began to call impatiently and to remind him the mail
train.
What earth's up?" Janet said startled. Then
he came to the top again
His face was quite white, his held horror, his
very knees shook he walked.
They were nearly back at the engine before he could
find words to tell her. And she, too, paed, trembled
caught her breath.
The vaduct unsafe; sawn one of
the beams half way thru When the mail train came
laundering at forty miles hour would go
crashing to her DEATH
The children gazed at each other speechless It was
not than six months the country had rung
with the horror of unspea4kable railway calamity
caused in such way The Perpetrators sunnosed to
have been actuaed by senseess hatred of certain poll
ucians travelling in the train had been caught
This was probably more of their work .... ~
into the cab again. his steadfast his lips
firm.
eve thought what to do JAN" he said .It would
be to and try to stop her; never be
able to that far before she started stop
here and they'll only think kids waving.
Now you've just got to do what say Cut along
the viaduct and wait the other side till pick up
JAMS lips grew white. you're not going to drive
her across that awful placer she said ~
Burgo nodded 81 can't think anything else"
said. and it hold all right-an engine isn't like
heavy train and if take her slowly she'll be all
right
Jan shivered and tried to pull brother down by
"Why should you get killed." "Come home;
let's home-let's go back to Woona tell them;
why should you get killed."
The lad looked at her with grave eyes. cts better
than for 800 people, jan he said.
Jan gulped and acquiesced. But she climbed up to
him again.
VERY WE'LL" said. "Come on"
He grew angry. Get down." he said. 'In push you
off If you don't Get down at once, silly idiot! Cut
along to the other side, I'll go without you
waste time they'll have started, and therel
to get DOWN."
JAMS quick mother wit saved the situation
why" she said nobody need get killed at ALL Let
the old thing run over Ply herselfno 50 fast know
just set her going, and then jump the other side
Burgo flashed glance of admiration at her. He had
than the boys desire to lose his young
life, and this thought of JAMS was genius.
"Thatll do us grand" he said see, get on things
better than I'll cut to the other side
ready to get on her You easily off here when
you've started her, can't your
Am a baby?" was JAMS contemptuous reply.
But the situation too serious to be dependent
the chance of girl "mullng it.. Burgo
the sexs knowledge of machinery.
Here shows what you'll do' he said
The girl demonstrated rapidly. Gust whsk this
round few times she said, her fingers the
brake and then that shove" pointing
tie valve 'and jump off like mad"
He showed her it must be very little shove, he
would not be able to climb when the engine had
crossed the vaduct
She nodded, and stood to her part capable
himself. "Cut along" she said.
Burgo dropped to the ground and sped the
duct winged feet He when the other side
reached for twenty thirty yards then stood
and shouted for her to start.
Suppose she could not get off; suppose
grow to drop little Jan, and five seconds
should crashing downtown to horrible DEATH
little Jan in her nightgown?
Suppose, if she dropped off, she made mis-
take put the steam hard, the engine came
tearing pushed riderless till
Bendooey and into the train there!
The suspense Of the frightful moment made Burgo
quite again. Hot beads burst his