The commonwealth., 1904-11-26

'e"eclion hickered by the cab Woo
oop' said Dick. as he slammed in N,
throttle and opened the air brakes
oniy tail-light. likely" said he
ou' Ia better go back and max,
sure Slowly he backed up and a,
isst passed a red signal lantern. "oE
tne ieft-hand side. and in such a nigh
as this' he muttered. 20, well, some
s'gnai-men We're born fools"
twenty. So 40 minutes and mot ,
sonl mad been seen or heard. Half q
uozeh umes Dick felt himself falling
asleep and as often walked up with j
start All the others of the crew were
sound asleep, and as the minutes
dragged on Dick began to wonder II
the signal had not been a mistake A
s"itcEman might have carelessly got
nown his lantern. His orders read
open track" and he was about to
start out again, when his trained
nerves detected a slight vibration
Nearer and nearer it seemed to come
until the earth fairly shook. Sudden
~ the headlight Of the belated limit
ed loomed up through the mist of
snow; 90 wards !, front :. -.
the switch and with /, roor r,.s -, - ~.
lts nickering tail-lights dying out of
sight in a minuta sinuitanoo,,a,,. '"
man emerged from .bo dor,'aanS s0's -, :, .
UP the signal Iantar, o,1 1T - 81
appeared, '' '''
"They'u nevar ,,row toru o,..
shave was" said nic,, os ~ onS-.s 80
the tbrott,o Az opene'
Two hours Iater o,s n;o,. 90. ..,,
at his post bis hand IN thn tsuos"1a 49, t
his face mass of stoic inovnrnss;,o
ness his avoo ,nor;u .,t 70
darkness that evar kont Ta,i;na No., I
before the advsnc,rg boadIiah4 ~.
an hour be had not rnaro1
a finger. Harry had frod Co.. ,on 49,.
he had to wake every * ,n;nrto. nn
a night rim hut ba t,au, NIL ..sn
have to do" said Harry "io 70 Loan
on hundred and fort,, 81 p az
wet and Dick will, do H. ra.. - :, "'0'
II wac on hnrn - Se
The heavy clouds that hoa 10y Hsaa,.l, e.,,
the moon for ,,or4 ~ ~ ID'.ul ~ GU
heeinping 70 .oott.. 80 s"t, "o,C
a food of bou,. III. ~, .. 'li'si as
of sn.rkt;1o snnn, A. -. UT'ei VS.
were drifts aorooa ~ .u pl"'ea 'nelo
enov, u,,. - ,'"CN' o"' 'ie
of tba +roi, u,ith ~ l.oN ep1e"
,oo toms ~ aaa, -, I'm Vi i.i
through >''' '~N N'' '"iei'
cra5on,,, J., ,
l;oh, MI. 60 , 'e- ., VI Aiooh-
80 soothta .4e t@usn' 'ie SIM
throttle want w u.t., up 'N u t @o", IN
49, -, 'N WIN eh'oh' the
-, 80 -, NHu 'pu''eieu on "o
+o 49, ~ ''e''' anu 'tie 'fain came
ni.ootII'
-, A.. - A'oNs "0s i ualsei sishai'
!, sien". 'nat iaS ~ many d tlme spelt
49,. -. .N 4ea'n ~ .i'e ioes ol nrltaln'
,nod ~ e. n0'e' o1iole' perhaps, was
h;r ""' - am L'leA'
,nnn ne ~ a,onn 'tS go. ut.'e,eu ivy, MN, 'iilo"
- hi. orstio n,t.,. -, e'llN Jan
nov, -, ,uoaI.,,. w 'iIe ~ w A,o
,ot tho r,ooa 60. ~ o-maos ~ "o "
,1ooa soor,oa - ~. w. Du' cue
~ ~ soiaod u ,o,,aU ~ i.aat IA niS veins' anu anu
-, g. -, - ~ ''Iau' h'tn'eii' w
;, N' ' ' "9 "NA'p'i'u' No"'S Sc
r,, ,. il,
O1s~ee t4,e .n.'"'S' anu
o.. 81 ls'u :, "neAu' pian,eu up " tie
,a,"..., 80 - -, Se'ou 'ne oou' vi
-oIAeou po'le0 ue"u' stohe aeau'
~ 80, 80" ia.' t~i''eu IN itS uea'h con-
- ''o' Gnu 'no "ni'eneu eyeoals
toalmis ho'lio'y III Tue glare ol the
eaoneN', c
tie tAatiy vas oaoh win 'ne eoh-
u.'o. 4Du Ni"Noilan' DIN nerve nau a
s.u, i,eu anu nc was uo"h oesiue tne q
,,,s. 49, i. ne , ..a1 - ""9 pelleo.iy q
nv ~ tAaSA, ""te Deen 'ioAeh ioi
40 W .neil aii'ai oh the spot l.
'.Aei anu Ni' olahe'nan s'oou ashas'' C
- 20 SbN'
"h a'ioiiS were inipossipie' 'ne Situa- s
On even oenea speculation Il
ae'eien'iS Tue iour men faiseu the
Dooy IN thelr arms. AS they d
u ao ii'N ieit d soiiu iia's oh 'ne
'es'' anu vi eAaihinins ~ lounu IL
pe frozen pioou' my ooa' ne ia
elaiineu' DIS ne staggered oach' the W
m an > peen iiiutoereu: in
ne statement couiu not oe uispuieu' th
III WIN pianoneu iaoes 'ne 'ia,n
e~' 30 trasicaiiy converted lnOo pail P]
arers' stared at each o'hei' but
ere was ou' one oouioe, " piaIe e .ne e,
oy IN tne caooose anu report 'he
ltter at lne next teiesraph oiiioe'
Inc moon WAS again opseuleu "he"