The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-19

q a III tie g . Haven iSot going
Is take her are youg, he added as bis
8nee felI upon tie girl
Il was Susie who answered that she
was not going, and Adams turned to-
ward the rear OF tie train
He had just given the signal to pull
out wien down the road esilne the
swuying figure ofa woman erazed with
anger One glance told Carl that II
was. 0Grs Hammond, and without
word he reached down to where Susie
was Standing and with powerful jerk
lifted her into the cab, while at the
roIne moment he threw over the lever
Chere was an answering snort from
dc engine. which drowned the cry OF
tie bafiied woman, and the train moved
out.
The locomotive was of the Mother
Hubbard type, with the engineers cab
well forward over the tremendous boil
er. As soon as he was under way Carl
nelDed susie over to the other side OF
,he boiler aud then glued his eyes to
che track ahead
There were ten miles at slow speed
as they dropped down the side Of the
mountain, but once the ''eight' was
oassed it would be clear running.
Meanwhile It would take all of his care
90 hold back the train and keep from
going into the eight at such speed
that the engine would leave the truck.
They had gone half of the distance
md were running through the cutting
when a Ioosened stone fell from the
side and crashed through the window
and struck Carl full upon the head. He
fell back stunned, and as he did so the
,eyer was thrown over, and ESQ bound
I'd ahead under full head of steam.
With scream of terror Susie climbed
over the boiler again and stopped over
her almost unconscious lover. endeav-
oring to stanch the flow of blood that
made a line. across his face. With
trembling hands he forced her away.
THE eightv Running away! StopH'
he gasped.
In fash she grasped his meaning.
The engine under full head of steam
was bounding down the side OF the
mountain straight toward the dreaded
figure eight. 1t was impossible for the
fireman to climb over to the cab at the
speed they were going. She must act
nufckIv IL she would save them.
In her rides in the cab she had
learned the use of the various levers
and cocks, and once or twice Carl had
let her hold the throttle along strai 'ht
stretch. Now she grasped the throttle
and pulled it over. She knew that to
attempt TO check the speed too sudden
ly would be as bad as to let 1t continue
with white face and set teeth, she
worked at the throttle until the speed
gradually slowed. and just as the
-'eIghtv came into sight she realized
that ut last she had the powerful en-
CINE under command.
She brought the machine to a stop
ana Adams came running forward
serves you right!' he shouted as lac
sped along the track. Got Sabbing
with your sweetheart and let the en-
CINE get AWAY from you. Fine sort OF
engineer to be trusted with the special
You'll be ON the carpet for this IN
re came to stop as he climbed into
rhe cab and at glance comprehended
the tableau he saw there He knew
something Of Carts story, and Jim told
aim the rest while Susie, all uncon
scious of the sensation she had made
bent over the form of her lover.
When at last she had brought hin
back to consciousness and stepped tc
>IIe door of the cab to go in search OF
water she found the entire party stand
ing beneath her.
1t was Gordon, the president, who
broke the silence.
Young woman" he said severely, iii
Is against the rules Of this road for Wis
tors to ride on the engines. shall
have TO ask you to come back into my
private car. The fireman says he cur
run the engine and Adams will fire FOL
him, so as soon as we move Wilbur
back there we will go on. I might add
that we have discharged Wilbur fol-
violation of orders, but on account OF
his wife to he we are going to make
him division superintendent. OF course
nc broke the rules, but I, for one, an
rather glad of it,
With an impulsive gesture. Susie
sprs,ng forward and planted a kiss di
rectly beneath the grizzled mustache
$50 am IT, she said quietly.
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