The Washington times., 1905-07-02

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
John Gray. young Virginian. Is persuaded
by Frank Howe. brakeman. 10 leave proht-
less farming and 'go railroading-' Gray BIDS
adieu to his aged father and mother, his
old friends. DIR. Deane and daughter Madge
and. with Howe, beats his way TO chi
cago The freight train on which they are
stealing q ride goes into wreck, which
gives Gray his first experience of the perils
and tragedies of railroading. Arriving in
Chicago. they receive, through the assistance
OF ..Girlie'' Mason, positions under LanlgaE,
the general yard master They nnd nome
in NANNY Suliivan's boarding mouse.
where Gray meets a number of railroad mel
and gains an insight into their make-up
During supper .'Girlie'' comes into the room
In an intoxicated condition He is put TO Ded
By Scranton Pete. one Of the '-old-timers.
who regards him his protese. Several
hours late. as Howe and Gray are @~aIhlns ~
through me train yard. they see cornno-
tion about yard engine Forcing their
way through the crowd they find to fheif
horror that Girlie'' has been run m over ;., whiie
..Girlie'' dies in the arms OF Scrantoli,
who VOWS over the body of his dead friend
s'Scranton'' spends the night making up a
package of -sGiriie,s" private papers TO SEND
TO the boys father, and as dawn Is DreaKang san,s
occasioned by his drunkenness while on outy
as train dispatcher several years before.
Scranton Pete Tor Pete Lawrence, as ne
fs now called and Gray leave Howe In Chi
cago and go west to Unitah. at the invita-
Mountain Railroad. Pat Brady, one of the
cleyerest engineers in the States, joins them
there Lawrence gets position OF s' ,rus.. ena ul
appointed, respectively. fireman and engineer
on the Huron branch: an exceedingly rough
and difficult stretch of mountain railway.
Blank lays down his policy toward his eIn-
ployes to Lawrence, which sums as Justice
and q heavy kick into the outer darkness to
she coward who attempts to rise by crush
at their dangerous work with rush Of en-
Brady and Gray are assigned TO engine 3as
where Gray receives his first instructions in
-'nring'' engine Tor mountain climbing.
They meet Jasper. in charge OF the division
McGahee the roundhouse foreman; Tom Coffin,
who pulls the lead engine on their train;
Jim Healy. their new conductor, and Red
Green, the yardmaster. Brady shows Gray
some useful tricks of the profession. and as
they pull out on their first run assumes to-
ward him 4 tone OF absolute antnorlay' n .,,o- aa-
here is where friendship ceases"
The double -header reaches Huron after pass
the steep grade. Adams. the manager OF
the mines. takes Healy aside and offers
mountain on the trip back. He forges an
order from Blank to deceive the two engi-
to to- temptatson Under his orders. the men
ahead pull out with q makeup OF thirty
heavily loaded cars Coffin sends ser ,h his Is fire. Ire
vises Gray to follow suit. but Gray re-
fuses. Before many miles are covered the
men In Huron hear the ominous whistle for
emergency brakes. followed by the signal
from both engines that they have lost control
of the weight behind and are running away:
Brady and Gray climb out on the boiler just
in time TO see Collins engine jump and bury
him. a crushed mass of flesh. beneath the
debris. They escape a like fate by the mar
rowest of margins. and walk back TO examine
the wreck. where they meet Healy. who,
overcome by remorse, confesses his RESPONSE
bility for tn tragedy. Adams hurriedly leaves
Huron. Two years go by rapidly and Howe
becomes expert in his calling One aft
ernoon Brady receives wire and, after read
ing 1t slowly. hands ii to Gray with the brief
remark that he had expected ii. but was
afraid he more sorry than glad. 1t is
an order for Gray TO present himself al
headquarters the following morning and stand
an examination for engineer.