Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

Elsie and Ben are reunited. ana otoiie-
man says that he will make one more
appeal to the government at Washing
ton: THAT the army be Withdrawn
and water be allowed seek its level
BIG LOCOMOTIVE HAD HEART.
Wouldn't Haul Away a Train Until
Promised Something Better.
The boys at the roundhouse don't
know yet what was the matter with
No. S04. Some are inclined to scon
at "Billy" wetmore's explanation that
the big engines heart was almost
broken, but the under-current Of sem
timent Is that there Is something In
It and that No. S04 at least was
sulk
Little No. 1,761 had been suffering
from a chronic hot box on the rear
right wheel Of the pony truck. Sew
eral times No. 1,761 had barely but
gamely pulled through with the Au-
rora way train. She got in shrieking
and smoking from the injured bear
ing. New brasses hadn't cured the
ailment, and when No. 1,761's stall
in the roundhouse was empty all the
other engines knew she had been sent
to the shop.
It was a severe shock that No. SO4
received when she heard the round
house boss tell the head hostler to
fire her up Tuesday morning to take
the Aurora way train. 1t was ter
rible indignity, for No. 804 Is a big
engine Of the 500 class, six-wheeled
connections, designed for the fast
through passenger runs. and capable
Of clipping off seventy miles an hour
| with six Pullmans, a baggage and
| mail car. She kept quiet when the
cord wood was piled onto the cold
fire box, but as she thought 1t over
half an hour later. sputtered viciously
from the loose packing on the air
pump, and when Tom Selfridge gave
her a hint of better manners with
| monkey wrench she grumbled like
surly sailor.
| "Hanged II I go. hanged II 1 go,
she snorted as Selfridge tested the
steam on the brake pump. but she
/ responded through force Of habit
when the links were heaved up and
the throttle was opened notch. and
L 20 hn ~ and
down to the waiting way train.
TITS too-o-o bad" ending with
violent puff complained No. S04. and
the others in the roundhouse. hearing
her complaint snickered. for No. sO4
with her new paint. had the reputa'
ton of being a proud. stuck-up thing
and all were glad at her taking down
| But No. S04. by a telepathic process:
known to locomotive engines, wa.
| conscious Of what was going on. anc
shut down with a grip on the throttle
valve so that Selfridge could scarcely
move 1t. Then she sulked hard, ane
when called upon to start to the
main track with her insignificant loac
Of three empty passenger coaches anc
a combination baggage, baked ane
wouldn't turn a wheel. She held hel
steam gauge at 80. refusing to le
Il bulge a point, and with spitefu
shifting from the cylinder cock on tht
engineers side intimated as plainly a.
an angry cat or an equally angry typ
500 locomotive could indicate that sh'
was on strike.
Billy Wetmore shook the CRATES
raked off the suspicion Of forminl
arch in the fire box and scattered
couple of scoops of coal artisticall!
and coaxingly over the fire. blazini
up fiercely under the forced draught
Reluctantly No. 804 responded. slowl!
picked up the train and started 10
the main track again.
A puffy little switch engine. dirt!
greasy, and about as high In tn
stack as No. 804's injector valve, raj
down. and, laughing in its pop valve
coupled on and started the train ou
of the yard with a horse "Come, come
come, comet that even NO. SO
couldn't resist But no sooner wa
the switch engine out Of sight thai
No. S04 baked again. and all through
the twenty-five miles to Western ave
nue. took fits and starts, now abso
lutely refusing to pull ton, and thel
making a shying, skittish run 70
another station.
, whats the matter?" asked the as
sistant master mechanic at the round
, house, at Western avenue. as tn
train pulled in almost an hour late
, It wouldn't do to repeat all Self
ridge said, but the gist Of 1t was tina
he didn't know; that No. S04's 1ue
were as tight as drums, and ther
was nothing wrong that he could see
IT wish you could get her started
I need her for No. tonight" replie'
: the assistant master mechanic, No.
, being the Denver limited, the crac
, train of the road. IF you can get
move on her I'll send you in dink
until 1,761 is out in a day or two
| Maybe an engine hasn't ears I
, hear, but Billy Wetmore won't be
, lieve 1t. When the throttle opened
No. SO4 sprang forward like a sprinte
1 at the pistol shot. and made schedul
8 time. in spite of yard rules, putin
l and kissing as lively as a cricket a
/ soon as the stop was made. Their
8 was no more trouble with No. So
8 and she took No. out last evenin
in the old-time manner.
n Just sore at this dinky rum tS
D planned Wetmore, and while Engin:e
y Selfridge and the rest Of the trail
= crew wouldn't admit their belief
q the theory, there is no other expIars
y ton of No. SO4's queer conduct
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