Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

1 can nothing be done?' he asked,
| feebly
| II think So was the reply; i've
| talked to Gillouddy. and he has prom
| sed to let her go for all she's worth
| as soon as we pass Frazer"
| The two men went out front and
| crawled into the cab Of the engine. The
| train passed Tarrytown. Gilllcuddy
| never said a word. He did not look
| up, but gave the lever a pull and the
| speed of the train began TO Increase
| They Pnew 1t by the vibration of the
| engine It swung from side to side
at intervals 1t gave jump as II the
| wheels could scarcely keep the track.
| Barnes, with his head out of the cab
| window, was like a man fascinated. Ho
| had often thought of the sensation of
| riding In a locomotive cab, but the real
| ity far outstripped the dream. The
| sound of the drumming wheels was
| sweet music in his ears. Now and then
| there was a mighty roar, followed by
| binding flashes of light The noise
! came from the suction OF the train.
| while the light was the quickly appear
ing and disappearing sides OF some
great whitewashed barn. mere specks
/ in the horizon. Barnes glanced down
| once to get look at the revolving
/ MUttASt pul lilt NlkllA maui illlil biHS9'
| No. 6 seemed maddened, frenzled. The
| velocity of the train became so great
! that It careened from side to side like a
| drunken man. Half unconsciously
| Barnes waited for the englng to resume
| its normal speed. But he was disap-
| pointed. 1t went on and on, its violent
! agitation increasing with every mile,
| until finally II appeared to have reached
state of complete madness.
| The fireman shoveled coal into the
| mouth of the yawning engine like
| man possessed. The excitement even
infected the imperturbable MacWil-
| lams. His dull eyes lighted up as IL he
| had taken strong tonic "A dog tried
| to cross the track at one OF the way
! stations. 1t was ground up beneath
| the ponderous Wheels quicker than cof-
| fee beans In mill. Clancy experienced
| sensations akin 10 seasickness. But
| still No. 6 dashed on as II glorying In
| It's record breaking speed. Barnes,
elated at the mad race. pulled out his
watch and attempted to time the train.
! He held the open face repeater for two
| miles, and found that IL registered a
minute and o. half
The fever Of the chase began to show
| itself In Gillicuddy's eye. II sparkled
with an unwonted fire, and on either
| cheek beneath the CRIME. could be seen
a little flush Of red. The residents
| of the countryside, attracted by the
| antics OF this insane engine, rushed
| from their homes and stood in open
| mouthed wonder while the great iron
giant Numbered past them. The train
| was going against the wind, and the
breeze came through the cab with the
| fury Of n cyclone. Barnes hat blew off,
nd ha f9ag ms ynA ~ Co VA a nj hx a
| dexterous outstrotchlng Of his right
hand. From that time he stood there
| bareheaded, with each particular hair
standing on end. Clancy's face was
white and ashen.
1t was dangerous for him to get back
into the car, so he was given seat on
a stool In the bottom of the cab, where
he gradually recovered his color and
his self-possession.
Everybody was wondering how long
this madness would continue, when
MacWilliams opened his lips and ut
tered the one word "Peekskill!" The
train shot by so quickly that It was Inn
possible to read the sign board at
the station. but the faithful MacWilllams
knew every foot OF the ground between
/ New York and Albany, and he realized
from the topography OF the country,
through which they were rushing, that
this was the pretty little New York city
Slowly, almost imperceptIbly. Gillicud-
dy began to reduce the speed OF the en-
CINE. After that he pulled out his
open faced watch and looked at H.
When he spoke there was a ring OF
triumph In his voice.
1--WE have made up all Of our lost
time and have five minutes to spare"
Barnes began to thank him In extrav-
agant terms. But the engineer was not
susceptible TO personal battery. Instead