The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-09

BKOhE The Sl1ENCEs
tattered sleeve from the slender white
arm. Three livid welts told their owp
story of stepmother's abuse.
did she strike you" he asked,
smothering an oath.
"She found out about that ride in the
cab last week, and she said she would
kill me-" Even the recollection Of that
awful scene brought the tears afresh.
Carl turned to Jim. "If this was the
regular rum" he said, Il could get Bax-
ter to take her in the car, and it would
be all right. We could get married in
Haven without license, and then /
could defy Mrs. Hammond
Baxter must be in Haven by now"
objected Jim. Sixty seven is the first
train out in the morning. Amt you got
a friend who'd take her I'M"
Not one" groaned Carl. wen have
to take her in the cab"
Remember what Caddon told you
last week." reminded jim Told you
then that the next time you let her
ride in the cab he'd lay you off"
QOn SdlSy pIOlCSlCQ Sdll II
take her out of the way of that fiend
if never handle throttle again"
Susie, who knew Carl had got into
trouble for letting her ride on the en-
CINE with him, looked up protestingly.
''Pll stay, dear. she said quietly. I'm
not afraid. Maybe some one will take
me In"
Carl thought of the terror in which
Mrs Hammond was held in the town
and shook his head, but, despite his
urging, Susie shook her head. She was
trembling with fright, but she would
not let her lover get into trouble. He
had been ten years working for the
passenger run. This one trip would
spoil it all.
She was still protesting when the
special came painting up the grade, and
the two heavy engines were uncoupled
and run on to siding. while $50 pulled
leisurely down to take the train. She
walked down the track beside the en-
CINE and stood beside the cab as 1t was
coupled on.
Adams was waiting at the telegraph
window for his orders from the dis
patcher and now he came toward the
engine "All right" he shouted as he
handed up the yellow tissue. ''Clear
track all the way 10 ..NA. not gong
to take her, are you nc added as his
glance fell upon the girl
Ii was Susie who answered that she
was not going, and Adams turned to-
ward the rear of the train
He had just given the signal to pull
out when down the road came the
swaying figure of woman crazed with
anger. One glance told Carl that it
was Mrs. Hammond, and without
word he reached down to where Susie
was standing and with a powerful jerk
lifted her into the cab, while at the
same moment he threw over the lever.
There was an answering snort from
the engine, which drowned the cry of
the baf1ed woman, and the train moved
out.
The locomotive was of the Mother
Hubbard type, with the engineers cab
we'll forward over the tremendous boil
err As soon as he was under way Carl
helped SUSIE over to the other side of
the boiler and then glued his eyes to
the track ahead
There were ten miles at a slow speed
as they dropped down the side of the
mountain, but once the eight was
passed it would be clear running.
Meanwhile it would take all of his care
to hold back the train and keep from
going into the eight" at such speed
that the engine would leave the track.
They had gone half of the distance
and were running through the cutting
when a loosened 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
lever was thrown over, and $50 bound
ed ahead under full head of steam.
With a scream of terror Susie climbed
over the boiler again and stopped over