The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-20
A RACE AND A REVENGE.
How Macon's Mayor Beat a
Train and Got Even.

last week tne mayor ol cue so""'
Harry NJ. Rubey, Was pulled" Tor
scorching with his new motor car.
Gle stood is good humoredly, paid
dis fine and set up the. cigars to the
chief Of police and his men. fetthere
liugered In the mayors mind a sort
OF oppression and iudefinise state oil
unrest. Is was a goodioke, ofcourse,
but the other fellows were doing all
the laughing, especially that 24o-
pound police chiefsaiu, who seemed
to enjoy the thing most toomuch TO
be consistent with a proper respect,
Last night Mr.. Rubey vas stand
Ing beside his car, which was peace
fully resting by the curb. Malone,
the man OF the star, came up, smil'
ing.
"Going against Bills stop'watch
again tonight, Harry he asked
ocularly. -.
"No; that taught me a lesson,
said the mayor contritely. Il use
the slow valve altogether now.
Want to take little ride, Malone?
The chic! wasn't busy and he got
In the go.cart. Rubey started It on
a walk. Asst went south on the
Rollins street boulevard, a chained
dog could have outrun is. The chiei
remarked they might do little bet
ter and still be safe within the law.
His Honor made no response. The
boulevard. as il swings 80 the south,
approaches the Wabash railroad
They could hear the Des Moines ex-
press pulling out OF the depot, q
mile uptown. The mayor put tritie
more power on the machine. AZ II
cleared the city limits motor car and
express train we're neck and neck
The mayor bent down 20 fool with
some levers and then he opened her
up. The car leaped forward like a
horse taking a hurdle. For two
miles a smooth macadam road par
allels the railroad. The engineer OF
the express train looked across 81
she dying motor ear and pulled th'
throttle on. few notches. He didn'
won. to be beaten by a common
loose jointed gasoline wagon.
The chiefs big straw hat went W
In the air like a kite and his yes
blew open and tried to chase the hat
"Stop IN the name Of the law" h
shouted clutching OF the mayor
arm. "Gat QUIZ said His Honor
as he threw on the LIMIT. "Ther'
isn't any Low ont here We're going
TO take the academy crossing sheat
OF that trail!'
As the wall Of the motor whissl
went down the road teams wer
hastily driven to one side and STOP
ped, while their drivers locke
aghast at tine wild race through tn
night. The soosy men il the cab
the engine worked for dear lie. In
white hot furnace illuminated cart
and sky as the fireman threw ope
the door to pile on more coal. Ever
ounce OF steam the engine could ca
nv was enlisted In the cause OF d
ieasing the little rival on thegoverl
ment highway. Something shot u
der the motor cars wheels and the
was q hurrican OF shrieks followir
the passage OF the rubber tired m
chine over q body.
"Just dog" said the mayor.
81 want to get out, said the chit
sT-Im liable to"
"Jump."
The charitable advice was n
needed for various reasons. Steat
as the hand OF destiny the mot
car gained on the train. No alchen
OF the engine cab could turn out
greater measure Of power. Passt
gers on the north side leaned o
the windows and waved their har
ker chiefs at the winner OF the race
Just before reaching the acadeI
crossing the highway Is as straig
as a nshing pole. The motor {
was now ahead Of the train, and
thc wide glare Of the engines elect
aashlight. The crossing was drs'
fully near, and to make the turn
that speed seemed about as safe
citing on q key Of lighted gunpoV
er.
80 LordI" groaned the chief.
nu.ll <lchxw v,,u&torod Tho m nv