The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-03-22

something TO you some time OF
other, " you keep ON using Ill
name ~ free and defiant like"
our hoy was about 7 years old
then, aud one mofnln' about a ouu.
pie o. days after wife aald what she
did, the little fellow came 90 me %
SEQ the Racer" start Off as he often
did. Well. that mornin' ! had her
runnin' Ia splendid order, AZ usual.
aud was all ready 10 start when the
ti%e came, when ! Eot Into a discus
sion with another engineer who de
eiarwi his locomotive could outrhh
tho Race" any time WAS fufi
Gus enough 10 LET the man drive me
into a passion. and my language
need only De limited az, that darlin'
child standin' by ilatenin' tool
After tho man had moved ON !
heard a sweet. quiet voice say, on.
papa. what makes you talk sol II
makes me feel 'tfaid
90 you run home. Willie" SAYS
|. for / was scared at the minute "a
think Of the cuHaea the child had
heard me uae. 1t was time Ia start
rnd Just then one Of the railroad
BOSSES came up and told me u had
hern decided that. instead of my
gelnE my usual route tn send ms
and the Racer some miles up the
road H. pilot an excursion train,
was not 20 start Tor an hour
At first | though 10 80 home =
whila. but I felt kind Of backward
to see M wife. Cor feared the
child had told her ~ my tough
talk At the depot Sharp un time
| | jumped aboard tita Racer" and
off. OF she sped up the smooth
track. with every Joint oiled 90
mako her glide llke streak a
lightning. but at an hour when
traina we're not expected 10 g.
houndin' over that portion % the
road nnt on she tore. no thought
uf mlshap In my mind. till all al
once | saw what near ffuko my
blood aud nigh stopped the heatin'
Of my heart my little a0n. With hla
mimic express wagon. mounting the
bank 10 efoas the track Just ahead
Of me-
You see. once IN a while a person
aeema 70 1.-Two whole lifetime In
about onash hair minute. aud in that
ons instant all uiY whole soul vent
aut Ia volumes ~ prayer TO The
name ! had takea "a many times ia
vain. Yet ! only said two words
God. Cod" Fur I sneN not what
O. DO. To slacken speed on tho IN.
slant would DO simply imposalhisi
should ! pash her suddenly on would
perhaps mean The death ~ my boy
RAISED my hahda ia dumb en-
treaty. and AZ the moment a great
pleca from a falling branch % =
tree Hhot into the engine aud bit
tho lever sending Il vioientiy dawa
4 notch af tao. and the ohedient
Racer ~ the Sudden impetus
bounded forward like living
thlnG And ia0ksr hack aud
SAN nv baby. with hia little fo1t
on the iouz aleeRefa. gazing Ia sur.
prise at the locomotive which had
raced b. him At that unexpected
m0nauL
= w tHAAit"fF saw HHNHHH
gasp and swallowed hard. bat nof
enc ~ his listeners atifred a hair.
and pretty soon hn went GU
Well | approached that spot Oh
tGs return trip@af course Il uaa
aaiy an excited fancy bat an A.
once q aegned a. &, saN my haf
telling ap ghe bank % the track
aud again threw up my hands
aaa cried God Godt= Then /
bowed M head 90 tha lever aaA
toak solemn yuw with illu help
ia cult swearing ohce sad for
ever.
Tia engineer gave q swift glance
along che m1iiuuteaa Eruhu ~ la
IeasFs AMI added
don't enjoy talkiu' about that
awful moment ~ my life. but when
SEQ company u men whn mas
possibly think Il 4 a small ihins
- taka the name ~ Cod ia valu.
I feel called upon. a. a sort 81
penAnee. 80 tell them shat the
Almighty can "a