Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-05-09
I him under their feet in a minute

conductor. came running up. Between
ma we gave the little fellow a life. He
sauIrmcd out like eat aud backed I'm.
stauuy up against tho tende"
"Onc at "A time. and cone on ne
,r.c1 houy IL lts ten 10 @ and -
fl mans back at that wo'n Il, It differ.
ont" With quick. pc'1 lar movement
of bis arm he drew pistol aud. point.
Ing IL squarely az Cameron. cried. Get
back"
caught fash OF his eye through
the blood that strcamed down his face
1 wouldn't have given switch key for
the life Of the man who crowded him
at that minute. But Just then Lancas
ter came up, and before the crowd real
I7cd Il we had Foley, protesting an
erily. back In the cab again.
For heavens sake. pull out ~ this
before there's bloodshcd. Foley"
cried. and. noddlng 10 Buckley. Foley
orcned the choker.
Il was night run aud u new track
to him tried 10 fire aud pilot both.
bot after Foley suggested once or twice
that " | would tend % the coal he
would tend 20 the curves let him mud
them. aud he found them all.
thought before We got 10 Athens lie
look big chances In his running. bat
there was superb confidence In his
lnrsts OF speed which marked the fast
runner and the experienced one
A. Athens we had barely two hour,
20 rest before doubling back I was
never tired IN my lifr TN | struck the
.1.rU that nighr. hut before ! got Il
warm the caller routed me out again.
Th, ca.thound fIcr was on time or
nearly sd. aud when got into the cab
f- o.. run back Foley was Just cou.
cling on.
pd Won set a napY' asked as we
RULED out
80. We slipped an eccentric coming
.r end rvc been under the engine
..,f since Say. she's bird isn't
.her she's all right couldn't run
Der coming up. but I've touched up
her valve motion bit. and III get ac.
f.u un her ns soon ns rs daylight"
Don't mind getting action on my
account. Foley. I'm shy on lie In-ur.
Hncc"
lie laughed
You're safe with me ! never Killed
man. woman ~ child In my NE
when do I Quit the cab Give her
f.cnty ~ diamonds. n you please" he
aIdcd. letting her out full.
Up gave me the ride 81 my NE. but
batcd 90 show scare. he was 30 coolly
1udarlous himself We had but one
sfor-for water-and after that all
down grade We BOWED along ms easy
ls u.ncplns. but the pace was a hair
raiser After We passed Arickarcc we
never touched thing bot the high
Joints Tho long heavy train behind
r. few round the bluns once In awhile
ua, the tail Of very capricious kite.
,,f somehow. and that's an engineers
magic. she always No on the steel
Iay broke ahead aud between
hr,aihs caught the glory OF sun.
--, on the plains from a locomotive
-al window when the smoke ~ the
NeDluud shops stained the horizon. o..
Wondering the urly threats Of the
strikers. I left my seat 90 speak 20
Foley
. think you'd better swing oT
olsn you slow up for the yards and
mo across 20 the roundhouso'' ! cried
setting close 20 bis ear Tor We were
pa terrific spec,i lie looked az m" BIO
.urnrly. In that way you won't run
.rto Cameron aud his crowd 40 the dr
1ot" added 4 can stop her alI
-sht"
he didn't take his eyes OF the truck
iN take the train 20 the platform
said hc
Isn't that n crossing cut ahcadT' he
lddcd suddenly as We swung round %
800 west OF town
-N,~. and bad one
lie reached for the whistle and gaSe
'h, long warning screams. | set the
boil ringer and stopped 20 open the iur
Iaeo door % cool the fire, whcn-chug
few up against the water gauges
Ike coupling pin. Tho monster en-.
gln' reared right up on her n'au'
Scrnmbllng 60 my feet. | saw the new
nan clutchlng the air lever with both
hands. and every wheel on the train
was scrccchlng. jumped 10 his side
and looked over his shoulder. on the
'rossIng Just ahead big white horse
irnRRing n buggy, plunged and reared
frantically. Standing on the buggy
seat baby boy chung, bewildered' 70
he lazyback-not another soul 10
sight All at once the horse swervei
sharply back. The buggy lurched hair
over The lines seemed 10 be caught
around one wheel The little Fellow
-lung on. but the crazy horse, Instead
n running, began hornpipe right be
tween the deadly rails.
looked az Foley in despair. From
be monstrous quivering leaps OF the
crcat engine | knew the drivers were
The clutch OF the mighty air brake
h.t the reslstless momentum or the
train was none the less sweeping US
down at deadly speed on the baby
Between the two tremendous forces the
eli q