The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07

eNp.GsstRms}ls nai u II ha1 been 4 httie
psrg.f X iaisut foadiiy nave been used IA
"a 9aiffgr for ioy lady hondo.r.
iAe nfenfaa kept rubbing KAY ut The
Ntifa wurh. as W Oy some miracle Of
cA9isf" be might G,id II spot that had not
ben peiai,si Toe Ires were ny and The
aasteu.a6 Srufss we're being hnrled oiI,
o. lhe throat Of The enormous sinokestack
"na each separate pun seemed "a say
Iiufry} Hurry. l5urryt@" Finally the
fireman tossed HIS cotton waste aside, and,
rdi hing 70 the 'front.' of the locomotive.
m;tde hJaty test oil the strength of the
coWcattIcf.
Tho Prospective passengers exchanged
glance.
we nave the right Of way" he said
grlnly ~ win be bad for anything that
attempts 10 dispute it
TAG two passengers moved closer to the
engine. On the little platform, talking to
me eng neer, vas u modest hammered man
In oyegails and Il blue jumper.
Hello, Mac" said the station master.
I'm going to give You two passengers.
"Youll have TO act as conductor and col
'ect their tickets"
Barnes and his assistant were hurriedly
presented TO MacWiuiams, and scarcely
had time to shake his grimy hand when
the slrill shrek of the whistle and a cry
OF AN aboard!" made them jump Oh the
train. Number 6 gave a tiral snort and
pulled cut with a Shrek that sounded like
q challenge. The chief and Clancy ran to
thu back platform of the ear i1st in fine
To get a last glimpse of the snarnv little
St+tion master, who lifted his soft hat and
waved ii at them, disclosing his bald pate,
as he exclaimed incisive!y.
Good luck, boys"
GilicudGv. the engineer. nut steam ON
and before the train had been going TWEEN
ty minutes it was making siytv miles am
hour. Barnes sat in the cab with Gili-
cuddy. watching the iron monster as If
forged ahead. There was sometime fas-
chatting about this terrible thing of iron
aud steel which had the strength of thou
sands OF human beings. which went ON It's
way so surely and so remorselesslv and
yet could be so quickly controlled bv he
power that rested in, Tho wrist nf o,7a nm
assuming. slnGtty faced man
The engineer vac n1oaso1 - 4,o .
the CHIEF 5isnlayad + ~. tho :" r,an}4.e 80 80
cf@erfultv answered all Of hi. naast5aas
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ne affoctta9 tba4 a,,a :" = 49, VIZ an
ON sorontbi1o ~. IA moutu pes.o@
e nngiGiIftt5t ,o eia 'au human me ana
cpddv had for n e. vac a,.in ~ IN
feeling that a mother cherishos rowan
her cbi1d 'N"'-u
MacyTiiIiarns was the most y ,.e
man in tbe nartv 80 Ne c1nl51ea No. . lsl We
in a corner of the car and studied plans
/ A-4AlG it ilAIi prepared IOI feD9iIlrSs 4 no
break in the road. Rarnes wondered what
need there was for f7ceinsr a dow ooaob
on to the engine, but when he looked into
the baggage compartment and saw the
piles Of picks, ~sncveis, jacks and other i'm
elements his curiosity was amply salts
fled. Albany was les miles from the start
ms 2oint, and under the schedule the pur-
suers were booked to reach there in three
hours and q quarter. The limited was due
10 stop at Albany for ten minutes. This
seemed 10 give them a margin of TWENTY
rye minutes. But twenty-five minutes
nae elapsed from the time the limited
ielt New Aott UNTIL the special pulled out
oA li4e sta'lch. mat lett only three plin-
QteS 10 spaie. Ifle thought that the re-
sun Oh ms work hung upon such a slender
cIlahce pforSht the cold sweat out upon
'hc chlet inspector brow.
INC sl'eclal mao Deen going for some
ti!ae WI@A laarhes' Who was in the cab
WIN the ehelieer, hustled into the car.
re was lahoFlns under great eXcitment.
NuSii4is owe. 10 olahcN, he shouted:
oaa news: our tram Is ten minutes
psiiil4d Tune
The Young man groaned. Tten minutes,
That might be just enough to ruin their
enterprise.
Can nothing be done?' he asked fceb-
ly.
Il think So" was the ren,v. ..1,v. +,1,,-
ed 10 Gillicuddy. and he has nro,nised ia
let her go for all she's worth as soon az
We pass frazer"
Tho ,,.o ~ e.+ ,,
into the cab of the engine, The traia
passed Iarrytown. Gillicuddy never said
a word. He did not look up. bur gave the
lever u pull and the speed of the train he
gan TO increase. They knew it by the
vibration Of the engine. 1t swung from
side to siGe-at intervals it gave a iump
as If the wheels could scarcely keep The
track.
Barnes. with mis- head ont of t,e ooh
window. was like a man fascinatod rIo
had often thought OF the sensation of
riding in a locomotive cabe but the reality
far outstripped the dream. The sound of
the drumming wheels was sweet n3l1sic in
his ears. Now and then there vas i,
| mighty roar ol1owed nv blinded aas,,ns
of light. The noise ca1ne from the sls-
ton OF the train. while the light was tbe
quickly appearing and disappearing sides
OF some .,reat w~litewashea barn mere
spechs OF; the horizon. Barnes slanced
down once TO get a lock at the revolving
wheels, but the sight made him dizzy,
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