Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-05-09
nal him under their feet in a minute.
l Jumped down., and Ben Buckley, the

Zone at time and cone On!' he
cried holly. If its ten to oae and %
a mans back at that. we'll d. it differ.
ent." With a quick. per:l lar movement
of his arm he drew Il pistol and. point
ing it squarely at Cameron. cried. "Get
back
caught a flash of his eye through
the blood that streamed down his face.
l 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
lied it we had Foley, protesting an
grily. back in the cab again.
''For heavens sake. pull out Of this
before there's bloodshed. Foley" l
cried, and, nodding to Buckley. Foley
opened the choker.
It was a night run and a new track
to him. tried to fire and pilot both,
but after Foley suggested once or twice
that If l would tend to the coal he
would tend to the curves I let him find
them, and he found them all. |
thought. before we got to Athens. He
took big chances in his running, but
there was a superb confidence in his
bursts Of speed which marked the fast
runner and the experienced one.
AT Athens we had barely two hours
to rest before doubling back. l was
never tired in my life till struck the
pillow that night. but before l got it
warm the caller routed me out again
The eastbound ficr was on time. or
nearly so. and when got into the cab
for thr run back Foley was just cou
ping on.
Did you get a nap?" asked as we
pulled out.
mo: we slipped an eccentric coming
up. and I've been under the engine
ever since. Say. she's bird. isn't
she? She's all right. l couldn't run
her coming up. but I've touched up
her valve motion bit, and I'll get &C.
ton on her as soon as it's daylight"
Don't mind getting action on my
account. Foley; I'm shy on life insur-
ance"
He laughed.
You're safe with me. I never killed
man. woman or child In my life
When do. I quit the cab. Give her
plenty Of diamonds. IL you please" he
added. letting her out full.
He gave me the ride of my life, but
hated to show scare. he was so coolly
audacious himself We had but one
stop-for water-and after that all
down grade. We bowled along as easy
as ninepins, but the pace was hair
raiser. After we passed Arickaree we
never touched a thing but the high
joints. The long, heavy train behind
us few round the bluffs once in awhile
like the tail of very capricious kite
yet somehow, and that's an engineers
magic. she always lit on the steel.
Day broke ahead, and between
breaths | caught the glory of sun
rise on the plains from a locomotive
cab window. When the smoke Of the
McCloud shops stained the horizon, re-
membering the ugly threats of the
strikers, left my seat to speak to
Foley.
II think you'd better swing of
when you slow up for the yards and
cut across to the roundhouse" / cried.
getting close to his ear, for we were
on terrific speed. He looked at me in
auiringly. "In that way you won't run
into Cameron and his crowd at the de
pot" l added Il can stop her all
right
He didn't take his eyes off the track.
an take the train to the platform"
said he.
isn't that crossing cut ahead?" he
added suddenly as we swung round
hill west Of town.
Yes, and q bad one"
He reached for the whistle and gaXe
the long warning screams. I set the
bell ringer and stopped to open the fur
mace door to cool the fire. when-chug.
few up against the water gauges
like a coupling pin. The monster en-
CINE reared right up on her head.
Scrambling to my feet, saw the new
man clutching the air lever with both
hands, and every wheel on the train
was screeching. jumped to his side
and looked over his shoulder. On the
crossing Just ahead big white horse,
dragging a buggy, plunged and reared
trantically. Standing on the buggy
seat a baby boy chung. bewildered. to
the lazyback-not another soul in
sight. All at once the horse swerved
sharply back. The buggy lurched half
over. The lines seemed to be caught
around one wheel. The little fellow
chung on, but the crazy horse, instead
Of running, began hornpipe right be-
tween the deadly rails.
looked at Foley in despair. From
the monstrous quiverlng leaps Of the
great engine I knew the drivers were
in the clutch of the mighty air brake.
but the resistless momentum Of the
train was none the less sweeping US
down at deadly speed on the baby.
Between the two tremendous forces the
locomotive shivered like gigantic
beast. shrang back in horror, but the
little man at the throttle, throwing the
Iact oY,pca Of air On tho hi,rp in O. vvhanIs