La Junta tribune., 1907-08-24
rurs,ed Dad .me=

Il get a letter twice Neek that
think more OF than I do of this Whole
road. and propose TO so 10 The I-o~t-
once snd GET II withsut asking any
bo-ty's pe.znissjon-
They'll pound you agaln.-
George locked oct into the storm
We'll why shouldn-t th<yf I've got no
B frlecds.-
Z Go, n girl hack In Pennsyiyauia =
Yes. rrr 90; a Siri there replied
the boy as the rain tore NJ the cab VIZ
dow. I've tzd 3 xif there = good
while shes gray beaded and sixty
years oid-thzts uy S5ri-znd Il she
can write letters TO me can get them
out Of the F.c<totSce without = gard
Ian
There sbe cSDes.- sad Dad a. the
beadIi-ht Of the Pullman .pecls. shone
faint ahead through the mist
I'm mighty -iad Of it.- said Geor-
rie. booking a, his watch Give ne
steam uow. Dad. aud I'll get you home
, IN time for nap before breakfast--
minute later tb. special shot over
the switch. ard The yourg r1E1er.
c-owdIny the pls;oss a bs;. started OF
the siding When Dad. looking hack
for the hind end brakeman 10 I0cS the
switch and swing on called ali clear.
Gs-1r-i-. pulled hrr Oat another uotch.
and the long train slowly gathered
bead way up ths slippery track
A. the spee-i iacrea sei tie yoGn-
man and the cd reisps-d into their
usual sIIeiscr- The "a WAS always
free steamer. hot G.orSie put ber
through her p.ee- without any srolo-
y. and i :nos lots ot coal 10 s.Iuare
the account.
In few minutes they were pound
ing along up through t.f. Narrow. The
track ibsre follows the high b--neh be
tween the hlr-s whie!, sheer Up o.
one sss5e. aud the river bod. tnlrry feet
heiow The grade. on The other.
II : not an inviting stretch RI any
time with big string of gouGoIas BE-
hind But on Set night il Is the last
plac- oH IA. division wbere an eags
neer wouid wznt side rod 10 90
wrong. and Just there and then G-Or-
Sie's rod went very wrong indet-i.
Halfway between cetsters the big
steel bar on his side. dipping then 80
fast you Couldn't hAT, seen IL eveo II
daylight. snapped Ike a stick Of leo
rice. The hind end ripr-ed up Into the
cab Ike the Rose Of sworlhsh. tear
ing and sIna shiug with appalling force
and fury
George NcNeaIs seat burst under
him A. ia stick OF giant powder bad
exploded lie was jammed against the
\. ts,rh- \ S..ry
Ing. while the IDoBster steel hail
{ thrasbe.l and tore through the cab with
every lightning revolution Of the great
driver from which Il swung.
II was a frishtfEi moment Any
thing thought or done must he though;
snd done al once IL was either 10
stop that train. and quickly. or TO
pound along uatil the 2ii jump.-i the
track aud III in the river. with thirty
ears Of coal TO cover IL
Instantly 80 Dad Hamilton after
ward told me--lnstautly tie boy.
scrambIin- TO his feet. reached Tor his
, ,hrogtIe-reaeSed for II through rain
Of Iron blo.s. and staggered back with
his right arm hanging Ike a broken
wing from his shoulder. And back
again after ir-after the throttle with
( his left: slipping and creeping care
fully this tine up the throttle lsver W.
Z I'll. straIninG and twisting aud dod<-
+ ing. be caught the latch and pushed IL
( tightly home. Dad whistling ysorous-
7 y the while for brakes
Relieved OF the Tremendous lead on
z the cylinder. the old engine calmed
" q. I.+
I lee; themselves Rapidly as the brakes
I conld do 81 the long train was Fought
Up standing. and George. belped by
his fireman. dropped out OF tie cab.
aud ;hey set about diseonnectius-the
{ engineer with his one srtn-tGe for
E mIdable ENDS OF the broken nod
/ IL was a slow. difficult pis-,e oE work
7 - do In spite OF their most active
efforts the rain chilled them 10 the
marrow. The train crew gave them
! a. much help a. willing hands could.
which wasn't much but by eyeTy man
T doing something they got things liked
! called in ,beir fagmen jnst before day
break and started home Whsa the
Z sun rose George grim and sllea1. the
/ throttle in his left hand. WAS Urging
7 the old engine along On a do-srot
across the Biackwoci fats. and 50.
limPiaE In on one side the kid hEouxht
( his trzia into the ZSnesyiils yaris-
with Dad Hamilton unable 10 make
himself helpful enough. unahle 70 show
x his appreciation Of the skill and the
I grit thar the nigh, had disclosed IN the
{ KID engineer
The bns-re- vrzf-iu- In the vsrd
I sisrzug into the cab with anazement
Z On hrs face and was inst In tine 10
7 MT limp boy out Of the old tire1ar's
arms and help Dad get him to the
I ground. for George bad tainted
Z wbea the pa reached the shu-s a
/ Few raIant.-s Later they E.to.ms-r.. bed