Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-24
SATURDAY. OCTOBER pa, 'Os,


either Andre or Felipe would go
through the train with eyes fled for
either him or Jerry. The train had not
proceeded far before he was talking
with the conductor.
I'D give almost anything 10 ride
on an ingine." said he. I'm an ingineer
myself but I've never seen the work
ms on a locomotive afore Is 10 pos
sible for me TO set in the cab"
IT'S in violation Of an iron bound
rule for any passenger 20 ride I'm the
cab said the conductor
'I'n tel You what I'm do" said Mike:
I'll give You the price OF a suit OF
clothes If You can fix 60 for me-" He
drew a crisn note from his pocket and
held it so that the poorly paid official
could feast his eyes on it,
I'll see what can DO for you" said
the conductor. rs he moved towards
the engine. Mike followed him 90 the
door and whispered IN his ear.
TRY TO get me ON right away:
want 10 see things whin il amt too
dark"
Mike had Just settled into seat
when the rear door of the coach
opened. He drew his hat down over
his eyes and appeared 20 De asleep.
hut be managed 90 cast a glance down
the aisle. Wearing a cap weu down
over his eyes Andre came towards
him. The stranger drew a classful
OF water from The tank NJ the forward
end of the car and then dropped into
the fourth or ffth seat three seats
from Mike. Fe took paper from his
pocket and began 20 read as Che con-
ductor re-cnteroi the coach. The or
fetal. smile of pleasant anticipation
on his lrs. went to Mike and whis-
perod: "Iye fixed il. Come right
along"
"sh-' I've got a pain in my
stomach now. ANA I think l'u wait tIu
IT'S gone. mn Doc there an right"
Fifteen minutes later Andre. his
can on che hack of his head and his
face wearing an expression of conf.
dence. slowly went Get Of the coach.
"a pretty dotcctNe'" swued Mike.
as Pie sat ur and pushed back his haL
You won't always Doe gon' about with
your cap on the back % vour head.
my dandy. = can tel you that. Your
names what mg fNhcr's was."
Riding on "a locomotive Was not n
novelty to Mike O'Ccuno-. for he had
'run' engines in the United States in
his earlier DAYS. and whom he wont 90
the cab The sen sationa were not strong
enough to Keep him from concon-
trating his whole miud on plans FOR
the future When he returned to the
coach. after ifui-ht. with an invita-
ton 90 come back to the cab any
time, he had decided to follow the five
as far as Dee colll out of Jimcnez. 20
find out choir hiding place. 81 possible.
and chen 20 communicate with
Tommy
When the trai1 reached Escalon ne
looked around FOR jerry. and. while he
would nave given much 90 sec him.
he was glad that he was not az che
station Numerous delays added half
dozen hours TO the running time. and
Jimcnez was not reached until after
nightfall. Mike was on the front plat
form when the train came 10 a stop at
the station. and. after giving the engi-
neer bill. he got OF and FASTENED to
a building so feet away, statIonlng
himself where he could see the full
length OF the platform. He remained
there until the train pulled out, and.
TO his great surprise. he had not seen
the I'VE occupants OF the last coach
get OF. But as the last car swept past
him he saw a carriage moving away
from the other side OF the track.
He ran to the end OF the platform
and cast his eyes after the vehicle,
which soon was lost in the darkness.
Then, not knowing what course TO
take, he approached a policeman and
asked where the street led 10.
ITO the mountains" was the an
swer. The city's down the other
way"
Was that station conveyance that
just went away?" he asked, and the
officer eyed him closely.
1T doesn't ordinarily meet trains"
was the answer. why did you want
to know?"
Il thought maybe an old friend O.
mine-Aurelio Zacate-was drivin'.
have come all the way from the south
TO see him. and the last heard o. him
he was drivin' a rig here"
Before Mike had thought Of hirine a
cab ana following the carriage the Of
hcer said something about it's being
one OF the only two vehicles OF the
kind in the city. knowing that he
could do nothing further that night,
he sat down on a box and engaged
the officer in conversation. The police
man was a willing talker. for Mike had
bottle OF extra fine whisky. which he
extended often 10 him.
They had conversed fully an hour.
when carriage came towards them.
That's the carriage" said the po-
hceman. rs that your friend driv-
ing?"
'Aurelio didn't wear a mustache
when I saw him last" said Mike, land
he didn't appear so skinny. The car
riage couldn't have gone very far"
No; perhaps not farther than the
riVer-the Florido. Perhaps the peo-
. pie In the carriage took a small boat
down the river. Many folks spend the
hot weather down there"