The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-15
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and went forward 70 Oh his engine.
he glanced casually up the street. bat
Immediately took a second ooS NJ the
trim. graceful hgurc 81 q young lady
who was coming toward hssa
carrie Davis b. exclaimed In
pleased surprise = wonder why she
is here alonef I hope she does not
want 70 go back v.,b us. for
Carrie came tripping across the
street. her face a.l smiles at the
thought o. TIE surprise she would give
thar great. brave coo. headed engineer
Aieck Carson looked up in the quietest
way and said
GOOD morning Carrie"
Now that l. TOO had'' exclaimed
Carrie with a look og smiling veNatou
81 was going 20 surprise YOU aud you
meet me as 81 you knew all the time
that was coming
Il saw YOU whom ! drsi got out of
the cab When ala YOU come up"
ION the morning train ana ! want
TO 80 back with you : have been nar.
rylng So as 20 get ready How soon DO
you startT
Alesk pulled out bis watch
eve cannot leave here uutll Tho
freight comes 81, Carrie she Is due lu
twenty minutes Rut halu't you better
walt for the EXPRESS We are RUNNING
Wild son know. and sou VIII not gain
over two hours time
"Oh I can't walt two whole hours,
said carrie y am going back GA tlis
train -taat Is. ~ can"
A look ot annoyance passed over
Aleck's face but Re replied pleasantly
enough
y don't suppose there win BE any
objections ret } 90 wish yo0 would
stop ovcr for the express
FEARING HAT De had said too much
Aletk BOW went round Go The other
side OF his engine without waiting fos
d reply from Carrie She was about 10
follow bim when Tom Emmons the
conductor came ont OF the carl
"Tch minutes johnny Aleck said
20 thp fireman ~ he handed THE oil
can 10 to him "i'll step hack into the
couch, ana I guess you had better open
your door steam Is pretty well M
now"
Emmons was chatting gayy With
Carrie. but when Aleck entered h
said rather hrusqucly
All right. Carson. Go ahe1a
Alcch looked M lis watch 10 make
sure that he was right
do YOU meau go aheadY" he asked
IN some surprise
Eyes, so ahead" said Emmons quite
sharply.
There we're several or tie head men
Of the road IA the car. ana AlccE look
ed toward them for instructions well
knowing the hazard Of starting ont or
another trains time They took no
notice OF his look. however
"of course YOU know that We are
running wildf" he said 70 Emmou
loud enough for al TO hear
II know ms business replied I'm
mons go ahead / say
"Emmons. are you sure YOU know
your buslnessY'
go ahead" screamed Emmons
white with rage And give her all Che
steam you've got n YOU are TOO much
OF coward
"Stop!" said Aleck his face pale, but
determined IF YOU say 60 ahead.
VIII go n | strip my engine 20 strlngs
But II Is the last time you ever run
the train that | am coupled TO"
Aleck now turned 20 Carrie
You must not 20 on this train, said
he Come
And before Carrie had time to eXer
else viii OF her own she bent 20 his
stronger one and went out OF the car
with him
"Goodby. Carrie. II | never see you
again" said Aleck as he hurried away
20 his engine
lie spranv into the cab, and, giving
the bell cord one pull. ne opened the
throttle ana the engine started.
Johnny" said he, glancng back 70
where Carrie stood watching the train
as II moved ont OF sight "thc freight r.
Z duo IN four minutes, and we shall meet
f. but Emmons ordered Us out ana
we must go
on sped the noble engine. but Aleck
was not using half his steam.
"Hclp me keep a lookout johnny
he said TO his fireman III we are cau-
tious II may amount 70 nothing more
than a run back 90 the station 10 we
can pass the curve. we can soc miles
I Cod have Mercy"
I This exclamation was caused Dy TIC
7 sight of tic approaching freight train
There was short. sharp whistle
\ from cgah engine nm instantaneous
! closing two throttes Then follow
I ed 4 grinL.ng crash mud shock which
made The very ground tremble Then
for one brlef momcnt an awful sem.
ness broken NJ last by tho sound "
rushing steam. by the cries and shouts
OF men as they crawled 'vsom beneath
I the debris of the wrecked trains and