Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22


saved her from worse than a shaking
up, and she had regained the seat.
Poor old Kingp' she cried as she
saw with relief that Dick was unhurt.
II could kill that little Edwards boy"
"Never mind the Edwards boy" said
Dick brusQuely. What we have to
think about is the train. We never can
walk that hill In time to make the
train. Have you nerve enough to coast
it In the cutter?"
I'D risk anything rather than return
home" cried Joyce. Il never will let
father catch u.s."
"Then here goes" cried Dick gayly
as he pulled the cutter back into the
road and caught up one Of the broken
shafts. Its been long time since l
went bobbing, but think l can make
it,"
He gave Joyce the shaft to hold and
pushed the cutter over the brow Of the
hill, climbing in over the back when
he had it started.
Once back IN the cutter he took the
shaft and impEovised steering Tud-
DER The body work afforded him lever
age, and Dick laughed as the sleigh
began to gain speed.
For the first half mile the road was
straight. and little steering was neces-
sary, Then ahead doomed the turn, and
Dicks face turned grave as he dug the
shaft into the road.
Slowly the sleigh responded to the
pressure and in another instant they
had swung around the curve as neatly
as a champion coaster on his low
pointer. and they were again on the
straight and headed for the station.
Hank Carew had just backed his en-
, CINE down from the house, and white
plume of steam rose from the dome as
/, the engineer waited for the minute
hand of the clock to touch the bottom
OF the dial,
Inc runaways were still quarter or
a mile from the station when the cut
+, ter slowed up, but they had gained
; more than a minute in their swift de-
scent, and they did not have to run,
AS they came up to the station plat
form the little knots of loungers gath
I, cred about them. Rapidly Dick ex-
planned the reason for the coast, and
the listeners cheered as they heard the
tale. For years they had grumbled
at the way Waring treated Joyce, and
they were glad that at last she was.
to be released from her fathers hard
reign.
"Here comes your dad noww piped a
ILL ~x,l
they turned to see the familiar War
ing team tearing over the brow Of the
hill.
Carew glanced at the steam gauge
and the clock. Then he leaned out Of
the window.
"All aboard that's goingr' he called
in a stentorian voice. "We're chang
ing the schedule today. The $50 is go
ing out at 9:28r'
Another instant and the train was
rafting down the road toward the
state line, and Hiram Waring came
dashing up to the platform to be greet
ed by ironical cheers.
1.-THE train went ahead of timew he
sputtered. II shall report this to the
OnclalS!
you're wrong, SQUIRE" drawled Ned
Burns, who posed as a wag. THAT
amt the regular train. That's the
Coaster special. Makes close connec-
ton with the Cutter express, from up
your way"
The laugh which followed showed
Waring that the sympathy was all
with the runaways. He was to be a
candidate for county treasurer in the
fall. 1t would not do to turn his
townspeople against him. AS he head
ed the horses for home he half turned
in his seat.
when that Coaster special COM
pletes the round trip" ne shouted out,
''you might tell Dick Torrington to
come out to my place. ! amt going to
kill the fatted calf, but there's tur-
key l was saving up for Christmas.
l guess thatn do as WELL"