The daily Alaskan., 1910-09-22


Eri1als gf slen1 Tears. A oaaE, Q EooE
helpless ea-f f-ozl a focelgn land. sla
doae what aas haaed Eae icgsc %
esalries-Il had ou3kaa the sraal1s
aaEEJers uf soeial caste and captured
ths citadel os tae common human
aeavL
TIE sHogs b.ockeds was razse1. ana
the train moved on, and Pacmca rli-
eli Der movmg aut0crEcy win hes
scepter % love as they PASSED 0g3sa.
crossed -aa sagebrash deserts q Ne
vada and cimbed the SisEEas Saa
wanted for nothing that her loyal sab
. tects coult sapply- As sach successive
creW took charge OF the train the train
eahy was duly and cheertly accepted
a. a part theceaE These bluaE ru1gh
men 1e the non rats Were as genrls
and tender VIII The explained caild
wa0m eAAnce bad Lhrowa u their Way
as though she had Seen o. Laeir 0Wa
hesh and b,ood u sac was fre5enl AZ
a siding o. desert Watering tank she
w0l.l De taken oar q her car and
passed shout among the trahmsa
TRAIN Dispatcher. colductoc. engineer
dcem4l. bE1klmen. P0uers, baggage
men aud a5se5 raa1e-s al taxing
awswark 1u-as 40 holllns her or 9th
erWSe contributing % her entertain
ueaL PacIIc1 oUaed the train and
Lae whole worSs
The SIerras we've crossed. Sacmnea-
Co was reacae,3 and PASSED and TIA
train hea5eJ south toward che San
joaquin and Les Angeles.
A tew niles south Of Sacramento a
Storm. s1tdeuly Blowing h trom tae
oceaa. was e1c2uasered. wh.ch IN
creased IN violence Is thew neared
Bakegsaeld and the EehachePi moua-
talus.
Az Bakersfield yae vlad vas b,oWias
a ltJy mile l5P, aud the rain was e0m-
ing down BIKE a cloUdbCrst
--etcSlisb business ap taece. Rossc
yeI,ed che coe5actor % TIE engneeF as
BE- waved a.s aaad toward tAe ssorm
swept heights 90 J5e pehachePl Rcy-
sCs had % neet I'd pe J0li &c The daa-
ser at ialds,5Ges in chs tAa arsc Sc
vere stlru 0t tse seasol
Dc was % o'clock that uisht wAsR tAe
engineer stopped t1g WageE q shoEs Us
t1Ece below tunnel No, s The uishs
was veCy e,aeE. and tue STORM heak ana
r1aged about gae .ra,a ESa an array
ot daDoas, Tas Uanmen messed b
taeE long raGcCays. flashed tasIe Ian
terms about examining ooXDss. tass-
ls air b-aSes ana 1caeywisa ulakt1g
really for the ulxr Eua. W1ea suL1eR,y
Plcidcas babg Esl lrCU her car 5lsg
back 5s the mail ear arose ao0Fe the
noise 1t tls sseru
% rsaeheL the ears a. the engineer
v-lzus bass ag the tsatec ana
s--ai sl-way. Instead 1s I1e screaming
wind ana uaas rain. De hear1 the
yliee oe bis own cana calllS % Inn
Ir1u Hev made grave La Las Aage-
lls. ana las5esJ lS me two gifsJeal1S
rlzs stretching sWay NON the held-
usl- ls1 che Zlo0u be saw the plead
8s eyes and auSEssched arms lt hts
dead b0y Aud the heart o. the byays
man came ar On Dis t1r0aE ana b. ta-e
c0uuS over him The weakness thar f1c
DAYS had l1eapaellals5 him af-er as
loss
~oh. uy GcJ" he uuusred % Am
self as tae PlalnGve CIV again sm05e
his ears -Ihag sounded Ike Gg-la
Bob
And tasu Engineer Rogers Jid an un-
P7ecc1lu-el -A.ls Telling bis fireman
ae would esDra To- a minute, De START
CD aack tazausA the storm % waegs
Pucdca tay cryzl; and rseusilg % be
cCu-o-re,L
Dripping WIKI stern watsr. he edged
ats way targlsh -ae c-c.e q atend-
ans ana beas over tas tram basy's
crsh
ne cryns Instantly ceased WhelA-
sr s- was the play ot the ear hsAz On
bis Wet aDeCat O. the hyp1oCsm o.
llre a Dis pEesaaee lLeue Was DO tesl-
ius Bzs shs glallE Stopped ard WIS
noe resumed ua-I ha bad toyei VITA
her Cor q moment aad uIEled Co %.
Eha1 the walng began again. nor
JlJ q cglse until the engineer tuEBed
ana again SMILED down mo the big
blue eyes
Ehe mou1UJs to,pwed cash 0sAez
ual1,ed, and the southern Pacllc
Overland limited was being heid while
hsr engineer played with a1 ogpoaaeJ
1uisraus chEl AElla and asain be
turned Co So aud again and again tas
hahn arms were held guE ia irresistible
appeal
Suddenly the roar oe the storm cur
side was interrupted BY a deeper and
ugFe Significant mar Wlasle1 wita
reading crashing sounds toJoWed by
a coaeussico waieh shooS the whole
mountain side.
A Badslile N1E a canman eas
uscoguEel taess 0mH0us sounds In
staulsy blaLcar Was manned ana
Weas forward Co veeQuaoser
A mile az tae Jsaek JAsy s0ual he
mouth e tunnel Ne s e0uR lete,y bar
r5caled oy vast mass gf hase bosl-
leEs ana earth ana tree lruHSss swsRs
trVa taer aaeaerase ca sbs AeEaes