The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-28

ms bell revolving Ike circHiar saw. Those
OF Us who knew George Amborn knew that
the old man was nersy enough 10 gee tisat
train through on time il 1T w4s in human
power. and TO take any chances imaginable
10 order TO do il. Young Bob digln' know
whether 10 be proud or scared. and ne came
mighty near being both
Mcstewart came in and began grunblipg
about the treatment the 1905 was probably
getting He vowed that Aasfssft,.E st~Pro
careful man, and nat y 50 r1itcfhi a. qiIar-
ter Of ar inch was worn of tafr=s ;sFss. II
iwolld be back To wiping Tor Giorgc. 1t
would have heen a sad day fsr sAiasierart
II he had had to decide wfic!. hc Igyed inc
better, has family or his cugieS *
But FlIty-six KEPT righsson r-sssSing things
up or the jerkwater division. Down i5 the
Rainy Creek hills the track wound tk7qaGh
them like snake. and when the train Tit
the hrst bend the mail clerks wcrr slammed
about nnnfercifully. But raiGsay mail
clerk has more liares than a cat, and Gcorge
didn't siuw down ans on their account.
The engine would sirlkes enrve- like a ti,s,ti-
sand tons "a brick. ard ts174r after tine
young Angus stood up thinking bis hour
had come, but alHays the zig Inachine
Fighted hcrseif, and the IurChiBg cars fol-
lowed somehow without leaving :he iron.
The fireman had to brace hinnsei. nth one
hand while he shoAslcG vim the oeher. and
even then. expert AZ he was. tiie coal otter
went wide OF The flre-l=lx d,so-. Once
shoyeIfui went or through the ganguay,
and Amhorn crcaned shen he saw ii, jor
be rad no tire tc stop 10 coal and every
lump vas going TO count
There vas Ioy ih ais soul when thcy came
70 the top Of the ioag. st4aighl grade down
Blue Mountain, he onc that he had gotten
thirty days for the last time lie went down
it. Sixty days or Z wretk this time, said
old George to himself, and he pulled the
throttle clear over 10 the last notch. He
felt the eagineTespond. and 4 minute later
they were flying doKn that mountam ikea
whirlsind possessed The conductor offered
to make deposition under cath that the last
car never touched the railS but twice the
whole thirty-two miles. Hallway down The
hull vas little station called Glenvar. and
the agent there had truck-load Of chickens
in coops sitting near the track. When he
heard the mail train coming he thought ne
woJld go out and move thern back little
With az ordinary train he would have had
plenty IF time, but this was different He
got 70 the door just in time TO see the whole
Ave coops disappear under the wheels OF The
rear car, where they had been drawn by tire
terrific suction. By the time he realized
what had happened George was whislling
for the Franklin road crossing three miles
away The ae 1t day section hands reported
feathers along tie right Of way FOR eleven
miles oeicH t,levvar ~
At the fecr of the mountain was tank
where they LaG - stop feI aaier, bat the
engine mas aifesa 20 iake tine to coai and
ne told Argos ;hst se w,nli have to MAKE
.he suppir hold ai4t Ire rev engines bad
~ aigli iesders syd lifl saii allIight.. he
er.ild d i. i .s- sg1 b iiJra RS shirt Iae
50 barr il. sae rs st:sTens1rrs. ccs oef1Fr
taey saN ike giss .. iiESa Riser t5At
night a3i afa ge'stsg ~ -. ~ Win the
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After Iesving tie tank il sss uphill
.lrougr e., icag Tire trek g,sge pith
he enriGe pu-fag her hesu 81. AID I'm
Angus sicteang llso . fsen9. Al. IRE hs.p
nst a sccd elgi.eeg ar giFe fren@n
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