The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-14


that mould! His father! Over
Mexico surSed . wave Of
mighty feeling. How no would
like to DO like his father! Some-
thing snapped IN hts brain; he became
on the instant . being Of heroic I'm.
pulses. Of QuivsrlnS Drawn impsllsd 81
the tremendous power Of sslf-rscon.
struction.
His sluggish muscles, deadsned b,
the Fear. bscAme rtppiing mountains Of
straining strength; he saw clearly. h
knsw what to do and how to do Il
With . snarling. inoohsrent curse h,
hurled himself At the huge boulder
setting his shoulder nercsiy aCsinst II
and struggling with all his great
strength 10 toppls Il from the track. But
the effort va truitlsss. THss bouids
did not bulge; In Its stubborn inanifna-
ton It seemed . hellish hooking ir-
ritation TO him. He stepped back q
pace and hurled himself upon Il again
he struck biindiy. firiously at II with
his naked fists. untti tho blood ran In
great streams from Ms knuo,kies.
His efforts were stu fruit1ess. but he
had brought Into his heart and mind
tho tingiinx intoxication of conscious
courage-a realisation of dormant power
and spirit. lie left off striking ut the
rock and scrambled up tho steep wall
OF the cut into q tihcket OF scrub oak.
WHARF ne fell to work with demoniacal
energy. crashing among the dried brush
and tearing up great masses OF u with
his barred hands.
Gathering up all that he he'd collected
he stumbled breathlessly to tho side of
the wall and spranS clear. rolling heav-
lily 20 the bottom. half stunned and par
TALLY blinded by the singing sand that,
cioudiike. had followed him down. But
he had chung 10 the scrub oak brush.
and he oiled an arnful OF " against the
side OF the boulder and then went down
on his knees beside II while no searched
feverishiy for match.
Seventy-fi feet from the boulder the
express came to . dead stop. Lanterns
CLEANED IN the darkness Of the cut.
trslnmsn hurried forward, heads were
poksd out Of tho windows OF tho coaches
voices were raised In sharp inquiry. The
engineer ciambered down from his cab
and came toward the boulder. beside
which stood Msxico-a picturesque fig
urs framed In the circular Stare Of the
headlight.
WHAT began the engineer. but
.hesitated, his face palinG through the
CRIME. 6warthy grim. foreboding. Mex
leo sssuredly did look the train robber.
The engineer rstreAtsd Q stop and sls-
waited both hands above his head. From
the cab the fireman saw the movement
and uttered che sharp dread warning:
'Iioldupi"
For an instant Mexico remained in
the glare Of tho headlight. his lips
curving into . grim smile. They mis-
understood; they thought him q dss-
perado; they were afraid OF him
Afraid! That word belonged to tbs
past. He was no longer afraid. for
the blood Of his father rioted through
his veins; the paternal side OF tbs
Lenehan house had come into tt swnl
Here, In tho silence and darkness. with
the express bearing down upon him
out or the night. had tho miracle been
wrought. They thought him . train
robberi why should he not be . train
robbeT7 For the nrst time in his life
the thought assailed him and he stag
gered under It, Why not3
The engineer still kept his hands
elevated; his face seemed to express
wonder that Mexico had delayed max
ing a hostile move. From beyond the
headlight came voices raised In fright
Mexico heard them; heard the closing
OF windows. tho screams or women
tho cultural warnings or men lie
lhesrd-and exulteu. Like nasH
change came over his FACET hard
sned. his lips sneered. his eyes were
xlitt.ring pin-points, With . bound
he was at tho engineer's side. his
heavy six-shooter In his hand his
voice hard and flied with the menace
OF q cold recklessness.
''Hold herl" he ordered sharply
"Git back to your cab and don't move
out of ~" A trainman came out OF
the darkness. his lantern bobbinE.
revolver cleaning In ono hand. There
was q squirt OF namo from Mexicor
side and the trainman crumpled up
and pitched forward between the rails
Mexico turnsd his weapon a worry itt'c'
so that II covered the engineer
cit" he commanded.
watching the engineer. Keeping
wary eye on the train. he reached tho
side OF tho dead trainman and secured
the fallen pistol. Then he sprang Int,