The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16

gone mad, but he set out TO run some
where, anywhere. 9 Marjorie paced up
and down distractedly, tearing her
hair and moaning, "Snoozleums, Snoo-
xleumsi MI, child MY poor chilli"
At length her wildly rowing eyes noted
the bell rope. She stared. Ipoldered,
nodded her head. -ciutched att, could
not reach 1t, Jumped for it several
times In vain, then seized q chair,
swung 1t into place. stood up tn it.
gripped the rope, and came down on
it with all her weight, dropping to the
floor and jumping MP iahd down in a
frenzied dance. In the distance the
engine .couldsbe. heard family whist
ling, whistling- for every pull.
The engineer, far ahead, could not
imagine what unheard-of crisis could
bring about such mad signals. The
fireman yelled: M
II bet that crazy conductor is at
tackled with an epilettic 1T"
But there was mo- ldisputing the
command The engine was reversed.
the air brakes set, the sand run out
and every effort made to pail the
iron horse. as IT were, back On its
launches. III.
The grinding. squealine, joiting.
shook the train like an earthquake.
The shrieking Of the whistle froze the
blood like az woman's cry Of "Mur-
der!" IN the night The women among
the passengers echoed the, screams.
The men turned pale and braced
themselves for the shock OF collision.
Some OF them were mumbling pray
ers. DR., Temple and Jimmie Yelling
ton, with one idea in their dissimilar
souls, dashed from the smoking room
to go to their wives.
Ashton and ,Wedgewood, with no
one to care for but themselves. seized
windows and tried to fight them open.
At last they budged sash and knelt
down to thrust their heads out. {. =
II don't see beastly thing, ahead"
said Wedgewood, except the heads
Of other fools."s
We're slowing down though" said
Ashton, "she stops! We're safe.
Thank Cod" And he collapsed. into
q chair. Wedgewood collapsed into
another. gaspihg: "Whateva1' are We
safe from, l wondah e. -ygJS s.s
The train-crew and various passen-
gers descended and ran alongside the
train asking questions. Panic gave
way to mystery. Even Dr. Temple
came back into the smoking room to
finish precious cigar he had been at
work on. He was followed by Little
Jimmie, who had not quite reached
his wife when the stopping OF the
train put an end to his excuse for
chivalry. He was regretfully mum.
bling:
ut would have been such ia good
shansh to shave my LIES wife-I
mean my-Ldon't know what mean"
He sank into a chair and ordered q
drink; then suddenly his
VOW, and with great heroism, rescind-
ed The order. ~ .4,i 1.,ate,fs.
Mallory, finding that the train was
checked just before he reached the
conductor, saw that, officials bewil-
dered wrath at the stoppage and had
fearsome intuition that, Marjorie
had somehow done the deed. He.hur-
yied back to the observation room,
where he found her charging up and
down, still aistraught. 4 He paused at
~ safe distance and said: -: : +,
THE train has stopped, my dear.
Somebody rang the bell." lav
lTaguess soIa ebody did," Marjorie
answered, with proud toss OF the
hea 1. Where's the. conductor?" IL
'IIe's looking FOR the fellow that
pulled the rope.r, evaa 1850
"Yt'u go tell him to back upland
slowly tooHt {st Z. ~ 2iaD4 Wy
mo. thank you'll said Mallory. He
was braveoyoung> man, ibut he, was
not boarding the co, ductors of stop.
ped expresses. Already sthe conduc-
tors vo 'ce was heard in2the smoking
room, ~ here The s.apIe ared with the
rush an I 7roaHv of rs Bashan bull.
"Well!"a1ef bEliUwed, which one Of
you guys pulledathat. roysg"
"It was uobody'here, slr,p BraTem-
pro AuCOifAy OApAoihS1s 49, V 'DOIu@tCtOl
transfixed him with baleful glare:
"Iwoubdnt beiieve'a ga1nb er ON oath.
] bet you,sdiiisit!p 'esioiags sen-r
IT assure vou9sir,r Wedaeewoods in
terposed, ehe didn't touch Il. L:was
heah." s'fs ::tsts liIT1I .'ssAs.s;
The conduc, ortwaved him; aside and
charged into the observathis room,
followed by all the passengs ~ in an
awe-struck "a bile Here, / ), the
conductor hundered: seeWh6 pulled
that rope? Speak up soniebo. saasi
Mallory was about to sacfifit nirn.
self to save Marjorie, but she Il d, the
conductors black rage switn the With
ering contempt of young queen, Il
pulled the old rope. IL Whom dii YOU
suppose?" y zIiis Il
The conductor almost dropped Nth
apoplexy at finding himself withtllo-
body to vent his immense rage &al,,
but this pink and white slip "Yts =
he gulped, ''wello, what iri1- Say, lin
the name of-why, don't you 'lnow IL
Q penitentiary offense to stop tr ID
this way?" .s". "a ---.-4----., IL