Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-12

"Go back there2'' the girl shuddered "She would kill me, Carl' Its not so bad as that, is it?'' he l asked. For answer she drew back the tattered sleeve from the slender white arm. Three livid we1ts told their own story of stepmothers abuse.
 Did she strike you2" he asked smothering an oath.
 She found out about that ride in the cab last week and she said she would will me" Even the recollection of that awful scene brought the tears afresi.
 Carl turned to Jim, If this was the regular run," he said, q could get Bax- ter to take her in the car and it would be all right We could get married in Haven without a license. and then I could defy Mrs. Hammond" Baxter must be in Haven by now,' objected Jim. Sixty seven is the first train in the morning. Amt you got friend who'd take her in?"
 Not one,' groaned Carl We'll have to take her in the cab"
 Remember what Caddon told you last week" reminded Jim. Told you then that the next time you let her ride in the cab he'd lay you off"
 T don't care," protested Carl. "Fll take her out of the way of that fend if I never handle a throttle again.
 Susie, who knew Carl had gotten in to trouble for letting her ride on the engine with him, looked up protesting ly. I'll stay, dear" she said quietly I'm not afraid. Maybe some one will take me in
 Carl thought of the terror in which Mrs. Hammond was held in the town and shook his head but despite his urging. Susie shook her head. She was trembling with fright. but she would not let her lover get into trouble. He had been ten years working for the passenger run. This one trip would spoil it all
 She was still protesting when the special came panting up the grade and the two heavy engines were -dn- coupled and run onto a siding. while 680 puffed leisurely down to take the train. She walked down the track be- side the cab as 1t was coupled on.
 Adams was waiting at the telegraph window for his orders from the dis patcher, and now he came toward the engine. All right" he shouted, as he handed up the yellow tissue. Clear track all the way to Haven. Not going to take her. are you?" he added as his glance fell upon the girl.
 It was Susie who answered that she was not going. and Adams ttrned to- ward the rear of the train.
 He had just given the signal to pull out when down the road came the swaying figure of a woman crazed with anger. One glance told Carl that it was Mrs. Hammond, and without a word he reached down to where Susie was standing and with a powerful jerk lifted her into the cab while at the same moment he threw over the lever. There was an answering snort from the engine, which drowned the cry of the baffled woman. and the train moved out
 The locomotive was of the Mother Hubbard type, with the engineers cab we'll forward over the tremendous bOil- CT. A soon as he was under way Carl helped Susie over to the other side of the boiler and then glued his eyes to the track ahead.
 There were ten miles at slow speed as they dropped down the side of the mountain, but once the eight was passed it would be clear running Meanwhile it would take all of his care to hold back the train and keep from going into the eight" at such a speed that the engine would leave the track
 They had gone half of the distance and were running through the cutting when a lOosened stone fell from the side and crashed through the window and struck Carl full upon the head. He fell over stunned. and as he did so the lever was thrown over and 6S0 bounded ahead under full head of steam.
 With a scream of terror Susie climbed over the boiler again and stopped over her almost unconscious lover, endeavoring to stanch the flow of blood that made a line across his