Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

Quilted by fire last night Will replace entire stock
Get to them ]. q. Nj.
The price of Rio had indeed gone up. | found that
Roberts had secured driver and the best team to be
had, and nearly two hours his way toward
Smiths Falls.
1t was imperative that should get there ahead of
him.
Intending to wire the house on the outlook donned
my fur coat and hat, slipped heavy pair of gaunt-
lets, and made my way to the station the
A few minutes later freight train pulled into the
station. Here, l thought my opportunity. But
the conductor informed that special orders strictly
forbidding the taking of passengers had just been
issued, and nfraction Of the order meant instant
dismissal He would accept excuse, and would not
be bribed.
For instant l in despair. l considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of taking chances underneath of
the cars when suddenly round the of the depot
appeared two young boys dragging heavy handsled at
the end of long rope.
With one bound reached the lads snatched the rope
from their hands, and moment later running after
the tran dragging the heavy and unweldy thing behind
Stumbling through the heavy snow, and slipping
twice the icy ties, overlook the caboose,
and after considerable difficulty made the rope fast
to the coupling. BY the time this accomplished
the train had gained considerable momentum, and
forced to make flying leap for the sled struck
it crosswise and it only by considerable exertion
that retained my place and finally pulled myself to
sitting position
For nearly mile steep grade made progress
paratvely slow; though the train made up Of emp
ties. The heavy sled had settled down between the
rails, and being pulled along with hardly jar
jolt. This continued until the top of the incline
reached, when the train quickly gathering speed sud
denly jerked the sled with such force that nearly
thrown from my seat. Righting myself, pressed my
feet hard against the and grasped the sides
firmly with both hands, 1t too soon; for the
train, going thirty forty miles hour, forced
the sled rise from the ties into the air. until it was on
line with the coupling straight out the tail OF a
setter dog. For miles, it seemed, it touched the
roadbed. There great danger of it's overturning
and my heart my mouth every time it tilted to
side or the other, expecting every moment to be
dashed to certain death.
As became accustomed to this new sensation how
ever, found 1t possible offset it by shifting from
side of the sled to the other, and again begin
ming take hope when succession of ioltS due the
sled striking the in rapid succession nearly knocked
the breath from my body.
Then began series of gymnastics that would test the
ingenuity of the oneriest BRONCO for surely bucng
mustang made determined efforts to unseat
its rider and no cowboy of the Western country
desperate efforts to retain control than to maintain
my seat and hold. High in the air for a moment then
swung from side to side like the pendulum of clock
striking first runner then the other bounding
again and again into the air like rubber ball from
the reco, like kite scared at the end of my rope,
like a kite dived and again.
With the increase in speed the train began to pick
UP the snow and small pieces of ice pelted in the
face cutting the flesh like knife The suction gath
cred up the from the sides and whred it about
my head in great clouds, completely binding me. |
could feel the blood trucking down my face al
most Immediately to be CONCEALED by the tenn
perature. The pain soon became almost unbearable
Time and again was on the point of giving up, when