La Junta tribune., 1914-08-08
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danger. Can yoss svssh - n
That wss th~ Ins.ssrr WlI~h the
yar6mastef rad q u fnsal ~ STEPS
Of the station II iAiissl ~ 1as i,aie.
ard his hsnds ShsnIk ~ ~ md ths
words out skswly.
Hs didn't have sny nss-d ~ i@iI -
the danger. Scr did lhr IN & ! yoinn.
teen. To Try u m to Ynssosssy vas
like buying thrUs,xh iisesl ~ death
spd b DONE with Il.
We stood srDs,pd snl 1iksd thu
terrible news sud dd us,shiao except
1Anpigan.
&c appeared At l'ug llsa.,ti.on-
window and. leaning his asslas ssu tb~
ell. looked In With tbe mae hsporvus
twist 10 bin iean fest,isea,
Them three boSes thsss emtny:- he
asked. Jerking his had backWsrd to
ward the sIdesrsrk.
Donsidson n0dded.
.rm going 10 hitch ny eaG1ne on to
'em. Jimmy snd ns~'il - Y we ian
Git down there and i'eat that barbecue.
Gimme q riear switch-'
The voundhossse foseman oaly sta red:
bot. after I.annisan bad 1isnpCear-d
from the window. BE- rsinke1 ~ the
door and yelled after him:
-Hey. you. Grandfsther Longieys.
You'll be fried like . rancsks ON n
xriddIe.'
Hut Lannignn only griune6 nnd leap-
ed aboard the old engine. We didn't
know what be VIVA up to until he'd
coupled ON the three empty bog rar~
and ruttied sway over the switches
and out OF the yard.
Hes making y bln6.~ sene Of us
said.
Others who respected the pluck II
took 10 approach the are thought he'd
never get through. hut would wnate his
steam for nothing.
"well. Jimmy. It's going to be q hot
rum" the long legged Ysmkee told his
stoker ms they nearrd the nrst brIt II
ire. "You fili up the furnacs. aud III
slow down so you smn junp. don't
want TO take another man to gsertlition
with me-
"Oh. ! guess J'li STOP says 6losson.
kind Of shamefaced.
Then they sho"k hands % H.. and
from that moment neither Qspentloned
the others Intention Of sticking 20 his
job.
But Jimmy Ind loaded the old en.
gine for hear all right i,esOfe they
reached the fire line. She was WhIrl-
Ing miles under her drivers st . rate
to beat even our one fast truin. aud
the empty boxes behind were dancing
like mud over the rongl roadway.
We're getting there. Iimmy:' sings
out i.annignu nj last. "Shin Uvee Into
the water TANK and ding pail Or 80
over me when you get = chancs.''
He stOud out ON the runnlAg hoard
with hand ON the lever. his cap Visor
shielding his eyes from the suoke sDd
dying sparks. ,sering ah-sd % hsst be
could as the nails. Jimmy. - 10 his
peck 10 the tank. dung pail sfsse pail
oe wateS over hia long ogure.
Sud6eoly the snGius sesos1 s1n1oDao
into Q vesitsble wall es dame. Z -.
sen6ed fAr acrss the roadbsA. so1 n
wrapped the train ahoat 10 = llvlaG.
seethinE mantle ~ shs rssshs0 oa.
u seemed ~ th0ugh no nan coal1
20 thrUneh thst sea Of aFe alive. ~
whsa the osd engine ssaessssd CT =
the Ore belt i.nnpienn seill stoo1 -
right at the Lever.
His Spare n,,isssrhe. bic eyel,eowu.
his shsrk ~ sandy halr WEIR eDne. n
Wns ~ baId NJ n psrrot. and his rea1h-
Ing was nnr~ In doaen spots. Isut -
turned y borribl~ xrin apon Jimmy as1
waved hls hand
Give %. nnoth~r bn~krt.." he reook.
I'd And the stok~e clIml,ed ont oe ohe
tank. snors <irad than niIve himapee.
and put out the burning garments.
Then they rrachsd yardsley.
gsseas " any two men were eses
Weicous~d ~ angels ssrsight fsvo
brsven Il WAS l.snnlgxn and his stuses.
though they must have l.pksd = dpai
more like devii~ svm the pie
sWU Us8ssssvN ~svu WsUruy UsrpI"rs w.
had given wp their last hoI'e Of eeo-
timed esl-srnsv. piled Into tha-e theeo
bug csr like cattle. The d.prx Wseo
cicA~si. sud then II was ap ~ ianal0no
and Jlmmy to run them hack to Lne.
tell.
TIE old engine was rvv~r.~d. 49,
hack thrSaxh tn awful heit of aans
and smoke abe went with the thesp
ho4ea.
lIsnniesn ~~ssaisiy showed that ~
whst be sss,,d d. wh~a be had ~
hight of way.
seorrlrd apnest 10 . cind.r one ~
stant sssi uatWssted ths set. t.snniGno
ssocd ~ bic past and bsuasht the ~
cue trnlu thrvssgh 10 IAttsll. The ~
car Wesv sarp and The passsnnuo
half su6ocated wheN they srrivsxi.
Jimmy was UNITY seasiy drowns1 -
tee task. asd we pscted Lannisau -
ses eagiss Jssas - ~ csvsA eompieeoo1.
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