Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-07

MacGregor gave him three
weeks furlough, and his first move
was to 60 up to Etomami and LIE
Pas. Colonel Becker and Isobel had
been at those places six weeks be-
fore. He could find no trace of their
having stopped at Prince Albert. He
ran down to Winnipeg and spent sew
eral days in making inquiries which
proved the hopelessness of any longer
expecting to find Isobel in Canada.
He assured himself that by this
time they were probably in London
and he made his plans accordingly.
His discharge would come to him by
the tenth of August, and he would
Immediately set off for England.
Upon his return to Prince Albert
he was detailed to a big prairie
stretch of country where there was
little to do but wait On the first
day of August he was at Hymers
when the Limited plunged down the
embankment into Blind Indian river.
The first word Of it came over the
wire from Bleak House Station a
little before midnight, while he and
the agent were playing cribbage,
Pink-cheeked little Gum, agent, OPP
orator. and one third Of the total
population Of Hymers, had lifted n
peg to make count when his hand
stopped in mid.air. and with a gasp
Ing break in his voice he sprang to
his feet.
The instrument on the little table
near The window was clicking fraati-
cally. 1t was Eillingor, at Bleak
House, crying out for headquarters,
clear lines, the right of way. The
Transcontinental engine, tender.
baggage car, two coaches and a
sleeper, had gone to the devil.
Those, in his excitement, were
his first words. From fifty to a
hundred were dead Gum almost
swore Billinger's next words to the
line 1t was not on accident! Hu,
man hands had torn up three sec
tions of rail. The same human hands
had rolled a two-ton boulder in the
right of way. He did not know
whether the express car-or what
little remained of it-had been rob-
bed or not.
From midnight until two O'Clock
the lines were hot A wrecking train
was on it's way from the east, an,
. other from division headquarters tc
the west. Ceaselessly headquarters
demanded new information, and bi
by bit the terrible tragedy was told
even as the men and women in i
died and the few souls from the
prairies around Bleak House Staticr
fought to save lives. g.,
Then a new word crept in on the
wires. 1t called for Philip Steele a
Hymers 1t commanded him in the
name of Inspector MacGregor, OF the
Royal Mounted, to reach Bleak House
Station without delay. What he was tc
do when he arrived at the scene o
the wreck was left to his own iudg
ment.
The wire from MacGregor aroused
Philip from the stupor of horro
into which he had fallen. Gums girl
tsh face was as Whlte as Sheeo-
"I've got a jigger," he said. "an'
you can take it. It's forty miles t.
Bleak House and you can make it il
three hours. There won't be trail
for SIX"
Philip scrubbed a few words 70
MacGregor and showed them int
Gunn's nervous hand. While tn
operator was sending them off h
rolled a cigarette. lighted it, an
buckled on his revolver belt. The
Gum hurried him through the doc
and they lifted the yelocipede on tn
track.
"Wire Billinger I'm coming" call
ed back Philip as Gum started hir
off with a running shove.