Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-02
Somewhere far back along the line =


po II got to- Alan replied. helpin.
use aboard. "If We can only get our
u SiSNt before they get here"
o., ION worry Barcus advised
mats freight whistle"
Maybe you can distinguish the
"uiStle Of a freight from that Of 2 mas.
S'.. ger train don't say you can't;
Dul l take no chances on your iudg.
-I1n' being good. Hop aboard here II
you're coming with u.s."
SLOWLY the hand car stirred on Its
Siease-hungry and COMPLAINING axIes
'io"iy It gathered momentum and
SuieTu noisily up the track as Alan
anu narcus, on opposite sides Of the
iHnuieoar alternately rose and fell
Daoh' Slowly 1t mounted the slight
oIaue 10 the bend in the track. rounded
- iost sight Of the stalled Pullman
Oh me siding and began to move more
swiftly on moderate down grade
ei,'hd II the thunder Of an ap-
pIoaching train grew momentarilv In
o'unle' lending color to the theory NJ
aureus that what they had heard |
nau Deen the whistle Of a freiebtar
i"'ner than Of the light engine But
just as Alan was about 10 advocate
ing the tracks and taking the hand
ai win them, TO clear the way for the
'idih' us rumble began to diminish
NV less and beautifully less. and was
nat do you make of that" Alan
painted across the racking bar
Inc obvious" Barcus rat,,rrod
ne freight has taken the siding 70
" at Ior some other through train 70
pass Wen have to look sharD and he
ready to jump." ''''' = anu Oe
Inc grade became n trace moro
''eep; the car moved with less refine
ance. '0'' ioiuc-
Let 60" Alan advised: qtU coast
own the balance of this incline-and
better save our strength"
nu. they had barely regained their |
= ed'h and mopped the streaming |
"eat away from their eyes whom /
u WHISTLE of different tone. |.
'@rtied both back to their task |.
SStCning the eye of Barcus Alan (
ouued despairingly. I
AFRAID it's all up with us now" no
oahed; that sounded precisely like |
IL whistle Of the light engine" |.
1ure 1t did," Barcus agreed. oTt Fl
ouiuh be us If we had any better II
ca. The saints be praised for this q
'adei" eu ioi lills IE
VI al us age and decrepitude the IS
lu car made a very fair pace ar tho I#
re or the two who rose and sagood
am without respite on either side
handiebar; and the grade was han. 49,
y long turning and twisting like q 80
axe through the hills. -"
niue grace was granted then
'reover. through the circumstance 0o'
they afterward discovered) that
Ight engine had stopped at the ON
!, ing long enough to couple I'D Trine's Nv
automatically ceasing
De light engine, and becoming q
,cial fire.
was fully quarter of an hour no. spa
the growing rumble Of the Iottor S
;. neu ihe Trio on the hand car. Just L
Il gained the end of the grade and car
ressed itself to level though for. lem
US stretch of track. 7,
hu al this point discovery of Tho the
Ich OF a spur line that shot or
- w., aiu INTO the hills furnished Alan 1t
his Independent inspiration. to t
-opping the hand car after It had stop
% over the frogs. he jumped down A.
Lhe switch to shunt the pursuit Of, alre
ne spur and leaped back unon the
car. upon co.,,
Il uiy nad they succeeded in work spec
ne mana car up round the shoulder out
e next bend when the special took align
switch without pause and the roor AL
> progress, shut off by an inter whis
. iiiountaih' was suddenly stilled far u
'ou A.,
:, even So there was neither rest pluns
ne weary nor much excuse for TIL
the rumble NJ tho plan
al was not altogether lost TO hear. run ;
'ne thunder OF the freight solid
anu uioWhed IL out. great
Suuueh, releasing the handle Wit
Aian s'ood up and signed to Bar glanc,
innate MS example. gully,
ell! this last painted, when he eyes
beyed Ao por
mp on-ieave the hand car where "Thirt
theyii have to stop to clear IL off Alar
:, a weight
= 'ien ute?"
DU' iiit from them II It takes Bare
uoiidi IN the world" Alan might
seq It's our only hope. We Viii
'eep up tnis heartbreaking busi- himsel
it can't be long be- All
rlne and Marrophat discover With
1istake," L.
to the