The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-11

most without a jar, on the outskirts q
a city whose name Alan never learned.
For the biplane was barely at Q
standstill before he was out and, reel
ing with the giddiness that affects men
after long flights. making his way 20
best he might toward the managers
Office connected with n trainyard In.
mediately adjacent to the spot where
they had come 70 earth.
Lavish disbursements OF money won
him his way against official protests
that what he demanded was an impos
sibili;y. Within twenty minutes. leav.
ing Coast to follow on when and %
best he might. Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country In tho
cab OF an engine running light, with
only clear track between II and the
special.
The several hours that ensued b.
fore the e "a lights OF the special ven
brought TO view were none too mar
for the task imposed upon Alan d
overcoming the scruples D. the en-
gineer and fireman.
Another minute. and less than nfty
feet separated tho two-the special
train and the light engine. both hur
Ting through the light at top speed.
With a word TO the engineer Alan
crept out along the side OF the boiler,
with only q greasy handrail and a mar
Enuy NanfhalA haNsanR hId.aae and
what meant death. or something close
ly resembling IT,, should he be shaken
OF by the tearing wind and the sway
Ing OF the locomotive.
II seemed an hour before he worked
himself up TO the cowcatcher-nov
within four feet Of the rear platform
OF the special.
On this last he could see a woman's
figure indistinctly s~ilhouetted against
the light through the door. and beside
her a man In a white coat. cllnging for
dear life to the knob OF the door
holding II against the frantic efforts os
some persons inside TO tear II open.
Another hour OF susper SO dragged
out-or such was the effect-while the
light engine with intolerable slowness
bridged those four scant feet.
At length II was feasible to attempt
the thing. Rose The could see her
strained white face quite plainly now)
was half over the rail OF the q ahead.
ready 10 Jump.
His heart failed him. II was too
hazardous a risk. He dared not let her
take II.
Something very like a shot sounded
from the train and something very like
a bullet whistled past his cheek, ana
proved the signal for several more.
Strangely, that knowledge steadied
his nerves. Straining forward ana
holding IN TO a bar 80 hot that u
scorched his palm. he offered a hand
10 the girl on the rail.
Her hand fell confidently into II. She
Jumped. His arm wound round her a.
she landed on the platform OF the cow
catcher. He heard her breathe his
name. then hurriedly passed her DO
tween himself and the boiler to the
footway at the side. The arem9n was
waiting there TO help her. Alan turnea
bis attention to Barcus.
To his dismay he found that the en-
CINE was losing ground. The spacs
whs widening rapidly as Barcus 70.
leased the knob and threw himself
Owe the rail.
by a miraculous. Tying leap. the
man accomplished that incredible feas
and gained the platform.
An instant later ten feet separated
the engine from the special. a. the m
gineer applied the brakes.
And this no did none too soon; Tor
at the same time Marvophat and an
other appeared OF the rear platform
and opened a hot. but. thanks to the
widening distance. Intellectual IRE.
The engine ground slowly 10 q
as the rear lights Of the special traisl
swept from sight ssund q bend. Y