Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-17

She set down her baskets and rested
on a fallen tree beside. some bushes
Then she peered through the interim
ing branches, for the sound of voices
attracted her and startling declara-
ton in the gruf tones OF man
thrilled:
Lets start, then" the accents fell
distinctly upon her ear. 1.-THE express
special reaches the bridge in forty
five minutes. She's carrying a full
treasure chest and it's ours II we plant
u few ties in time"
Katy sprang to her feet. In a flash
she recognized the four men for what
they were--train wreckers and looters.
She formed a speedy impulse to hasten
back to Brocton and give the alarm,
but her fleeing form was seen.
"Stop her, whoever she is-been spy
ing on us" roared out sturdy voice.
The quartette started a slanting run
towards the road leading into Broc-
ton. Katy realized that even If not
directly headed off, she would soon
be overtaken. The cut-the handcar
1t was less than two hundred feet
away. She left the baskets where they
were, abruptly changed her course
and made the dash contemplated.
ling The closeness of a speeding
bullet made her fair face blanch.
Cracketty-jangle! She set the pro-
peller bars in action. She needed not
Il second fusilade, nor the menacing
threats of her pursuers. The dim dusk
overlook her. The men left far be-
hind. How far had her action de-
feated the plans of the plotters? Katy
thought rapidly.
They might send contingent down
the cut after her, while others has
tened down the main line to carry out
their unholy work. Was there time
to run the handcar the full length of
the cut and cover the half-mile stretch
to the main line? Katy feared not.
she jumped to the ground and ran up
the sharp incline leading to the high
er levels, a mile in width, then the
deep gap just beyond the bridge.
Katy knew what she was about, and
raced like an expert runner. She ar
rived breathless and tottering at the
edge of the gap. There was a farm
house five hundred yards distant, but
Katy could afford to waste no time
All along the edge of the gap were
little cocks of hay, cured and dry as
finder. A country boy stood leaning
on his pitchfork, lighting his pipe
Katy ran up to him.
Quick she fairly ordered, 'givs
me a match"
'You-you-you don't smoker
gasped the astounded pumpkin, but h,
produced the article asked for.
Katy grasped the fork. She strucl
the match on its handle, dropped it il
a heap of hay, lifted the blazing wisp
on the tines of the fork and threw
them twenty feet down into the gap.
More more! more !" she fairl.
screamed, as she caught the echo O
the whistle of the special, not half ,
mile distant.
Its dads hay-who will pay?
blurted out the lad.
Lie idiiIOuu COlipdIy, anu TlCDlyt
painted the undauntable Katy. "Pil
1t down, keep up the blaze. All, wev
done it-we've done it ~
Yes the blaze had halted the trair
aye, and saved 1t, for when the trai
crew went ahead at Katy's direction
they found pile of ties on the curv
near the bridge that would have sen
every coach on the train into tn
: ditch, wreck.
E And as Katy stood, the adored hero
i inc of the occasion, who should com
up but Bruce Danvers and his IL
Their.
tits simply irresistible, Bruce" tn
= railroad magnate told his happy so
little later. 1.-THE girl has real raj
road stuff in her. She saved our live
and she's good as gold. Make her Mr.
= Danvers as soon as you like"