Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-10

booSe under control.
After what seemed an con or watt
ing, he ventured another look ahead.
The rear iogging-truck was 2 hundred
yards in front of him now. and from
the wheels of the cabooSe an odor OF
something burning drifted up to him.
i've got your wheels lockedf' he hall
sobhed. .I'll hold you get. you brute.
Slide! That's it, Slide aud fiatter
your Internal wheels. Hahl You're
quitting quitting. I'll have you IN,
control before we reach the curve
Burn. curse you. burnt"
With a shrek of metal seraping
metal To- head OF the Juggernaut
ahead cook the curve. chung there an
Instant, anu was cataputed out into
space. Logs weighing twenty tons
We're dung about like kindling one in
stant. Bryce could see them N the air:
the next they had disappeared down
the hillside. a deafening crash.
splash cloud of dust
With protesting squeal. the ca.
boose came to the point where the log
ging-uain had left the right Of way,
carrying rails and ties with 1t. The
wheels on the side nearest the bank
slid into the dirt Asst and plowed deep
into the soil; the eaboose came to
an abrupt stop, trembled and ratified.
overtopped its center of gravity, and
fell over against the cut-bank. YEARLY,
like a drunken hag
Bryce, still clinging to the brake.
was fully braced for the shock and
was not flung off Calmly he descend
Ell the ladder, recovered the axe from
the bumper. climbed back TO the roof
tiptoed off the roof TO the top of the
bank and sat calmly down under a
manzanita bush 10 await results. for
he was quite confident that none of
the occupants of the COMPOUNDED Ia
boose had been treated to anything
worse than Wild ride and rare
fright. an he was curious to see how
Shirley Sumner would behave in an
emergency.
Colonel Pennington was first to
emerge at the rear Of the caboose. lie
leaped lightly down the steps, ran 20
the front of the car looked down the
track. and swore feelingly. Then he
darted back to the rear OF the Gu
boose.
"All clear and snug as bug under
chip, nv dear" he called TO Shirley.
THANK God. the caboose become un.
coupled-guess that fool brakeman
forgot to drop the pin 1t was the last
car. and when 1t jumped the track
and plowed Into the dirt, 1t just nat
urally quit and toppled over against
the bank. Come out my dear"
Shirley came out, dry-eyed. but
white and trembling. The Colonel
placed his arm around her, and she
hid her face on his shoulder and shud-
dered. "There, therei" he soothed her
affectionately. cts all over. my dear.
Ais veil that ends we'll"
"The train" she cried in a choking
voice. "Where Is it1"
"In little pieces-down In Mad
r'ver."
Bryce Cardigan" she sohbed. 81
saw ntti ~ltE WdH IiuiilE NlNB DA NAAg
train. He--ah. God help hint
The Colonel shook her with sudden
ferocity. young Cardigan" he cried
sharply. Riding the logs7 Are you
certain7"
She nodded, and her shoulders
shook piteously.
"Then Bryce Cardigan is gone ="
peauington's pronouncement was sol
emr. deadly with It's fiat fnaIity. "No
man could have rolled down into Mad
river with a trainload Of logs and sur.
vived The devil himself couldn't
He heaved great sigh, and added:
"Well. that clears the atmosphere con.
siderably, although for all his faults,
regret. for his fathers sake. that this
dreadful affair has happened. Well.
It can't be helped, Shirley. Poor devil
For aIshs dampable treatment Of me.
wouldn't have had this happen for
million dollars
Shirley burst into Wild weeping.
Bryce's heart leaped, for he under
stood the reason for her grief. She
had sent him away in anger, and he
had gone to his death; ergo IL would
be long before Shirley would forgive
herself. Bryce had not intended pre-
senting himself before her In his bat
tered and bloody condition, but the
sight Of her distress now was mora
than be could bear. He coaghed slight
Nv. and the alert colonel glanced up nj
him instantly.
4'WeIl, I'll be hanged" The worda
fell from PenDington's lips with
heartlness that was almost touching.
Il thought you'd gone with the train"
Sorry to have disappointed you, old
top" Bryce replied buthely, "but I'm
just naturally stubborn. Too bad about
the atmosphere you thought cleared a
moment agoi It's clogged worse than
ever now"
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