Gunnison news-champion., 1920-04-02


Permitted 'n travel. but the S.-a-w.
cnmTany aas ruHr-1t with three hun
dred miles au haur-coutcnt 10 run
'wo faHy aI--r r--'h- Mali and the
''hIrr-n Trn-ra-..~
Sf- hg -a.r -rn-f -Oli Black Lulu
and the ~Igr-.-',-sd Mill side by
-.ir srDsI Pre- .Grat U.nir.cEs and
ErelneHar simmons. The old eng1-
n""r Uas Eu longer -gr'y. hUr sd He
sTnE" 10 q voice halfcbukel with
su'ss
~Y"r- IN wouldn't a done. l'. Mr
H~r"-.-5, Nuu- ga wa- n railroad
ruau from nay lack. an he wouldn't
a done o. Y"G can Or. me for that
u y"u l.a". r. said. an ain't q go
In 'n take l' hack
III, ln'ens" s.luess aud resentment
wer" almost gumIc. Hendricks
lnuEl'-. Mrria and tried TO Jolly
the uli engineer. hut Simmons wus In
no mouf FOR testing
He turned nwuy. oiled the 1873,
wiped her carefully with handful o'
clean waste and polished her a. yIgur-
ously and unc"nc"rue,!ly - II the
Registered Mail" were no more than
a summer shower
/ Eu' H"nd-Irss heard him murmur
/ once - tvIrr. They don, want Us
any more. Lulu They don't want rs
any more"
Ey md by simmons walked over 10
m" nfr-h.r anf rIumInsd her cnr-fuI-
4
sr"s"r- h. qurri"d hopefully
y" rhanr" whatever" smIlIugly an
sU"rrd tho Aviator Simmons looked
n'"u' To So" II there was anything
with which he could tnmp.r-a bolt
h" could loosen. or screw b. could
remove. but there was nothing. Be
sides h" would have been detected
"L"ctricity. too he growled "Ga.
olln- was hnd enough. but lecfricIry ?"
! II" turned AWAY. and climbed into
/ tn. cab ot l4+s He carried baggage
and passenger coaches for tn. first
/ time In many years. and feeling ot
shame stole over him ~ h. gaZed at
"oid Black Lulu" and the string OF
! cars behind her.
II had all rome 50 "suidcnlik-"
Only few days ago. g, seemed. air
ships we're only toys a. which he had
| laughed. Yet on. of these toys had
supplunted his "Lulu"-Hnd there she
stood. Haunting her triumph In hts
fncc-th. hIuc-gra hulk three times
as large ns the largest car h. had
ever hauled and carrying his precious
+ fr"iEh'-his cNpres, parccls-hIs reg.
/ lstcrcd mail
"Old Black Lulu's" days Of glory
were Overland 50 we're his, Alas.
/ how bIttrr'
No. 3 counted of the miles as sh.
always had. "Old Blnck Lulu" purred
nnd whistlod. and clicked and pound.
/ ed over the frogs. just as She always
. had-nnd. by and ny. she started to
sing crazy lirrl" song OF her own
. composing:
/ They d"n't--wan' me-any more"
They d1u't-Wunt me-Huy more"
Simmons heard and understoG--
and answered.
you're right, old girl They don't
"nUt you any more Lulu to the
Scrup-shOp. an me To- Highland Park"
In short time they passed the
nin"ti"th mIle-post. and simmons be-
| gan to look FOR the Registered Mail
{ Somewhere along the line she would
/ cross the NM.-W. tracks. headed dI.
/ r"ctly west She had no signals TO
( heed. A. Lulu" had, no curves TO take
/ or hills 10 climb she had II so easy
[ all plain sailing for her.
/ She would cross the N.-M-w. tracks
/ at the bridge, and sail away out OF
/ sight before No. 3 could
The devil" The captain. or motor
man, or whatever he called himself,
had told him there was no possible
chance Of a breakdown. and yet
The Registered Mail" was wab-
-swaying-swinging She was
going to dropi Some one had blum
dered. Simmons was not the man to
let a golden opportunity pass. Not
he! Swiftly he calculated the distance
to the point where the Registered
Mali would fall. and swiftly he
jerked the throttle open wide. Then
w ln0
short stroke" and she responded.
"Lulur 'Lulu'!" he cried. "You
go to It. old girl! Work hard now
hard, hard! Lulu old girl. do your
blamedest! Go to 1t, Lulur"
The short stroke won the day for
-Old Black Lulu"
Simmons leaned out Of the window
and watched the airshi2 anxiousiy.
Down--down-down II dropped. and
"Old Black Lulu" plowed into Its shiny
body just as 1t struck the bridge. They
/ plunged into the river together-the
Registered Mall" and her, crew. and
@old Black Lulu" with part Of her
drag" Simmons still sat on the
leather-cushioned seat. his greasy, sui.
len face transfigured by a Triumphant
| smile.
| "Old Black Lulu" was never sent