Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21


one had to grab for hand-holds; and
when she did that, Of course the big
mum went overheard. 5ss 4.
At this, bunch Of things happened,
all ID an eye-wink. The train ground
and jiggled to stop; the girl squealed,
s.tOh, my muff!" and skipped down
the steps to disappear in the general
direction Of the Pacific coast; the
young woman. shrieked after her,
"Maisie Ann!-come back here-you'll
be left" and then took her turn at
disappearing BY the same route: and,
on top Of It all, the boss jumped of
and sprinted after both Of them, leav-
ing string Of large. man-sized COM
ments on the foolishness of women
as a sex trailing along behind him as
he flew.
Right then It was my golden moment
to play safe and sane. With three Of
them of and lost I'm the gathering
night, somebody with at least grain
Of sense ought to have stood BY to
pull the emergency cord If the train
should start. But, Of course, had to
take a chance and spill the gravy all
over. the tablecloth. The stop was at
q blind siding In the edge of noun.
tain desert, and when squfnted up
ahead and saw that the engine was
taking water, 1t. looked as IL there
we're going to be plenty of time for a
bit Of promenade under the stars. So
swung OF and went to join the mum
hunt.
Amongst them. they had found the
pillow thing before had a chance to
horn IN. They were coming up the
track. and the boss had each Of the
two by an arm and was telling them
that they'd be left to a dead moral,
certainty II they didn't run. They
couldn't run because their skirts were
too fashionably narrow. and there were
still three or four car-lengths TO go
when the tank spout went up with a
clang and a clatter Of chains and the
old "Pacific type gave a couple Of
misses and a snort. ~
They're going!" erItted the boss.
sort Of between his teeth. aud with.
out another word he grabbed those
1.-TWO hobbled women folks up under
his arms Just as if, they'd been a
couple OF sacks Of meat, and broke
into q, run.
It wasn't morsel Of use. you know,
Old Hercules himself couldn't. have
run very far or very fast with the
handicap the boss. had taken on, and
IN less than half minute the "Paci.
hc type" had caught her stride and
the red toll lights Of the train were
| vanishing to pin points in the night.
We were beautifully and arttstically
left. :, sS3'si .iss!
When he saw that ut was no man.
ner Of use. the boss quit on the handi.
cap race and put his two armfuls
down while he still had breath enough
left to talk with. 81.
'.NNell." he said, In his best rusty.
hinge rasp.s you've done IT! Why, in
the name of common sense. couldn't
ron have leE me 60 back after that
mum thing?" III
It was the young woman who an
swered the boss
I'll didn't stop to think r. she
nuttered, taking the blame az II she
had been the one to head, the process.
sion. Isn't there any way we can
stop that train e.
The boss said there wasn't, and I
know the only reason Why he didn't
~ q lot Of other things was because
he was too much Of Z gentleman to
|ssay them In the presence Of couple
LOT women. b " ~ is .ss
30 far % we could zee. the SUR
rounding committed Of q, short side
|7track. . spur running Oh into the hills.
and the water tank. The siding
switches had mo. lights. which argued
that there wasn't even q pump. man7at
| the tank-as there was not. the tank
being filled automatically BY 4 gravity
pipe line running back 70 4 natural
reservoir IN the mountains. i, s..
BY this time tho boss was beginning
| TO get Z little better grip oiI, himself
and he laughed. ls . S. s
We've all earned the leather medal,
IL guess. he fchuckled. .'It's done now.
and II can't be- helped. 4 *
4 But isn't there anything We can
l5dois said the young woman. .Can't
We walk somewhere 70 where there Il
a station Or . town with people Ia
titr. 4 q. 5 81 ssa'
ssawg Nj. Norcro.s look down Il
her skirts and then q the girls.
HI sYou two couldn't walk very Tar
Or ysry Fast 10 those things you are
Weariu9. be grunted. .BesideA .ve
~ a one Of the desert strips. and II
ta pfpbahtys miles 70 : night wire sta-
tloa in sithsr dirsct ioa. RI, y