The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-15

ions. Nor yet the rods either.
brother.
They were at q railway siding
now. This was a. good place a.
another to get rid OF him. Barbara
started down the diverging rail
bed. He followed. His plan by
now was q towering trees
"Lissen, kid" he appealed. y
like va. don't know why. but
do. cant help 1t. Maybe its,
your youth. Or somethin'. was
onct q boy like yourself. ! guess
mebbe | hit the road when ] was
younger than you. It's no bed o
, roses, the road. l wanna tell you"
II guess | can take care OF my.
SELF" she said. She was suspicious
OF the metamorphosis into sympa-
thetic camerado of this vicious va
grant. Was there really klnship
Of the road? Was there . brother.
hood of the ties? Perhaps she
should have split her jelly beans
stake with Kenosha.
Maybe I ought to have divided
that fifty with you," she safely Of
tered.
"Oh. that's all right. Let bygonss
be bygoneS. No hard feelin's. Ike
you said on the truck"
! Tin sorry l kicked you In tAs
stomach" she deplored.
"Shucks! Probably just the ~.
pulse OF the moment, eh? Forget
it. kid. An let me give you some
advice. Hoboes don't never walk.
Not when they can help it. See
them-this string Of emptiee?
He pointed . bandagsd foretin-
ger: what are they?"
Freight trains!" she said triuua-
phantly. Did he imagine she was
that much Of = 1Anyt,
"Yeah. Right the hrst time.
Freights. An what do - suppose
they're for?"
They're for freight, OF course.
That's what the owners Of the
road think. But we boes knows
dih'ren We call them side.door
pullmans, seer
At the far end Of the long line Of.
empties Kenosha discerned the fig-
ure Of q denim.clad railwayman
closing the doors Of the first cars
OF the string. His eyes lit and he
spoke faster.
Take tip. kid. II you're bound
South this is your chance. This
string is goin' your way. All va
gotta do is hop In. See that shack
down there? He's closin' the doors
now. II va hop UP before he gets
there, an sneak in, it's ducksOup,
see? Ride as long a. va like.
When they stop over at some sidin'
along the way. va get out, moOch
some grub an get back In again.
It'll be about two, maybe y three
day run. It'd take va month to
walk It. Ya'd better snap into it.
kid. before he gets here"
She made 10 her mind On the
instant.
ITS a wonderful idea. It's lucky
met you" She thrust forth her
hand; impulsively.
| yeah" he said heartily. II got
the ideas. you got the luck. Lemms
give va q lift
Stealing . RIds
He hoisted her into the freieAt.
Sneak into the corner an hide. :"
said kenosha: speaking apparently
to no one. for Barbara had been IN
stantly swallowed By Ne black
NAV OF the cars interior. "Dont
make any noise until you feel the
train movin'. Then you can do thu
shimmy. va probably will"
Thank You 30 much" came the
answer from the square of void
Tll never forget what you did TO-
me-"
"I'll say you won't" he replles
Graphically. Here comes the shact
now. Cheese it,"
| Forseyeral minutes. breath bated
she covered In the semLgloom
From its berth In her cost poke
the kitten began to whine In peeve
Still" she Missed. 10 you wan
to queer me, Alley?" -
| Presently the door OF the freigt
was slammed. She heard q fun
bling outside. She felt the sense
ton Of sinking into q bottomleg
void which reeled about her wit:
invisible noiseless motion. Whe:
the car jerked heneakh her feet shs
was thrown to- her knees. Sh'
crawled forward and glued her OF
to tiny crack in the door. Shi
could see nothing, but she heard
kenosha Sims yoice-loud. crack
ed with triumphant glee. gave hel
god-speed:
$50 long, ~ double-crossin' littk
rat. The doors locked and III
goin' to stay locked until y'r prett!
damn sick. Stick 1t out f'r . coupat
2 days and see how " like it,"
There was another rattle AM
bump.
Il got the ideas. you got the luch
This time it's bad luck!"
The irresolute train began to ron
She caught Kenosha's last shrek a
pure venom:
mo hard feelin's!" :
In her pocket Alley purred con
, tentedly. She sank to the floor, tn,
pulse In her ears pounding time t.
the rhythmic click of the wheek
2 over the railends. She was prison
err in 2 moving jail, Jail withou
: even the attractions OF bread an
water.
Perhaps, the; freight would dawdh
:; along for several days-maybt
weeks. She would die Of starva
ton.
So this was to be the end OF hes
: adventure in individualism! Deatl
IN locked freight car! Nothing {,
eat for d1gs and daya, Not ever
: Alley. She couldn't eat Alley raw