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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902.
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comb out. A iilaco iiromul liio back of her
head was bald, ami on Die top of her head tho
hair was onlv two or three Inchca lonir. I
nscd Cl'ticuua-8oai and eoine Cuticuka
Ointment, and her hair has conic In thick and
aaeoltas ellk. ains. A. DOWNK V, Alfred, O.
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btf with Cuticcha, purttt of rmollirnti, vlll dm
the icitpmd hitrof cnnti, ec&lei, and (Ucdrutf, tooth
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Tho cnglncmcn had struck. They
lind cone out In n body, nnd they had
pone out to stay, but In spite of their
unity the road was by no means tied
up. True, tho crews were forced to
double, nnd some of them came from
the ofllces,. but nevertheless t raffle was
not greatly Interfered with.
No. 5, the westbound mall, was sched
uled to leave at 8 p. m. nnd to run the
101 miles In two hours nnd three mln
ntes. The engineer selected to take
her out was one who hnd been em-
nloyed for that day only, but he hnd
shown, even Iji that short time, n will
Ingness to do things "square."
At 7:20 he went down to the round
house. His fireman, John McDonald,
had just put the finest engine In the
service, No. 1)50, on the turntable, and
she was swinging slowly around to her
track.
As the engineer stepped near she
gave a slight "phut" and moved slowly
off to. the solid ground. She looked
faultless. Her headlight snone with
dazzling brilliancy, she was polished
from pilot to tender, nnd the high light
on her grent boiler shone In the electric
light which Unshed before tho dls
pather's ofllce.
The new engineer climbed aboard,
and when the fireman enme back from
the ofllce he wns standing in the cnb,
silently looking her over. He renched
for tho throttle nnd pinched It gently.
Not for the world would he abuse this
steed.
In mute obedience the racer started
forward noiselessly, for her exhaust
wns muffled, nnd she wns not being
forced. Slowly she glided over the
switches) until the stution shed was
reached. Then, dropping Into the main
line, she crept nhead to the edge of the
depot and waited for her burden.
At i :45 the ynrdmnster climbed
nboard nnd introduced the enginenien,
who up to this time hnd scarcely
spoken n word, "John," he said, ad
dressing the fireman, "this Is Will
Donohue. You two have a nasty run
before you. No. S is twenty minutes
late because of rnins over toward Chi
cago. Think you can make it up?"
lie was looking at Donohue, who
.nodded curtly. "I don't know any
thing about her capacity, but she re
sponds quickly and runs smoothly.
I'll test her tonight."
' The ynrdniastor looked serious. i
"Don't 1)0 too daring. This locomo
tive has one bad fnult. She can't stop
quickly. She needs plenty of room.
See that she has it." And ho jumped
from the locomotive.
At 8:23 the Limited slid, rt--Into
the depot. Her engl- -dipping,
rattled off to the ro- Wor out-
050 glided dow" ...mlluiuse, nnd No.
made the - the track and gently
posed -ottpViugs. No. 5 was com-
ri.."- tif Rovon enrs. live vostlbuled
uilraans and two heavily loaded mail
cars. The superintendent, wuo nau
come over tho Illinois division with
her, hurried forward.
"The storm's lollowlng you, with a
gale blowing from the east. If you run
fast, you may keep ahead of it till tho
time's made up."
He ran back to the train nnd climbed
aboard as Donohue slid his window
shut and opened the throttle.
Tho stars were fading, the sky was
clouded, nnd n brisk wind stnrted up,
advance guards of the storm. In a niO'
ment they were clear of tho yards, and
tho grent engine buckled down to her
work. Every second the speed went up,
It wns fifty miles nn holir, fifty-two, flf.
ty-four. Another touch on the throttle,
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and she was wide open. The engineer
nut the reverse next to the center nnd
rirnnnnfl n fpv hndfuls of KMld. He
Dlnyed with her. humored her, urged
her on, and ns the speed Incrcnsed lie
sat down to watch her nnd the rails
nhead.
He wondered whether, If the super
intendent hnd his hend out of the car
window, he would now think the wind
came from the east. He would wager
nnythlng that they 'were not twenty
three minutes late now.
A star suddenly hove In sight on tho
horizon. It twinkled nnd grew steadl
ly larger. It was followed by a trail
of weaker light. A meteor? Nearer
and nearer it tore along the eastbound
tracks. For a brief moment It shone,
dazzling, on 050, then shot past. Will
Donohue caught a glimpse of a figure
In the cnb, the faint glenm of the
Plntsch burners in tho sleepers, the
harner lights on the rear end. It was
A 1'IiAHlI Or LIGHTNING SHOWED TltK TllES-
TLi: HANGING IN HID.VIIt.
the eastbound filer. They were sched
uled to pass ot Woodvale, five miles
ahead. The Limited wns five minutes
late, She would be on time In a short
while.
But the sky was black with threat
ening clouds. Even then, ns the en
gineer thrust his hand out in the night,
lie felt the big raindrops that presage
a heavy storm. He must wntchhnrp
now, for in n moment the tracks would
be soaked and the wheels would be
clipping.
As the train swept round n curve,
leaning heavily to the left, n streak of
lightning flashed vividly. There was
a roar and crash of thunder, and
gale was upon them, drjving restless
ly, steadily. ft-.jm tii0 castjT They were
on time no-, nul soon wmU(i no nhead
onolutc, remembering the words of
die yardmaster, rose to shut off some
ttenin. They skimmed over a bridge,
and Will felt it sway benenth thein.
Dy tho lightning he had caught a
glimpse of swirling waters nnd realiz
ed that In another five minutes that
bridge would be down. Were there
others like It? His fireman touched
his arm.
"Vov God's sake," ho shouted, "shut
off, Bill! Waverly trestle's just a mile
ahead, and lionven knows whether
she s there yet!"
Donohue nodded nnd turned to shove
the throttle in. It would not budge
He took both .hands to the tnsk nnd
failed. Agnin nnd again he threw his
whole weight on if;. Suddenly it went
home, and lie fell to the floor of the
cnb. In nn lustnnt he was on his feet,
nnd a flash of lightning showed the
trestle hanging in midair some dls
tnnee nhead. They were running nine
ty miles an hour, with a gale to push
them forward, slippery mils nud wet
wheels for tli'e brakes and nn engine
which needed plenty of room in which
to stop!
On the instunt thnt Donohue rose
from ids fall tho brakes flew to the
wheels and sand poured on the steel.
A stream of llro fell from the drivers
and from every wheel on tho trnin.
With n struggle the engineer reversed
the engine, She shuddered ns if in the
clutch of death;. she rented and shook;
she seemed trying to tear herself to
pieces, but her speed went lower nnd
lower. Tho brakes gripped the bum
ing wheel trends with a grnsp of Iron.
As she ground along her flanges some
how mounted the steel, and with a
struggle, a last terrible lenp, she tore
herself loose from the rest of the trnin
and plunged over tho embankment.
McDonnld had Jumped loug ago, but
-Will?
With n cry he felt the engine that
hnd won his heurt from tho stnrt, his
love of n single night, crash off the
ties. Ho readied for the throttle and
grasped It. When they found him,
burled beneath the ruins of his engine,
ho still clutched tho chokor In his cold,
lifeless hands. He hnd gone down to
ills death with 050, but the train was
saved.
He Sure About the Dnit.
See that a good dust bath Is pro
vided for the fowls. Take two pieces
of boards 0 Inches wide nnd 8 feet
long nnd imll thctu at right angles
in tho corner of tho house so as to
form a box. In this place clean rond
dust. The fowls will appreciate it and
give better results.
AS AWKWARD ftUESTION
"Is It true we're made of dust, auntie?"
"Yes, dear." I ,t
"Then why don't we turn muddy when we drink?"
TOMMY'S SELP C0HCEIT.
.iL
"Who is the smartest boy in your
"Well, Johnny Brown says he Is."
"But who do you think Is?"
"I'd rather not say. You see, I'm
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class at school, Tommy?"
not as conceited as Johnny Brown is."
TO 0ELIC-E.
' dont " ! ' -ant to wlk.
ana run behind."