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Show INDIAN GIRTS WARNING i Wasn't Heeded and the Locomotive With Its Two l-fll Occupants Sank in the Quicksand. pplll 'The sand will block sour ears an I blind join e)es choking up )our throat while )ou gnsp and strnnrlo nnd die under the tons and tons of It The spenkir n bright faced south of about J- drew his hand across his grlni) brow and sblteied though the d) wns txccssltrlt warm It being n hot July liny Iu the sear llij "Aw, what s the mater with ou, Illll.' ' exclaimed the man to whom the routersntlon w is addressed, (Hiking a lump of coal w Ith his foot They were standing together In the rnh of one of the bl freight engines of the Simla Ve loud whtih was snorting mid lulling In the station of Allm-fiutque Allm-fiutque N M, nwaltlng, Impitlently, It seemed tn h ml the long line nf Height tars wa) to their destination Hill tin lliemni was nddrstelug the I (trlizled old cnftlneei In ratlin n stpul-I stpul-I chrnl tone ' lie It so, she told me so, ' the Unman I crslstrtl Who told ton so"' asked tho engineer engi-neer nossl) looking up the sizzling Hue of trarkn whbh the rasa of the cruel July sun had so heated that theyt SfrifM H,IH iH would blister tho hand that touchoit ft. .; f JIH M them f lUill ' I.lttle Anlln, Ihe Indian girl who ; JtH'J3 lit es up mar Miiltc) s place Hlie conn m 4! ,'i B M to im )csterdiy and looknl Into my R i4 5 J iH 1 f ice with those grt it loiiud e)ca of herd mvaL$ H und wutlnR her hand snld Thero'm wPify lit 9H H trouhlo coming si nor horrible, dread ftl.eit 'l M H fill dttaths coming' 1 lieu she told ma (rK'i jl tiH H nlioilt the sand and then she fell down, fj ti . ' rSI 1 fainting It was awful nwtul'" And Uk 4,1 iH H the toting fellow colored his c)en with lip-r'.l H H his hand swasiiiR to nnd fro m tJ i (m B Mi lsish' rxtlnlnud the engineer, At !J ' f H though the corners nr his mouth i$r(i, i H twlh bed suspicious!) then na hi V ' ifl-u jl H stialghteiietl up as though nsbnmed of ft j T H M bin wiukncss In listening, he griim- '1 1 jH H bled & if. 1 SR M I'oo much rod c)e cut It out 1m) ; I ,', H B rut II out or It will ml ou Heron 9 M ! inW H the signal to start, bo), nnl iway wo .Sflil jM M go and he Ihnw open the thiottlo i lit 1 and the long ti iln moted along, gnth WA X ''tUB B e ring spied ns It mot cd i&'fl''' ,'H HI Hut the nrumin ill 1 not seem to heed If (ll : ,1U the winds of the oiler man nnd shot f ' rl 1 JDW tied the coil Into tin open miiw of tho f. if inglne rrnm which the lulgbt ntrcnmi , '-SB of II line shot forth ln 11 Inlf hearted J EH HI iiunner his mind duelling on the words f KM HI of the In linn girl f HI HI 'Ihe engineer 11 man or more prnctl- k -V' SSfllv HI rnl nilnil seemed anxious lo 1, but from i ' . HH HI 1111 entirely dirr-ient rnuso IVerlni: I IfH. HI mound nt the llremnn through a cloud " (? HI of perspiration ho sihl, 'I m kinder i 1MB HI staled of these rills toda), boy. It f ' ItHI HI st.ins so heastls hot lint I m almost I, 1 IH HI afiald they will hunch up nnd throw iffliHI HI us If lint shoull hn inn along nlsiut fl , SH HI the tiuliksand district )tnir Indian girl u r, ' I Mi HI ficaklmss might time true," and ho f IH HI Did tho )nuiiR llreman qulr-lciilly L n QH HI 'lho lire man turnoil tlendl) pile under u Hi HI his p 1st, ring of grlni) coil dust nnd , ij I ; HJ HI grasping tht eiifclnccr's nrm ho Rrnaneil ' li HI HB 111 an agonized tolec. Go Blow, oh, fori 2 . iifl HI (ioilHsnke go slow ' .11 HI HI Hut the euglnet r laiighcl. saying In M n , HI HI 1 runtemptiioua tolec. Ho n man, fj ''t'SHIHI son, he n man I've run on this mail it 1" W HI for ten )tars and nln t had no harm. , ih HI nnd 1 lecknn I m not going tn begin mi h, I now And he ended his sentence wltltl !f i I 1 Qi HI such triumphant rni basis thnt tho C. ,1 SHI HI llremiii turned buck to his work half I? a (riiHi HI iippensesl J ''i ', HH HI Along hummed the train oter tin , (Si, HH Hja glistening tails riashlng IhrniiRlt lho K L'i MB HI little towns nnd huultts which they fc'J M H Bi passed like a long, brown snake, tlm B-iFs.lB fll merr) w hlslle of the engine cutting tho f Jr Wfk ISM fll still ,ali, while a 1 loud of smoke drifted! i Jilji la fll hick like a streamer of piracy. linllNlH HI 'Ihey slowed down at focorro for thoi HJiKflillS Wm fll engine, like a Itomnn ghint, to gather TO I'd SB fll spit 1 for the climb at the rldgo near t' 5 JjW 3B fll Han Anton 1, then opening tho thrnttln 33liiifl fll wide, the bliek monster twitched nn If 14 J .'H HI snorted up the long hill benrlng itn IT jM gH fll htaty biirdui of rrilght tnn behind It. It ill 'HH HI And iiiuiu rtnrhlng the top It gato a S Si IB HI prolniiKcii whistle or triumph us It ft f1 1 tML HI started on Its tlottnwnrd Plunge fiii lfll HI Miimihlle the llremnn seemed to B Ll (Hi HI hato forgotten his dark fnrhodlugs of K S ill HI the earlier 1 art of tho afternoon nml 3 S , UM HH una whistling cheerfully us ho shov- R. ' H HH eled on roil Uoun the hill thoy M '!l ; flfl HH plungi, tho engine rocking nnd sway. S & i'H IH HH Inir fiom Its speed despitp closed throt- IS E. - 191 HI .in,'11? " ""'''""'y fi'1" rrightfui 'ItiS n HH plungt, rose high from tho rails nn I W l I 'fll HH trashed like stone nun) down Into tho 1 ''ff )flj HjV. bed of quicksand which liordeied tho fi' ffif iH HH track, sinking Into It with lho rapidity 1 1 iB i JHl HH nf n pel. Iile east Into Ihe ocean, benrlng I P'nf 191 HH two of lho Height nrs which had been 1 5 'IfWl IM HH lorn from their rnupllngi duwn Intn tho 1 Mil IM HH merciless, glaring sand, which closed UM'tl W HIM oter Us tlcllms with u gur(,llng sound. 'MfX H H like some flciiillsli monster licking Ita llInrSH fll lips nftcr 11 cholct inorsol. VftK: ' 1H HI Hhu other cars slid by In a sccon 1. ',! M&, W H while the sun blinked furiously, ns If ," IB3r em HH trying to forget tho horrible tragedy ' EtUlU iHl fll It hail witnessed And the mill I ,W II V iflj Hj)l whanged nnd buzzed In an agony nr iiluV iHl HI grief, because of tho awful murder E-lTO ti hit h Intl been committed all throuRa ij jLStfllHH two ends or track projecting upwar I HSr Hi HI from tho heat sent down by the' sun. i.F Ml Hi lho Indian girls prophecy was ful- h ' ,2 aC fll Down at Amy, a llttlo station about W (!l ?R Ihreo milt s from the sceno which had ffi f t IM laktn place, tho telegraph operator, 81 t 1 IH HH who had been awnkened by tho whistle Z t (H HH or tho tnglne, was sitting In a cool t li ,'H HH shade. Just Inside tho doorway, wait- j' J) tH HH Ing for tho train tn pass fi 'it IHJ HI Huddenly ho Jumiwl up w Ith on ex. ! , H 3H HH cainntloii of surprlro an 1 terror fnr St vl IH HH s Idlng In front of him. with loncsomo i IJ JH HH clank, came ten frelMit cars, the end V i I ,H HH of the foremost one ripped nearly out. !' J IH HI '."!l c ''""' Bhnstl" he inumblctl J , Vi iH HI excite, ly What's haptencd? Whero flJellJ. HH In hell lint engine?" and shading hla Mkil . IB HH )cs with his hand ho peered nnxlously !ISI"3 ', Bf HH up the track. Then he rubbed his cye-i fl H J IK HH 11 lid looked ngiilu for the trick was an M) 1 IHl HH barren of nn engine as un apple tree nf llT ii HH HI Itatcs In Jnnuar). Iff; n ; jfl Hastily sluinbllnK otcr to tho in- It,, i' M HH strum; nt ho telegraphed what ho had U ll ! ffl HH seen Into htadquartera with a. plain- W'-ljl !H HH lite assertion Hint he ttaa entirely no- il B K Ifl HH her and not siinstrurk. ft " 3fl HH Tho main olllco Immediately sent nut I. i I 99 HH n wrecking engine nnl crew, surmising f IJ fl HI tint somo accident had happened to V, U J IH HI the freight train on tho ridge jWi 3'aRlll HH liny were met nbout two miles from fi ij'Hnl HH Amy hy the telegriph operator, whoso n tJVFXHB Hfl rate was nshy pulo. and he llcketl hlu ' I'lM H 1 nre bed lips ns ho reptatel tho story I LfidBlB HI whhh he hid telegraphed In. and bo- !vUJ"S HH Ing a Mexican he elaborated It some- i'i nittl HH tthnt with tar'ntloiiB or hla own ro- 1 tVJlftlHH gnrdlng certain shrieks ho had heard. i' fcjiJJJf HH Ilo was questioned shnrply, but woulil ,2?' Mill HH iintdetlatt Iu (he least rrnm his story. j W "f,i HH Thu rorrTiix;" frelcht cur was exam- jM HH Inctl closely and ineBsages wero flashed ' Vtfi HH nlnni the stations, but no word wua I J (Til HH loiolied from the missing engine 1 ? J "iff Hfl AHer somo three weeks of ardent hi J ,' u HH Benrchlng tho chase after tho mlsslnn J U If HH engine nnd cars was abandoned nnl i fiiifi HH deep in) story nhrou led tho whole road. I l il HH CJueer slorlen wcio noised about re- 'J ink V HH l-nidlng the phantom locomotltes which If Ut HH Honied along over tho quicksands on Hi 'IvC Jt HH moonlight nights and It was only with W ilT "1 HH great tlllllculty that tho gieasers could L'H ll HH bo Intelgled Into working upon tho ii .Iff t 91 HH rullroad conslruetloh works. When f' ,'i A I HH thoy did, If an exceptionally stronts IjI'ltH ! ! HH hieeo howled oter tho qulcknandn f ifl j Jjj HH Hit) tlropped their tools and commenced U, 1 U I i HH to pattet the ground like rain upon a f! ijTU. VI HH tin inof j jIMlVn HH 1 lit Indians would hate suffered nny 1 I 'J fflsH HH torluro rather than go within miles of f ti , 1 .f HH the spot of tho disappearance, declaring I, J),i IKl HH that the till one dncll there VV it HH lwo yearn passed b and although ( ft,,V 01J HH the dlsupiearanco of tho englno ro t ri ' i 'Ifl Hfl malnel as, Rrtat a m)stcry as over: Iftl; Mil Ji! il HH sill! It was beginning to ho forgotten, Fl'lHilfffl HH n such thlnzs will V i j 1 H Ono da) n gang of workmen wcro 111 .V ffilffl HH engiihetl In drltlug piles about ten ! Ifl.Jij'll HH mllea down tho rlter at tho edge of tho Jf- 'lJ,i"ll8HH eiulcksands. whin one of tho workmen H, , ( Vvfcffl HH drltlug his shotel down Into the ground If iUitilHl HH henrd a clang and felt a thrill pasa IW fl) Mtvl HH tluough his hand Quickly drawing hla M 'Mli'jtSl H shntet up he founl tho edge was iloub Iff lallrt.cW HH hd Vg JS !ut3HH Seizing another shotel, with nn oath ffl I'WUlJm HH of surprise ho began to dig furiously K MV '11 HH ntn the and and after ten minutes' firtTO'fl HH hard labor ho uncnvirul lo view tho III oUf iif HH 1 nulnr top of 11 smokestack of nn en- W SiViiV HH i,lne Calling the foreman he announce 1 Sif. "HJli M HH tho nstonlshlng fait to him, and tho QL 's'.,ul HH roiemnu qulckl) telegraphed the now a fll fiKfaBB tn the head olllec B ! JJijJjH HH A crew was set lo work digging: ff , 'ilrjlsfi iirounil tho spot and nfter two months' iWL'fflHHH hard labor the englno which ha 1 been iifffllHl Inst two )ears beforo ttaa brought back- -A' lUIEH to the light of das, with the skeletons MlMWM of the engineer and thu fireman still It, ffll'sWJHr HH the cub ttraKWC HH |
