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Show LITTLE 6IRL SAVES EASTBOUND LIMITED f For Which Act of Heroism She Is to Rewarded. Sacramento, Cnlt, Jan. 1C For her presence of mind In signaling tho enstbound Overland Limited lnct Saturday nnd preventing a disaster, 7-yenr-old Ilcen Martin, daughter of n section foreman at Alta, Placer county, will probably recelvo a handsome hand-some reward from the Southern Pacific Pa-cific company. Her heroism, which saved the train from a broken rail thnt would have hurled It down an embankment, was brought today to tho notice of Division Superintendent H. W. Sheridan, who sent tho facts to tho company officials nnd a letter I of thanks to tho little girl nnd her 14-year-old sister, Alma. Ilecn wns alone when Bho discovered discov-ered the broken rail. Sho knew No. ?, was due and running to the block station, she telephoned the agent at the nearest station, but only to learn the train had passed. Sho then called call-ed for her older sister, and together they ran down the track. When the train came In sight tho children waved their arras frantically, and it stopped Just In time. |