Show learns railroad bridge Is not best short cut marlon marion nan not since the last circus came to town did marlon marion enjoy so thoroughly an exciting incident as was provided by young john wheelers effort to rado his horse horsa across a railroad bridge the right of way was an inviting crosscut to johns home as he returned from rom a visit with a friend he did well until he came to a bridge the horses feet all four of them dropped between the ties it was nearly train time running to a nearby house john sounded the alarm and the citizenry turned out en masse to effect the rescue one man hastened to nag flag a now overdue train word was sent to the section foreman who brought flares to stop another train due from tho the south several men set to work removing the horses shoes and hog tying him while they lifted him bodily from the bridge but john did not desert his bis mount throughout the period of suspense he sat with the animals head in his lap a look of despair on his face lie ile promised after the episode to heed tile the officials warning to use the highways for horseback riding |