CHOOSE YOUNG MEN ' s high position
CHANGE IN POLICY OF RAILROAD
DIRECTORS.
Veterans. Are Delng Superseded and
a New Generation Has Arisen
Tho "Youngsters" Seem to Bo
Making Good.
Tho Htrtry (menu with the Introduction
of John Sicilians, adventurer, u Maiwa
cliueotw mail marooned by authorities nt
Valparaiso. Chile. Ueln Interested In
minim; oi.erutlonH In Holivlft, ho wus de
nounced by Chile ns an Insurrectionist
und ns ti consequence wns hldlns. At his
lintol lila uttuiit.on wus ultra ted by nn
Kncllahman and a youns womnn.
tltciiliens rcsruod tho younic woman rrom
u drunken olllcor. Ho was thannd
l.or., Admlrnl ot tho 1'eruvlun navy con
fronted Stcphons. told him that war had
been deolnrod between Chllo nnd Peru
und offered him tho onico of captain. Ho
vired that that night tho Ksmoralda, a
Chilean vessel, should ho captured.
Mepnens nicepted tho commission.
Htophons mot a mQttoy cruW, to which ho
was usslKned. Ho gave them final In
ntructlons. They boarded tho vessel, They
Huccesstully captured tho vessel supposed
to be tho Esmeralda, through strtitcify.
CapU Stephens avo directions for tho do-
fiarturn of tho craft. Ho entered tho can
n and discovered tho BnKllsh woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
thn wrnnir vmmel hn.il been cntlturi'd.
It was Ionl Darlington's private yacht,
tho lord's wlfo und maid helnK aboard,
itn mmtnlnixl tliA nltuiitlnn til her lllllV-
hip. Then Flnit Mato Tuttlo laid biiro
the nlnL savlnu that tho Sea Queen had
teqn taken In order to o to tho Antarc
tic oircto. nulla explained mm on n
former voyage ho had learned that thn
onna Isabol who lost In 1763. Ho had
found It frsson In a Iiuko caso of Ico
on nn Island and contained much Rohl.
Btortiens consented to bo the captain
of the oxpedltlon. Ho told . Lady
Darlington. Hllo wns greatly nlannod,
hut expressed con II do nee In him. Tho
Hea Quean oncounterod a vessel In the
foff. Btephons attempted to communicate.
Tills causeiLa florco struBKlo and ho was
ovorcomo. Tuttlo finally squaring tho sit
uation. Then tho fiea Queen headed south
twain. Under Tuttlo's Riddance tho ves
nel made progress toward Its goal.
Do Nova, tho mate, told Stephens that ho
believed Tuttle, now. noting as skipper,
Insano becnuso of IiIb queer actions.
Btephons wnn awnkened by -crashing, of
Klnss. Ho saw Tuttlo In the tirlp of a
tipnsm of "religious mania and overenmo
lilm. Tho eallnr upon regaining his senses
was taken ill.
CHAPTER XVI.
In Which I Again Come to Command.
Dado awoko mo, tho gray light of
Iho Antarctic day streaming In through
tho porthole.
"I pounded on tho door twlco, Blr,"
ho explulnisd, quickly, "but you was
eloopln' bo hard I had to como In.
Somothln' 'a gone wrong In Mr. Tut
tlo'a 8tatoroom, sir."
"Wrongl what do you mean?"
"Well, Blr n gun went oft In thero
Just now, nn' "
I was already upon my foot, pulling
on my clothes.
"Run Up on dock and ask Do Nova
to comb down horo at onco. Lively
now, my lad,1'
Tho two had already roachod tho
foot of tho companion atalra when I
camo out, and Dado had evidently
mado tho situation clear to tho mind
of tho crcolo.
"Havo you boon In zaro, monBlour?"
lio nakod, anxiously.
"No, not yet, but I foar tho worst,
nnd thought It would bo bottor for us
to go together. Stand by, Dado, for
wo may need you."
Tho ex-whalomnu was lying on tho
floor In a curlod-up heap, a rovolvor
rooting bosldo htm, porlinps a foot
Worn his hand. Tho pungont odor of
powder waB' still In tho room. Wo
turned him over, rovonllng a bullet
wound Ju8t In front ot th'o oar. Do
yond all doubt ho had shot hlmsolt
whlle silting upon tho odgo ot tho
,-,bunk, and had tumbled forward, dead
aforo ho struck tho deck. I glanced
tffwavd Do Nova, who stood staring
Hllonlly down at tho dead man, mid at
Dado, almost yellow with torror, pour
ing cuutlously In through tho opou
door,
"JIo Is beyond furthor troublo," 1,
nald, solemnly. "Tho poor dovll. Help
tuo lift him back Into his borth."
Dado hold aloof, but Do Nova took
hold with mo, nnd together wo
straightened out tho body, covering H
decontly with u sheet. Then wo paSBod,
out luto the main cabin and closed tho
door.
"What uort of wcathor have wo out
Bldo, Mr. Do Nova?" I questioned, on
doavorlng to quotl tho boating of my
heart,
"Clear an' col', monsieur, zo win
Bpr'weat"
" "Then wo aro holding our courso?"
"Oul, out," gesticulating, "but w'at
we do now? w'at wo do now?"
"Well, that depends ontlroly upon
you nnd tho crow," I returned, shortly.
"Mr, Tuttlo Is dead, beyond rocall. I
am tho ouly competent navigator left
on board. For tho suite of my own
llfo, ub well us tho safety of thoso
womon In our care, I propose ubsuih
log command. Havo you anything to
Bay?"
Tho creolo Btood motlonloss, grasp
lng tho odgo ot jtho table, his black
tycs still fastened on TtlUlo'a closed
door.
. "Well, you had baiter decide," I went
on, utoutly, "nnJ uj tvay the oni)
thing tor iia to no .s to put this nmttoi
Btralght befofu iho cttv. Kvop quiet
ubout what 114;. happened until nltet
breakfast yon, sou, Hud, a.irt thou
havo the whola tr nipr-d ntt. Co
on-ftbqut youi woik' until thqn, aud
- Keep your touauos Mill"
I sat down on the divan, watching
Dado. H3 ho basiled ubout from the
abie to the pantry, ever ousting fur
UVf Kluieea joivard tho silent stato
iv m w! Ich tho dead man lay.
. MM vTltmT n 7T ill
"To H I Wld That 8ort o' Rot, Mr.
Finally I got up, and, to Dado's horror, '
re-entered tho mnto's room, roturnlng
with tho chart upon which our courso
had bcon pricked up until noon of tho
proVlous day, nnd sprond it out across
my knees. I wns attlt engaged In
itudylng it whon Lady Darlington,
fully dressed, emerged from her cab
In, Sho touched mo beforo I was oven
aware ot her prosenco.
"Is Mr. Tuttlo still 111?" sho ques
tioned, nnxlouBly, "and havo you boon
on duty 'nil night?"
"Tho first oincer Is dead," I nn
Bwored, nnd mado hor Bit down bosldo
mo. "I will toll you nil tho facts."
Sho listened silently, hor broath
quickened from oxcltoment, hor faco
colorless. I dwelt upon tho man's
mental condition, his ghostly hallu
cinations, my discovery of him In the
main cabin, and his final mad net of
self-destruction. Tho very rolntlng of
tho tragic story sorved to clear my
own mind and strengthen my resolve.
"What what will this moan to ua?"
sho quoBtloned, hor lips trembling.
"Will It roleaso us from our bondngo?
Will It result In abandoning UiIb crazy
search aftor troasuro?"
"Houoatly I do not know, Lndy Dnr
lingtou," I ncknowlodgcd with roluc
tance. "Tho present nttltudo of tho
crow remains to bo discovered, Prac
tlcnlly wo aro as holploss as before.
My ono advantage lies in the fact thai
l urn tho only navlgotor on board. Yo
they havo powor to compol tno to do
their will. I cannot bnttle against
them mono,"
"Hut you no longor bollovo in Tut
tie's story?"
"I never havo really boltovcd It.
Hut this la not a quoatlon ot what 1 1
believe; It nil hunga upon tho faith of
tho men forward."
"Hut If they rcnllzo ho was lnaniio,
surely they must also decldo that his
trensuru . ship was llkowlso a de
lusion." I shook my bond, gravoly doubting
her conclusion. '
"I regrut to say I possess no such
cxpectntlon. Tho avorngo Bailor, Lady
Darlington, Is not glvon to reasoning;
he la moro u creature ot Impulse 1
fear wo nro already too closo ,to our
goal to now bo turned back by tho
mate's death. Tho mon will Insist on
completing tho voyage. I lntond to
havo tho entire crow piped nft after
breakfust, and will talk to them.
wish you to go on deck with ma nt
tho tlmo, and hear nil that la said," 1
paused, lntontly watching tho oxprcs
slou ot her faco. "Whatever declalou
1 may bo driven to, I hope It will uoi
forfeit mo your respect,"
"Oh, no."
"You will retain confidence In mo,
oven It tho bow of tho Son Queen con
Huiius to point southward?"
Sho lifted hor gray oyos to mlno in
unshadowed trunknoss.
"Whatever you think best, Mr. Ste
phens, I Bhall beliovo to bo right," sho
responded, softly. "Will my trust help
you?"
Stephens We're Sallor-Men."
"It Is the one thing needcd.s Thus
armed I can light it out."
Tho meal following was far from
cheerful, although tho bright sun
strcamod down through tho dock tran
som to fall in golden bars along the
tablo, as our thoughts would constant
ly recur to that Blleut flguro lying In
tho near-by bunk, whllo our conversa
tion was largely about him, and the
consequences of his death.
Finally, bidding both mlstross nnd
maid preparo themselves for an early
call to tho deck, 1 wont forwnrd to tho
bridge, relieving Do Nova whllo ho de
scended to tho main cabin for his
breakfast. Tho crow hnd already com
pleted their meal and swarmed out xf
tho forccustlo, apparently awnro that
something was In, tho wind. I notlcod
big Dill Anderson circulating among
tho various groups, talking earnestly,
nnd folt convinced tho crow wns en
deavoring to settle upon somo united
course of notion. Ilrutnl and un
loarnod ns ho was, tho boatswain wns a
thorough sea-lawyer, understanding
woll how to Influence his matos, and
with enough nt stako in this game to
render him desperate. Tho sccoud
mato joluod me.
"Call all hands aft, Mr. Do Nova." I
said, aftor a glanco Into his face,
"ovory man Jack of thom, except tho
two ut tho wheel. I will talk to them
from tho rail,"
I took my position thoro, with Lady
Darlington and Celeste closo at hand,
but somewhat sheltered under tho lee
of tho longbont from tho stinging
wind. Tho herd enmo shuiTHng nf!,
nnd rnngod themselves awkwardly
enough on tho open deck. Do Nova
cast his eyes ovor thom, counttng,
thou climbed tho short ladder aud
Joined mo.
"All hero, monslour." Then lowered
his volco. "Mapes was dead In zo
fo'c'stlo."
"Mnpes! Oh, ho waa the man who
foil from tho foroyard?"
"Out, an' It all makes zo crow feel
scare v
i glanced nt tho group, and around
nt tho stern vision of sen. Altogether
It formed a dismal, tllBhoarteulug pic
lure tho men, bundled up In their
heavy clothing, stamping thotr feet on
tho deck, their ragged beards forking
out, their eyes glcnmlng beneath (he
peaks of woolen caps drawn low,
shuttling Impatiently, and occasionally
moving ovor to tho rail to spit; the
yacht, long bnttorod by tho sens,
strlppod of overy unnecessary adorn
mont, her hutches battened down, her
funnel niBty, her satis closo reefed,
hor forward deck n sheet ot gllstoning
Ice, tho sharp wind whistling through
tho frozen rigging ns sho staggored
through 11 cold, gray, wintry Ben,
strulnlug and groaning in ovory timber
as tho gleaming surges struck her
quarter nnd tho relentless whool held
her to tho courso. Tho wholo view
photographed ItBelt Indelibly upon my
mind, and I clung to tho rail, gazing
about and down lnt,o those upturned
faces below.
"Mon," I said, finally, shadowing ray
Hps with one hand to keep tho words
from bolng blown awny, "I am no sea
orator, nnd what I havo to say will bo
short. No doubt you know pretty
well already what has happened on
board during tho night. All I need say
U, that Mr. Tuttlo Is" dead; ho went
crazy nnd Bhot himself. Now, tho
reason I called you aft Is this. You
aro no regular articled crew, on an
ordinary voyngo between ports. Nono
of you havo signed papers, and you
havo no lawful officers to take charge,
It happens I'm tho only navlgntor on
board, nnd so I'vo called you nft, ntter
talking with Mr. Do Nova about It, to
got your Ideas on what ought to bo
dono. Somo of you speak up until wo
can find out what your notions aro."
( No ono among them mado any ro-
sponBo, tho long row of eyes staring
dully up nt mo, tho feet shuffling In
uneasiness.
"Como, Anderson, open up. You'vo
been sounding tho men for an hour
past. What's your plan?"
Tho boatswain, thus directly singled
out from tho others, pushed his way
to tho front, glancing sideways into
rno faces of his mates.
"Woll, wo havo talked about It a ML
Mr. Stephens, but I dunno as wo'vo
qulto decided," his gruff volco borno
to us on tho wind. "How far aro wo
from tho islands wnat Mr. Tuttlo told
UbOUt?"
Nearly 200 miles to tho northwest."
The big sailor cast his eyes over tho
muu urn eu viuY, siowiy lunuug
tho quid in his cheek. -
"An' the wind right. 'Tnin't much of
r r , V a,r
had gottln hero. I reckon you could
find that p'lnt o' sea?"
"Yes," I acknowledged, nlmost re
luctantly, "I can find It, unless tho lco
shuts us In first. Hut what's tho uso
In taking such a chance, Anderson?
Tuttlo was probably Just as crazy
about that matter as he was over
other things. To my mind ho never
Ofl IV nnv falnrwla tuhnrn ha cnlil tn 111
Government ships havo surveyed all
,', wnr,ra ,i i v,n
charta show no land nnywhoro nlon
mat latitude, rm ror calling it a
poor Job, nnd turning back beforo wo
got nipped. Look where wo aro now;
we haven't a mtlo of clear water elth
or bM nf !! nn,i n htft nf iin, ,in
crush our sides llko nn eccshell."
The silent mon stnred gloomily out
nt that grim expanse of sea, lco nnd
sky, but Anderson only scowled up
Into my face, slapping his mlttencd
hands together.
'To holl wld that eort o' rot, Mr.
Stephens," bo broke forth, fiercely.
"Wo'ro Eallor-mcn, an' tho most of ua
havo seen lco before. This channel's
wldo enough for tho hooker, nn' what
tho devil do wo want moro? Maybo tho
ol' mnn was & bit nutty, but ho know
how to sail these seas, nn' he told a
dam' Btralght yarn about that Span-
Ish ship, Just tho same, an' I'm for
flndln' out whother or not It was a llo.
mayoo more ami no pesos nwnitin-
for ua out yondor, but, by God, Bir, I
warn 10 Know it. tor suro, An' so uo
my matCB. Now, you Bay we're within
-uu iim8 01 unum oui uio iruui, air
111 ausu i consent 10 go oaeic
HKU 11 wnippou cur wunoui mitm- even
a squint along that latlludo."
Ho stamped on tho dock, gloworing
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uuuuu u.u. ..ivu a iuhu uu.i, uv(uiwy
uuruiB i tmiura vo coniruu.ci. i
loaned farther out ovor tho rail.
"Is that right, lads? Has Andorson
spoken your sentiments? Do you real-
ly menn to proceed In this crnzy
search in
yonder?"
bpuu 01 mi mm ico oui
l .m . .
No volco
iuiunm;u, uiiuauBii
. . 1 J 1 . 1 1
i,iV. - -J : r,"r
: . . 7.. ;. . . . '
HiiuKiiiK aiuriuuuvuiy. 1 lurneu to
ward tho mato, who was standing Jusi
behind mo.
"Tho men nro all tongue-tied. How
Is it with you, Mr. Do Nova? Aro you
for furthor south, or a quick run
home?"
I noticed htm glanco across toward
Colosto, crouching honeath tho shelter
A .. 1 .... .... . 1. t i 1 M
ui uiu luubuuui, 11m iucu biKiwuiB
white ngnlnat the darker background. I
uvur iiiiuKiiiuu uiu girt mtuu ucr nunu
as If In some form of slghal; anyhow,
1 1 ,,... . .
tno crcoio Bmuea coniuiontiy. nis joi
iHUBiiiuiiun uiuanjr uuumyu upiunv ma
CllPk
"wai i sny, monsieur! un, oui,
1 WltB 1UI KUl Uil iU BlUUUI III U Ull-
..... .... ... ....
Kinu, nnu iuuku u unan, uy gar, limy
ho zaro waa ze monies to mnko ua all
rich, W'y not? Wtz zo steam wo
cheat zo lce-dold. Dahl I seen it
worso as zat."
"Truo," I urged In final effort, "but
tho &oason Is wrong. Wo aro driving
south In tho faco ot winter, tho Ice-
packs aro forming, and not breaking
up. I warn ovory ono of you tho
chances aro wo'll bo nipped."
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
Hob Would you llko to seo vfomen
votors at tho polls?
Nob Yes, Indeed. At tho noiih aud
south polos. Snwanoo Tiger.
This Is tho day of the young mnn
In the railroad profession. Recent
changes In the
executive organi
zation of several
of tho lending
western railroads
nnd they have
been far more fre
quent during the
Inst few months
than usual have
demonstrated this
conclusively
Taking no nr
count for tho
present of the
causes which
have led so many
of the prlnclpnl
railroad systems
to reorganize tho
personnel of their
executive officers, one prominent ten
dency has boon mnnlfeBUthroughput
rne old war horses of the railroad
gamo, who have spent their lives
In tho sorvlco, and who by their ef-
forts have made the American trans-
portatlon system what It is, as woll
as having been responsible In a menu-
uro for what It Is not, have stepped
aside, and their places havo been
filled with men of lesser years, Just
as the battle scarred furniture of
their sanctums has been replaced with
now mahogany
And the now men seem to bo ma-
king good, ns far as can bo Judced
frpm tho achievements of those whose
promotion to leadership has not been
of too recent dnto. No ono Is claim-
lng that they aro mado of better tlm-
ber than their predecessors, but they
aeom to bo able to arrive sooner,
They havo hnd opportunities for
education, not always school educa-
Hnn hnl nnnnca In thn I.I ,1.. n nf nll..tn
not po8se8aed by the poncer8. each
of wJ)0,n ,md ,0 bnze hs QW tra 1
without the guidance of custom or
precedent, and often without knowl-
cdg0 of what hIs ,felIow workera ,n
the same lines of endeavor were do
in nr ,,,, iPnn,, nnnmnuuaA
lng or hnd .already accomplished.
Another characteristic is noticeable
In tho new officers ns in the new fur
niture. They seem to bo smoother,
more polished nnd brilliant, and much
of their training hnB been along tho
lines of diplomacy. The "public be
damned" theory Is not dead, but
whore It exists the theorists who still
1ld, t0, l aro w,fB0 enouh t0 fP
it burled as deep as possible.
Whoro the previous generation of rail
road chiefs was wont to get what It
wanted or thought It ought to hnve
by any means that offered, nnd whllo
It had not time for palavering In nn
emergency, tho newer set of railroad
officials proceeds along different lines,
"ie,"m" B Kn,n 118 cnus D? C-H
oration with tho public nnd by Ies3
strenuous methods. Chicago Trlbuno.
RAILROADING IN THE ANDES
American Engineers and Conductors,
But They Don't Stick to Jobs for
Long Periods.
Archer Harman. nrestdent of the
Guayaquil & Quito railroad, returned
from Ecuador to New York and ro-
ported to Ned York great progross tn
the building of the road. 300 miles of
which was completed In 1909 Tho
road connects Guayaquil on the const
of Quito, the capital, on tho Andes
plateau. It Is ono of the tnllest Jobs
m rallroodlug that haa been attempt
ed. The elevation at Cotopaxl pass
Is 12.600 feet. Most nf thn pnirinor
nnd conductors nro Amnrln, h,.
thov do hot ctnv inm? in h
. - . . "
ment of the company, being of n ra
vlng disposition. Their ptnees after
h(v,hinw ih.,v h u
mmiv fo w,nr,n ,
,,,,.. hv nthP rnvr A '.
tnlhfl nf , .vnpl,ra ,u ..
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RiAc, nf .h i,1urD ,, ,...
III" nnfluna Thn anntwl rf mlnn nn
I -1 tiirt.vu Ul 11 uiua uti
,hu nna i , ,1 .....
nnd G0 " the passes about
12 mtlea
Has "Fresh Air" Cars,
The Erie railroad has nrovltlod onn
car In some of Its suburban trains for
those who object to the steam heat
nnd stuffy atmosnhoro nf fhn mi-ninr
cars. Tho cars carry slcns rondine
"Fresh Air," and nre stnrted out with
... ...
me ooors, ventilators and alternate
aide windows wldo onen. Anv iipnri
1 . .. . -
riding in these cars Is privileged to
C0S0 the window next to htm. hutha
no rlght t0 nt),Bt ()n tho cloalng of
other ventilation openings. Tho will
nf th mntnrltv nf thnnn whn rM In
the cars will control tho turning nn
I " '
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In vory cold weather. Those who find
the cars too cold cau always move to
other enrs In tho trains. This, It Is
considered, is a novel but sensible
way of solving the vexatious prob
lem of heating nnd ventilating cars.
To Learn American Methods.
One ot the big Brazilian railroads
has Just porfected a plan by which It
will send four of lta mechanics to tho
United StuteB every six months and
put them nt work tn some of our big
railroad shops bo that they may be
come familiar with American methods.
E. O. McCormlck.
The nppolntment of two vice-presidents
of the Southern Pacllic railroad
13. O. McCormlck of Chicago nnd
William P. llerrln of San Francisco,
has been announced. Both hnvetholr
headquarters in San Francisco, ac
cording to a Chicago dispatch
Mr. McCormlck has been In Chi-
J cngo since 1904. as assistant director
of tranlc of the Southern nnu union
Pacific, under J. C. Stubbs. He came
to Chicago from San Francisco, whom
he had been passenger traffic man
ager of tho Southern Pacific Tor n
number of years. His elevation "to
tho vice-presidency or tho road wrfu
greeted with many expressions of v
pleasure by those of his associates In
tho railroad world who heard of IL
As vlco-presldent of tho Southern
Pacific Mr. Mcpormlck will have su
pervision of nil the traffic, both pas
senger and freight, on the Pacific sys
tem, embracing the lines In California.
Arlzonn, New Moxlco, Nevada, Utah
and Oregon, and will report to tho' di
rector of traffic, Mr. Stubbs.
Mr, McCormlck began his railroad
career In 1878, in the general offices
of the Lake Erie & Western at La
fayette. Ind. Later ho was employed
in tho freight department of tho
Monon road At the same place. In
1889 ho was appointed general pas-se-ger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton & Dayton, where ho remained for
14 yonrs, leaving to become passenger
traffic manager ot the Ulg Four at Cin
cinnati. Six years later ho attracted the at
tention of E. H. Harrimau, and was
sent by htm to San Francisco as pas
senger traffic manager of the South
ern Pacllic. Since then ho has been
constnntly with the Harrlman lines,
coming to Chicago in 1904 as assistant
traffic director of the Union Pacific,
Oregon Short .line, Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company nnd the
Southern Pacific system.
Mr. Herrln, also made a vice-president,,
will have supervision of tho
legal and land departments tind tho
corporate organizations of the pa
cific systems, and tho financial busi
ness of tho company In California, and
will report to the president.
ATTORNEY IN ODD POSITION
Employed to Sue Railroad Company
First for Whistling and Then
for Not Whistling.
On a trip one day In Kansas, Stew
art Taylor, Kansas City attorney,
rnn across "Joe" WaterB, a Topekn
lawyer, nt Alma.
"What are you doing hero?" Tay
lor usked.
"Well, I'vo got a couple of suits
against tho Santa Fe," the Topekn
man, who Is u brother of L. H. Wa
ters of Kansas City. answered. "I'm
going to collect damages from tho
road once tor whistling and once for
not whistling."
"1 don't quite get that," Taylor said.
"Well. It's this way. There's an en
gineer on this run who used to court
a girl in this town. Ills suit didn't
prosper somehow, the girl choosing
to remain a maid. She owns a llttlo
placo on the outskirts of the town.
closo to tho railroad tracks, and lives
there. It seems his rejection stirred
up tho ncld In tho engineer's dispo
sition, and every time he tnkes his
train past tho house of his former
sweetheart ho lets a shriek out of tho
whistle. ' Sometimes he'd even Btop
tho train to prolong it until ho could
feel sure sho had a headache. Sho
stood it until' sho was a norvoim
wreck nnd then sued tho railroad for
damages.
"Tho other suit against tho road
concerns the same engineer. Ho
must hnve been saving up his steam
to let off In front or tho houso of his
spite, because he neglected to blow
tho whlstlo one day when he ,np
proached a crossing Just outsldo ot
town hero nnd rnn down n farmer's
wagon, killing a horse. Tho owner
brought suit and gavo me tho caso;
so hero I am to make the company
pay for whistling nnd for uot
whistling."
Buggy Caught op Engine.
When the buggy In which Mrs. Myr
tlo Lorton, hor four-yenr-old son
Ralph and n farm hand were riding
was struck by a rnst Chicago & Alton
passenger train at Whltohall, 111., tho
buggy with its occupants was torn
loose from tho horse nnd was carried
on tho pilot of the engine for n quar
tor ot a mile.
In tho strnngo ride Mrs. Lurton's
skull wns fractured. Tho boy nnd
tho farm hand escaped unhurt. Tho
wrecked buggy bad hold to tho pilot
until tho train wns stopped. Then It
slipped off before tho train crew
could run to tho front ot the engine.