SYNOPSIS. I N f
The story opens with the Introduction
of John Stephens, ndvunturer. u Massa
chusetts man marooned by authorities nt
Valparaiso, Chile. Heine Interested In
mining operations In Uollvla, ho was de
nounced by Chllo as an Insurrectionist
find as a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Knnllshmun and a yount; woman.
Stephens rescued the youtiR woman from
R drunken olllcer. Ho was thanked by
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con
fronted Stephens, told him that war hod
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the oftlco of captain. Mo
desired that that nlpht tho Esmeralda, a
Chilean vessel, should bo captured.
Stephens accepted the commlrslon.
Stephens met a motley crow, to which ho
was asstKtied. Ho jcavo them llnal In
structions. They boarded tho vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
to bo tho Esmeralda, through strategy.
Capt. Stephens Rave, directions for the, de
parture, of the craft. He entered tho cab
in and discovered tho English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
It was 1ird Darlington's private yacht,
the lord's wife and maid being aboard,
, He explained tho situation to her lady
ship. Then First Mate Tuttle laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken In order to go to tho Antarc
tic circle. Tuttle explained that on a
former voyage ho had learned that tho
Donna Isabel was lost In 1753. Ho had
found It frozen In a hugo cose of Ice
on an Island and contained much gold.
Stephens consented to be the captain
of tho expedition. Ho told Lady
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed,
but expressed confidence In him. Tho
Sea Queen encountered a vessel In tho
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused a flcrco struggle and ho was
overcome. Tuttle finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
.gain. Under Tuttle's guidance tho ves
sel mnda progress toward Its goal.
Do Nova, tho mate, told Stephens that life
believed Tuttle, now acting as skipper,
Insane because of his queer actions.
Stephens was awakened by crashing of
glass. Ho saw Tuttlo In tho grip of t
spasm of religious mania nnd overenmu
him. The sailor upon regaining Ills sense
was taken 111. Tuttle committed sulclda
by shooting. XJpon vote of tho crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to contlnuo tho treasure
hunt, tho Islands being supposed to be
enly 200 miles distant.
CHAPTER XVI. Continued,
i
"Wo can make It easy In threp days,
Ma Stephens," broko In Anderson,
loudly. "If we only havo decent wcath
or, tvo could rip up that" old hooker,
copper tho swag and bo north-bound
In that time."
I nover glanced toward him, my
eyes still on tho mate.
"But tho women, De Nova?"
lie was looking at them, and, fol
lowing his eyes, I turned also. Celesto
was bending eagerly forward, her
dark eyes sparkling with excltemont;
her mistress stood erect, grasping tho
edge of tho longboat, her face flushed
by tho keen wind, her Hps firmly
pressed together.
"I sink zat maybe zey vote wlz zo
crew, monsieur," smiled the creolo,
pleasantly.
Lady Darlington reached one hand
out for the rail, her skirts flapping,
her hair blowing freo beneath her hat.
"It will bo best for us to go on, Mr.
Stephens," sho said, quietly. "Tho
men will nover be satisfied otherwise;
and I do not blame them. Too much
has been risked already to turn back
at tho Inst moment because of a llttlo
additional peril. Nor am I willing it
should bo done merely to spare us a
few moro days of discomfort. Wo
must take our chances, and, as for my
self, I trust absolutely In your sua
manship."
Thero was a growl of appreciation
from below, Anderson's voice shouting
up hoarsely: "You're tho right stuff!"
but I stood thero in silence, gazing at
her in astonishment, feeling deserted
by overy one, nnd realizing thnt tho on
tire responsibility was now mine. More
dourly than any among them I com
prohendod the peril fronting us, tho
desperato chanco wo were about to
take, tho casting of dice with death.
Yet what was thero left for mo to do?
Absolutely nothing; the choice had
been made.
"Is it understood I am in com
mand?"
"Ay, ay, sir!"
"Very well, then," I said, "you havo
chosen your bed, now you will lie In
it. Mr. Do Nova, get tho stokers bo
low and start tho lires. We'll push her
for It hard. You men stand by for a
doublo funeral In an hour; wo havo a
dead man foro and aft. Now step live
ly, my bullies!"
I wntched them as they scattered
like so many schoolboys at play, An
derson and Do Nova driving thorn to
their furious tasks. A hand touched
my arm gontly.
"I hope you are notj angry, Mr. Ste
phens. Did 1 do bo very wrong?"
I looked down Into her gray eyes
filled with appeal, and felt my fuco
1 brighten.
"Frankly, I do not know," I repllod,
honestly. "Of course, I could not hope
to oppose all tho crow, but wo are
taking a terrible chanco. I appreciate
your courago, Lady Darlington, and
shall do ray best to Justify your con
fidence in my seamanship. Dut you
must go below, out of this wind. Per
mit me to assist you down tho ladder."
CHAPTER XVII.
In Which We Bury Our Dead.
Bluck smoke was already trailing
from out our funnel in ever Increasing
volume, the steadily revolving screw
T-t I 3 CZZDl ?
Her Voice Arose, Low Yet Distinct, T rembllng to tho Accent of Reverent
Prayer.
was driving tho yacht forward with I
now power, and tho only hit of can
vas showing was tho close-reefed jib,
left as an aid to tho wheelsmen.
I searched tho after-cabins thorough
ly for a copy of tho Scriptures, or any
book containing tho burial service.
Ono might possibly havo beon discov
ered hidden away in tho locked chests,
but I did not feel authorized to break
these open on such quest, and so re
turned to tho deck with nothing to
guldo mo in tho servlqcs to bo con
ducted, Tho boatswain, assisted by
two seamen, had prepared tho bodies
for their last long voyage, and while
tho crow gathered In a body on tho
snow-covofed dock, tho dead, shrouded
bonenth whlto sheets, woro silently
borno forth from cabin and forecastle
and placed reverently upon planks
balanced across the rail.
I should greatly havo preferred
Lady Darlington to remain below dur
ing tho ceremonies. There Is much de
pression about such burial scones at
sea, especially so In our circumstances
and surroundings. But sho insisted
upon being presont, and so at tho last
moment I returned to tho cnbln and
escorted both her and Celesto to tho
deck. It was a dismal, melancholy
scene, and I did not wonder at tho
slight shiver with which her ladyship
glanced about. The swiftly descending
snow, the whitened docks, trampled
beneath the feet of tho men, tho bare
spars overhead; tho low-flying, dun
colored clouds; the gray, tumbling
waters; tho low growl of tho Ico as
tho waves battered Us front; tho si
lent semlctrclo of men standing mo
tionless except for their shuffling feet;
and those two white-draped figures ly
ing extended across the rail all com
bined to form a grim sea-plcturo tho
memory of which can nover dissolve.
Protected somewhat from tho shnrp
wind by tho cabin tho men had flung
asldo their mufflers, so that their
weather-beaten faces, most of them
heavily bearded, woro plainly revealed.
I could not but bo Impressed with tho
motley crowd, as tho lineaments of
negro, Kanaka, and every variety of
whlto degenerato woro thus exposed.
Their uneasy, shuffling feet, nnd tho
Impatience depicted on their faces,
aroused me to tho requirements of tho
moment. I advanced to the rail, stand
lug beside the corpse of the mate,
"Lads," I Bald, soberly, "when wo
bury shipmates at sea thero Is u
solemnity about tho simple ceremony
unknown to tho land. Far awny from
friends and home wo give tho body up
to tho great ocean to keep for eterni
ty. Yet wo aro sailors, long accus
tomed to tho vicissitudes and perils of
tho deep; wo have parted with ship
mates beforo In many seas, and not a
fow among you look forward to tho
tlmo when comrades will bo called
upon to perform a similar servlco of
respect over your bodies, Evou now
we sail forward Into great dangor,
and none among us can prophesy what
the morrow may bring of either Ufo
or death. Yet tho sea is the sailor's
sepulchor, tho roar of tho great waves
his requiem. I am no sea preacher,
ablo to address you upon tho hero
after, or fitted to euloglzo tho spirits
of those whoso hodlos wo aro about to
bury. You doslro nothing of tho kind.
Neither can I read over theso forms
tho usual burial servlco, for I can find
no book containing It on board. Is
thoro any ono among you, mates, who
will volco n prayer beforo wo drop
theso hodlos overboard?"
I looked along tho seml-clrclo of
fnces, oxpcctlng nothing from tho
members of tho crow, yet faintly hope
ful that somo ono or two might bo led
to respond. No ono stirred, however,
tho only sound on board tho wind
whistling through tho rjgglng and tho
heavy breathing of tho men.
"Well, then," I added, rogrotfully,
"nothing remains but to commit their
bodies to tho deep, and may God havo
mercy on their souls!"
I lifted my hand in signal, but oven
as I did so Lady Darlington spoke, the
men who woro ubout to tilt tho planks
pausing In wonderment.
"Wait,- Mr. Stephens; not without
ono word of prayer. Let mo speak it, If
no one elso will."
Sho came forward, throwing back
her voil, and grasping my sleeve to
retain stondy footing on tho heaving
deck. For an Instant thero wus an
Impressive sllonce; thon her volco
arose, low, yet distinct, trembling to
tho accont of roveront prayer. I know
not what sho said; merely the Blmplo
breathing upward of u petition to tho
Almighty Father for pardon and guld
anco; yet novor beforo did faith lay
such mighty hold upon mo. It was
short, only a fow faltering sentences,
but tho honesty of It, the. faith so
clearly oyldonced In both words and
face, Impressed tho roughest thoro,
She paused, her head still lowered; I
heard somo ono say "Amen" solemnly,
and raised my hand in signal. Noise
lessly tho ends of tho planks woro up
tilted, and tho two sheeted figures slid
downward into tho gray water. In
stantly thoy disappeared beneath the
uufathomabla depths. So silently and
expeditiously wus this accomplished
that she even failed to note tho action,
lifting her eyes wondorllngly to tho
bare planks, and with u choking sob
burying her. fuco In her hands. With
out venturing a word I led her gently
to the companion. Five minutes later
1 Btood again upon tho bridge, tho
deck beneath throbbing to the pulso
of tho rolensod onglne, us tho Soa
Queen raced recklessly forward
through tho Ice-girded wutcrs In des
porato effort to attain her goal.
It was not n durk night, for tho stars
woro out such cold, doad stars the
secmod and u llttlo later I know tho
moon would come stealing up ubovo
tho waste of wutors, yet thero was a
hazo hovering all about us, as though
tho entlro surrounding atmosphoro was
thick with frost. 1 crouchod down
behind the silent protection of tho
tarpaulins, sweeping the horizon with
my glosses, but discovering nothing
to nwnkon alarm. I buw nothing of
tho watch, except as I called for them.
Thon thoy came, clawing their way
out of tho snug holes where they hid
from wind and water. However, thero
was llttlo enough for nny of us to do;
wo could simply hold on, trusting In
the strength of tho keel under us, nnd
sheering to eastward of tho Ice-pack.
It was a wild, mad night, the wind
froozlng to tho marrow, und ovory
wnvo dashing its Icy spray hurtling
against tho front of tho whoolhouso.
At eight bells I went below again,
ovory musclo of my body aching, and
my fnco tingling as though pierced by
a thousand needles. I sat down beforo
tho red-hot stovo in tho cabin, think
ing 1 should nover get tho cold thawed
out of mo. Yet Insldo of ten minutes,
with head resting on tho chnlr-back,
and legs oxtendod to keep my bnlanco,
I was Bound asleep.
Whether a sudden leap of tho ves
sel or somo unusual nolso aroused mo
I cannot say. Dazed, confused, 1 sat
upright, staring about me, for tho mo
ment scarcely realizing whore I was.
I could hear tho flcrco pounding of tho
Ben without, tho shrieking of wind
through tho cordnge, and tho rattlo
nnd groaning of tho woodwork as tho
struggling vessel dived Into tho hol
lows nnd fought her way back to tho
crests. A shower of hall lashed tho
windows, rattling llkoi shot against tho
shutters. As I glancod backward
across my shouldor, I heard, nbovo
all that hellish uproar, a hollow,
unearthly groan, I was upon my foot
in an Instant, grasping at tho edge of
tho table, striving vainly to place tho
sound, For some cause I could not
koop my eyes oft Tuttlo'B door, ovory
norvo pulsing with agony. Wns It
Imagination, Illusion? By all tho gods,
I beheld n whlto visionary form glldo
noiselessly forth nnd disappear as
though dissolved In mist. It was cer
tainly there, yet, In another Instant,
had vanished, I know not how. I
stnred about into tho dim corners, then
leaped toward tho door, seeking to
open It. It was locked; of course It
was, for tho koy was In my own
pocket.
Many tlmos I havo known fear, but
not such fear us this which now snioto
mq. Iloro was something Intangible,
something I could not rennh and thrbt-
tlo, a dim, frightful shade, coming
from God alone know whonco. I
prossed my hands to my hood, and en
deavored to laugh, to woo back my
courago. Great heavens, wus I nlso
losing my mind? Was I to bo haunted
and pursued by evil fancies? Had tho
curso of this ship now descended upon
mo? , I staggered to my foot, holding
on desperately to the tablo, seized tho
decanter from off tho swinging shelf
and drank deeply. Lord, what grim
fancies a man may havo whon tho
physical organism Is unstrung! I
glanced at my watch, discovering I
still had two hours below, und crossed
over to my Btaterooni, nerving mysolf
to piny tho man, yet glancing about
fearfully Into tho dancing shadows. I
laughed as I .closed tho door, but shot
tho bolt hurd, and lay thoro for an
hour listening, overy nervo n-tlnglo,
beforo fatlguo finally closed my oyeu.
CHAPTER XVIII.
In Which We Lay the Ghost.
Tho conilm: of night found odr situ
ntion less promising a thick veil of
clouds obscuring ull glaum of stars,
the wind voorlnc moro to tho west.
ward und growing blttorly cold. Tho
barometer was falling slowly, pres
aging tho approach of storm: vet
nothing oponly threatened with tho
oxcoption of theso thickening cloud
masses scudding up from out the
southwest, their wildnesH rnflGo.tnd In
tho darkonlng soa, and the continuous
tnunuor or waves along tho Ice-front
blocking our passage. I visited tho
cnglno and boiler rooms, ordered half
speed and prompt nttcnt on to slcnal
took ono laBt Bearchlng glanco about
tho dimming horizon, and finally
threw myself, without undressing, on
my uuiiK lor a brief rest below.
As 1 lay thero, thinking of that wild
scono witJiout, I discovered sloop lin
possible. Was 1 doing right thus to
hold on for further southing? My
conscience wus not altogether clear
for I realized that It would bo luck
rather than scamanshln that would
tuko us through und bring us safely
out ugain. only somo mystery of
Providence had thus far given us
passage, had hold tho wind to anoth
er point of tho compass, boating back
tho Invading floes und yielding to us
an opon sea. But would such fortune
lust a day, two duys, moro? Wo
could race northward with tho Ico, but
what about that vast field stretching
to tho northwest? If by somo shift of
wind It woro to closo In, tho helpless
Sea Queen would bo crushed llko an
eggsholl. And Lady Darlington had
saw sue trusted mo Implicitly. Was I
showing mysolf worthy by thus push
Ing tho yacht deepor Into dangerT
(TO UE CONTINUED.)
ON HIS LAST RUNlcl(MENT telegraph poles;
VETERAN ENGINEER MET WITH
FIRST MISHAP.
Fate's Ungenerous Action Toward El-
bridge E. Reynolds, Veteran of
the Throttle Half a Century
( In the Service. ,-
Elbrldgo K. Reynolds, n locomotive
engineer of Elkhart, liul., fought the
battles of life for
more than half a
century. On his
Inst run, nt tho
nnd of which wns
n pension for tho
70-ycnr-old votor
nu, tho Injector
went wrong, tho
engine flow past
n block signal
nnd crashed Into
n freight train,
snys n Chicago
dispatch.
Discharged, In
stead of honor
nblo retirement,
wns tho com
pany's reply, In
accord with strict
rules. Reynolds hold his head high,
sold tho compnny was right, nlwnyB
was right, ho had erred, nnd tho pen
alty was merited.
Thon tho officials who had known
tho engineer for decades and had
known his record, with not oue black
mark against Jt until that Inst mis
hap, reviewed their ruling. Techni
cally Reynolds had boon rotlrod bo-
fore thnt final run and honco ho could
not bo dlschnrgod, they said. Tho en
gineer wns placed on tho "rotlrod with
honor" list nnd his ponslon was given
him.
And Reynolds? VVcll, ho Bald ngnln
tho compnny nlwnyB was right but ho
did wish ho could got back on n fast
run with a big cnglno humming and
hissing beneath his touch.
Reynolds wont to work for tho Lako
Shore railroad at Elkhart way back In
18C8. On January 30 last, his seven
tieth birthday, ho wns tho dean of tho
COO engineers who work out from Elk
hart. His record was nbsolutoly
clear, hla sight, hcnrlng nnd physical
condition perfect, as Indicated by so-
voro testB.
January 29 ho'rocolvcd n letter from
his superintendent onthuslnsttcnlly
compllmontlng him, but tolling him
thnt ho would bo retired on Fcbrunry
1 In compliance with tho now rules of
tho compnny providing for tho pen
sioning of nil employes over 70 years
of nge.
On January 31 ho started on his
last run in a locomotlvo cub. Somo
thing went wrong with tho Injector
nnd tho wuter begun running back out
of tho boilers under tho pressuro of
200 pounds of stenm to tho squaro
inoli. Ho Jumped to rectify It, nnd
In tho lnlnuto's nbsenco from his post,
flow past a block signal. As ho re
turned to his scat a freight train
loomed up nhentl.
Tho flroman jumped. Reynolds shut
off tho steam, threw on tho brnkos,
and held tho throttle whllo tho onglne
plowed through tho cabooBO, a fow
freight cars, and rolled over down tho
embankment.
On February 1 Roynolds appeared
at tho coroner's Inquest, and disregard
ing tho dofoctlvo Injector, forgetting
tho failure of tho llremnn to koop a
look out whllo ho was working on It,
bollovlng that it meant no pension
nnd n clouded end of n spotless career,
took on his own shoulders all blame
for tho uccldont.
On Fobrunry 2 Reynolds wns dis
charged. Instead of bitterness toward tho
railroad company, Roynolds expressed
only whole hearted admiration and
nffectlon for It, respect for Its ofllcors,
and bellof In the wisdom and justlco
of all Its actions. Ho hud got hla re
ward out I of his ltfo in the living of
It, had formed his opinions of "tho
company" during his 42 years' serv
ice, and tho Incidents of Jnuuary 31
and Fobrunry 2, whatovor tholr out
como could not shift his position by
a halr'B breadth.
Ho had only ono regret, this 70
year-old veteran, with a cdmfortnblo
pension, with grown son and daughtor,
living In ono of tho most pleasant
houses In Elkhart, tho muster of a
modern automobile, ono of tho lend
Ing citizens of tho city.
"I suppose you uro going to enjoy
a good rest now?" ho was asked.
"I'm going to have n rest," ho ro
piled. "But I won't enjoy It. I loved
my work, nnd if thoro was any plnco
In tho United States where I know I
could get a Job on n big, fast locomo
tlvo, 1 would pull up hero and go for
It.
"I lovod tho work from tho first day
I worked as flremuh on ono of thoso
old engines thnt look llko watch
charms compared with thoso of to
day, I loved tho work overy day and
overy night since then.
"I was warned nbout thnt last dny
uy railroad men. My daughter, Geor
gia, says it Ib superstitious, but
number of old tlmors havo told me
that tholr Inst runs woro tho worst
of tholr lives.
"But no amount of warning could
havo mado mo glvo up that run on
January 31. I wus moro anxious to
run thnt day, tho day after I was 70
years old, tho last day that tho rules
of tho road would lot mo run; I want
ed moro to mako a good run that day
than any day stneo I rodo in a cab."
It's almost moro than most men can
do not to claim tho credit for fine
weather.
Railroads Will Soon Be Using Them,;
According to a Weil-Known Con
sulting Engineer. .
"Tho tlmo Is not far off," said Rich-
nrd I Humphrey of Philadelphia
president of the Nntlonnl Association;
of Cement Users, "whon you will soe
no moro wooden telegrnph 'poles nnd
fonco posts nlong tho right of way' '.
of tho big railroads.
"Right now somo of tho great rail
road systems nru planning to ttBO.ce--ntont
polos on which to string their
tplcgrnph wires, nnd the big telegrnph.
companion likewise havo discussed tho.
advisability of employing cement for!
Ihelr wires. Good telegraph poles are'
becoming scarce, hut It Is not solely-'
becauso of the scarcity that tho rati-;
roads aro going to uso ccmont. Rati,
road experts recognize thnt a content
pole will bo better In ninny ways. An
n minor consideration, thoy can bo
mnde more sightly,? bu tho chief rea
sons nro tho paving of money nnd tho
durability of tho cement pole. RnlU
rond and telegraph companies suffer
much less when windstorms como
nlong and sweep down miles of tholr
poles. Tho wooden polo rots nnd Is
enslly broken. A cement polo would
not have to be replaced In 2C years.
It will stand nil manner of climatic
conditions, growing harder nnd
strong ns It gets older.
"Especially In tho west, whero tho '
railroads often havo prnlrlo llroB to
encounter, will you find In n few years
tho fenco post of content In general
use. Tho right of way of tho big rail
road now Is fenced off with barbell
wlro strung on wooden posts. Along
comes a fire and many iootn nro dot
stroyed. Whon tho cement post Is In;
uso Ilro will have no offect nnd tho
caving to tho railroad company will
bo Immense.
"Tics for tho rondbod nroyto bo
mado of cement, Thoy will outlast tho
wooden tlo many years and will bo
stronger and glvo tho rnlls a moro
solid foundation. Hundreds of con
croto passenger stations nro being
built by tho railroads, nnd coraont is
to bo used In tho construction of the
groat freight depots of tho future
Tho loading railroad men know tho
value of guarding against future cost,
nnd they nro going to ndopt content as
tho mntorlal' for tholr bridges," tela
graph poles, fonco posts, ties nnd tholr
buildings."
SAFETY IS OBJECT SOUGHT
Avoiding Wrecks Now the Greatest
Problem of Railroads A Re
cent Device.
Tho Erlo railroad has Instituted a
12-mllo experimental section of an
olectrlcal automatic railroad Hafoty,
slgnnl Bysttun thnt promlseo for tho
snfoty of railroad travel, Tho cnglno,
nccoroing to Colllor'B Weekly, has a
brush nfrangomont that connects with
tho third rail. In tho cab aro Instru
ments thnt will bring tho train to n
stop tho tnomout It enters it block on
which there Is another train or a
broken rnll or nny othor obstruction, v
Tho trntn Is stopped automatically.
Thon tho engineer tukes down his
telephone and calls up tho nearest;
station nnd nskn what Is tho matter.
Ho can also talk with tho othor en
gineers on tho lino. A tlmo motor;
similar to tho paper disk time clock
of tho watchman In big buildings, ren
ders It Impossible far him to mnkc
n fnlsn report as to tho tlmo ho re
eolved tho danger slgnnl nnd , what
ho did. Another slgnnl In tho engin
eer's cnb Is n groon light that burn
as long as tho track is clear, but goes,
da k as soon ns a danger zone Is en
tered. A push button In overy station
will stop nny train along tho traclc
for miles. As soon ns tho station
ngont pushes this button tho train
comes to a stop.. Tho englneor calls
back to find what It Ib nil nbout. Tim
agent explains und gives' orders. )
Aside from Its first nnd primary lin
portnnco as a safety devlco, it can bo
oporated In connection with local and
long-distance telephone sorvlcu. On
tho first experiments mndo a fow days
ngo tho englneor and n messenger on
a fust-moving train In Now Jorsoy
telephoned to tho editorial rooms of
n Now York city newspaper and could,
thoy declaro, havo ub easily talked
with Chicago,
That this Bort of a system may bo
generally adopted and applied to rail
road sorvlco seems to bo likely, as Itn
Installation and operation will bo less
costly to a railroad than tho loss of
rolling stock thnt Is being constantly
smashed up In tho wrocks thnt havo
becomo so frequent they hardly count
any mure oven as Important Itema ot
news. 1
Train Saved by Woman.
By tho courageous and lntolllgont
action of a woman, a serious uccl
dont wns provented on tho Caledonian
lino at West Ferry, Scotland. In tho
courso of a florco gale a largo treo on
tho railroad embankmant wns uproot
ed and thrown across tho track. For
tunatoly, tho full of tho tree wns no
ticed by a young woman In a cottage
In tho neighborhood, nnd sho, reali
zing tho danger to passing trains, hur
ried to tho nearest signal box, which
was about half u mllo distant.) Tho
signal man, thanks to tho Information
ho received, wus nblo to stop two
passenger trains, duo from Glasgow,
until a gang ot plato layers was sum
moned to clear tho lino. This work
was accomplished In about an hour's
tlmo, Tho woman, Mrs. Boll, has beon
presented with a handsome acknowl
edgement by tho railroad company. ;
Husbands nro the masters at homt
la everything but fact.
