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TS HAPPY DAYS ‘e—
Indeed, it is said that during the late
Afghanistan war the invasion of the Brit-
ish army into that country would have
been quite impossible without the aid of
elephants, for the passes in the Himalaya
Mountains are well nigh impassable, and
the heavy artillery could never have been
imported save on the backs of these
asts.
Our sixth and last picture represents an
elephant in the act of picking upa gun
carriage bodily and lifting it over some ob-
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brands and melted pitch upon the heads of
their enemies,
Fancy facing a line of such terrible oppo-
nents in the days when. rifles were un-
known!
To make matters worse, there were men
‘upon the elephants’ backs who kept upa
continual beating of kettledrums, blowing
ef jfrumpets, and clashing of cymbals and
ells, .
Reliable accounts of some of these an-
cient battles furnish instances where as
No, 6.—ELEPHANT CARRYING ARTILLERY OVER A Bap Roap.
struction which has defied all the strength
which the oxen hitched to the gun carriage
can exert.
’ Noris this any fancy sketch, Itis just
the way artillery has always been moved,
_ and probably always will be in those wild
regions where a railroad could never be
ult.
In ancient times immense bodies of ele-
phants were moved over the Himalayas,
These war elephants were inclosed in arm-
/or, with poisoned daggers attached to
- their tusks, while upon their backs were
laced wooden towers, from which cross-
wmen and archers could fight under
cover, Beside this there were men sta-
tioned in the towers who threw out fire-
many as a thousand elephants have been
drawn up in line,
Evidently the day of usefulness of the
elephant is passing away. 7
As a power in the arts of civilization he
has been superseded by the steam engine,
and isno longer required asa mover of
heavy weights, while in war, except in
special cases, such as the ones cited, mod-
ern artillery has taken his place.
come an extinct animal, like the American
bison, which we chose to call the buffalo,
for it seems to be a law of nature that ev-
erything bas its use and must perform it,
and that which is no longer of use must be
destroyed.
(This story commenced in No, 221.]
ALWAYS ON ME
THE TRIUMPHS OF A
BOY ENGINEER.
a . By ALBERT J. BOOTH,
Author of “* Half Back Harry,” “On
Hand,” “ Rob Ralston's Run,” “ The
Winning Team,” “ Fighting on
Wheels,” “The T'wo Flyers,” etc.
CHAPTER VII.
A GRAVE CHARGE MADE.
For a moment.it seemed as if the reac-
tion of feeling, from despair to a sense of
safety, would be too much for the boy
engineer,
He fell against the side of the tender,
gasped, sighed, and then began to shed a
few silent tears. ."
en, dashing his hand across his face,
he seized Ray’s hand, grasped it heartily,
and said: *
“Thanks, my boy, for your assistance,
I don’t know what I should have done
without you.” -
“Why, it was you that helped me,” Ray
said. “It was just your strength that was
needed. You Knew where to put it better
thanI dia.” = *
“Well, you made a start, at all events,
pnd if you hadn’t, I would have been too
Roy then backed the train to the switch
and upon the main line, and then jumped
‘own to see what had caused him to run
off the line,
ene switch lock had been broken, and
q e lever shifted and then jammed hard
own and wedged so tightly that it would
peauire aconsiderable effort to move it into
ts former position, .
h ome scoundrel has been at work
itn said Roy. “I thought at first that
tight be an accident, but it was design,
and evil design at that.”
You will have to fix it so that no other
‘oral i fling»
Prange run on the siding,” suggested
“Yes, and report it,as well, The side
track ought to be taken up, Itis never
used nowada, s.” .
€ lever was put in place and a stone
jredeed between the tracks of the main
ent, and the siding, so that it would be an
Temely difficult task to again shift the
switch, and then they ran on, reaching
ockton a few minutes behind time.
“Tl catch up all right before I get to
Longwood,” said Roy. ‘I’m bound to be
on time.” .
“Who do
switch ?” aske
Rube's gang ?” .
“T don’t know,” answered Roy. “It's a
long way from Rube’ generally
hangs out, but it might be that he or some
of his gang went up there to get even with
us for driving them off this morning.
can’t understand why they did it, though,
seeing that they had captured such a big
prize, They may have thought it wise to
get as faraway from their old haunts as
possible on account of the robbery. They
must know that detectives will be after
them,”
“Well, it’s not likely that anything else
will happen,” said Ray. ‘This has been
ou suppose’ changed the
Ray. ‘Could it be one of
_
won't be anything else. . .
“It is not likely that there will be,
returned the young engineer, as he left the
station, ‘but then onecan never tell what
may happen.”
They Bhd passed River Bend, and were
nearing the place where they had been
held up in the morning, when Roy began
to slow up, not knowing in what condition
the road was or whether the broken rails
had been replaced by others.
He had just rounded a curve ata reason-
able pace, and was still decreasing his
speed, when he saw just ahead of him, a
an lying on the track. .
mile Sounded an alarm at once, thinking,
perhaps, the man was asleep or intoxi-
cated, and that the whistle would arouse
‘The man lay as if unconscious, and Roy
called for brakes and shoved in the
throttle, as there was danger, of running
over the man, even at the reduced speed
vhii hey were going.
atria he Going there?” muttered
Frank, ‘Is he dead or asleep, or what?
“Can't tell,” said Roy, shortly, ‘* but it
seems as if we hadn’t got over the adven-
tures of the day yet.” .
tOrresently, ‘asthe engine neared the man,
he was seen to par' rise and wave his
nd as if as a sigual.
nate engine was stopped only a few feet
from him, and Ray and one of the brake-
men jumped down and ran forward.
“What's the matter, my man, are you
” asked Ray.
nar ny leg B broken and I’ve had a
bad blow on the head, too, IthinkI must
have fainted after they threw me here.’
“Who threw you there? Do you mean
that some one threw you on the track?
“Yes, There was a fight; there was
a
No doubt in time the elephant will _be-
an exciting day to me, and I hope there }
more of them than me, and I got the worst
of it. My leg was broke in the fall.” -
“Who were they!” asked the brake-
B
an, i
““'The fellows who threw me down and
left_me here?”
“¥, i “Were they any. of
hey were a hard Jot,” groaned the
man. “Can't you get me out o’ here? [
can’t walk.”
“Yes, to be sure, but who were the
men ?” ~
“A lot of cowards, else they would not
have tackled me six to one and left me
here to be crushed by the train. They
knew it was coming. I could hear the
whistle myself.”
Roy looked out of the cab window to see
if he knew the man, but he di
“Take him into the baggage car and
make him as comfortable as you can,” hi
said. ‘‘ How far does he want to go?”
“Who's that?” asked the man, as two
brakemen lifted him upon his feet,
“It’s the engineer.” .
“Who is he?”
“Roy Rockwood, one of the smartest
young fellers in the world, and the best
engineer on the road,”
~ Ro the other,
Then he looked at Roy as he was borne
past the cab, but said nothing.
“ Were the men who attacked you some
of Rocky River Rube'’s gang?” asked Ray
again, as they reached the baggage carand
were helping the man inside,
“T guess so; I don’t know,
hard lot, anyhow. Tell the engineer I’m
glad he didn’t run overme, It was aclose
shave, anyhow, I guess,”
“Oh, he wouldn't do it if there was any
show at all for saving you,” said a brake-
man. ‘He ain’t one o’ them careless engi-
neers, oy ain't. How far do you want to
go? Well take youthere. You'd better
fixed or it'll bether you.”
ridge’ll do me,” said the man
ut him on a bench at the end o
“Tell Roy Rockwood he's a brick.
Rockwood, that’s funny !”
“What is there funny in it?” asked Ray,
but at that moment the train began to
move'’slowly, and he ran ahead and rejoined
OY.
They passed the scene of the hold-up of
the morning, and found that men had been
at work during the interim, and had re-
placed the rails.
‘om’s Bridge the injured man was
removed, as he had requested, and the last
that Roy saw of him he was being assisted
into a wagon driven by one of the men of
the town,
“Did he say who he was?” asked Roy,
“or how the thing happened ag
“No, idn’t ask him his name, I
don’t suppose he would have given it, any-
how, as he didn’t seem to want to talk
about the matter. He wasn’t one of the
fellows who attacked us this morning.”
“No, Iam sure he was not. I did not
recognize him as one of them, In fact I
don’t remember having ever seen him,”
They passed station after station, made
the connection at the junction, and reached
Longwood on time, as Roy had said he
would,
“T suppose they have telegraphed about
the loss of the money,” said Ray, musing-
y, “and I suppose it’s all right, but I
wish you would go with me to the office,
Roy. I feel a bit nervous, and especially
after all the exciting things that have oc-
curred to-day.”
“Why, I'll go with you, of course,” said
Roy, ‘‘but there's really nothing for you
to be nervous about, You couldn’t help
sure. you fought hard
Rube and his
”
yourself. I am
enough to keep the money,
pals would say that themselves,
“Yes, I know,” said Ray,uneasily, “ but
I want some one with me to kind of cheer
me up, and you'll do it better than any-
one.” .
ne,
Ray waited for Roy to clean up, and
then the two went outon the street, where
they came at once upon Viola Sweet and
her friend, Flossie Harden.
* Good evening,” said the latter, giving
Frank a particularly endearing look,
** Are you coming to the house this even-
ge”
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“Why, we were there last night,” said
Frank. ‘How often do you want us to
call? I’m afraid you’d soon get tired of
us if we called every evening.”
“Oh, well, so I would, of some callers,”
said Flossie. ‘t You were not in the office
to-day, were you? I looked for you, but
didn’t see you.” . -
“No, I was away on business, Excuse
me, but I wish to go to the office before
they close, Come, Roy.” .
At that momenta’ man in. ordinary
clothes stepped up, looked fixedly at the
boss, and asked : .
“Which of you two young men is Roy
Rockwood?” .
“T am,” answered the young engineer,
“Then you are under arrest.”
“Arrest?” cried Ray. “ What do you
want to arrest him for? 1 think you hare
"They were a | Ri:
made a mistake, He isn't the one to ar-
rest, it is——”
“Very well,” interrupted Roy, not un-
derstanding the matter, but not wishing
Ray to say too much, ‘ Where do you
want me to go? Isuppose lam to havea
bearing
““Oh, Roy, what have you done? cried
Viola, **It must be a mistake, as Mr, Ray
says.”
“Yes, whatever Frank says is right,”
added Vlossie, with a tender glance at Ra
which he did not observe, being too muc.
taken up with more serious matters,
“JT don’t know that I have done any-
thing,” said Roy, ‘* but lam quite willing
to go with the officer, as I sappose he is,
and have the matter investigated.”
_ But haven't you made a mistake?” per-
sisted Ray. ‘* You are sure it is Roy you
want? Are you a detective or what
“T am a United States marshal,” sald
the other, opening his coat and displaying
a small metal shield on his breast, * and I
am ordered to arrest one Roy Rockwood,
engineer on the L, & D, railroad, wherever
und, for complieity in the robbery of a
railroad employee of a package of bank-
ees amounting to twenty thousand dol-
ars,’ . - .
CHAPTER VII.
THE CARDS MAKE MORE PREDICTIONS.
THE detective’s: accusation came likea
thunderclap to both boys.
* But I was with Roy when I was robbed
and he had nothing todo with it,” declared
ay.
That I know nothing of,” said the of-
ficer, **I am simply instructed to make
the arrest, that is all, You can give your
evidence afterward.”
“Where are we going?" asked Roy.
“To the railway office. You will want
to secure bail, of course
“Very well, I will go with you.
“But you didn’t steal the money, did
you?” asked Viola.
“Of course he didn’t, if Frank says he
didn't,” declared Flossie, without waiting
for Roy to answer,
“Come,” said Roy, “‘ we will only draw
a crowd and I am anxious to get over this
matter as soon as possible.”
They all went to the railroad offices,
which were but a short distance away ;
the detective, as he really was, making no
objection to the girls accompanying his
prisoner,
‘They entered the superintendent's office,
but here only the officer and the two boys
were permitted to go into the inner room,
where Mr, Weldon and one or two other
gentlemen were seated,
There were Mr. Weldon, the general
superintendent of the L, & D., one of the
directors of the road, and Wrentham Ray,
Frank's father,
“Mr, Weldon,” said Roy, “this gentle- ,
man wants to arrest me for having some-
thing todo witb the robbery at the Bend
this morning. resume you have heard
about the matter from Mr, Clinton?”
“Yes, and
one of the passengers. He says that you
allowed the robbers to get on board. He
also says that you sen s e from
Tom's Bridge, informing the robbers of the
presence of Frank n the train with
the money in his possession.”
“He also declares that you were not in-
jured in the least,” sai the marshal,
** while your companions were badly treat-
ed. The robbers merely pretended to at-
tack you, but directed their attention
chiefly toyour companions. Upon this in-
formation Iarrested you. It is but right
that you should know this,”
“IT can't believe it,” said- Ray, “Ue
fought like a tiger with the outlaws, They
did attack him. Isawthem, To
they went for me the most, but they did
attack him for all that.”
“There is other evidence,” said Mr. Wel-
of a telegram signed by you
which was sent to Rube, The original is
at Tom's Bridge, but we cannot get pos-
session of it as yet,” . :
“I sent no telegram,” said Roy.
“This is signed by you, and intimates *
that there is plunder for the robbers on the
train, It was found after they had fled.”
“I know nothing of it,” said Roy, quiet-
Mi The evidence seems to be damaging on
the face of it,” said Mr, Ray, ** but I have
so much confidence in the young man’s in-
nocence that I am willing to give bail in
any amount.” -
“The question of bail will be settled be-
fore a magistrate,” said the detective. “It
can be attended to to-night, or the prisoner
may be paroled in the custody of the
superintendent. Iam willing to do this
and I have aright to do so,
A messenger brought in a note which he
handed to Mr. Weldon, the latter present-
y say ng: .
“This has’ just been: received over our
private wire from Mr. Clinton. Ile says
that he fs willing to give bail in any
amount, and will telegraph all instruc-
tions,’ Roy has done him a great service,
, be says, and he wishes to repay it, He has