Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-09-08

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Ccrning his future aciioL>. and smilc'i
when the words OF the bachelor road
master reached his ears.
Its going to RAIN" said the restdurd-
teur to Larry. rs he cracked the shells OF
two hardboiled eggs on the counter.
"Rig drops are coming down now" re-
piled the caboose conductor. We will
have lonely run of it. Mansfield is not
going up to. night, guess"
Mansfield was commercial traveller
whom Larry often carried up the road to
PembertOn.
Haven't seen him abou, yet. Don't
think he is in the place"
Larry ate moment in silence and
then spoke again:
Amy ncws!"
"Nothing in particular, only that Dirck
Waterman has been put into Jail here
They talked so strongly about lynching
him over in Xenia, that the authorities,
fearing for his life, We're obliged to re-
move him. They lodged him in Jail here
one day last week, and he is as docile as
kitten. guess he'll get a long term,
but, as for hanging that's out of the
question; bad man seldom gets his just
dues nowadays. No reflection on Judge
Meeker, Larry"
"Of course not, Charles, replied Larry.
t'Justice seems to sleep. But she will
awake before long; then look out. But
our Jail is not overstrong, l understand y
:'That's so. but it will hold Dirck Wa
terman. He is afraid r; trust himself at
large in a codhtfy' Where his face and
crimes are so we'll known, and l assure
you, Larry, that he is content to remain
in jail"
Larry Hallan finished his late lunch
and took the cigar that the restdurateu,
handed over the counter, with his com.
pliments.
Then, with an interchange of good
nights, the men separated.
On the track just without the station
stood the train destined for Pemberton. a
town of importance thirty.six miles ur
the road. The snake up" comprised six
freight cars, not heavily loaded, and was
the lightest train that Larry had ever
been called to run.
"We've got feather train tonight
the engineer said to him, with a smile
1--WE could run into Pemberton before the
passenger ran out, but suppose we'll
have to switch as usual, at Peterson's."
Certainly" returned Larry. I'VE have
waited on that old switch in the rain be.
fore tonight. Maybe it will clear off"
mot in twenty minutes" grumbled
Perden, the engineer, and moment later
the great iron wheels began to revOlve.
Larry sat down in the cabOose and
freshened the fire; then he folded his
arms aud leaned back against the side OF
the car.
Tie speed Of the train was gradually
increasing, and he could see the lights ia
many windows, when the door opened
and nau, dripping vet, and with Zero
cious look, walked In.
The young freight conductor ss1te,i
and q pallor crept over his face when b.
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