The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21

tale Of adventure TO tell.
There aren't any such chances and
dangers nowadays In this part Of the
country" said the senior member Of
the group.
The establishment OF railroaoing as
an exact science has done away with
the peril and romance" agreed an
other. Now. III wager that Mr.. c.
here. who hasn't been In the business
more than few years. has found II a
monotoncus enough routine"
lie turned TO the youngest member
Of the company. a man who was gradu-
aied a few years ago from the Uniyer-
sity Of Pennsylvania and went into the
service OF one OF the large railroads,
where he had earned rapid promotion.
The young man hesitated a moment,
then said:
1--WE had one little adventure that
was exciting enough for me. and II
was within few miles 81 New York. ,
Go on" said half dozen voices.
"You have the floor"
This Is a story have never told
lefore. because / can't prove the allie
cation that "a contained In a." said
the young man.
$50 III give an alias 10 the other
party IN the affair Directly after my
graduation I went into the employ OF
what I'll call the Interstate Railroad
company. and began az the bottom as
general assistant In a roundhouse.
% II was desirable Tor various reasons
that I should know the business from
the bottom. From that I rose 20 be
a locomotive fireman They switched
NE around a good deal. and ] found
the engineers whom worked under
NJ fine a lot Of fellows on the whole
as a man would want 90 associate
with. q rather earnest. anxious sort.
not much given 10 idle talk. bu' true
and Courageous. and conscientious
clean through.
such was my experience until ]
came to be put on engine No. TO- M
der an engineer whom ! will call Ne
Lean. He was a good engineer. sober.
efficient. and dependable, bot or o
nan he was pretty Tar below ths mark.
~ nationality he was a Sc0ich-lrlsh-
man. he was about forty years old.
square built. with a stoild. stern face.
glowering disposition. a harsh man
ner. and a heart Of black hatefuluess.
Hen make your life q hell TO you.
will Mclean. some % the other en-
gincers warned He's a hard man.
~ guess III set along with him by
doing my work and keeping my mouth
shut. said I confidently.
"Bul dld not know my man From
the hrst he hated me because he knew
was a college man and becaus, b.
once saw me in the street Ia evening
clothes he was a man 81 little speech
but that little was bitter venom. BE-
fore had been there a week discoy.
cred what had 20 expect. Ills even
order was accompanied by ieer. ",
took a deep relish in ;aunting ne. a,
Il were with bis authority.
Hustle along there. you yonnl
dude. be would say. you'n be nor,
the worse for a little grease on then
hands of your'n or % would be. TAX,
your college education out there on
the engine and oil her up In a hurry
My resolve had been always 9,
recognize my engineer "a q captain
and 10 yield accomplishing acquloa
ccrcc. until one day be did what 10
justice 10 him. never saw him Q,
DO before or since. he called me
foul name. The impulse 90 have d
on; with him then was strong on he
but controlled myself
I'm be transferred from % one @
these days. Mclean. ! said. And tha
day you'll stand up 10 me man % MAI
and ~ make you swallow that word
1T was that ! have no doubt. tha
put murder into hls heart A. tina
tine be made no reply. only scowlt,