The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02

resting his hand affectionately on nj:
shoulder, continued:
Master Tommy Woodruff, the only
son of his mother, and she widow.
But l have no hesitation, knowing the
sterling qualities of my young friend
as I do. in predicting that in him she
will have an unfailing source of pride
and JOY and a reliable staff for her de
Ginning years"
Amid the cheering that saiuted this
eulogy the judge led me to the center
Raising his hand for silence he said:
This is Master Frank Odell, born
railroader.
1T is in his blood. He drank in his
love for the iron horse with his moth
er's milk. His father was one of tn.
! best and braveSt locomotive engineers
in this country, years before he loved
and welded my young friends mother,
! and you will see him at the throttle on
one of our fastest trains.
Master Frank can no more evade his
manifest destiny than the lark can dis
regard the rising sun or the bee turn
from the Towering shrub. This cele-
bration is held here today, instead of
at Greytown, because of the fortunate
! combination of these two young gen
tlemen and this croquet balP'- Here
he was interrupted by shouts of laugh
ter. he waited patiently until they
had their laugh out, and then rapidly
outlined the method by which Tommy
and / had made our. discoveries, con-
GLIDING with:
/ THE envious may claim that the
achievement of these. two youths was
due merely to a fortunate accident
luck. Not so, assure you While we.
their seniors, who would have derided a
proposition to consult them, gave up in
despair, and acknowledged defeat, they,
unostentationsly, consulting no one,
risked personal injury by entering the
Greytown tunnel. There they discovered
the secret which was the complement OF
the one they already knew; the whole
forming key to no less problem than
the salvation of our beloved city from
extinction.
If this was luck, then it was luck
that brought Butcher to Waterloo and
Sheridan to Winchester at the critical
moment. 1t was such luck as this that
wrests victory from defeat in all human
affairs. Il is
Hooray for Frank and Tommy"
shouted Ed Dennison through an open
window.
The spell was broken. Again the raf-
tiers rang with the applause that was
SO sweet to us two boys. Once more the
Judge raised his hand for silence. II
will only treSpass on your patience a
moment longer" said he. You all know
what a matter of vital Importance this
success is to me personally Many I'M
pleasant things have been said of me
by those whom l considered nv
staunchest friends. Therefore, I wish
to prove to you today that I am not
destitute. at least, of the virtue of graf
itude
Frank Odell and Thomas Woodford
beg of you to accept these certified
checks for $1,000 each, in commemora-
ton OF the fact that now acknowledge
you, in the presence of this gathering
of the representative citizens of Melten
TO be my financial saviors."
The tears were rolling down the old
gentleman's cheeks as. raising his
hands over our heads, he exclaimed in
voice that. trembled with emotion:
God bless you!"
The people could stand it no longer.
they left the benches and swarn,ed
about US, overwhelming us with con-
ordinations. When the tumult was az
ITS height, a gentle. hand stole within
my arm, and the one face I longed to
see IN that great assemblage turned to
mine, with light IN the eyes / had
sorely missed of late.
1 cannot tell eau what she wore, but
she was as swe and dainty as a sprfg
OF apple blossoms. Half intoxicated
with the delicate perfume of violets.
heard her say-ever so gently:
Don't forget the old friends. Frank ;,
(FinisO