St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03

fOTk Limited at sixteenth Street, Snlca-
go, Tuesday next"
Click - click click! Couldn't you
better that"
mot on those grades. That gives 'em
sixty hours from here to Chicago. They
won't gain anything by taking special
east of that. Ready? Also arrange
with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
to take Constance on New York Central
and Hudson River Buffalo to Albany,
and B. and A. the same Albany to Bos-
ton. Indispensable should reach Bos.
ten Wednesday evening. Be sure moth
ing prevents. Have also wired Canniff,
Toucey, and rnes.-Sign, Cheyne.'
Miss Kinney nodded, and the secretary
went on.
"Now then. Canniff, Toucey, and
Barnes, of course. Ready? Canniff,
Chicago. Please take my private car
Constance from Santa Fe at Sixteenth
Street next Tuesdayp. m. onN. Y. Limit
ed through to Buffalo and deliver N. Y.
c. for Albany.--Ever bin to N'York, Miss
Kinney? Well 60 some day. Ready?
Take car Buffalo to Albany on Limited
Tuesday p. m. That's for Toucey."
Haven't bin to Moo York, but l know
that!" with toss of the head.
BEG pardon. Now, Boston and AL
bany, Barnes, same instructions from
Albany through to Boston. Leave
three.fve p. m. (you needn't wire that;
arrive nine.6ve p. m. Wednesday. That
covers everything Wade will do, but it
pays to shake up the managers"
tits great, said Miss Kinney, with
look of admiration. This was the kind
of man she understood and appreciated.
"'Tisn't bad" said Nilsson, modestly.
"Now anyone but me would have lost
thirty hours and spent week working
out the run. instead of handing him over
to the Santa Fe straight through to Chi
cago."
"But see here, about that Moo York
Limited. Chauncey Depew himself
couldn't hitch his car to her." Miss Kin
zey suggested, recovering herself.
Eyes but this isn't Chauncey. It's
Cheyne-lightning. 1t goes"
Even so. Guess we'd better wire the
boy. You've forgotten that, anyhow"
III ask"
When he returned with the father
message bidding Harvey meet them in
Boston at an appointed hour, he found
Miss Kinney laughing over the keys.
Then Nilsson laughed, too, for the fran
tic clicks from Los Angeles ran: 1--WE
want to know why-why-why! Gen
eral uneasiness developed and spread
ing
Ten minutes later Chicago appealed to
Miss Kinney in these words: IF crime
of century is maturing please warn
friends in time. We are all getting to
cover here"
This was capped by message from
Topeka land wherein Topeka was con-
cerned even Nilsson could not guess
Don't shoot, Colonel. Well come
down."
Cheyne smiled grimly at the consterna
ton OF his enemies when the kilograms
were laid before him. "They think were
on the war-path. Tell 'em we don't fee
like fighting just now, Nilsson. Tell EN-
what we're going for. lguess you ant
Miss Kinney had better come along
though it isn't likely l shall do any bust
ness on the road. Tell 'em the truth
for once" 49,.
So the truth was told. Miss Kinze,,
clicked in the sentiment while the secre
tary added the memorable quotation
"Let us have peace" and in board
rooms two thousand miles away tn
representatives of sixty-three million dol
lars worth of variously manipulate
railroad interests breathed more freely
Chevne was flying to meet the only son
so miraculously restored to him. Th
bear was seeking his cub, not the bulls
Hard men who had their knives draw
to fight for their financial lives put ava
the weapons and wished him God-speec
!, while halt dozen panic-stricken tin-po
roads perked up their heads and spokk
. of the wonderful things they woul
. have done had not Cheyne buried tn
hatchet.
r 1t was a busy weekend among tn
/ wires: for, now that their anxiety wa
removed. men and cities FASTENED to az
n commodate. Los Angeles called to Sa
Diego and Barstow that the Souther
r California engineers might know and
e ready in their lonely round houses; Ba
stow passed the word to the Atlant
t and Pacific; and Albuquerque flung
f? the whole length of the Atchison, tt
peka and Santa Fe management, eve
n into Chicago. An engine, combination
e car with crew, and the great and glide
k "Constance" private car were to be "e!
l. pedited" over those two thousand thru
2. hundred and fifty miles. The tra1
would take precedence of one hundre
a and seventy-seven Others meeting ar
passing; despatchers and crews OF ever
r. one of those said trains must be notitle
$ Sixteen locomotives, sixteen engineer
and sixteen firemen would be needed
Is each and every one the best ayaiiapl
N Two and one-half minutes would be
lowed for changing engines, three II
lc watering, and two tor coaling. WA
the men, and arrange tanks and chut
d accordingly; for Harvey Cheyne is IN
e; hurry, lirrry-a hurry" sang the wire
d. "Forty miles an hour will be expecte
re and division superintendent will
as company this special over their resp.
tive divisions. From San Diego to 81
* tenth Street, Chicago, let the mas
a CARPET be laid down. Hurry oh, hurry
ID at will be hot" said Cheyne, as tn
rolled out of San Diego in the dawn
n, Sunday. "We're going to hurry, man
he lust as fast as ever we can; but rea
tn don't think there's any good OF yo
II. putting on your bonnet and gloves v
You'd much better lie down and ia
10 your medicine. I'd play you game
u dominos, but it's Sunday"
as "I'll be good. oh, will be good. VI
v, - taking off my bonnet makes me feel
lie if we'd never get there"
.r- "Try to sleep little, mama, and w