The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
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above the upper yard and Kelly went by wa,
OF the tracks. From time to time he stoopeC
ireks. and discarded them when he cam,
across better wearons. II was IA long. dan
Ter yard, pre-eryins his footing along the net
work - tracks Uy a miracle aud escaping thu
sl2shing business on The yaid IL luGk and IN
a loue, trlin OF freight
to walk around il. but il followed him, he
.5iGa 70 Pub y way with hi, hand. aH1 1t re-.
NJ and il hurt. Then he struirb,eaed him.
sci ~ and ioosed about him. ..
the drink and the mischief living from hi
bound main line track aud, a series Of %storaE.
freight hal shot down the division .aheai OF
q" %rNrreas. run NJ the first pair Of storage
tracks nnd was licked in with set brakes. The
train began To- slip back. an inch a, a time. un-
! 81 :, very SLOWLY pushed the rear ear. a heavily
loaded box car. uut over the switch and
az arelv across the main line track. The car
stuck against the nnnosite rail nnrh9ren Win
'nlh"d swttrh.tamr was showing a white
light NJ the track with a stupid serenity that
Kellv Hur,t out rrofancly at sorIc careless
hraEcman TOO eager e. SGT home. He was
SURPRISED that nohoty had yet discovered The
yardmastcr or u switrhman. aud hen he sud
denly stopped and. staret ny the track. II
s WI toe mS SSFn,:' tram HrS1'S H gu fr Shd c, trnin could %S I
make a p"iss Ike that. /, Iss he "xrres,;
would have had little more effect. lie Rasred.
and ,snatled out, another GA b. The express
ing. at tull speed down the opposite grade for a
rush ,un the ward grade into he station, Kelly
dow Vt the signal tower half way between him
and the coming express. The eye OF the sem
a thore was calmly set at safe" Kelly relled
His eyes FEY ur9,n the switch lamp. and he
sniauc ,rH,n 1t and began 10 wrest,e With NJ
and pulled until his back cracked ard tho VEINS
ct his throat and forehead seemed about to
hung him on his back. He crawiei 10 his
feet. breathing deer. and hurried un The tra:k.
W. ThS'1s the red a" 81 the lamn at ne train.
rerintendert now has the two broken pieces
Il his "fnce to show TO people when he tells
The .xrress came to a grinding stop within
MY feet OF the obstruction. An angry enGt.
ncer r'spTet Own an! found a sewing. DE-.
:w.trh in hi arms. The engineer swore. The
lrlshnan srinued and iotr,ed down the
~, z, rrisidsn, nv thi: railroad y, boord =
Pat 'KeliS' III" 81 want "Ins' a ' e old wa Watch. vii III. s"me
iergit.ne.nits and bolynv sa--aeos carved on
t, bNrk av ". an, realm s9mpiI' loihe this;
= - = - ~ ~ -ANili u Nuhi away ah
sayin' { ~eXrriss.' Is he there. now"
The engineer stood looking from Kelly to the
saNctnc end OF the loaded freight car. He
wired his face.
Pat keliy.,' he said quietly. ."Yc're a
drunken. good fer. ncthin' son ofan 1rishmnn.
backed canal mule. SO have L.
call me Misther Fat Kelly. Ter bein' a.
Yer AnthiuE yeE want to Re. le're all
rirht.. The. next time I take dinner with the
Froslien. OF the road. in his private car. with
ntEr es, am, wine. will speak to him OF my
friend. Pat Kelly"
Are yez a trind o mine. Dim in throuhle.
81 am. Basic me in e eve, fer some violence.
Bal furrst tic me hands. furrSt tie me hands,
The engineer turned and tod 'h- roniuctor.
who sent out a iaG and scrambled for the
nearest siHnal tower. Kelly rut his r
thing about n fight and his seqrrh for 4 friend.
some men cane ou' ~ the Iullmans with cars
on their heads ard clgars in their mouths. and
Kelly. SIN carving the G'arjnC top " a
witch IN his arms. SUNK of home.
The eNrfsss went over TO the NEXT division
engineer sstoorei, T. tell the sto.y.some
hearl Of II eariv tho ccNt
morning and asked no. questions when
k.l.y boldly sent for him TO 10 hail.
he old man had a talk with Nnpolenn. and
the later was somehow arreased. The case
OF the ueople against Kelly went hv default. the
eNienses OF the case being urinriral!, a new
and still more cumbersome plpe for Napoleon.
on am ioo ralSh'e a man t lose" Kelly
winked TO Winters that afternoon. Did We
see { papel this mnrnin'? Howly shmoke,
to"liShness av VI wud scald veh. But Nv +
same token o; will make me.if square wild
lar little rat av a Napoleon and his dago cang
fer their Iious munitions. Relni nber."