The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

time: Just what could be expected Of eoeA
and every crew.
He always called the dispatcher Billy
with an easy. assured. familiarity. re-
member one day that Billy was ngur-
ing out meeting point for a long local
freight against number 4. the limited.
Dobbs was looking over his shoulder
when he finished the order.
Never do. Billy You'll hay out No.
~ can't get IN at Birden--li empties on
track there.
'shen have 20 stay where she IL.
them returned the dispatcher. crumpllng
the order IN his hand,
Lay her out thirty minutes" replied
Dobbs Let's see. She's pulling twenty
three loads and twcuty-onc cmpties-iive
scrapiron. let her leave ten cmpties and
the scrapiron at Flat Creek ard pick up
the empties at Blrden. Scrapiron nin't
perishable Jones ~ pull her over oil
right aud Burns crew VIII handle tho
cars And he went ont whstling. Not
another man on the division would have
dared even TO criticise Billy LEI alone
dictate orders to him
But that wasn't what I started to tel
about Dobbs. with an HE good qualities
had one very bad fault. About once
month he would absent himself from the
Office about one or two. and sometimes
three days. lie seldom said anything TO
any one but would simply board No g
and pull out lie invariably returned on
No &
on these occasions 7 was usually trans
ferrcd to his trick. and new man put In
my place.
wei. one day in January. Just as the
ice began 20 come down from the north
az the rate of from ten to twenty extra
trains a day. a messenger came for me- TO
report In Dobhs' pace When I arrived
AZ tho once the division superintendent
and the dispatcher were just finishing
what had evidently been an animated
conversat ton.
Hes the best man that ever work
ed a wire out Of this ofiice-or any other
FOR that matter tho dispatcher was say
Ing When he's here there isn't the first
thing TO worry about"
Yes l know. but when he Isn't here
there's enough 20 worry six men for YOU
never know when hos going or what time
he's coming back. Put Paterson "a tho
third trick ana keep an eve on him for a
day or two When Dobbs comes back send
him 10 me. aud the great man stalked out
OF the once.
It's all up with Dobbs I guess re-
marked the dispatcher rs he gave the a
hurried word picture as 20 how the trains
were running az that moment
Extras north. extras south extras in
one. two and three sect tons IL was GER
tainiy the most nerve-trying day that 7
ever had 70 put in. managed 60 get
through with little discredit. however
and turned the division over 20 young
Paterson In fairly good shape. He got
through all right ard everything seemed
to be working smoothly
The next night took n run down 70
the junction to zee a friend there. Our
wires all came into that Office. and
listened 70 Patterson a. he reeled on or.
ders by the yard. I could tell that he
was somewhat nervous, but thought a
was only stage fright But instead Of
regaining hts composure he kept getting
more ratified Than ever Suddenly I heard
something ike this licked OF 10 him:
First and second sections OF extra
south and second section OF extra north
and frst second % No. II hers. Want or
ders.' My hair fairly rose ca end How o.
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