The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-09
THE TROUBLE AT
THE PUMPING STATION.
How Tim Drove an Engine to De-
structiOn and Thereby Saved the
BY George e. Walsh.

sfructtOn ana ThereDy SaFeo the
Day.
BY George e. Walsh.
When Tim came into the camp he
had only rough SUIT of clothes and
willing heart to recommend him to the
foreman.
I'VE have enough men now" gruffly
replied the foreman to Tins appeal for
work.
But am willing to do anything, and
for very little" persisted Tim anxiously;
land I've trudged all the way from"
II don't care anything about that" in
terrupted the foreman.
The boy hesitated moment, and then
continued more persistently
II noticed some of the mems tools down
the line were dun and out of order. Let
me sharpen them. and put them in shape
Then IL you have no further work for
me, I'll move on"
THE men can take care of their own
tools"
But they don't and
IT told you l didn't want you! Now
move on!'
The foreman, heavy-browed, and ac-
customed to ordering his men around
like cattle, turned threatening toward
the slim lad. and seemed to wither him
with a scowl.
Tim glanced into the hard face an in
slant to show that he was not intmi-
dated, and then slowly walked away
heavy-hearted, and not a little discour-
aged.
Before he had taken half dozen steps
sun Drowned and stalwsrt man, cloth
ed in rough garments. heavy boots and
slouch hat. touched him on the arm.
"Where are you going now, my boy?"
he asked i'm a voice so different from the
suIlen growl of the foreman.
IT don't know faltered Tim; unless
I take to the woods and learn TO live on
nothing"
There was a faint attempt at a smile,
but the boy was really tired and weak
from the hack Of sleep, and the smile was
hopeless failure.
"Wen. come with me this night, and we
will take about your future"
Tim followed with willing steps, and
was not a little surprised when the man
took him to the largest cabin on the line
of the mushroom settlement. The walk
10 the cabin was made in silence. Then
the two entered and when shut from the
outside world by a rough door, Tins I'M
expected benefactor said:
IT heard you offer 10 sharpen and repair
the tools for the foremans men. How
much do YOU know about tools?"
II have worked in a machinists shop.
and I've studied practical mechanics at a
night school.
"H'mr" unused the other what | want
NJ YOU is-well Tomorrow morning will
take you up to the reservoir and show
you"
II was scarcely daybreak when the two
started out into the cold. crisp air.
they trudged up the chilly side
az long sloplng mountain. following the
course of the enormous irrigation ditch.
Finally they came to an artificial reser-
voir where the waters were kept from
eoving into the half-hnished canal by a
dam that seemed almost too frail for
the work II had to do. Two powerful
electric steam pumps we're busly en-
Moved in pumping the water from this
reservoir into a stream which poured
aown the opposite slope OF the noun
tain
serhat mountain lake IL our danger
line " said Tins friend. '"rhe only thing
,hat stands between the men below and
deetruction is that dam, and the only
sbinr that keeps that dam from break
me away are those pumps. II they stop
ped half day, or perhaps FOR two hours,