The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-07
~BY FRANK Sp6ARNAN 4

I pressed it. when we pulled up at the
depot, and ! saw Andy Cameron with
a wicked look pushing TO the front
through the threatening crowd. With
an ugly grOWl he made for Foley.
I've got business with you-you"-
I've got little with you, son" re-
torted Foley, stepping leisurely down
from the cab. Il struck buggy back
here at the first cut, and 1 hear it was
yours" Camerons eyes began TO
| bulge. az guess the outfits damaged
some-ah but the boy. Here, kid" he
added. turning for me to hand him the
child; heres your dad"
The instant the youngster caught
! sight of his parent he set up yell.
Foley, laughing, passed him into his
astonished fathers arms before the
/ latter could say q word. Just then a
boy, running and squeezing through
| the crowd, cried 10 Cameron that his
| horset had run away from the house
with the baby in the buggy, and that
| Mrs. Cameron was having a Al.
Cameron stood like one daft-and the
boy. catching sight of the baby that
instant, painted and stared in an idiotic
! state.
Andy" said I. getting down and
laying hand on his shoulder, IF these
| fellows want TO kin this man, let them
do il alone-yOu'd better keep out
Only this minute he has saved your
boys life"
The sweat stood out on the big en-
! gineer's forehead like dew. / told the
story. Cameron tried to speak. but he
tried again and again before he could
| find his voice.
Mate" he stammered, you've been
through strike yourself-you know
what it means, don't you? But if
you've got a baby He gripped the
boy tighter to his shoulder.
u have, partner; three of EN-"
Then you know what this means, -
said Andy, huskily, putting out his
hand to Foley. He gripped the little
mans fist hard, and, turning. walked
away through the crowd.
Somehow il puts a damper on the
boys. Bat Nicholson was about the
only man left who looked as if he
wanted TO eat somebody: and Foley,
singing his blouse over his shoulder,
walked up to Bat and tapped him on
the shoulder.
Stranger" said he. gently, could
you oblige me with a chew of to-
baoco?"
Eat glared at him an instant; but
Foley's nerve won.
Flushing a bit Bat stuck his hand
into his pocket; took it out; felt hur-
riedly in the other pocket, and, with
some confusion. acknowledged he was
short. Felix Kennedy interviewed with
a slab, and the three men fell at once
to talking about the accident.
A long time afterwards some of the
striking engineers were taken back,
but none Of those who had been guilty
of actual violence. This barred Andy
Cameron, who, though not worse than
many others. had been less prudent
and while we all felt sorry for him
after the other boys had gone TO work.
Lancaster repeatedly and positively re-
fused to reinstate him.
! Several times, though. | saw Foley
and Cameron in cOnfab, and one daS
up came Foley TO the superintendent.
Office. leading little Andy, in his over
ais. by the hand. They went into Lam
casters Office together, and the door
was shut a long time.
| When they came out little Andy had
a piece OF paper in his hand.
Hang on 10 IL, son." cautioned FO-
ley; but you can show il to Mr.. Reed
if you want to-
The youngster handed me the paper
1t was an order directing Andrew Cam
erOn 10 report to the master mechani,
for service in the morning.
l happened over at the roundhous,
one day nearly a year later, when Fo-
ley was showing Cameron a new en-
CINE, just in from the east. The two
men were become great cronies; thai
day they fell to talking over the strike
There was neVei but one thing
really laid up against this man." saic
Cameron TO me.
What's that?" asked Foley.
Why. the way you showed thai
, pistol into my face the first night yol
took out No. L.
) i never showed any pistol into YOU
! face" So saying he stuck his hanC
into his pocket with the Identical mo
) ton he used that night of the strike
, and levelled at Andy. just as he hat
I done then-a plug OF tobacco. That.
? all l ever pulled on you. son; I never
Z carried A pistol in my life"
! Cameron looked at him. then h,
turned TO me with a tired expression
I've seen a good many men, Will
I a good many kinds of nerve, but II
! be splintered If I ever saw any on,
, man with all kinds of nerve till
struck Foley"
4 Copyright, 1900, by Frank H. Spearman.