The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-30

smoke. As the stuhhy string ct r.....
cars slowed quartering into The I...r
yard the startled officials saw them ,...
from the Wickiup Windows wrapped
a stream of flame. Every journal n.
afre, and the blaze from the boNss ru...
ing into the steam from Tho stack. cur.
holly around a bcvy Of Sioux Indians.
who clung stcrnly to the fo0ttaaga. .r.
brake wheels on top OF the 1oNear- I
was a ride for the rcd men that F.. f.lI
aroun1 the council fires yet.
BY the time Jimmie sloWed up h|. as
founding equipment the fire betsaa. o..
on the run from the round house T.
Sioux warriors climbed hastily down tr.
fire escape. Il force of bruised and |.r.-
headed mail clerks showed back tH. h..
car doors. the car thinks tackled the .an-
nagration, and Jimmie Bradshaw. .rH..
ping from the cab with the s#lnE ~ 70
man who has done q trick. waited af 'H.
EaEgway for the questions 10 con. #.
him. For a minute they came hot
''NVhat the blazes do you mean by BRING
ing in an engine in thar condition."
choked Doubleday, pointing to THE blown
machine.
Il thought you wanted the mail.
winkcd Jimmie.
"Hov the devil arc we to get tho mail
with you blocking the track t"o hours.
demanded Callahan, insancly.
"Why, the mails here in those 'ar
cars answered Jimmie Bradshaw. rolr..
ing to his bobtail train. Now. don
look daffy like that; every sack is F.e0'
here. l thought the best way to ga- ...
mail here YVES to bring it. We're l0..r
minutes late, amt wc?"
Doubleday waited to hear no more"
Orders few like curlews from Oh" o".
D~crintondent and tho master mechanic"
They saw there was a life for if Er'. IF.
fore the fire brigade had done with t1"
rue a string Of new mail cars ""
backed down beside the train. The r"-
licving mail crews waiting at the Bond
took hold and a dozen extra men he.n"'
them sling the pouches. The 1914. |'""
ing porpoisewisc, was backed mp a"" ..
Yellow Mail, rchabilitatcd rcJaEn"".
and exultant. started up the gore. '.
Bear Dance. only ffty-thTcc MINT. ..'
with HawksWorth in the cab.
'And if you can't make that up. f-s.
you're no good on earth s.a''....
Doubleday at the engineer. And f.a
! Hawksworth did make it UP. @n|
Yellow Mail went on and off I'll"
End on the test and into the Sierra. "
the coast en- time.
There's a butt of plug toaaor" .".
transportation to Crockctt's coming
these bucks. MIR. Doubleday "a..|.
Jimmie Bradshaw uncertainty. for
the wearing off Of the strain cam" ...
idea to Jimmie that he might BAT
pay for it himself. II promise.
that" he added, "fOr helping VIII.
~ - So. ELn+ E
kcts We wouldn't nave got off for "..
hour. They chew TOmaha"E. rnaE.
ready preferred, Mr.. DoubIeda" H.
Doubleday was looking @. ta."
yard.
You've been On a freight run
time. jimmie said he teutatlFe-.
The Indian detachment was r
in pretty close on the red -h@.".
ginccr. He blushcd. IF you tax
Of my tobacco contract, DoH@I@la.
call the other matter square.
looking for = fast run as m4.1 ~
eff we get the mail contract.
doubleday refiectivcly, "a"i y
your fault if we don't"
you on one of the runs. Loo"
as if YOU ought to have on"-
Jimmie shook his head. a"
one, don't mind me; just fix la'
men out with some tobacco O
scalp nc, will YOU
The Indians got their Leaf aH.
got his contract, and Jimmie
got the pick OF the runs on 1T.
Mail. and ever since he's been @'#
get back on a freight. But tA@t
call him Bradshaw n more
When the head brave Of the
party received the butt Of tobacco
half Of his company he looked q.
day with dignity. pointed 10 III.
engineer and spoke words in I'D"
That's the way it came 1Ho-.
shaw holds the belt for the rum
Axe to Medicine Bend; bur he '..
any more by the name OF BFal
from that day, west Of Mc1lo...'
where IN and down the moAht@.
have given Bradshaw the nam"
gave him that day-Jimml@ lA@
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