The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-26


It, and ne had Doubleday telephonng for Dr. carhar and
running to saloon after chopped ice in fy When
body was knocked out Blackburn regular
ever you saw sWtcmen, when they pinched kind
of looked to Blackburn.
That day the minute got carhart's hand
there was Freds trick to take Of nobody of
but Blackburn to picked up
day waiting outside
him out his hand the night dspa They
minute and went and Third street toward Fred
Ncrman's ROOM It gloomy day around the depot.
Everybody talking about the trouble the had
begun and the They talked in underones
There wasn't much Of that in da there and it
pressing went home early bed nights But
the wind in the afternoon that couldn't quiet
down to Sleep
handling trains then on the old single order
system mention this because other could this
particular thing have especial
in that since other particular happen me
single order, double order order system
The wind had dropped and there just drizze of
rain falling thru the mountains when got down to the depot
at o'clock that Sunday evening.
sleep Blackburn had had during the day but he had been
at Fred Normans
and Carhar he couldn't have had About
Maxwell sent there with note and his storm
coat for him and the three in the then Boy
like hung around until it time for Blackburn take
his and then he and Doubleday and walked over to
the Wickiup together.
At SHUTDOWN everything shipshape There hadn't
an engine failure in the district
hand running smoothly. Moreover
extra sections marked and only special
DIVISION theatrical train eastbound with Henry Irving
and from Frisco to Chicago. Irving special
heavy it always that night there
coach and two sleepers particular lay all
this out night opened
train sheet because sometimes happen
extraordinary the line sometimes they DON'T
sometimes they dispatcher
SELF It all fixed too, for Blackburn handle
his trick but the first two hours Of Fred trick which
would carry till six o'clock in the morning At six Maxwell
to double into dog watch
to sit in till
depot that night they began struggling thru
rain about o'clock Before TO- Bucks
oofio
house. Doubleday had back to sit with Fred Norman
The lights in the yard were low the drzzle had
into mist; it was nasty night yet promised
better for quiet midnight snug
in the yard shanes; in the Wckiup there the night
ticket agent downstairs and the night basgageman Upstairs
every door was locked and except the
dispatchers office In that Blackburn his
by but closer to the stove the night train
crews, trying to starch his hair with 10-cent
The westbound Overland passenger, Number 1, was
to leave Ames at 12:40 and ordinarily would have
met special like the Irving at Rosebud,
badly all fhe Mcc1oud, her schedule
which was crazy fast all night she did not make Ames till
fifty minutes late While there special orders
it was understood to help the Irving much
possible anyway. acquaintance
fellows rum as they
had paid the particular compliment of return trip
give them the best of i-even against Mum
ber l, which always This
say was pretty generally understood for when it all
ton of making meeting point for the trains, they
then stood at OFalon's siding.
Between Ames and Rosebud, twenty miles apart there
east. There at either place.
leaves Ames westbound is in the twenty miles with
only schedule rights dspatchers tissue between
the worst Of it, At o'clock that Blackburn
order to Anes for Number to hold OFalons for
Special 202 minute later he Special
run to o'Fanons regardless Of Number l. At least he
thought he sent such order; but he ddnthe made
When he had fixed the meeting point Blackburn rose
from his chair and by the stove aziy watched
him TILL falling him drowsily, began
up in chair
roof like signal column then the front legs his
struck the floor and with start awoke just
hurriedly back his table and picked the book
The first suspicion had that anything
exclamation from Blackburn he stared at the book Put
ting it down almost and holding the with
his left hand he plugged Caahans house wire and began
drumming his CALL Calahan's Aye, aye back inside
minute and Blackburn tapped right at him. Come
down. And began to wonder what
There interval; then Callahan asked What's
matter?''
got up and walked the water tank for drink
Blackburn again pressed the key and repeated to Callahan
precisely the words he had used before: Come down.