The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL FICTION supPLEMENrsAruRDAY

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balls two. three, four hyeou and into the
gulf
The up gorge and down. 1t drove eagles
from their nests and wolves from their hoows Startled
birds wheeling shrieked chorus;
like followed the wreck down the mountain
Of No pleasure seekers that
Pat Francis taking care o-at s12S month-saW IT all
tried keep cool and think.
He lay PROSTATE across road bruised dirty
and bloody thing John Parker stumbling rckey
reached him first but he spoke again again
reluctantly opened And then Pat Francis
choking splitting gaspng cutching
arm head into the cnders. But he
doggedy raised aganand shook the broken teeth from
between his ips-and lived like section Of
beesteak the that stuck the ballast last had
twice under him. few minutes arterward he lay
stateroom sleeper, with his
burning swollen tongue to talk to Brooklyn who feel
stared at him. and to Brooklyn women who prettiy
him, old John Parker who unseady
with the baggage clip
When No rolled into Medicine Bend next morning,
Bucks aboard, without ebowed his
way thru dressing the aisles to the in
ired conductors stateroom He was in there good bit
he out, priests Brooklyn crowded
things the superintendent about his
conductor and their conductor AS they talked Bucks
looked in minute over heads way
thinking Then he singled the Depew Of the party and
put his hand on his shoulder.
Look here said Bucks, snapped like
hrecrackers 81 want gentlemen to do something for
your conductor
We've made up purse of $500 for him, friend"
announced the spokesman, gladly.
II don't that not that He's in trouble You
waste breath I know that man well
if I'd made him. I'll tell what want want you
to come upstairs and dictate your
my stenographer While you're eating
it, and can all sign it afterward Will you?"
"Will we? Get slave!'
.T1l tell you why" continued Bucks addressing the
Brooklyn impressvely. "You look like who,
may be- knows what trouble IS
81 thought So" exclaimed Bucks warming IF that's
So belong to the lodge-same degree. You
him. They've had spoilers after
Bucks his voice to the few gentlemen
who crowded about.
'tTheres plenty Of Brooklyn me here lynchng''
Bucks smiled faroff smile "The boys wouldn't trouble
you to help if they could catch them your
headquarters Francis the
charges They tried make him out thief but I've just
found out they haven't touched him His explanation
perfectly straight"
Brooklyn tumbled up wicziup stairs. AT
breakfast the news travelled faster than hot rolls When
paper drawn the signing began; crowded
afraid collapse, and the
waiting
the When they it looked
serious could be hurried those who
creatures sentiment dropped their signatures
thinking paper hang n parlor.
In the end Bucks had to hold No. thirty minutes and
lay train, still wait
ing to get out of the yard
After the last yell from the departing excursonists
Bucks back to his office and dictated for the general
of the Toltec wreck Then he wrote this
Replying to yours Of the sh relative to the charges
against P. Francis
detective paid the cash Red Cloud
put stop made,
being that night stops below
Wild Hat It the first Of the Brooklyn Yellowstone
cursions, Chicago anxious make the Columbian
connection. n spite COM
ing this division three against
At Wild detective, Italian
overlooked in the carried While cashfare
slip issued the turned in Conductor
to the auditor in the investigation of his
trip will he tells confirm his statement of fact
think will with that he is relieved Of
suspicion of dishonesty in
cautioned him his failure hand the passenger
voucher, have informed him that his explanation
entirely satisfactory after the affair
the company request
the Brooklyn ecursionists nclose Of their
opinion Of Conductor Francis jump from No the
switch. 10f HIGH is 111v uhnoifta
u. Bucks, superintendent
Pat Francis is still running passenger But Alfabet
Smiths work the East End.
THE PICNIC TEST.
Mrs. Dumont Smith, wife Kinsey, edi-
statesman, gives paper