The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-29

- NEVER found 20 hard 90 get into trouble. AS
far back as 1 remember that has come
5 dead easy Cor me-
When this happened hadn't been ralroadng
month, and was up with my conductor on the ear
peL sweating from sheer grogginess and eN>tenent-
The job of front-end brakeman on a mountain dlV-
for me just then We knew when We went into
the supcrintendeuts Office that somebody was 90 set
hred the only question was Who-lhe IRAN crew or
the operator? Our engine crew was OUT of H. Ii was
40 20 the conductor and 90 me- Had The operator dis
the operator said yes but he lied We couldn't prove
g. we could only put word against hiss and what
thing of liar himself
stood beading i'm a cold sweat for could sec with
tendent up-and-up railroad man every inch and
all business but suspicious was leaning the operators
There wasn't another soul in the little room as the
three Of us stood before the Supernendcnts desk cN
ctpt passenger conductor. who SAT- behind me with
yard.
doing us smooth smOkelcss powder. "He has never
90 my knowledge lied in investigation. But ALI
oeis, continued me superintendent speaking hiuntiy
Co nay conductor you've never told "a straight story
new man.. be added throwing hard look at me-
Ordinarily I'D Doe inclined t0 take the word of two
49, 6 '', guy N'i, quo" one s4 tl ana ll-
bat 90 take Morrisous word and let SOU fellows both
out There wasn't any wreck but that's not your
ault-nOt for a minute"
Mr. Bocksby," ] protested speaking up 60 tho
DIVISION boss In clean tunk-the prospect of losing
my job that way. through a lying operator took the
heart clean of me--von don't know me h is time
bat I pledge YOU my word of honor
. Wlla'S your word or honort asked the supeIn-
tendent cutting into me like a hatchet Ell don't know
any more about your word of honor than L do about
What could I say? There were men who did know
tHf, Dut tAey We're long cry from the Rocky noun
Lalas ana the headquarters of the mountain division
glanced about me from his face gray as aIkau 10
AIorfs, shuihlng ON the carpet and 10 Morrison as
steady as successful liar taking my job my rep
Tor with the glossy black whispers; but he was ooz.
ing ouJ the window. What do I know about your
word of honor repeated Roczsby Sharply ..AlIiers
take your man and get your time"
A wave of helpless rage sU.ant over me 7-f. ,rl,
thlns could think of was strangng the living oper-
aloI ln lhe 4alI. Then somebody spoke. SHOW your
10 came calm as sunshine and cold as a northwest
or from the passenger conductor behind me- from
Dave Hawk, and 10 pulled me into line Ike d bua.a
cail felt my English an back at once fycryl13y
heard MIN and looked my way. again 10 was up 10 l5
This ume I was ready for me suDerinfanlarf nv f.r
that matter, for the blooming nountain. division
spoke put my hand shaking INTO nv. InsIda rgtr
POCKET Tor piece of Oilskiu-it was AN / had laff. 7
oilskin the superinendent's table urfola i
ousy ana took out medal and letter thar i'm spite
But The letter was nom nm, cs1sin ,i eng tr J ~
prone was The cross Roclsby picked up the letter
Have you been in the Brusa armyer he asked
Yes sir"
Tie scoVed minute over Pcton.s scrawI Isf5 r.
Gown and sIauhed his curiosity by picking up he
medal Tie studied the of the token looked cfri
tsss az lne d4sy ribbon tWired IT, saw The words on
MA Where.d you get thise" he asked indicating The
"In the soudan. s.r.~
Dave Hawk kept right ON looking out Of The VIM
~ Ne'lneI my conductor nor the operator seemed
What are YOU doing here" Rocksby Vent ON
fr,,.s came l oul TO learn the cattle business" Hs
mountain fever and he looked decent al me-
You say you had your head out the Cuu0Ia and
Sd" t"e white sienal' he asked sort OF puzzled
II saw the white signal" Rocksby looked an the
operator. Morrison " &
Wen adjourn this thine" said no at last ~tn
look into IL little further. For the present so back
quick ] waited TO pick up my stun and turned 10
thank Dave Hawk. He was gone.
lt wasn't The first time Dave had pulled me out of
lhe water ABOUT two weeks before that h4I
baggage az Peach River to sa lon' faor q {as
Bend ON 30. l. To was Dawes train I had been
kicked out of The McCloud hospital two DAVIS before
,l3. ,.'l OF friend ON earth outside of the ola
country, and ] hadn't mind 20 bother the folks a,
The night was bitter bad black as q Fuzzv ard
see'ns oul OF lhe foothills like mansaughter. When
,Ig ran stopped aI Rosebud for water. what with
1tlplH IN, lly h~nd ll and trying to keep my teeth
steady on my knees Z must have been hard sight.
gus, as lle laln was ready 10 null out Dave came
he was am older man thau J. a good bit older for
~ ''is llo.e man Nld tnen only spndlug tal.
ache As I sat huddled down on the lee step With INV
cap pulled over my head and ears he poked his light
lulI mo nay race and snapped, "Get out'
III DO had been headlight 7 couldn't have been
worse scared and found after'yard Dee carried Che
2tlshlest lamp ON the division. looked up into his
race ana he looked into mine. wonder BIZ in This Ife
10 isn't mostly in the face. after am? I couldn't saw
amy t43ins j was shaking n chill as pulled myself
1el never saw "a face harder in some ways than
beard covered bis face am ii Ieft oniv rs strairbf
g9.d nose and dash Of olive white under thee eyes.
Ills Whiskers doomed high as Cossarks and his ewes
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