The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-17
E THE OPERATORS STORY.

persed, hymns cut prayers forgotten bars deserted
hes emptied barracks raided CALL the emerg-
ency gong CALL fell fre-bell, for the Mouataiu
Division wrecking gang.
While the yard crews shot and down the spurs
switching coaches the relief train, Benedict Nor
with solid ~volleys of 2oaths organizing Ills
men and filling them at the lunch counters with
huge schooners of coffee Carhart pushed again
through the jam of men and to the despatchers1
office. Before and behind him crowded the local
physicians with instrument bags and bandages. The
ominous baggage deposited the office floor they
sat down about the room or lowered around Carhart
asking for details. Doubleday, tall and grim. came
over from the round-house. Benedict Morgan
stamped up from the yard-the Mountain Division
ready.
All three despatchers in the room. John
Mallers, day man, stood near Tracy who had re-
ieved Giddings. The line clear the relief
run: Elcho had been notified of the impending dis
aster and at Tracys elbow sat the Chief looking
fxedly at the key-taking the bob of the sounder
with his eye. dozen men in the talk
ing; but they spoke men who speaking on the
life of fuse. Duffy, with suspense deepening
frenzy. pushed Tracy's hand from the key and slid
ing into the chair began to call his broth
at Rat River.
"R r. r R, T r, t" clicked the River
call "R, T r, T R, T Bob--Bob-Bob" spelled
the sender Answer me, answer answer. R, T.
3, r., T r, T"
And Barnes Tracy edged away and leaned back to
where the shadow hid his face. And John Mallers,
turning from the pleading of the current
goomily out of the window across the yard simmer
ing under the double relay of lights; young
Giddings who couldn't stand it-just couldn't stand
Intending on his stool, shook with gulping sobs.
The others knew nothing of the heartbreakng
the little clicking machine-all track
knew where the trains would meet: knew they could
not by possibility each other they whirled
together on the curve of the Cinnamon the
trestle west of it and they waited only
ing OF the that settled heavily over them
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Engineer Monsoon a ma WI had
over the division only twice before in his life both
times in daylight For that emergency Abe Monsoon
was the. man of all Others because it takes more
than an ordinary moon to scare Thoroughbred West
had he saTed Be aRa ov S o9r bead b
~' wa N ~
The relief arrangements Monsoon's headlight
were the fun of 1t, but there was Martin
Du1ry lay eleven weeks with brain
could say moon again him. Bob had skipped into
graced himself He has shown Medicine
of him hing ION the M Mountain district than
reached Rat River that night Bucks and Callahan
ana Moore and Oyster and Pat Francis got it and
dreamed Of leaving a bone that Sunday night in tho
cinnamon cut. All the rest Of the evening Bucks
smiled just the same at the knights the Knight
esSes, and they thought him for bachelor wonder
fully. entertaining. ' 'o'