The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20

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largely Boston, had ways and r,esns
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mile q The way att from CIR the pans
over liz Hors a was because there
was yellowstone excursion aboard. The
account, especially desired: and tina night
at IL o'clock. mountain time. with No.
sspe,cially ats int the e hnnd al, and no
ea an heavy l,euvy Il iook"d--,hst Columbus
Pacific nnectlon--es2ec!ally Doubtful.
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where they were being pounded to make
Bucks was down that night. There we're
many bad nights In the mountains. but
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Gnl sn Loyalty Bu .aX. s hs
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nIesion Locked especially doubtful that
hat caught ali the water coming Is way.
q. the drivers Of the head
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her to touch up an eccentric Wit rep,
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Francis. how TO make schedule across TO
Wild Cat, though a. they talked each
ali how 10 make schedule, but thinking.
though mover a word outloud OF 1t. and
\ hell to face al the wayIlp the gorge
( ard land the uncertain connection, III
spite q wind and wether ana t ieo, bn
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4 dred or two Brooklyn people into the
yellowstone twenty-four hours earlier
Than they o.hcr,yise you'd hays a nHsd
81 ne vc--bcen just that much better OFF. loaf.
b Ing tN'enty-fmn hours longer a"',1 from
and and
i short. stocky fellow. Pat Francis; Not
] fat but firm as a Bessemer bar; and With
eensderab'y quicker Play IN his his j Ia t.
could domino every play Bucks could
mako when It came to tricks for saving
time on the Wild Hat run. Yet It heart
& and grim, to have his superintendent
WORK Tor for such particularly beas.ly pull.
the Ms deo uea Of i he wiokiSp Morris Barker
train n-saluied. Walking out With is
Goat buttoned snug n ne eomfe N,arpis
s~ehange = co ,s With pat Fra ncis
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al Mecloud thhat some Of Aifabet Smiths
here's o sntlIsms1 p "a Is e 20 od i
{. out for He 81, on at HatlnS and triad
short fare on me- sized him up Tor
.ra E}h$ "a s,an +, Sys s;s chuck him or''
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tho p'f fos ss ana Rain At the onsineers JACK
Moore ,coughed suddenly and twice. With
or pipcd shril, and Bucks In the door
way watched the painting, train pull taut
ht knew as he watched that nothing
Worth considering would get away from
Pat Francis-not a scheme nor cut.olt
nor a minute, nor a ravamped coupon
Ticket Pat, before ayttl99ss RGeonb e.
vs. Was pr pretty t sure to catch everything III,
side the vestIbules.
lie swung up on the platform OF tho
baggage car as tho train moved out, and
shook the snow Of his cap as he opened
the door. He set his lamp on an Mp,en4d
up. In the front end OF the car a; pack
OF hunting dogs yelped a dismal chorus.
Old John Parker. the baggageman. was
checking up a pile OF trunks that rose
tier on tier to the roof Of the car. John
Parker wore a pair of disreputahle Iron
tpectacles His hair. .scant wherc i
wasn't extinct tumblad about his head
loose at both ends, His gray beard was
good bit stronger IN the ~ than IN the
hoist and It blew in the wind thin as q
coach whip; but old John had behind hls
dirty spcctacles q pair OF eyes Just as iine
as steel Francis onened MS ~, tram d,d POI
xiii those dogs, and getting, no answer.
for John Parker was checking hard and
~ I, ,lclrn off