The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-10

pens don't have any with him Simply crawl
It was getting dark, Callahan sat in that part
q muddy root that unaccountably hot in sudden
IaSles he took the pipe from his mouth and looked
could be powder in that Internal tobacco of Rubedos
me Inouthpiece he eyed as a desperate man might
The pipe had originally come from Gods Country.
Win Beautiful Amber MoUthpiece, and a Beautiful
BOWL but it was present from his sister and had
Pee9 bought at dry goods store Once Callahan had
-1Id d shted match to the Beautiful Amber Mouth
piece instead Of to the tobacco and in the fire that
After losing the mouthpiece he would have been
eomPetey in the air but for little Chris Oxen. Chris
in that time had learned MANY va,s of e7Iin some
thing out of nothing When the rehaired disDatcner
east away the remains Of the pipe after the explosion
chris picked it up and by judicious action on an
atomizer figured out new mouthpiece no worse than
So Callahan sat thinking Of the ingenuity OF
chris and studying over Bucks letter
of yard; just dozen off the lead. The trouble
at the Benketon yard came from without not from
The road was being pushed into the cattle country
OF the yard where the river breaks sheer into
the bottoms there hived colony OF railroad abOrers
face Of the bench like sand swallows. and scraped
caves out for themselves and the name of the place
The cowboys. homesick for evil. would ride around
cross-eyed The headquarters Of this restless gang
were at Pat Bares place, across the pOstoicc.
To Callahan Pat BarIie's place was wasp's nest
but to Chris it was den of wolves.
so bad they couldn't keep switchman About 10
30 lad ed n M
We're distributing a trainload of bridge timber, a
sWitchman's lantern would signal when pist,
and the nerve out Of his head So6oys Shot AWAY
the lamps faster than requistons could be drawn for
ones. They shot the signals off the switches and
the lights from the of moving trains. Whenever
brakeman showed d flicker two cowboys stood wait
ing snuff it. If they missed the lamp they winged
the brakeman. It compelled Bucks after awhile
light
headquaEters swore he would fight them with fire. and
The next night tall thinnfsh chap. without VS.
ies 5 2T 1s oT g2t OF no IL S4d ONCE TA6'
asked for tho assistant announcement
out there on the platform talking to the cor
The thin fellow emerged and headed for Callahan,
Callahan noticed only his light, springy amble and
Mr. Callahan"
Bucks sent me uD-to take the yard
What's your name?'
step upstairs I'll be up in minute"
Iearance walking away he rather thought it couldn't
be over that Bucks mistaken; but Bucks never
Next morning at 4 the new yardnaster took hold.
was miasmatic. and that ShocBey had maybe better
try for awhile to do his switching in the daytime
fbongbt to himself thar if that yard didn't drive
man 10 drink Nothing ever would Piled shantv nigh
with a beWiiderng array Of material it was enough
While he stood at the window he saw their plug
switch engine "heeze out OF the saw az,
swing up the foOtboard But the swing-t made
the Tailor into the shrouds of the CossacS into the
saddle Of the yacht into the wind 1t was like failing
. down falling falling On-the grace of a mas
Il hes all right" muttered Callahan.
Now continued Callahan himself, timidly
hopeful. only doesn't get to drinking lie
watched apprehensivey. dreading the first time he
him entering Pat Bares place, but Shock
ley didn't appear to know Pat had place The COW
boys watched him, waiting for his lamp TO siein
at night down in the yard put ShocAey got al MS
The whole winter went without brush between
and ne
let him alone Hes the lueEjest tel5oW on U
remarked eG caIia lr one day at M'0"d IN reply 10 "
He wasn't always lucky commented Bucks He
came from Chicago He was switching there on ine
@ the time of the stock yards riots. Shockiey
right Of it. understand it was in braHI- anyway
he killed there: shot him. and had TO get away
er, but I'd always found him decent. and when his
she's dead since. His record isn't just right back
there yet, There's something about the shooting
hanging over him never set eyes on me 4-5I-o'
again till he struck for job at McCloud: cen
guess he had Long as he's behaving himself be
Heve in giving him a chance-h'rn? .,.... hin,
II really wasn't any Longer CSg 5 or ON viii
a. bi,S When +6e colorado Pacific began racna, US
into Denver that summer it began to crowd even
shoclley to keep the yard clean. ,, 49,,
the f ee9 asked Ta' s a0 ey e 55ee day
why don't you take hold switching with me ana
chris was thanderstruck First he said Callahan
E9utF eL NM Dug mo Tas{ Of ne hundred dollars
chris inquired 10 save le laSt "a ~. I ttiae ,,rsrr
could done three months instead of six II only
Callahan would listen. But when ShOcfSley la4heu
Callahan always listened. and when he asked LOT d
to him d sum unspeakable. By the time the woman
and children arrived in the fall Chris would nave
died for Shockley
One stormy night when Chris thought il was per
fectly safe venture up to ttCbedos atIer
the COW boys caught him and dragged him over to FaI
TarIie's. when they caught him. anu Dy
they had put through every pace that cVllzallo
could suggest. Peg Leg Reynolds, as always master
of ceremonies then ordered him tied to the stove
The fur on Chris coat had already begun 70 sizzie
when the front door opened. shocSley walked in
Straight i'm his ambIing hurried he walked
past the deserted through the ring OF cowboys
at the rear TO Chris frying against re stove anu
began cutting him loose. Through every knot tiitt
his knife slit ne a very loud and very pad word
and no sooner had ne freed than jerked him
by the collar. if quarreling with aim, toward lne
back door, which handy. and before the cow
boys got wind he had showed him Jhrougn H.
Hold there.~ cried Peg Leg Reynolds When IL
was just late. Chris of Z, and Snockley
turned alone
All right partner what is it, he asked anllabiy
You've got a ripping nerve
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