The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-29


Who would have thought that the
peaceful dreamy little Badger of a week
ago could have. changed to this coffee col
ored torrent that was rushing so madly
by, carrying logs. RATS, henhouses. sheds
shocks Of corn and pumpkins in a bewil-
dernS iuDblc2
It looked like a procession of vegetables
taking themselves to market Dick
watched the panorama with bOyish in
terest. It was the annual fall rise
the rise which. when the food began to
subside little. would send the coal fleets
scurryinS, putting and snorting down the
Ohio.
There had been floods before. but none
In the memory of man like this 1t was
already above high water mark and still
rising.
Near where Dick sat a small creek en-
tered the Badger through Il deep ravine
which cut the hill at that point
The 3. +. and y. We're erecting a trestle
over this ravine. To the north of it they
ulready had tracks laid and construction
trains running, as had also the 3. r. The
was on the south, there was room for
the two by a little crowding
An engine had just stopped a little
above where Dick was sitting. and a
short, stocky man stepped from the cab.
'Humph," muttered Dick. '"Ther walk
~ u.s. > CoiiIe u IAAe look at their
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called to the foreman of the gang which
was at work there. and the two walked
down toward the trestle. They stopped
just behind a boy who was apparently
intent upon throwing stones into the
river, oblivious to all else
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IN Il posllloh 10 couple up their track
risht on ana run trains clear through, if
llls uood hadh stopped them But l
Wouldnt nave had them get a train
tnrouGh lor the world.
me general foreman rubbed his fat
lahdS IN sieelul anticipation OF the things
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Inc Two men walked back over the
ueSue ana on up the track, leaving
Small BOY throwing stones at Il Dig yellow
pumpkin that seemed to be in a great
hurry 10 get somewhere, closely pursued
IN TINS commendable effort by an old
iarmyard gate. They did not know the
poS-lh TACT gave MIN no thought. Their
minus We're run OF Weightier matters for
We're they not lighting a great battle-a
DatIe IN Whlch fortunes were at stake?
mat was Whcre the construction boss
made his mistake, for the spy is often
more dangerous than the general, and
that small boy was likewise thinking of
other things than the pumpkin which
seemed to absorb his attention
Dick was thinking of Jop and the bitter
contest Waged for so many days between
ms rather S gang and the men in the cut
above. lie watched the general of the op-
posing forces disappear into the cab again
AFTER inc tram mad been unloaded.
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