Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-11-04

of the eastern hills and was rapidly
pressing construction work.
The b. r. had been the first to COM
mence work and had run their grade
close to the river and but few feet
above high water mark The B. f. and
n. grade stakes were set about twenty
feet higher up. For about half mile
the hillside was almost perpendicular
and of solid rock. The b. h. had com
pleted a considerable stretch of their
grade when the B. +. and N began
cutting out the hill above them, scat
tering rocks and CONSERVATION among
the men below.
The latter road was part OF a very
wealthy system whose board of direct
ors had determined to use every effort
to prevent the B. R. from completing their
road. Every step, both in the courts and
on the ground, had been hotly contested
with the hope of firing out the 3. R..
which was much weaker financially and
less able to stand the strain of a waste
full struggle
They hoped TO force them into aban-
doning their claim. Already a number of
the members of the B. r. board were In
favor of giving up the fight and selling
out TO their rival which had offered a
sum sufficient to cover the expenses al
ready incurred. The president and a ma
1ority OF the board had. however, insisted
upon standing upon what they knew to be
their rights and not surrendering to the
unjust domineering OF their powerful en-
envy.
An injunction had been obtained by the
b. r. restraining the other road from In
" atfafn he
could be determined in court They had
even agreed to suspend any further work
on their own line until such legal decision
was rendered. The other company. know
ing the weakness OF their claim. had re-
fused to do this and had succeeded In
3 having the injunction set aside upon a
technical irregularity In the proceedings
Steps were Immediately taken by the
ID. r. for a rehearing In the matter of tho
injunction. and II was while this was In
course of preparation that the b. F. and
n. redoubled their efforts to crush their
weaker neighbor.
The last setback had DISCOURAGED 9TH
ers Of the b. RS directors. and It was
only by the most strenuous efforts that
the president of the company could get
them TO continue the struggle.
The enmity existing between the two
roads had spread TO the workmen. who
looked upon each other with bitter
hatred.
Dick Gallagher's father was foreman of
a gang on the b. r. which was working
at a point where the battle ragged most
hercely. This was mile or 80 below
Houseton. where the Gallaghers lived II
WAS a hot July day. and Dick had been
kept busy with the water pail He had
just brought fresh supply and was pass.
ing II among the men when his father
who had been keeping a watchful eye on
the gang above called out: Look out
b'ys! They're sittin' OF anither blast UP
thar. tn murtherin' devils. Rum"
The men dropped their tools and hur-
ried down the grade just in time to es-
cape n shower OF rocks which came hall
ing down in torrents.
The men on the upper level laughed to
see their undignihed flight. Their ridi-
cule exasperated aeIagher's men. and
as soon as the stones ceased falling they
went back and attacked the foot OF the
slope OF the enemy's grade with fury.
Everybody was out OF harms way be-
fore another charge OF dynamite hsaved
its chest and sent n portion OF the hin
down IN fragments.
Everybody" did I say? No. Dicks
dog. a common. homely little black cur
but Dicks only possession and pride. had
not understood the warning and stood
watching their fight IN establishment
Dick saw II all He saw the great stone
that came hurting down upon poor Jop's
head crushing the life out OF him-
He didn't cry-1haf Is. not there. al
though there wasn't a thing IN all this
world that he would have taken Ia ex-
change for Jep. He picked Up his pei
without q word and started for the
spring. What n hts eyes we're red when
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