The Washington times., 1905-07-23
TIE Rcd ROSE
TIE RAIL IN THE '8O'S
81 nB.DE COURCY

| In Fl ON the bedlam of jargon and
| dialect came the shriH cries Strike off
III Inter Mountain Exclusive news II
| the Investor - THE Britfshers lose out
Mr. Blank regains control etc.
! Lawrence turns to the stricken pair,
saying grfmiy; ''Mr Poltz, the next
time you plan one of your peculiar cam
paigns, select a place out OF earshot Of
Closed windows. and when I tell YOU
that the whole scheme is now known TO
every man in Unitah and the State You
Will readily appreciate the advantages Of
| foreign residence
| Out in the far Rockies Inter Mountain
trains were moving as usual. but in re-
mote localities under the direction OF a
very badly mystifed ICt Of men.
The shortest strike on record.
growIed big Tom Gornam. as from
/ broken truck he surveyed the landscape
/ through the haze arising from a short
| clay. Get a man cross-eyed trying to
keen Up with such crazy doings. Think
the Ole brotherhood is good enough for
me-
| Strange to say similar thoughts were
| running through all heads at that tfrr,e.
| BY 5 o'clock the next morning "Asso-
ciatIoH" men would have proven very
hard 20 locate.
| NJ Jasper and party were yet remain
| Ing al Unitah, The outburst. finding
nothing on which TO wreck its fury. had
subside1 into the inevitable half-ashanl-
ed state usually succeeding epochs where
! Nature stands with her CRIME outlines
unclothed
| Win an instructive perception Of COM
! Ing events the men gathered around the
/ telegraph office. At o'clock the OLD
chief dispatcher responded to the I'M
perative call of ''97'' message Den
yer, 10-1. Sc. To all employees: [ have
| this DAY severed my connection win
! this system. The vacated position will
| be filled by John Blank. H. c. Coleman -
/ As no one but Mr.. Blank and Law
renee knew the true cause Of the above
| unprecedented wire, it always remained
a source of mystery. Luckily there WAS
| . small second story porch to the build
ing Holding the paper high in his
hands the faithful old fellow stepped
out before the awaiting crowd
Great news" he cried huskiIy, the
| cid man is back again"
Amid the uproarious cheering succeed
ing the reading OF the telegram a man
grasped Johns arm, saying, pointing To
an ashen-faced old man stumbling
blindly amid the swaying crowd: BET
| ter look out for the old fellow; seems to
| have too heavy load on"
* X
Yes. a load, even of crushing JOY, is a
times heavy to heart and brain weak
ened in the struggle of the kind which
! leads to contamination Joined by Brady
I he supported the old man to his room
where a couple of toddies soon put him
| into a peaceful sleep.
i A few days later the following was
received. Silver Canyon; J. Jasper.
Arrange with Gray and Brady to meet
me at Black River on No. /, the 7th.
JOHN BLANK"
On the evening of the instanced date
the little party were awaiting the COM
ing of the train. The wheels had
IscarceIy ceased turning when tall form
swung from the Office car on the rear.
After vigorous handshaking he said,
Mr. Blank wishes 70 see you all in his
car"
Then catching MI Jasper's arm he led
| the way to the rear
John" growled Brady, as they
stumbled along the long train, This is
/ a new one on me. My only experience
with private cars has been to shove
/ them upon cussing. awaiting engineers,
but you don't seem to care.
Why should I. asked John simply.
On entering the ear they found a warm
welcome awaiting. The remnants OF
supper having been removed the strange
" assorted party settled down TO cigars
and masculine comfort.
Boys" said Mr. Blank, II am unable
TO properly thank you FOR the service
YOU have so faithfully rendered. It came
in the nick of time. as had they sue
/ ceeded in their scheme OF wreCkage my
interest would have become Valueless.
the future Of the road a problem. As it
is the best OF our State are fully aroused
to the menace Of capital employed 10
| wreck instead OF for building UP. The
/ future can be made very bright but I