The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
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' My wlte wlll be pleased to meet

me. My wife will be pleased to meet you
 faauch obliged, but want to catch the one o'clock train. The'd if can ever can do anything for you, sing out. You know where the old place is. It may be-" placing one hand on the desk, that this business is selfishness on my part I don't think it is. but. if 1t Is, I can't help it I am getting along; sixty-three, The'd. I can't go 10 sam. so want him to come to me. He may not be much, but he's mine; and love hinl I love him just as much as did when he sat on my lap and made me tell him stories. Justice, or no jus tice. he's my Soy. and I want himl I want him where I can see him every night and every day Goodbye, and God bless you. Thea.
 Three miles east of Ralston. Ala bama. on the Montgomery branch of tho Mobile & Northern Railway. tim can stratum with numerous bottle faults uncomfortably overlies the pre- vatlinE Quaternary aiiuvium. On tho eighteenth of last January two-room hut stood on this formation In front of the hut was a siding. to look at which would nave made Christian cross-eyed. Fortunately, only railroad men saw tt.
 About dusk of the day named. Mir. vail's private car. the Mauvilia. was switched upon this siding. As tns brakes were set Martin sweeny. Chief Engineer of the M & N stepped out oi the hut and walked briskly towards the car. There was joy in his eye, TOT he knew that he was gong 10 get square meal in that car.
 Back in the hut there was teie- graph operator to whom joy was ! stranger. For hours. the entire sys' tenn 1t seemed to him, had been pound ing" him. The special train composed of the Mauvilla and an engine. hadn't stopped after leaving the main line times that he was glad to write M Gweeny" once more. Besides 1t gave him an excuse to go into the e. Ms car--one of the Mauvilla's porters had oorne for Mir. Vairs messages before the special had taken the switch.
 The Chief Engineer sorrowfullS ceased eating. and read. His fact frightened.
 .sTeli him yes Watson"
 The operator departed unwillingly he had not half completed his inspect ion of the Mauvilla's Interior; and II two more minutes he could have ob tained materials for a wOrd-paintini which would have brought nm listen CTS and honor. Also, possibly, If woul' have helped men to forget that hi hair was red.
 when he was convinced that h couldn't eat another mouthful, Nh sweeny tapped the telegram. and said
 This reminds me, though woul have come to 1t pretty soon, anyhow tat since last saw you, I have foun' an A l man, a civil engineer from tn ground up. He is the best man hay seen since Hamilton died, and wan you to give him Hamilton's title, Assistant Engineer.) "Of course wouldn't promise to give it to hin until I had seen you; but l want hin to have 1t, so that I can put him il charge on the other side of Big san dy--he's there now-and let all routin matters for that end go directly to him ri run over there occasionally. an hen consult me If anything unforsee comes ups but practically I will hay all my time for this division. and tha means that we can get the line ope thirty days sooner"
 That is good news,' said the Gen