The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-08

Of the eastern hills and was rapidly
pressing construction work.
The 3. 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 3. e. and
N. grade stakes were set about twenty
feet higher up. For about half a mile
the hillside was almost perpendicular
and of solid rock. The B. R. had COM
pleted a considerable stretch Of their
grade when the B. F. 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 holly contested
with the hope Of firing out the B. R.,
which was much weaker financially and
less able to stand the strain of 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 O. ma
Jorlty of the board had, however, insisted
upon standing upon what they knew to be
their rights and not surrendering to the
unjust dom1neering of their powerful en-
envy.
An injunction had been obtained by the
B. r. restraining the other road from in
terferlng with them until the matter
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
having the injunction set aside upon a
technical irregularity in the proceedings.
Steps were Immediately taken by the
Is. +. for rehearing in the matter Of the
injunction, and it was while this was in
course of preparation that the B. F. and
~ rcdoubled their efforts to crush their
weaker neighbor.
The last setback had discouraged 9TH
ers of the 5. RS directors and it was
only by the most strenuous efforts that
the president of the company could get
them to continue the struggle.
Ihe enmlty existing between the two
roads had spread to the workmen, who
looked upon each other with bitter
hatred.
Dick Gallaghers father was foreman of
a gang on the B. r. which was working
at a point where the battle ragged most
Hercely. This was a mile or so below
Houseton, where the Gallaghers lived. It
was hot July day. and Dick had been
kept busy with the water pail He had
just brought fresh supply and was pass
Ing it among the men when his father.
who had been keeping watchful eye on
the gang above, called out: Look out,
b'ys! They're sittin' off 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 a shower Of rocks which came hall
Ing down In torrents.
The men on the upper level laughed to
see their undignifed flight. Their rjdi-
cule exasperated Gallagher'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 heaved
Its chest and sent q portion of the hill
down In fragments.
Everybody" did say? No. Dicks
dog. common, homely little black .Tfrr.
but Dicks only possession and pride. had
not understood the warning and sto6d
watching their flight in astonfshiheSSt
Dick saw It all. He saw the great stone
that came hurting down Gbon 1oof Jof61
head, crushing the life out of him.
He didn't cry-that IS. not there, al
though there wasn't thing IN All this
world that he would hav4. taken In III
change for Jop. He picked uB hi 6sll
without e word and sta5ted fot ths
he returned? He had sworn eternal 4n-