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

of the eastern hills and was rapidly
pressing construction work.
The B. II. had been the first to com
mence work and had run their grade
close to the river and but q few feet
above high water mark The B. +. and
n. grade stakes were set about twenty
feet higher up. For about half u mile
the hillside was almost perpendicular
and OF solid rock. The b. r. had com
pleted 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 holly contested
with the hope of firing out the B. 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 tho 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
Jority 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
terfering 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
technical irregularity in the proceedings
Steps were Immediately taken by tho
Il. H. for rehearing in the matter of the
injunction, and 1t was while this was IL
course OF preparation that the b. F. ant
N. redoubled their efforts to crush thei,
weaker neighbor
The last setback had discouraged 9th
ers OF the B. RS directors, and Ii wa,
only by the most strenuous efforts tha
the president of the company could ge
them to continue the struggle
The enmity existing between the tive
roads had spread to the workmen, who
looked upon each other with bitter
hatred
Dick Gallagher's father was foreman o
gang on the B. r. which was workinl
at a point where the battle ragged mos
fercely. This was a mile or so below
Houseton. where the Gallaghers lived.
was a hot July day, and Dick had beef
kept busy with the water pail He haC
just brought fresh supply and was pass
ing II among the men when his father
who had been keeping watchful eye OF
the gang above. called out: Look out
b'ys! They're sfttin OF anither blast IN
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 hail
ing down In torrents
The men on the upper level laughed T.
see their undignified flight Their ridi
cule exasperated Gallagher's men, anC
as soon as the stones ceased falling thel
went back and attacked the foot OF tn.
slope of the enemy's grade with fury.
Everybody was out OF harms way be
fore another charge OF dynamite heaye'
its chest and sent a portion or the bill
down in fragments.
Everybody" did i say? No. Dick
dog, a common. homeiy little black cur
but Dicks only possession and pride. hai
not understood the warning and stoo'
watching their flight in establishment
Dick saw II all. He saw the great ston
that came hurting down upon poor Jopi
head. crushing the life out OF him
He didn't cry--that Is. not there. al
though there wasn't thing In all tnii
world that he would have taken La ex
change for Jop. He picked up his pal
without a word and started for th'
spring. What II his eyes were red whss
Ae returned7 He had sworn eternal n