The Washington times., 1905-06-04

and trainmaster assiduously cultiyates
like manners; but If ne is g broad
gauged officer who, IN respecting Ills
subordinates, eIevates himself. you VIII
see It's influence, radiating in the quick
voices and courteous treatment or all
the minor officers. Now I remember
| that once I went into & tratnmasser
office. / only wished to strike him for
| transportation over his division. A
| v.hite-faced youth forming the support
| OF 81 huge pipe was the only occupant.
| The profile afforded me eG amusing
study: drawn over fts<weak outlines ans
receding chin Was the or1h. ,dox icy
mask Of official superiority. The exact
! duplicate Of that worn by his pregl-
j dent when from the rear Of his private
car, he haughtiIy surveys his sflivering
| satellites or hands Napoleon survey
| ing the repulse Of Ney's charge at
| Waterloo. or Lee when his orumbfing
| hcsts fell back at Gettysburg. might
| have carried in haggard face, or brood
| ing eye, a 1.-THE OF the awful burden
| covering the weak lines OF thesimmatuFe
visage before me-but I doubtit.
/ x "
| Determined not TO be entirely shriv-
1 eled in the terrible blaze Of oficiaidom,
/ I ventured IN q weak voice TO say
.Ahemt No response being given I
tried if In a louder tone Same result
! Peerfng over his shoulder I allowed my
| reYerent eyes to rest upon the page
facing the despot--it WIS The Adven-
| lures of Buffalo Bill Saddened. I tip
toed out, and standing off a conductor,
rede out on a coal train. When a few
| mornings after, IN a switch shanfy on
another road, related the experience,
| am yet at q loss to decide If my ignor-
ance, or recital, furnished the basis OF
| the hilarious outbreak: Why. Scran-
| ton. that road is spotted all over the
| United States. The way of that train
masters clerk is patterned after his
superior, who gets it higher. until ii
runs UP against "Old Hedgehog in
his private office. receiving a lot oi
rsained shippers. from a territory beyond
competition
Here the door opening into the inne,
Office opened. A ruddy-faeed gentleman
with erect form and crisp white hair en-
tered, followed by two alert, protesting
gentlemen. AZ they reached the center
of the office he Of the ruddy face turned
then placing his hands upon his COM
panion's shoulders. III a firm voice. said
There IS TO be no further argument
upon this topic. / told the Allen broth
| SgSr IDdL II 4fleE cOGf0 SliOW OEt at q
determined character. up TO a certain
quality. I'd build branch to take care
of it Their srnelter and expert reports
doubled what l asked; now ii = up Il
me to make my words good. You boys
know as well as l do what [ expec
done, and at once. If the grade is toe
heavy for tractive power you will COG
| it; if that Is too expensive, we will put
in a series of inclined planes, but I've
got to knew in ten days what you de
eide upon Now get down TO business
and remember there are no places il
these hills holding an equal amount o
(, like ore TOO steep or too high for tn
Inter-afourtafn to reach. I went int
this Office to develop the country and in
eidentally put this line on a dividen
basis. and I'm going to do It If I've go
10 send TO Japan for engineers TO ru
the levels
The speechIess pair bowed themselve
quickly out The president stood look
ing after The receding forms, griT
smile on mis- firm lips Here his eye
fell upon Lawrence and a pleased gleaI
of recognition flashed over his face. II
made a quick step forward. THROWN
back the gate, and said, extending bot
hands:
Pete, I'm very, very glad to see yo
What I wrote you six years ago, whe
you deserted your superintendent witt
out a word, 7 mean now. rye foiloWe
and watched you ever since, and re
are the details of your life with whis
am unfamiliar, and to your race
izax that I am we'll pleased with you.
wish you to enter my service. ne'
men like you more than you can res
10, raj
wires and some at times ring far fro
4 true. I have there nodding affectio
Z ately toward the young man seated
] The table, "a loyal young friend, but
. IS heavily handicapped Office trainiI
has firmly defined limitations, so q
d horizon at times nips unpleasant
n close.
Now the work I have for you is thi
I want one side OF that table 70 De q
~,-actical side. want to be the FIR
r. tn know what the Inter-Mountaln
re bIicking UP against; and like my ost
OF 14 roothar when she looked into II
ay stocking Saturday night. i want
l,roxv how I stand I want, ana WI
ct have. loyal support at all times from a
n nv men, and, Pete. this VIII be II
~ main part of your duties LOOK for Oil
rs satisfaction and see VINO IL 10 olafn
treason has a bad effect In armies.
oIyavs spells ruin TO corporations.
ut M BENEDICT Arnoids in my ranl
ha was traitor not from inherei
taIef but because of the non-Tecogn
,e- +so, o4 ably rendered servtce-loC
ag close to this. When an immediate 8
in ,arior thinks any man beneath him II
ID | SMART Tor q railroad man, ! want
- - see what cards both hold, and III deck