Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-10

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highness. "Unscrew the governor.
and Tor heavens sake, do IL qulck!"
And after Danny went out Rigbv
connected himself with the speaking.
tube again.
Make a sign. Brown" he said,
telling the men that our whistle is
liSslnS-what woodland that for
the ensuing three weeks, until our
own is thoroughly cooled. they will
listen Tor the whistles OF adjacent
tac.ories. Put it on the same post"
Iheres no ROOM" Brown chuckled.
Then take another post There's
plenty OF posts" said Rigby, going
back TO his newspaper.
Danny got another little idea, too.
- His fireman had to cart out ashes
and bring the coal from the pile in n
big sheetiron wheelbarrow. and the
way lay over the cobblestones under
the window of little Rigbys office.
Just before Otis died, he bought
Danny line new wheelbarrow for
the purpose, for the old one was loose
In the joints and pretty rickety gen.
orally. and when a man was pushing
her she sounded more than anything
else like a carload OF tinware being
struck by lightning
But two or three days after the
whistle stopped work. Danny-he's a
tender-hearted feller-Danny got a
sentimental feeling for the old wreck
ana dragged her out OF the scrap heap
and set his fireman wheeling ashes,
back and forth, back and forth, back
and forth, till the din sent Rigby to
the speaking-tube once more.
Brown" he cried. what on earth
afls that wheelbarrow?"
Ripe old age" answered Brown.
We'll, does it have to make that
noise?"
The poor thing can't speak and
tell US" chuckled the old gentleman.
II presume il does"
We'll. it's enough to drive a map
mad, said Rigby. I'll have II stop
ped. except when I'm out of this Of
hce. Listen! You make another sign
reading like this: 'Workmen are pos
itively prohibited from carting Goa,
and ashes without obtaining permis
sion from the superintendent Nail Il
up"
Another sign." muttered Brown.
Rigby didn't come back that noon.
time, but he sent a boy to Brown
with a note, saying that he had a
severe headache, and would the fac.
tory kindly try to run without him till
the following morning.
He took his time getting there the
following morning. too, and by the
time he finally did arrive the boss had
come in in a fury.
What under the sun is the matter?
Why is the factory shut DOWN." he
demanded of Brown
Too many signs" snickcred Brown.
The last of them being the most re.
sponsible."
What do you mean"
We'll, TO put it another way, want
OF coal is keeping us from running"
Coal! Great Scott" shouted ths
boss. You had 60 tons last week.
What's Rigby doing with it? Eating
it?"
Il haven't seen him at IT," said
Brown. speaking slowly and distinct
| ly and enjoying every word Blu.
I
/ the pile without his permission. aid
he hasns been here since YESTERDAY
noon. The boilers were cold at six
! o'clock"
Brown, Brown. Brown" groaned
the old man. Had you no more sense
than to follow fool orders like that"
why. bless me-" said Brown.
looking at him squarely with his in
nocent old eyes. isn't it one of the
new notions? One OF the latest wrin.
! kles in acid manufacture? I'm doing
my best to cooperate"
And what wretched idiocy is this? ?"
he said. pointing to the new sign. and
then to the others. with his cane.
What are they doing here?"
Mr. Rigbys orders"
Welt" said the boss. And there
he had to stop, for the situation was
too much for even his extended vo.
cabulary
When he got breath he said.
There's another sign in your hand.
Brown. What is it?"
"Well-oh, that?" stammered Brown
going red
Let's see It," said the boss. What
ever 1t is, heaven knows it can be no
worse than the others"
And with that he took Il and read
this.
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In MemOriam
RIGBY
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