Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28
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BY
FRANK H.
SPEARMAN

He wasn't a railroad man by birth.
but by adoption Delaro0 came from
the mountains; he was Just a plain
mountain man. Some said his father
was trapper: II so. il explained every
thing tho quiet the head bent inquir-
lngly forward. the modest unObstrusive-
ness OF man deaf or a size and
shape nothing remarkable. Dclaroo-but
a great listener FOR though he looked
Ike n deaf man ne heard Ike a dis
patchor and saw marvelousiy from out
the ends Of his silent eyes. Delaroo
FOR nh the world was n trapper
Tie came into the service rs round
house sweeper, then Neighbor after a
long time. put him at wiping. Delaroo
said nothing but wiped FOR years and
years and was IN n fair way 10 be-
come liked when instead ne became
one morning pitted with umbUical yes
icles. and the doctors. with Delaroo's
brevity said smallpox. TIE boarding
house keeper threw him out bodily and
at once. Having no better place 20 90.
Delaroo wandered into Steve Boyer's
saloon, where he was generally vel
come. Steve. however. pointed p hos
pitable gun at him and suggested his
getting away Immediately from the
front end or it Deiaroo went from
there to the roundhouse with his UNI
biiicals and asked Neighbor what
man with the smallpox ought 20 DO
with b. Ne.ghhor wouldn't run. not
even from the smallpox. but lee told
Delaroo what 10 meant to get the
smallpox started in the r0undhouse.
and bclaroo wandered quietly away
from The depot grounds o. pretty sick
man ihcu. ~t --ered up the yards and
craWied stupid into box car 90 Ole
without Embarrassing nyboly.
by some hook or crook. nobody 90
this day knows how. That car wus
switched ou o. Maize SIMPSONS train
when &c was made up that day for the
west Maybe 10 was done as trick
10 scare The wlndlaE engineer. II SO.
The .lca was successful When the
hlnd t1I brakeman $40 the second stop
came iorN rd and reported tramp
with tae smallpox Zoo tho empty box
car Maize WAS angry. hut his curiosity
gradually gHt fhe upper hand This
man u.-ht ue ny some distant chance.
DE reelected. T. O.. ". of A., or
fratcr or 90 fellow OF q knight or
something ike. and when they stopped
again 20 throw OF crackers and beer
and catchup. Maze went back and en-
tered the infected car Ike q lion tanner
TO Try lodge signals and things on him.
Maize advanced and gave the counter
sn- lJ was NOT cordially received.
Tie tried another ana another and an
otAer' DIS passes were lost in the air.
A"c Sni'iip'A man appeared totally
uli""l' I'D come Uack ut Maze with
anything. Tie WaS NOT only delirious,
out ny This TIME $50 tr.Ehtfully broken
out ti'i MAZE couldn't have touched
souni spot With " Masonic signal of
distress. FINALLY the Nenturesome ON
s'"e'i "aI"'d closer into The dark
got i.'' ""e'e iAe SICK man lay-and,
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