Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-04-13

the fast runs to whom Nelns D io oer-
erence and for whom sne sedTed the
preferred doughnuts.
But tbs. was nothing to Bhllhead.
He ha,s his head so full Of things
when ne wbk his new position that
he fSiied to observe Nellie's contempt.
He was lust passing out OF the pri-
vste detective stage. just getting over
dental beginnings, just rising to the
responsibility of the key, and month
devoted to his Immediate work and the I
study of the rules passed Ike lin
tied train. Previous to the coming Of |
Bulihcad no Goose River man had
tried study OF the rules rs a remedy
for loneliness. It proved great |
scheme but II aroused the unmsasured
contempt Of Nellie Cassidy. She scorn-
ed Bullhead unspeakably, and her only
uneasiness was that he seemed uncon-
scious Of II.
However, the little Goose River girl
had no idea OF letting him escape that
way. When scorn became clearly use
less she tried cajolery-she smiled on
Bullhead. Not till then did he give up;
her smile was his undoing. II was 30
absolutely novel to Bullhead-Bullhead
who had never got anything but kicks
and curses and frowns. Before Nellie's
smiles, judlclously administered, Bull
head melted like the sugar she began
to sprinkle In his coffee. That wns
what she wanted; when he was fairly
dissolved Nellie, like the coffee, went
gradually cold. Bullhead became mis-
ernble and to her life Of Goose River
was once more endurable.
It was then that Bullhead began to
sit up all day, after working all night.
to get single smile from the direction
of the pie rack. He hung. utterly mis-
cradle, around the lunch room all day,
while Nellie made impersonal remarks
about the colorless life Of mere oper-
ator as compared with life In the cab
Of ten wheeler. She admired tho en-
glneer, Nellie. Was there ever q
doughnut girl who didn't? And when
No. or No. 2 rose smoking out of the
alkall east or the alkall west and the
mogul engine checked Its gray string
OF sleepers at the Junction platform.
] Ind Bat Mullen climbed down to oil
round-as he always did-there were
the liveliest kind Of heels behind the
counter.
Such were the moments when Bull
head sat in the lunch room, unnoticed
somewhat back where the hles were
bad and helped himself aimlessly to The
sizzling maple strip. Nellie rustlinl
back and forth for Engineer Mullen
who ran In for quick cup and consult
ed, after each swallow. dazzling oper
faced gold watch thin as double eagle
for Bat Mt twenty-one was pulling tn
fast trains and carried the best. Ant
with Buiihead feeding on flannel cake
and despair and Nellie Cassidy lsokinl
quite her smartest. Mullen would drinl
his coffee In an impassive rush. neve
even CHANGING Bullhead's way-absc
lutely ignoring Bullhead. What wa
he but q nightman. anyway The
Mullen would take rs much as mil
ute OF his running time TO walk To-
ward to the engine with Miss Cassid
and stand In the lee OF the drivers cha
ting with her, while Bullhead went con
pletely frantic.
1t was being ignored In that way, af
er her smiles had once been his, tbs
crushed the night operator. 1t flle
his head with schemes for obtainin
recognition ut all hazards. He begn
by quarreling violently with Nellie, m
things were coming to a serious PAL
around the depot when the Klondil
business struck the Mountain divisio
:. 1t came with a rush, and when the
began running through freight extri
by way Of the Goose River short lin
day and night, the Junction static
caught the thick of II. II was som
thing new altogether for the short lin
rails and the short line operators. m
I. Bullhead's night trick, with nothing
do but poke the fire and pop at coyote
became straightway busy and lr
portant post.
. On a certain night. windier than q
= the November nights that had gone b
: fore, tho night operator sat alone In q
. Office facing resolve. Goose Riy
: had become intolerablc. Medicine BeI
wns not to be thought OF. for BullheI
!. now had n suspicion. due to Cailsha
= that he was a good deal OF q chum
: and he wanted to get away from 4
|. ridicule that had always and ever
where made life a burden. There a
peared to Bullhesd nothing for It b
tho Klondike On the table before Z
. moody operator lay bis letter Of res
= nation. addressed In due form to J.
: Bucks, superintendent. Near II, und
:. the lamp. lay a we'll thumbed copy
- the book Of rules, open at the chapi
!. ON designations. with subheads on
!, Resign. who should.
= Resign. how to.