The Irish standard., 1906-10-13

enjoying enthusiastically. he fancied,
her first view of the mighty hills to the
westward.
The temptation to let the telegraphing
wait while he went to say good-morning
to her was strong, but he resisted 1t and
FASTENED the more for the hesitant
thought. Nevertheless, when he reached
the telegraph Office he found MFR.
Bonneville Darrah and his secretary
there ahead Of him, and he remarked
that the explosive gentleman who pre-
sided over the destinies Of the Colora-
do & Grand River appeared to be in
more than usually volcanic frame
Of mind.
Now Winton. though new to the
business Of building railroads for the
Utah Short Line, was not new to Den
yer or Colorado. Hence when the
Rajah. followed by his secretaral
shadow, had left the office, Winton spoke
to the operator as to friend.
What is the matter with Mr.. Darrah,
Tom? He seems to be uncommonly
vindictive this morning"
The man Of dots and dashes nodded
He's always crankier this time than
he was the other. He's holy terror, the
Rajah Is. | wouldn't work on his road
for farm down east-not If my job took
me within GUESSING distance OF him. BET
a hen worth $50 he is up in Mr.. Colbert S
office right now, raising particular sand
because his special engine wasn't stand
ing here ready to snatch his private car
on the fly. SOS to go on without losing
Roadway"
Winton's eyes narrowed, and he let
his writing hand pause while he said:
$50 he travels special from Denver, does
he?"
ION his own ad?-well. I should
smile. Nothing is too good for Tho
Rajah: or too quick, when he happens
to De In a hurry. wonder no didn't
have the 4. G. pull him special from
Kansas City"
Winton handed In his batch OF tele-
grams and went his way reflective.
What was Mr.. Somerville Darrah's
particular rush? AS set forth by Adams.
the plans Of the party in the Rosemary
contemplated nothing moro tasteful
than leisurely trip to the Pacific coast
"a pleasure jaunt with a winter sojourn
in California to lengthen it. Why. then.
this sudden change from Limited"
regular trains to unlimited specials?
Was there fresh news from the seat of
war in Quartz Creek canyon? Winton
thought not. In that case he would have
had his budget as well; and so far as his
own advices went. matters we're still
as they had been. A letter from the
Utah attorneys in Carbonate assured
him that the injunction appeal was not
yet decided. and another from Chief Of
Construction Evarts concerned itself
chiefly with the majors desire to know
when he was to be relieved.
But IL WintOn could have been an
eavesdropper behind the door OF Super
intendent Colberts office on the second
floor Of the Union depot. his doubts
would have been resolved instantly.
The telegraph operators guess went
straight to the mark. Mr.. Darrah was
raising particular sand" because his
wire order for a special engine had not
been obeyed to the saving OF the ulti-
mate second of time. But between his
Objurgations on that score, he was
rasping out questions designed to ex-
haust the chief clerks store of in
formation concerning the status Of af-
fairs at the seat of war.
will you inform me, sch. why
wasn't wired that this beggahly appeal
was going against us?" he demanded,
wrathfully. whats that you say,
sch? Don't tell me you couldn't know
what the decision of the cou't was go
Ing to be before 1t was handed down;
that's what you-all are heah for--to
ind out these things! And what ia
all this about Majah Eva'ts resigning,
and the Utahs sending east for q pro-
fessional right-of-way tighten to take
his place? Who is this new man?
Don't know? Dammit, sch! it's your
business to know! Now when do you
faveh me with my engine?"
Thus the Rajah; and the chief clerk.
himself known from end to end Of the
Colorado & Grand River as queller
of men. could only point out of the
window where the Rosemary stood
engined and equipped for the race. and
say. meekly: I'm awfully sorry
you've been delayed, Mr.. Darrah; very
sorry, indeed. But your car is ready
now. Shall go along to be on hand
IL you need me?"
mo, seh!" stormed the irate master;
and the chief clerks face became in
stantly expressive of the keenest re-
lief. You stay right heah and see
that the wires to Qua'tz Creek are kept
open-wide open, sch. And when you
get an ordeh from me-for an engine,
, a regiment Of the National Gyua'd. or
a trainload Of white elephants-you fill
It. Do you understand, seh?"
Meantime, while this scene was get
ting itself enacted in the superintend-
ent's Office, mild fire of CONSERVATION
was alight in the gathering room of
the Rosemary. AS we have guessed,
Winton's packet of mail was not the
only one which was delivered by spe-