Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-06-01
Copyright, 1900, bv S. s.
McCtfrc Co.

him the facts-told him that Brodie
had given him his education as an en-
gineer. The minute he found out he
wasn't regularly graduated he froze up
Very polite, but he froze up. See?
Experience, actual requirements
Bucks extended his hand from his vest
pocket In an odd wavy motion till 1t
was lost at arms length nothing
nothing nothing"
AS he concluded, HALEY was climb
ing behind his father into the smoker.
No. . pulled down the yard. and
out One thing Haley meant to make
sure of-that they shouldn't beat him
out of the finish of the Spider bridge
as lie had planned IT. one monument
HALEY meant to have-one he has.
The new superintendent of bridges
took hold promptly. We knew he had
been wired for long before his appoint
ment was announced. He was good
enough fellow, l guess, but we all
hated him. Bucks did the civil, though,
and took Agnew down to the Spider in
n special to inspect the new work and
introduce him to the man whose bread
and opportunity he was taking. i've
| been wanting to meet you. Mr.. HALEY"
said Agnew pleasantly after they had
shaken hands. HALEY looked Mt Ag
new silently as he spoke; Bucks looked
steadfastly at the grasshopper derrick.
'I've been expecting you'd be along
pretty SOON" replied HALEY presently,
There's considerable to look over
here. After that we'll so back to Peace
river canyon. We're just getting things
started there. Then Wen run up TO the
Bend and I'll turn the Office over
mo hurry about that. You've got
good deal of a bridge here, Mr.. Hal
ley"
you'll need a good deal Of bridge
here"
81 didn't expect to find you SO far
along out here in the mountains.
Where did you get that pneumatic
process" v-..o. ~. a., M
1t touched Halley, the pleasant. easy
way Agnew took him. The courtesy OF
the east against the blunt of the west
There wasn't mean drop anywhere IN
IalIey's blood, and lie made no trouble
} whatever for his successor.
J After he let go on the West End Hal
ley talked as If he would look UP some
thing farther east. He spoke about II
to Bucks, but Bucks told him frankly
he would find difficulty without n reg
: ular degree in getting a satisfactory
connection. HALEY himself realized
that; moreover, he seemed reluctant t
, quit the mountains. He acted around
the cottage and the Wickiup like mar
, who has lost something and who looks
for 1t abstractedly, as one might fee
in his pockets for tishpolc or bur
glar. But there were lusty little Hal
lcys over ut the cottage to be looked
; after, and Bucks, losing Il roadmaste
, about that time, asked HALEY (afte
, chewing II long time with Callahan
to take the place himself and stay OF
the staff. He even went home viii
, HALEY and argued it. .ai.ac
~ know 1t doesn't seem just right,
, Bucks put it, "but, HALEY, YOU mus
, remember this thing at Omaha ism
going to last. They can't run a roat
like this with Harvard graduates an
Boston typewrlters. There'll be an eI
tire new deal down there some fine day
Stay here with me, and I'll say this
HALEY, If 60 ever, you go with me-
, And HALEY, sitting with his head bC
tween his hands, listening to his wifi
, and to Bucks, said, one day. Enough,
and the first of the month reported fo
: duty as roadmaster. s+,
Agnew, meantime, had stopped a
construction work not too far along [
|, discontinue. The bridge at the SpidC
fortunately was beyond his mandat,
, 1t was finished to Il rivet as HALEY ha
. planned 1t. Three spans, two piers an
n pair OF abutments-solida as the II
:. tons. But the Peace river canyon wor
was caught In the air Hailey's cal
= sons gave way to piles, which pullC
the cost down from 100000 to $500
: and incidentally II was breathed thi
:, the day for extravagant expendltur,
+. on the West End was past, and Bucl
: dipped bit deeper than usual into Ca
lahan's box of crosscut and rammC
: the spllntered leaf into his brier /
harder and said no word.
"But If we lose Just one more brldl
!, It's goodby and gone to the Callforn
. fast freight business" muttered Call
han. Its taken two years to get
back as 1t is. Did you tell the preside
:. that?" he growlcd ut Bucks. smokn
i Bucks put out his little wave.
II told him everything. / told hi
we couldn't stand another .tie-ups
showed them all the records. o.
. bridge ut Peace river, three at I
% Spider in ten years"
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