The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-03


the engines nnd hose reached theTe 10
night. But they have been saying that
! Tor Two days, ana the WINDS always
changed az the right moment ana dFi'-
en- 'pe nre oaeA.
p"n glanced siohS Tue track anu sa"
Tue rehei 'f"ih. consisting Oh an Gu.
gine' ieuder ahd TWO nat ~ 'oaueu
WIN nose anu hre engines, On one Vi
the s'uings' ne turned on TURKS WIN
an angry scowl'
why haven't you urea 10 s'ar' 'nat
tram 'hront4s us reau|
NO one hefs JOY WIN w. hr
oakiey w sot' Oh counting On Tue
trelkh' er' {2r 'ne Joo'
Mne'e
he "fn' nome ON Tue o.i"' nc
"'e' VIZ w ~ 'o''' 30"
in'S vas wv n's' sup y" '"V IN"
w. sas' VI n"'A""'n'
WY u'u you 's' M" ~"N ~
sou nea" ~. say '"'' "e p ~ 'oa,.
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p"'Ns u,u NO. "''."P' " WIZ ="
nis eAp'oS'on VI "'"'n'
VINO "'""s w ''e ''"'" "e''anu'
III i'"n'
baker uiu-hinrthn ms hreihah' l
uiah Know put ple ireigh' hllshi come
up from farAers Kun, ana ! wanted
70 oe nv" ~, s" ,"u'un , 10 |"
uF's WIN n"Ae'' ,o'u M" n's oi
aesi We're 70 'fy anu rea,ll An.osn
WIN 'ne 'e"ei ""'"' ou' "e s"iu ne
oiun care VINO gave uie o'uer' ne
WASH gong 70 ''sh MS ''ie.
bu' p"h nau ioS' interest," III h"Aer'
Look mere. ne CRED. on must
ke' q nren'Ah LOT me anu T" Jake OUT
the Tram myself
he 'ohuereu why ne han not 'housh'
OF this oeio4s-
Il guess III manage 10 reach Anti
och, he added as he ran across TO the
siding aud swung himself into the cab
faded blue blouse and pair OF
greasy overalls were lying on the seat
IN the cab. lie removed his coat and
vest aud put them on. Durks. who had
followed him. climbed up on the steps
You'll have TO run slow, Mr. Oakley.
because IT'S likely the heat has spread
the rails. II II aiD't twisted them loose
from the ties" b. volunteered. For
answer Oakley thrust shovel Into his
hands.
Here. throw in some coal" he or
dered. opening the furnace door.
Dnrks turned slekly. notified white
II can't leave" he gasped.
"iou Idiot You don't suppose I'd
take you from your post. What want
you TO DO Is TO help me get up steam"
The operator attacked the coal on
the tender vigorously. He felt an Inn
mense seDse OF comfort
Dams railroad experience covered
nearly every branch. SO II Glanced
lint he had fired for year prior TO
taking an Office position. Indeed, his
first ambition had been TO be an en-
slneer. IL was now quite dark. aud.
the fires being raked down, he III "A
torch aud Inspected his engine with a
comprehensive eye. Next he prooed
two foot oiler into the rods and bear
ings and oiled the cups. lie found a
certain pleasure In the fact that the
lore OF the craft to which he had once
aspired was stu fresh In his mind.
Baker keeps her In apple pie order
joe" ne observed approvlngiy. The
operator nodded.
Hes always tinkering
wei, he's done tinkering Tor US uh'
less l land Ia ditch tonight, WIN the
tender GA top OF me.
purrlng sound ISSUED from ihe
squat throat OF the engine. IL was
sending alott ~Fs'ii'ns OF hgnt gray
smoke ana soiuy spi''lhg reuno' GIN
ders'
= Dan climbed upon the tender ana in-
. spectec the tank. Last OF al he went
forward ana III the heaulignt, anu MS
preparations We're complete ne Jump
ed down from the cao ana s'oou pe-
side doe ON inc platform.
Now he saiu eneer,uiy' "ne'e .
that fireman. joe
res gone nome nr' o"A'ea' %
nves at larson 700, same Us D"Ae''
faiiereu 'ne operator -
linen NEWS a"o'ne' "'an e 49,
services we won repuire ~ .''u'e
"eh nn'e W nnu ''ne o"e
Il uDu tulnh tOu ttll, Nfhihi't