Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-04

"Mr. Butler, can do it. Let me hav
e a chance at the job"
You're the first one to speak," sait
Butler, glancing toward the young fell
low, $50 guess you're the man. Lett
3 see, what's your manner"
Archibald Jennings"
The two passed out, passing Iris on
the platform. Iris bowed little stifr.
; ly to Archie as he turned by her. Fol-
she resented the fall of her hero,
though she would have owned readily
enough that he had presented himself
In rather poor light.
"You understand" she heard her
father say as he turned away from tho
young man, "the whole line is at your
disposal. I'm lookin' to you for every
thing"
Iris was up at Eve the next morning.
It was just daylight. The donkey en-.
gines had ceased their braying and the
canyon was still. Archie Jennings
came whirling toward the Iolanthe ON
q pulsing motor car. His face looked
little drawn, but there was a tri-
umphant CLEAN in his gray eyes. He
saw Iris standing on the platform.
Good morning. was her glad greet.
ing. "How is the work getting on?"
Come and see." he said.
She seated herself and they whizzed
down the track to the edge Of the
chaem, and all in moment they shot
out above the canyon, the wheels fly-
ing over the new-laid rails. Iris caught
her breath.
"Oh," she said, with Just a shade Of
terror in her tone. isn't 1t magnif-
cent! And it's all dnished-cleaP
across all in a night You're a won.
der. Archie-a wonderl Won't papa bs
pleased7"
They crossed over, and when they re-
turned to the other side there stood
the Iolanthe. with the engine behind
her, not far from the edge OF the
bridge, with Butler and Smell out on
the front platform, Butler full of the
triumph Of 1t all, Smell cool and criti.I
cal.
There's going to be a dangerous
Tag in the central span" said Smell.
"Let her sag! Get aboard here, you
'olks," called Butler to Archie and
iris. LET them lift your car on, Jen-
lings. We're goin' to run across"
But the strains weren't calculated"
erked out Smell. The whole affair 10
'mpirical-dangerous. The test Is too
reat. Excuse me, II get on" He
prang from the last step.
The Iolanthe ground over the new
ais. the engine putting slowly. The
imbers creaked little as they settled
D the strain of the tremendous weight
I the great car and engine. ThumpI
hump! resounded the wheels.
"A high joint" said Butler. Here
10 are on the middle span. Hoorayl
he's steady as rock. Where's your
g, Mr.. J. Hampton Snellfs He gave
he signal faster" and the car flew
cross the bridge. "Git onto that sid
lg right awayI" he yelled to the en-.
Ineer when they were over. They,
undled upon the siding, and Archie
arted to leave the car.
Hold on, Mr.. Jennings" said Bull
r, seizing the young mans arm. II
ant to say somethin' to you. aIn't
uch on compliments an things like
at, but a man like you who can Jump
int out an do things that way is the
nd O. man I'm looking for for chief
gineer."
30 Archie stayed in the Iolanths an
E morning and ell the afternoon, let
g another man move things at the
mt while he rested.
rhsn. In an Inefable, ever.to-be.re-
hour Archie and Iris went
ar all the old days. And some tfmat
Eard the middle Of the hour his nand
lie out and took soft, ciInging hold
On hers, and IN a moment be was in
old Eden. reinstatsd, with his
The. vinBnme. ambitious Eve In hln
New York. Sept 2s.-spesker Can
n win take the stump for Charles
HUGHES, the republican candidats
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