The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-11-14

S(N~O~>NN~N~N ~~~~~N~N~TN~N~%
The brokers' private serretary looked
up in establishment as lie gray haired
old broker, who was frigdity itself,
hailed the visitor with
We'll, well, Tom, but where the devil
did You spring from this morning."
Aud Tom. who appeared To he fully
as old aud frigid and gray haired as
the other. replied;
Say, Jim, it's good for sore eyes TO
see you The e. and s. road wants
thousand new freight ears. aud I'm In
the east To raise II loan. How are YOU
anyhow? Feeling pretty gay. old boy2'
And then the broker and the general
manager sat down for chat over old
days nj college and talked of this and
that for an hour before the broker said:
by the way. Tom. rye got II boy out
on Your road
You don't say, He hasn't been near
me with letter"
But he's there You remember my
hoy Dave Always fussing around
with machinery since he was kid.
couple of Years ago. after going through
the Polytechnic against my wishes, he
threw me over. lie wanted to go rail-
roading, and wanted him here and sc
we had II falling out
You don't say z"
Il didn't drive him from the house
hut he left Just the same Said he was
going 10 make his own fortune and ali
that hoSh Hasn't had IL cent OF his
income from me in over Il year lie
writes to his mother, hut never hear
direct from him. Got brains, / think,
but he's self wlled and inclined to be
an ass"
"Don't be too hard ON him. II II
isn't his way to skin the lambs. let him
try some other believe you used
10 he known as old Obstnacy' once
upon a time"
Yes, remember If You happen to
cemc across the hoy and he deserves
lift. give if TO him No petting or
pampering. though. Let him have all
the ronghng IT he wants.
Away ont west on the G. and S
railroad There was young man oil
twenty-five working rs fireman ON al
engine drawing Il local Two years
before when he had applied to the su.
perintcndent of motive power for
something TO do the super had look.
ed him over in contempt on account OF
his white hands and patent leather
shoes aud replied:
want work. eh? Well I'll give II
TO you. Go up to the roundhouse and
tell sam 10 set you to work as n wiper.
The pay will be $26 per month, and II
you get grease spots on that dandy
suit Of yours the company won't pay
for the cleaning
The official turned away with
grin, thinking that that was the last
of the young man. but he was mlstak
On. When three days had passed the
boss of the roundhouse reported,
Jay, You sent me n Jim Dandy of
wiper. Hanged II he don't seem to
know something about machinery"
What did the young fellow show
upF' asked the super" IN surprise.
Been working right along. and he's
the handieSt chap I've had since my
time here. Noall be promoting him
out of the hoitt in a month"
The young LIan was watched close
~ and kept track of. He had been put
at the very dirtiest work and given the
poorest pay. but he made no com.
plants. His time came when an en-.
CINE was telephoned for in a hurry and
there WAS nobody to run her out OF the
house and up the yard He stepped
into the cab and had the table turned
for him and turned the engine over
without comment. He was going back
10 his work when the superintendent
asked:
did you ever fire an engnef"
mo, sir"
"Think you cOuldf''
I'm ready TO give 1t trial.
Two weeks later he was put on
yard engine. The engineer meant to
find fault with him because he was
dandy" but no opportunity occur
red He was kept in his place for six
months, as there We're many to be pro-
NOTED in advance Of him, but he was
finally given place on the local
When this engineer was asked to re-
port on his cub" he said:
Hes a peach in his way, but |
dunno how he'll pan out In the end
He's one of these book engineers. He
thinks he could take an engine &c
pieces and set her up again by the
books, and I'm looliln' to see his head
get swelled until the road has tc
bounce him"
Things We're in this shape when the
general manager returned from New
York He had forgotten about David
Holmes for the moment lie wanted
to go down the road for a few miles,
and SO he took the local.
He was accompanied by his daugh.
ter Nattie but not In the car. 1t was
said Of this piquant girl of eighteen
years that she ran the 6. and S. road
by running her father She wanted II
20 down on the engine. and she had
her way about il, and the meeting be-
tween her and the handsome fire
man." as Dave was called, had conse-
quences. lie had on his jumper and
was grimy, but she saw beyond that
Her heart was beating faster before
she had been IN the cab five minutes
During the next month that cab ride
was repeated three or four times on
one excuse and another, but the en-.
gineer grinned and said nothing. What
ilight be cflled clandesiine CORE
spondence followed Perhaps thare
were clandestine meetings In the park
when Dave had his days off. The very
fact that an employee Of a railroad
dares TO fall In love with the daughter
of the general manager is a clandes-
tine act.
The general manager had not yet
hunted up the son of his old friend, be-
Ing busy about those new cars and
having to smooth down the backs Of
several directors who believed that the
road was going into bankruptcy, when
tho motive p0uer dena rtmauf pramofad