West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-06-28

Irons when DE Molay Four. Pittsburg.
pulled into Medicine Bend.
We had seen good many swell
trains that day, the SWEETEST that ever
pounded our fishplatcs. Pullmnns solid.
and the finest kind OF people. Boston,
Washington. New York. PHILADELPHIA
sent some pretty gorgeous trains. But
with at least half the town on the
platform. when DE Molay -Four rolled
In IL took their breath so they couldn't
yell till the Sir knights began pouring
from the vestibules and gave Medicine
Bend their own lordly cheer.
Bucks old gang spied him. Modestly
back under the portlco he stood, near
the ticket window. and they broke
through nj him solid. They pulled him
and hauled him and mauled him and
passed him from hand 60 hand. They
stood him ON his head and on his hantls
ana on his feet again. and told him OF
something they wanted and wanted
right on
Bucks looked the least bit uncertain
as he considered the opening request.
IL wasn't much In some ways. what
they asked; In other ways Il was good
deal lie laughed and bantered and
joked them as long MS they would stand
IL. Then he called up To Martin Duffy,
who was leaning out the dispatchers'
window. "Wc'll see how he talks. -
laughed Bucks In his great big way.
"But. boys, It's up To the chief. I'm
not In II on tho orders, you know. Mar
tin" he called as Dufy bent his head.
they want fifteen minutes here 10
stretch their legs. Say they've been
roasted In the nlkall all day. Can you
do anything for the boysT"
The boys. Bg fellows I'm fezcs. Shrin-
or style. and slim fellows in duck. sail
or style. and bowleggcd fellows I'm
chevlot. any old style. Chaps In white
flannel aud chaps In gray and chaps I'm
blue. Turkish whisllers and Key West
cigars and crusaders togs-and. be-
tween them. Bucks, his hend most OF
the time in chancery.
You know nbout what II meant and
about how II went how IL had TO go.
What could Martin say 10 the man who
had made him all he was aud who
stood. now boy again, among the boys
or his boyhoo1 and asked for fifteen
minutes. quarter Of an hour, for De
Molay Fourf II threw the little chief
completely on his schedules: lust fif-
teen minutes was more than enough 10
do that. All the work was done, the
anxiety nearly past. Martin had risen
to rest his humping head. But fifteen
minutes; once In lifetime Bucks ask
ing H.
Duffy turned to big Jack Moore
standing AT his side ready TO pun De
Molay over the pass, and spoke him
low. JACK nodded; everything went
with Jack, even the turntables that
stuck with other engineers Martin I'm
his shirt sleeves leaned out the win
dow and, looking down on the turbaned
and turbulent mob, spoke 80 Bucks
could hear.
.What is ~" demanded the most
puissant commander OF Dc Molay ex-
citedly. What does he say. BucksT
What says the slaveT' growled a
second formidable crusader. "Out with
itp
"All we want is fifteen minutes"
'You wouldn't turn us down on 1f-
teen minutes this far from an oasis.
would you, Bucksf" protested a glass
eyed Shriner
Bucks looked around royalty. Eff
teen minutesT' he dra wled. whats a
quarter Of an hour la lifetime. Jack
man, Oh tile last oasisf Take Off your
clothes, you fellows, and take half an
hour. Now Will you be goodT
Infa ~
They always get the good things OF life,
those Pittsburg men. things other fel-
lows couldn't begin TO get. They pass
cd the word through the slecpers. and
the womeh began pouring from the yes
tibules In two quick minutes out
came the Duquesne band I'm red pom
pons, duck trousers and military jack
cts. white corded with black. The
crowd broke. the band marched down
the platform and, striking up the
Washington Post" opened ranks on
the grass plot above the Wicklup TO re
ceive the DE Molay guard. One hun
dred knights Templars In fatigue de-
bouched into bit OF a park and I'm the
purple Of the sunset gave command
cry drill 90 the honor OF Bucks-Bucks
and the West End.
II was Sunday night and still as Au-
gust could make II. The battalion, NOV.
Ing silent and mobile ms streamer ovor
the grass, marched, deploycd and rest.
cd. They broke, 10 the clear cut mu-
sic, Into crosses and squares and cres.
cents and stars until small boys went
cross eyed. and wheeling at last on the
line they snluted Bucks. himself past
grand commander. and the railroad men
yelled
Meantime the general managers pri
v1te car had been pasted on the tail
end Of Do Molay -Four. and n pusher
edging up stuck It's nose into the rear
vcstlbule On the head end Jack Moore
and oyster were backing down on the
olive green string with the two smooth
est mOguls on tho division Bucks and
Noighbor had held back everything
good all day for De Molay -Four down
90 engines and runners and conductor.
Pat Francis carried the punch, and the
little CHIEF sat again I'm the dispatch
ir's chair for De Moiay -Four
And while the lovely women stroiled
IN the cool Of the evening and the odor
Of mountain sweetness and the guard
drilled and tho band played The chief
knit his brows over his train sheet 10
looked now. rearranged. rrpriefed, 70,
adjusted and reorgan'gcd. 90 Y n ella
monster had crawlcd over 20 without
wiping hls feet. and whcn De Molay
-Four began 30 pull out. with Moore
and oyster on tho throttics and old
John Parker IN the baggage. where he
had absolutely nothing 70 DO but drink
cigars and smoke champagne and Pat
Francis IN The aislcs. and Bucks, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan and their crowd.
IN private No. 70 there was that much
shouting ana tootIng and wnvlng TINT