Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-06-01
The Spider Water
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The boys drew their briers like one
Bucks read out n lot of stuff that
didn't touch our end and then he read
this paragraph:
"The mountain and the intermoun-
tain divisions are hereby consolidated
under the name of the mountain d.
vision, with J. i. Bucks as superln-
tendent. headquarters at Medicine
Bend. CIT. Callahan Is appointed as
sstant superintendent Of the new d.
vision"
"Good boyv roared Ed Peeto, strain
Ing his ears
"weIi, well. we'll" said HALEY. open
ing his eyes, there's promotions right
and left"
III. +. Agnew is appointed superln-
tendent OF bridges OF the new division
with headquarters at Omaha, vice L. c.
HALEY" Bucks read on, with some lit
tie surprise growing into a shock. Then
he read fast, looking for some further
mention Of Hailey-Halley promoted,
transferred, asslgned-but there was
no further mention of HALEY in gen
eral order No. ii. Bucks threw down
the order in a silence. Ed Peeto broke
out first.
who's II. T. Cancer"
"Agnew."
when the deuce is he?" roared Ed
Nobody answered; nobody knew. Bucks
attempted to talk; Callahan lit his pipe,
but Ed Peeto stared at HALEY like
drunken man.
"Did you hear thatr' he snorted at
his superior.
HALEY nodded.
you're out" stormed Peeto.
HALEY nodded. The bridge foreman
took his pipe from his mouth and dash.
ed 1t into the stove. He got up and
stamped across to the window and was
like to have sworn the glass out before
HALEY spoke.
"I'm glad we're up to high water nj
the Spider, Bucks" said he at last
"When they get in the Peace river
work the division will run itself for a
year"
"IIailey," Bucks spoke slowly. 81
don't need to tell you what l think, dc
1? It's a shame. But It's what I've
said for year-nobody ever knows
what Omaha will do next"
HALEY rose to his feet. where you
going. Phil?" asked Bucks.
"Going back to the Spider ON No. 3"
'Not going back this morning! Why
don't you wait for No. 4 tonlghtT sug
gested Bucks.
Ed" HALEY raised his voice at the
foreman, Twill you get those stay
bolts and chuck them into the baggage
car for me on No. 2? I'm goinG
over to the house for n minute" He
forgot to answer Bucks. They knew
what 1t meant He was hracing him
self to tell the folks before he left
them. Preparing to explain why h'
wouldn't have the Sunday Mt homo
with the children. Preparing to tel
the wlfe-and the old man-that 1t
was out. Out of the railroad system ht
had given his life to help build up ant
make what it was. Out of the position
he had climbed to by studying like
hermit and working like hobo. GU
without criticism or allegation or rea
son-simply, like dog out.
Nobody at the Wickiup wanted t.
hear the telling over at the cottage
nobody wanted to imagine the scene
As No. 2's mellow chime whistle
rolled down the gorge they saw
HALEY coming out of his house, hi
wife looking after him and two littl'
girls tugging at his arms as he hurried
along; old Denis behind his heaC
down carrying the boys shabby valise
trying TO understand why the blow ha'
fallen.
That was what Callahan, up witt
Bucks at the window, was trying t
fgurc--what 1t meant.
'The man that looks to Omaha 70
rhyme or reason will beggar his wits
Callahan. said Bucks slowly as h.
watched Ed Peeto swing the stay bolt
up into the car so they would cracl
the baggageman across the shins ant
then try TO get him into n fight abou
1t. "They never had a mainland l ba
none; no, not Brodie-that could han
die the mountain water like HALEY
they never will have a mainland the
dump him out like pipe of tobacco
How does 1t happen we are curses
with sucli crew of blooming idiots
Other roads aren't"
Calahans no answer. ~ know
why they did it, Bucks went on, "bu
1 couldn't tell HALEY"
WHY. "a ~
II think I know why. Last time
was down the president brought hi
name up and asked a lot OF question
about where he was educated and 9