Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-07

received HALEY with a considerable dig
nifty unknown on our end. He listened
carefully 10 the superintendent state
ment OF the necessities e. the Big San
dy river. The amount looked large. but
the argument supported by a mass
Of statistics, was convincing. Three
bridges I'm ten years, and the California
fast freight business lost twice. Hal
ley's budget called. too. for a new
bridge az the Peace river-and a good
one. Give him these, be said In effect.
and he would guarantee the worst
stretch on the system for a lifetime
against tie-up disasters. HALEY stayed
over 10 await the decision, but he was
always ia hurry. and he haunted the
general Offices until the president told
him he could have the money. To Hal
ley this meant. particularly. the bridge
OF his dreams. The wire flashed the
word 10 the West End. Everybody at
the Wickiup was glad, but Ed Peeto
burned red FIRE. and bis little dog
Spot ste rattlesnakes.
The old shack OF a depot building
that served as division headquarters at
Medicine Bend we called the wicliup.
Everybody IN Il was crowded for room,
and HALEY. whose share was what
was left. had hard work 20 keep out OF
the wastebasket. But right away now
Il was different Two extra offices
were now assigned 20 Haley. and he
took his place with those who sported
windows and cuspidOrs-ln word, had
departments en- the service. Old Denis
HALEY went very near crazy. BE re
signed as section boss and took a place
at smaller wages ia the bridge cRrpen-
ter's gang SO he could work on the
boys bridge. and Ed Peeto. savage
with responsibility, strutted around the
Wickiup like a cyciops.
For q wonder the bridge material
came in fast the Spider stun 6rst. and
early I'm the summer HALEY. very quiet,
and Pecto. very profane. with all and
several their traps and slaves and be
longings. moved into construction head
quarters nc the Spider. and the first
air lock ever sunk west OF the Missouri
closed over the heads of tain HALEY and
biz Ed Pecto. Like a swarm OF ants
The bridEcworkCrs cast the refuse up
out OF the Spider bed The blOwpipes
never slept: night and day the sand
Etrcgmcd from below, and Haleys
caissous. Ike armed cruisers. sunk foot
10y foot toward the rock. by the mid
die of September The masonry was
cr0wdIng high wafer mark and the fol
lowing Saturday HALEY and Pceto ran
back to Medicine Bend Co rest up a BIT
ana get acquainted with their families.
Pecto was $50 dear Doe couldn't hear
himself swear. and HALEY looked rag
ged and thiu. IKE the old depot. but
immensely happy.
Sunday morning counted "a little even
thcn .u fle mountains 10 was nc least
a day OBJ get your feet ON thc tables I'D
in Bucks Office and smoke Callahan's
tobacco. which was enough To make
a man bless Callahan 81 he did forget
his Maker. sunday mornings Bucks
would get ont the dainty pearl handled
Wosteuhoim that Iuiicufcld. the big
San Francisco spirit shipper. left an
nuoly for him at the Bend. aud open
the r. r. B. matt and read she news
cloud FOR thc hcncdt on Callahan and
IalIey ana such hangers or as Pceto
aud ana occasional stray dispatcher.
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table Here's a general order-No.
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II. T. Agnew is appointed superin-
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