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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-01

ter spoke for the wicked Scotchman,
and he himself went out into the night.
And after he died. miserable wreck
Of II man, ana of Il very great man. the
Spider woke and took his pawky bridge
and tied up the main line for two
weeks and set us crazy, for we were al
ready losing our grip on the California
fast freight business. But at that time
HALEY was superintendent of bridges
on the West End.
His father was n section foreman.
When HALEY was a kid-a mere kid
he got into Brodie's office doing err
rands. but whenever he saw drafts
man at work he was no good for er-
rands At such times he went all into a
mental tangle that could neither be
thrashed nor kicked out of him, though
both were conscientious'y tried by old
man HALEY and Superintendent Bro
die. and Brodie. since he could do moth
ing else with him. finally kicked him
into learning to read-and TO cipher,
Brodie called it. Then by and by Hal
ley got an old table and part of cake
of India ink himself. and himself be-
came craftsman. and soon, with some
cursing from Brodie and LUX a
that now" from his paralyzed daddy,
became chief craftsman in Brodie's Of
fee HALEY was no college man. Hal
ley was a Brodie man. Single mind on
single mind. concentration absolute.
Mathematics. drawing. bridges, brains
that was HALEY. But no classics eS-
cept Brodie who himself was classic.
All that Brodie knew HALEY had from
him. and where Brodie was weak Hai-
ley was strong. master of himself.
When Brodie shamed the image he was
made In HALEY hid the shame best he
could-though never touched or made 1t
his own-and Brodie. who hated even
himself, showed still light in the
wreck by molding HALEY to his work.
For one day, said Brodie in his heart,
this boy shall be master of these
bridges. When l am rot he will be here
what ought to have been-this Irish
boy-and they win say he was Brodie's
man And better than any of these
dough heads they send me out. better
than any Of their eastern graduates be
shall be. II he was made engineer by a
drunkard. And Haley was better-far,
far better than the graduates, better
than Brodie, and to HALEY came the
time to wrestle the Spider.
Stronger than any man before or
since he was for that work. All Bro
die knew. all the Indians knew, all
that life's experience, eating. living
watching, slceping with the big river
had taught him. that HALEY knew, and
when Brodie's bridge went out HALEY
Aw a. l1rpn fs,v~t a
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-01

pirates were sent out on the plank so
many good men had walked at their
command. and a great and public
spirited man took control of the Sys
tenn, Ed Peeto kicked his little water
spaniel in frenzy OF delight. Now.
Sport. old boy" he exclaimed riotously,
"we'll get the bridger'
So there Were many long confer
ences at division headquarters between
Bucks, superintendent, and Callahan.
assistant end HALEY. superintendent
of bridges. and after HALEY went once
more to general headquarters Juggling
all his estimates revised and all his
plans refigrlred. All his expense esti-
mates outside the Spider bridge and
one other point We're slight, because
HALEY could skin along with less
money than anybody ever in charge Of
the bridge work. He did 1t by keeping
everything up, not sleeper. not
spike nothing got away from him.
The new president. as befitted a very
big man. was no end of swell and
received HALEY with considerate dig
nifty unknown on our end. He listened
carefully to the superintendent state
dy river The amount looked large but
the argument. supported by mass
of statistics, was convincing. Three
bridges in ten years. and the California
fast freight business lost twice. Hal
lays budget called. too. for Il new
bridge at the Peace river-and a good
one. Give him these, he said in effect,
ana he would guarantee the worst
stretch on the system for lifetime
against tie-up disasters. HALEY stayed
over to await the decision. but he was
always in a hurry, and he haunted the
general offices until the president told
him he could have the money. To Hat
ley this meant. particularly. the bridge
of his dreams. The wire flashed the
word to the West Emo. Everybody at
the wickiup was glad. but Ed Peeto
burned red fre, and his little dog
Sport ate rattlesnakes.
The old shack of a depot building
that served as division headquarters at
Medicine Bend we called the Wickiup-
Everybody in 1t was crowded for room.
and HALEY. whose share was what
was left, had hard work to keep out Of
the wastebasket. But right away now
1t was different. Two extra onaces
were now assigned 10 HALEY. and hs
took his place with those who sported
windows and cuspidors-in word. had
departments In the service Old Denis
HALEY went very near crazy. He ~
signed as section boss and took place
at smaller wages In the bridge carpeA-
tef's gang 30 he could work On ths
boys heidge. and Nd Postc. savaoe
With responsibility. struttsd around ~
Wlckiup IKE . cyclcpe
ror wonder ths bridge matsgtal
eaDe In fast the 9pidr STUN nrsG ana
early IN the summer HALEY, veg Qufel
ard Reeto. very profanA with an ana
several thsir traps m 0laveE and -
1sAslnoA moved iAtD osaaexuetfea heAA-
Q9aEongs at ~ Gpe4Gs - - 80
- - evsr sank wooe - ~
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-01

might travel the West
End from fresh water
El. al to salt-and we dip into
SI both--without ever locat-
ing the Spider water
By map or by name.
But II you should happen anywhere
On the West End to sit among n gang
Of bridge carpenters. or get to conf
dence with bridge foreman. or find
the springy side OF roadmaster's
heart. then you might hear all you
wanted about the Spider water, maybe
more: anyway full plenty, as HALEY
used to say.
The Sioux named II, and. whatever
may be thought of their Interpretation
II Scriptural views on land grabbing.
NO man with sense ever attempted to
Improve on their names for things,
whether birds or braves or winds or
watcrs-thcy know.
Our general managers hadn't always
osnse-this may seem odd. but ON the
system II would excite no comment
and one Of them countenanced a shame
full change In the name of the Spider
water. Some polytechnical idiot at a
safe distance dubbed 1t the Big Sandy,
and the Big Sandy 1t Is to this day on
nap and in folder, but not in the lingo
Of trackmen nor the heart of the Sioux.
Don't say Big Sandy to trackmen and
hand ont cigar. 1t will not 60. Say
Spider water without any cigar, and
you will get word and stool and, II
you ask It. flne cut.
The Spider watsr-although ours 10
he pioneer line-was there when we
AfSt bridged II. 1t 10 probably ~ old
q sundown and nothing like ~ pretty.
Tho banks-it has none to speak Of;
~ stones they are whiskered; its bed
full OF sand burs. Everything about
the villain stream has dilapidate. bro
ken down air. The very mud Of the
opader water b rusty.
- our people hridged II, and the trou-
~ began. A number Of matters both
9ed our pioneer manaesmsnts-Indi-
ans, Outlaws. cabinet of1csrs, couSres-
aieaal commlttees and Wall street mag
nstse-but at ons tme or another cur
I'M managed al of them. The sAH
t1ng thsy couldn't at any t1me oat1D'
1Deeeglly manage WA tAe eps1er water,
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-01
A HOME BAR G AIN

The Lincoln Park Frut Ranch offering for 81 800
bargain been able to offer for year.
three and our we'll set fruit
Trees years old and will make profit Bearing from the
start Has nice selection Of Plums Pears, Cherries and
snnau fruit
The land is worth the money without any building I'M
provement bot they good. four house, barn,
chicken house yards The and water rents
low. This place will make fine home, It IS
good boy The who buys this place
undoubedly self at good profit within SIX months
The place ought bring money bot be sold for
So, 800 taken
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-01

Ut officially: ! don't pre-
tend TO say that. You
might travel the West
End from fresh water
to salt-and we dip into
both-without ever locat-
ing the Spider water
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-16

Not until 7 heard this speech uttered in a
mans deep voice, did the fiightful truth present
itself TO my mind.
Great Scott This skilled parfor.maid, my
wifes hairdresser, was &, mani
! And had left Nell exposed to his fender ,npr.
cies eight whole days! What might NOT have
happened had Baker not been at hand? NV
very blood curdled at the thought II would
not bear thinking Of
No punishment can be too heavy for him. I
shouted 81 should like to give him the cat
with my own hands"
"Itll be uncommon aawk'ard for vour odv &"
said Baker, in meditative tone
| VI course 1T would! That. with my masculine
| thlck-headedness, never occurred to me What
the revelation of this mans nfamy would mean
tnctness WIS
She must never know it, said. decidedly
But 1t was too late. At that very moment
unaube longer to quiet her curiosity as to what
detained Sarah so long, she stood upon the thrcs
hold with mystifed look in her big. brown
eyes
Its all right, my dear" I said. immediately.
Baker has discovered in Sarah thief who has
been wanted for some time. Go upstairs-Tll
be with you in a minute"
You We always been kind mistress to me-"
sad the double-eycd scoundrel. in his natural
voice, and I'm sorry | won't have the pleas
ure OF doing your hair any more I've served
=,
pretty job
why, it's mani" screamed Nell and I shall
never forget the tone of her voice She stag.
gered as IT faint, then her whole face and neck
ana pretty arms were covered with a burning
plush. She put her hands up over her eyes and
fled away upstairs without another word.
took two strides to follow her. then turned, and
throwing myself on the villain knocked him
down with well-drected blow between the
eyes.
eff you hadn't that toggery and those brace.
lets on I'd thrash you to DEATH ] said; and
strongly as | felt at that moment could hardly
help smiling as he lay there, heap of womans
clothes, his cap and neatly-arranged wig at some
little distance from him the floor
"Take him off Baker, and come back by-and-
bye"
eff you'd be kind, sir. as to call cab we'd
get i'm off without the other servants seeing his
pretty getup," said Baker, with some dclicacy
of feeling.
l called the vehicle in question. packed them
off, and ran upstairs to Nell. | found her, as
expected in Mysteries. (And [ will say if ever
a woman had an excuse for Mysteries she had at
that moment, though don't encourage that sort
of thing as a rule)
All the sweet words and endearments in the
world would not avail. Like Rachel, she would
not be comforted
"Hou don't understand, Algy.' said She 81
would sooner he had murdered me outright
the papers. | shall be pointed at in the street"
"But knew he did your hair" | urged
ooh! they did" sobbed Nell. Mrs. de Smythe
only said last week how beautifully my maid
put me out of hand, and ] have konwn her so
long told her all about Sarah and how she al
ways helped me when I was going out to a
function anywhere" --or-'-
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that she takes the side of Hastings when he was
tried without ever knowing what he was accused
OF, and defends him passionately, saying that he
could not be guilty because his manners in a
drawing room were gentlemanly
She continued to keep her diary, as / have
said, until she married Monsieur dArblay, a
French refugee, period of about twenty-five
years. But you will say, of course she wrote
for twenty-five years; she had something to
write about. She lived with the queen and she
was intimately acquainted with many famous
men.
To which / reply that / admit all that, but
how about Marie Bashkirtseff, an artist who died
no longer ago than 1884? Her diary is the ex-
haustive account of young girls life, ac-
count which leaves out no tiniest, most fieeting
impression. 1T is question, of course, whether
this girl did not reveal too much of her innost
mind in her diary. You must be careful what
you put into your diary always, for, of course,
you never can tell into whose hands it is going
TO fall. Marie Bashkirtseff wrote for the relief
of her inmost feelings; she has recorded her most
private thoughts, and am that if she could
know that world is now at liberty to pry into
all that she ever thought or did, she would
turn over in her grave.
She was n Russian, and a girl of the most ex-
traordnary nature 1t has been said of her that
"she had the wild Cossack blood in her veins, but
on her back the latest creation of worth" Her
parents did not get along well, and therefore,
separated 30 mat Marie was brought up by her
aunt and her grandmother. She began her diary
at twelve at which early age she fell in love
with an English duke who was, OF course, not
even aware of her existence. She studied as
siduously at this time, according to a plan of
study which she drew up for herself. At the
age Of II she fell in love again, and this time
With dark eyed Roman.
After emerging from this affair she resolved
10 devote herself TO art, in accordance with which
decision she betOok herself to Paris Here she
devoted herself TO work with such enthusiasm
that she soon made name for herself. She
formed a warm friendship for one Of her fellow
artists, with whom she declares she was not in
Oye but Of whom she writes as though she were
in love with him She was courted by many
men and she enters all that they said TO her
very carefully in her diary.
She continued her diary until ten days before
her death ia the last entry she says that she has
had her bed brought down stairs, because q was
toD weak 10 walk up stairs any more. She was
Dnlg ~ when she died Consumption seized upon
her and her artist friend at the same time and
they died propped up on cushions where they
could sse each other until the very last.
1hess, girls, are some OF the women who wrote
diaries beiOre sou we're born. Don't you think
hist II sou tried real hard you could initiate
thsng
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Now. YOU will probably say that Dorothy had
incentives for keeping her diary that you have
not and that, therefore, ! have no right to hold
her up TO you as model But how about Frances
BuIney afterwards Madame d'Arblay? When
she was girl. it is true. she wrote letters to
Samuel Crisp. her daddy but she also kept a
diary from the time she was 10 until her mar
rage. which took place while she was in her
thirties.
Frances Burney was the author Of two novels
which have become classics. Eyelina and Camilla
and also Of some other works which are best
buried in oblivion. She lady in waiting to
the queen Tor five years. but previous to that
time she was the friend OF Doctor Johnson and
Of scores OF ether great men, writers, painters
and statesmen who paid their court to her as
the famous author OF Evelina
NOTES OF A LADY N WAITING.
In her dairy she wrote about these great men,
with long minute accounts OF all that they did
and said. taking care 10 note all the nice things
they SAID about her. She also gives faithful
account Of the drearr life led by a lady in wait
ing in that day, telling how she was obliged to
get up every morning at seven o'clock in order
to be ready 10 answer the queens bell when
il rang. She writes how she was compelled To
attend to her duties all day long without inter
mission sick or we'll because ii you did not
worl; until you iell At your post the court would
think that you were merely snammng illness
Her physical condition finally became 10 bad
that she was compelled ~ resign, and II II anus
ING TO see how the queen tOck her resignation
as personal slight, seeming To consider that
She ought not 70 leave her until she died on
her feet.
Frances Burney also wrote about politica, az
was natural considering her cose connection with
their Majesties That she was just az unreasOn
ably as women Of today u shown ~ the fact
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way here and there, aud otherwise adapt them
selves to the exigences Of the moment, there IL
a chance OF a rupture.
Young people however, are not always "a wise
as to be able to perceive this, and Deeonns rfi.
tated at the oddities and awkward temper" n
their respective partners They themselves are,
of course, not to blame IL il always the paftnsfl
The widow has had her training IN tbis re-,
spect; she knows the foibles oi the aifonzer sex
and how to act so as 10 promote general harmony.
The man is pleased.
The widow is not 80 ezactng as the baehelDf
girl is apt to be, and in this c0nnsetiOb Il may
be limited that the engagement period II a. times
responsible for much Of the trouble nj the first
year of married life. Young men are sagsr ~
please, and often go 10 extrayagant lengths 70
be agreeable; girls accept these advances ~ their
right, some even urge the lover ~ do more, and
do not always remember that they may be over.
taxing the resources Of the future husband. An
onlooker knows that this Il only transit0fY, ~
does the young man, but The gid Ia Professionally
led away to expect more than she cah have when
they are married and she grOWs h0nesick. 1bi
widow has been through her probation and aets
cautiously
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SS actually invested IN one yourself you
have gotten your best young to
give you one of those imported leather ones with
the silver hXings and are prepared to write
your autobiography for 1907.
But tell me, now, what kind OF diary are
you going to keep? Are You the kind OF glfl
who is always too much pressed for time to
write any more than entries such as this: Hat
ry called to see me, Sister Anna went AVA
today Brother fell and sprained his ankle,
Harry took to the theatre each one Of
which representing the entry for a whole day;
Perhaps you are the kind of girl who goes into
things little more infinitely, but | don't believe
that any of you will take the time to write down
conversations. When you write that Harry took
me to the theatre" you will not think of
saying how you liked the show, nor who the
star was, nor anything except that Harry took
You. If you wear a new dress on that occasion,
you will probably scrbble down something like
this Il had on my new blue crepe de chine,
made Empire and the long white kid gloves that
Harry gave me for Christmas, Harry said |
looked stunning" Everything, you will observe,
will leyolye around Harry as centre.
OF course you will never think OF writing down
the fact that you have just finished Winston
Churchill's latest book, and even if you did YOU
would never think of mentioning what you
thought of it. Moreover, if you have any views
on the subject OF reform, you would consider 1t
a waste of time to put them in your dairy. You
are laughing at me- | know, for suggesting such
a thing.
Another thing, girls. How long are you going
| to keep this wonderful dairy? Until Easter time
or will you really keep it up untih Decoration
Dav? How long will your enthusiasm last? Any
longer than your New Year resolutions? Diaries
are beautiful things to read over in after years
aren't they? Won't it be nice when you are
old and gray to read over the story of your girl
hood?
I'm 1t sounds well, doesn't tH
GIRLS TOO BUSY FOR DIARY KEEPING
The fact is that the girl of today is too busy
a creature, and one too little self centered t.
con6ne her attention for any length of time tC
diary.
She looks out, not in, and, besides, she is toe
much occupied in doing things to have leisure tC
write them down in book,
In other years, before we women took to bust
ness and the higher education, had time fol
our diaries, We were anguishing ladies of leis
ure, and it was the fashion to employ our dl'
moments-and what lots of them we had-m
writing minute accounts of all our doings anC
sayings, and of all the doings and sayings o
everybody we met.
Now, there was Dorothy Osborne, a charming
modest and sprightly young lady who lived tw
hundred and fifty years ago. She wrote letter
TO her lover, Sir William Temple, letters whiel
fiji big thick book, but which extended owe
period of only two years. As she wrote hin
so much ! think that are justified in lookin
upon this correspondence being really her diary
Dorothy and her lover were OF opposite polit
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GiO DON'T know how il was but from the
I%lH first | did not like the look of the par
49, lor-maid.
ltSgssJ Ny wife said it was nonsense on my
part and simple prejudice, for she had
never had better servant, but she
was forced to admit afterwards there must be
something in these peculiar presentiments of
mine. There was a good deal in that particu-
lar one)
STILL Nell was delighted with her, and sung
her praises in and out of season.
at isn't every parlor-maid who can do ladys
hair as well a professional she would say.
You see since Susette left / am saved the ex-
pense of maid, and Sarah herself offered to
help me whenever | like. She only has two
faults to keep her from being an angel; she can't
do bit of dressmaking and she insists on hay.
ing separate room That's rather awkward,
Algy, as we are so cramped for bedroom; but
still Sarah Is a treasure"
She certainly does your hair to perfection
much better than that insolent French inven.
ton / answered.; and anyhow, since we had
to engage a second nurse, it was a saving of my
pocket to give up the lady's maid Ii had only
known-good Heavens it makes my blood boil
as l write it!
Well Sarah had been with us upwards of
three months, when my wife began to miss little
things about the house. Nothing of any value
but still enough to make her feel uncomfortable
She did not mention the matter to me at first
which, of course, was foolish of her. as mans
discernment in such cases is worth so much
more than a womans But at last, when it
came to the baby's coral, her spirit rose.
81 don't like it at ALL Algy,' she said: IF
had missed any of my private belongings
should have to suspect Sarah. but they are all
such little things that it wouldn't be worth her
while to take Them
judicial air Il am in business myself, and
proud of the fact, but my fond father once vain
ly hoped | would one day sit on the woolsack
and it only my inability to PASS exams that
averted the catastrophe. Still my training
justifes my occasional assumption of the ju-
dicial)
well, it couldn't be cook, you know" said
my wife, decisively. Dear mother had her nine
years before she spared her to me when l was
so foolish to get married, and she is honest
enough, at any rate"
I coughed. 1 would not take any notice of
her reference to her marriage, as I was deter
mined to carry the case through in legal style
with all fitting solemnity.
"Then there are the two nurses who never4
come into this side of the house, so could only
be responsible for the coral, and Alice and the
boy we have had since James left"
''Who is Alice?" I asked Il knew perfectly
well, but it was more impressive to ask
'rWhy Alice, of course, the housemaid; don't
be so foolish" said Nell. "She was one of my
Sunday-school girls, and wouldn't take a pm not
her own, and Prentiss (the boy hasn't the
chance if he wanted to-
Then that only leaves Sarah" said l.
"But it couldn't be Sarah" said Nell "Im
sure she would never touch anything; besides