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

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the wife -and the old man-that he
was out. Out of the railroad system he
had given his life to help build up and
make what it was. Out of the position
he had climbed to by studying like
hermit and working like a hobo, Out
without criticism or allegation or rea-
son-simply, like dog, out
Il Nobody at the Wickiup wanted 10
hear the telling over at the cottage;
nobody wanted to imagine the scene
i As No. 2's mellow chime whistle
rolled down the gorge they saw
HALEY coming out of his house, his
wife looking after him and two little
girls tugging at his arms as he hurried
along; old Denis behind, his head
down, carrying the boys shabby valise.
trying to understand why the blow had
fallen.
i That was what Callahan, up with
Bucks at the window, was trying to
f1gure-what it meant.
"The man that looks to Omaha for
rhyme or reason will beggar his wits.
Callahan" said Bucks slowly as he
watched Ed Peeto swing the stay bolts
up into the car so they would crack
the baggageman across the shins and
then try to get him into fight about
it. "They never had man-and bar
none; no. not Brodie-that could han
die the mountain water like HALEY:
they never will have man-and they
dump him out like a pipe of tobacco.
How does it happen we are cursed
with such crew of blooming idiots?
Other roads aren't"
Callahan made no answer. Il know
why they did it, Bucks went Oh, but
couldn't tell Haley"
I "Why?"
II think l know why. Last time
was down the president brought his
name up and asked lot of questions
about where he was educated and SO
on. Somebody had plugged him; |
could see that in two minutes. | gave
him the facts-told him that Brodie
had given him his education as an en-
gineer. The minute he found out he
wasn't regularly graduated he froze up.
Very polite. but he froZe up. See?
| Experience, actual requirements
Bucks extended his hand from his vest
pocket in an odd wavy motion till it
was lost at arms length-''nothing-
nothing ng-nothing."
As he concluded, HALEY was climb
Ing behind his father into the smoker.
No. 9 pulled down the yard and
out One thing HALEY meant to make
sure of-that they shouldn't beat him
out of the finish Of the Spider bridge
as he had planned 1t: one monument
HALEY meant to have-cne he has.
The new superintendent Of bridges
took hold promptly We knew he had
been wired for long before his appoint
ment was announced. He was good
enough fellow. guess, but we all
| hated him. Bucks did the civil though.
and took Agnew down to the Spider In
o special to inspect the new work and
| introduce him to the man whose bread
and opportunity he was taking. I've
been wanting TO meet you. Mr.. HALEY"
said Agnew pleasantly after they had
shaken hands. HALEY looked at Ag-
new silently as he spoke; Bucks looked
steadfastly at the grasshopper derrick.
"I've been expecting you'd be along
pretty SOON replied HALEY presently.
There's considerable to look over
here. After that we'n go back to Peace
river canyon. We're just getting things
started there. Then we'll run up to the
Bend and III turn the Office over
| mo hurry about that. You've got .
good deal of bridge here, Mr.. Hal.
ley"
you'll need a good deal Of bridge
here"
II didn't expect to find you 30 far
1 In, mn n
| Where did you get that pneumatic
| process|
1t touched HALEY, the pleasant, easy
way Agnew took him. The courtesy Of
the east against the blunt OF the west
There wasn't mean drop anywhere In
Hailey's blood, and he made no trouble
whatever for his successor.
! After he let 20 on the West End Hal
| ley talked as IL he would look up some
thing farther east. He spoke about 1t
| to Bucks. but Bucks told him frankly
he would find difficulty without reg
ular degree In getting satisfactory
connection HALEY himself realized
that; moreover. he seemed reluctant to
| quit the mountains. He acted around
the cottage and the Wickiup like man
who has lost something and who looks
for 1t a5stractedly. as one might feel
In his pockets for fshpole or bur-
glar. But there were iusty little Hal
| leys over at the cottage to be looked
after. and Bucks losing roadmaster
about that time. asked HALEY after
chewing 1t long time with Callahan)
to take the place himself and stay on
the stan. He even went home with
HALEY and argued It.
II know it doesn't seem Just right"
Bucks put II, "but, HALEY, you mu
| -a,nov,,hor fhta thing nj Omaha ism