Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-03-21


pasted in the crown-took up his own
hat and as Fitz reached for his looked
at him.
Every one in the shop caught their
breaths.
us your name Fltzpatrick?'
"Yes. sir"
milne is Clark
Fitzpatrick put Oh his hat.
You're running the 3l3, believer"
continued Siclone.
"Ycs, sir"
THAT'S my engine"
II thought it belonged to the com.
pany"
Maybe it does, but I've agreed to
kill the man that takes her out before
this trouble is settled" said Siclone
amiahly.
Fitzpatrick met him steadily. IF
you'll let me know when it takes place.
I'll try and be there
Il don't jump on any man without
fair warning. Any of the boys will
tel! You that" continued Siclone.
maybe you didn't know my word was
OUT"
Fitzpatrick hesitated. I'm not look
Ing for trouble with any man." he re-
piled guardedly. but since you're dis
posed To be fair about notice it's only
fair to you to say that did know your
word was out"
"Still you took herr"
1T was my orders"
"My word is out. The boys know II
Is good. don't jump any man with
out fair warning. ! know you now.
Fitzpatrick. and the next time see
YOU look out" And without more ado
Sclone walked out of the shop. great
" TO the relief of the barber if not of
Fitz
Fitzpatrick may have wiped Il little
sweat from his face. but he said moth
ing. only walked down To the round
house and took out the 3l3 as usual
for his run.
\ week passed before the two men
met again. One night Sclone with a
crowd of the strikers. ran into half a
dozen of the new men. Fitzpatrick
among them. and there was Il riot. 1t
was Siclonc's time to carry out his in
tention. for Fitzpatrick would have
SCornci TO try to get away. No tree
ever breasted Il tornado more sturdly
! than the Irish engineer withstood 81
clone. but when Ed Banks got there
with his wrecling crew and straight
encd things out Fitzpatrick was picked
NJ for dead That night Siclone dis.
| appeared.
Warrants were got out and search
erS put after HIM. yet nobody could or
would apprehend him. 1t was general
lv understood that the sudden disap-
pearance was one of Siclones freaks.
If the eX-cowhoy had so determined
he would not have hidden to keep out
of anybody's way. I have sometimes
pondered whether shame hadn't some
thing to do with 1t. His tremendous
physical strength was fit for so much
better things than heating other men
! that maybe he himself sort of realized
il after the storm had passed.
Down east of the depot grounds AT
Nee loud stands or stood a great barn
like hotel, built in boom days and long
a favorite resting place for invalidS
and travellers Oh route to California by
easy stages 1t was nicknamed the bar
racks. Many railroad men boarded
there. and the new engineers liked ii
because il was close to the round
house and away from the strikers.
Fitzpatrick, without a whine or "A
complaint. was put 10 bed in the bar
racks. and Holmes Kay, ono of the
staff surgeons. was given charge OF the
case. \ trained nurse was provided
besides Nobody thought the injured
man would live But after every care
was given him we turned our atten-
ton to the troublesome task Of operat-
ing the road.
The 313. whether it happened so or
whether NeighbOr thought it well to
drop the disputed machine temporarily,
was not taken out again for three
weeks She was looked on as hoo
doc. and nobody wanted her. Foley re-
fused point plank one day to take her.
claiming that he had troubles of his
own. Then olP day something hap
pencd 10 McTerZa's engine. We were
stranded for locomotive, and the 313
was brought out for McTerZa. He
didn't like it bit.
Meantime nothing had been seen or
heard of Siclone. That. in fact, was
the reason NeighbOr urged for using
his engine. but it seemed as if every
time the 313 went out it brought out
Siclone not to speak Of worse things.
That morning about 3 o'clock the I'M
lucky engine was coupled Oh to the
White Filler. The night boy at the bar
racks always got up hot lunch for the
Incoming and outgoing crews on the
mail run, and that morning when he
was through he forgot to turn Off the
lamp under his coffee tank. 1t over
heated the counter and in few min
utes the woodwork was ablaze. If the
frightened boy had emptied the coffee
on the counter he could have put the