The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-10

just as 1ll@ got out or MS chair. 81
clone came back. replaced the hat or
( the tablet had Fitzpatrick's nams
/ pasted in the crown-took I'D his ovr
4 hat and as Fttz reached for his looked
+ at him.
Every one in the shop caught their
/ breaths.
rs your name Fitzpatrick"
''Yes, sir
Mine is Clark"
Fitzpatrick put on his hat.
You're running the 313, 1 believer
continued Siclone.
Yes, sir
That's my engine"
~ thought 1t 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
amiably.
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
tell 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 herY'
at was my orders"
my word IS out The boys know Il
Is good. I don't jump any man with
out fair warning. l know you now,
Fitzpatrick. and the next time l see
you, look out" And without more ado
Siclone walked out of the shop, great
ly TO the relief of the barber If not of
Fitz
Fitzpatrick may have wiped a little
sweat from his face, but he said moth
ing, only walked down to the round
house and took out the 313 as usual
for his run.
A week passed before the two men
met again. One night Siclone, with
crowd of the strikers, ran into half a
dozen of the new men, Fitzpatrick
among them, and there was riot. It
was Siclone's time to carry out his in
tention, for Fitzpatrick would have
scorned to try to get away. No tree
ever breasted tornado more sturdily
than the Irish engineer withstood ST.
clone, but when Ed Banks got there
with his wrecking crew and straight
ened things out Fitzpatrick was picked
up for dead. That night Siclone dis
appeareC.
Warrants were got out and search
ers put after him, yet nobody could or
would apprehend him. 1t was general
~ understood that the sudden disap-
pearance was one of Siclone's freaks.
II the ex-cowboy had so determined
he would not have. hidden to keep out
Of anybody's way. 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 beating other men
that maybe he himself sort of realized |
1t after the storm had passed.
Down east of the depot grounds a+ |
McCloud stands or stood a great barn
like hotel, built in boom days and long
a favorite resting place for invalids |
and travellers en- route to California by
easy stages. 1t was nicknamed the bar
racks. Many railroad men boarded |
there. and the new engineers liked il
because it was close to the round
house and away from the strikers.
Fitzpatrick, without a whine or a
was put to bed In the bar
racks, and Holmes Kay, one Of the
stair surgeons, was given charge of the
case. A trained nurse was provided
besides. Nobody thought the injured
man would live But after every care
was given him we turned our atten-
tion TO the troublesome task OF operat-
Ing the road.
The 313. whether 1t happened so or
whether Neighbor thought 1t well to
drop the disputed machine temporarily
was not taken out again for three
weeks. She was looked on as a hoo
loo, and nobody wanted her. Foley re-
fused point plank one day to take her.
that he had troubles of his
own. Then one day something hap
1ened to McTerza's engine. We were
stranded for locomotive, and the ala
vas brought out for McTerza. He
lidn't like it bit.
Meantime nothing had been seen or
heard of Siclone. That in fact. was
he reason Neighbor urged for using
lis engine, but it seemed as If every
tme the 313 went out 1t brought out
'iclone. not to speak of worse things.
That morning about 8 O'Clock the I'm.
ncky engine was coupled on to the :
White Filler. The night boy at the bar
acks always got up a hot lunch for the
acoming and outgoing crews on the
lail run, and that morning when he
Tas through he forgot to turn of the :
amp under his coffee tank. 1t over !
Gated the counter, and in a few min
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