Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-15
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By CLAUDE PAMARES
Copyright, 1906, bH Il. c. Parcels
By CLAUDE PAMARES
Copyright, 1906, bp E. c. Parcels

old broker, who was frigidity itself,
hailed the visitor with:
"Well, well, Tom, but where tie devil
did you spring from this morning?"
< And Tom, who appeared to be fully
cas- old and frigid and gray haired as
'5the other, replied:
{ Say. Jim, it's good for sore eyes to
9,see YOU The G. and S. road wants a
sthousand new freight cars, and I'm in
S'the east to raise a loan. How are you,
ennyhow? Feeling pretty gay, old boyT'
! And then the broker and the general
amanager sat down for a chat over old
adays ut college and talked of this and
9that for an hour before the broker said:
by the way, Tom, I've got a boy out
gson your road"
"You don't say! He hasn't been near
sme with a letter.
I But he's there. You remember my
Sboy Dave? Always fussing around
9with machinery since he was kid. |
swanted to make broker of him, but
ncouple of years ago, after going through
She Polytechnic against my wishes, he
threw me over He wanted to go rail
iroading, and I wanted him here and so
give had a falling out"
"You don't sayT
Il didn't drive him from tie house,
but he left just the same. Said he was
going to make his own fortune and all
that bosh. Hasn't had a cent of his
Income from me i'm over n year. He
writes to his mother, but / never hear
direct from him. Got brains, l think
but he's self willed and inclined to be
an ass
Don't be too hard on him. If it
isn't his way to skin the lambs, let him
try some other. l believe you used
to be known as old Obstinacy' once
upon time"
Yes, | remember. If you happen to
come across the boy and he deserves
lift. give it to him. No petting or
pampering, though. Let him have all
the roughing it he wants"
Away out west on the G.. and S.
railroad there was Il young man of
twenty-five working as fireman on an
engine drawing n local. Two years
before when he had applied to the su-
perintendent of motive power for
something to do the super had look
ed him over in contempt on account of
his white hands and patent leather
shoes ana replied:
want work, Ell? Well, I'll give il
to you. Go up to the roundhOuse ana
tell Sam to set you to work as a wiper.
The pay will be 500 per month, and if
you get grease spots on that dandy
suit OF yours the company won't pay
for the cleaning"
The official turned away with a
grin, thinking that that was the last
of the young man. but he was mistak-
en-. When three days had passed the
boss of the rOundhouse reported:
Jay. you sent me a Jim Dandy of a
wiper Hanged if he don't seem to
know something about machinery"
What did the young fellow show
upY asked the super" in surprise.
Been working right along and he's
the handiest chap I've had since my
time here. You'll be promoting him
out of the house in a MONTH
The young man was watched close.
ly and kept track of. He had been put
at the very dirtiest work and given the
poorest pay, but he made no com
plants His time came when an en-
CINE was telephoned for in n hurry and
there was nobody to run her out of the
hOuSt anu UP TIE NuTu. lie stepped
into the cab and had the table turned
for him and turned the engine over
without comment He was going back
TO his work when the superintendent
asked:
Did you ever fire an engineer"
mo, sir"
'Think you couldf'
I'm ready to give it trial"
Two weeks later he was put on
yard engine. The engineer meant to
find fadlt with him because he was
a dandy, but no opportunity occur
red. He was kept in his place for six
months, as there we're many to be pro-
NOTED III advance of him, but he was
finally given a place on the local
When this engineer was asked to re-
port on his cub" he said:
Hes a peach in his way, but
dunno how he'll pan out in the end.
He's enc of these book engineers. He
thinks he could take an engine to
pieces and set her up again by the
books, and I'm lookin' to see his head
get swelled until the road has to
bounce him."
Things were in this shape when the
general manager returned from New
York. He had forgotten about David
Holmes for the moment He wanted
80 go down the road for a few miles,
and so he took the local.
He was accompanied by his daugh-
ter Npttip but not In the car. 1t was