The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-03-29

the grizzled striker. "The old boys are
scattered now all over this broad land.
The strike did it, and you fellows have
the snap But what wonder often
and often is whether Siclone is really
alive or not"
Siclone Clark was one of the two
cowboys who helped Harvey Reynolds
and Ed Banks save SO at Griffin the
night the coal train ran down from
/ Ogallala. They were both taken into
the service. Siclone after awhile went
to wiping.
| When Bucks asked his name, Siclone
answered, IS. Clark"
whats your full name?' asked
Bucks.
rs. Clark
"But what does S stand for?" per-
sisted Bucks.
Islands for Cyclone, I reckon. Don't
itP" retorted the cowboy, with some
annoyance.
| 1t was not usual in those days on the
plains to press man 200 closely about
fas nsAss 9HAss n,aysfa bsNsQBans
why 1t would not be estse4sed ebur-
teous.
ri reckon it do" replied Bucks, drop
ping into Siclone's grammar. And
without culver he registered the
new man as Siclone Clark, and his
| checks always read that way. The
name seemed to fit. He adopted 1t
without any objection, and after every
body came to know him 1t fitted SO
| hnTa m, n
second sight when he named the hare
Drained fireman. He could get up
storm quicker than any man on the
division and, If he felt SO disposed,
stop one quicker.
In spite of his eccentricities, which
were many, and his headstrong way Of
doing some things, Siclone CLARK was
a good engineer and deserved better
fate than the one that befell him,
though-who can tell?-it may have
been just to his liking.
The strike was the worst thing that
ever happened to Siclone. He was one
of those big hearted, violent fellows
who went into it loaded with enthusi-
asm He had nothing to gain by it
at least, nothing to speak Of. But the
idea that somebody on the East End
needed their help led men like Siclone
lin, and they thought it cinch that
the company would have to take them
al! back.
THE consequence was that, when we
staggered along without them, men like
Siclone, easily aroused, naturally OF
with Golf o.
straint, stopped at nothing to cripple
the service. And they looked on the
men who took their places as entitled
neither to liberty nor life.
When our new men began coming
from the Reading to replace the strik-
ers, every one wondered who would
get Siclone Clark's engine, the 313. ST.
clone had gently sworn to kill the first
man who took out the 313, bar no.
body.
Whatever others thought Of Siclone's
vaporings, they counted for good
deal on the West End. Nobody wanted
trouble with him.
Even Neighbor, who feared no man,
sort of let the 313 lie In her stall as
long as possible after the trouble be-
gan.
Nothing was said about it. Threats
cannot be taken cognizance OF official
lily. We were bombarded with threats
all the time; they had long since ceased
to move us. Yet Siclone's engine stay
ed in the roundhouse.
Then, after Foley and McTerza ane
Sinclair, came Fitzpatrick from thu
east. McTerza was put on the mails
and coming down one day on thu
White Filler he blew cylinder heat
out Of the 416.
Fitzpatrick was waiting to take he
out when she came stumping In OF
one pair of drivers. for we were usinl
b engines worse than horsefesh then
h but OF course the A18 was put out
The only gig left in the house wa
the 81a. al.
/ imagine Neighbor felt the finger o
fate In 1t. The mail had to 60. TIL
time had come for the 813. he order
ed her Aired.
/ sThe man that ran this engine swor
he would kill the man that took he
out" said Neighbor, sort of incidenta
ly, as F.tx stood by waiting for her
steam. 9s as r,soz zars x.
d II suppose that means ma," sal
Fitzpatrick.
~ suppose 1t does
a Whose engine Is it7's
"Eiclone Clark's."
ID Fitzpatrick shifted to the other leg.
"Did he say what would be doip
a. while this was going ont"
re Something In Fitxpatrick's mann'
I made Neighbor laugh. Other thing
Is crowded In and no more was said.
ID No more was thought, in fact IT
to 313 rolled as kindly FOR Fitzpatrick I
] sor Siclone, and the new engineer,
or ItQuiet fellow like Foley. only go<
m bit heavier. went on and of her vii
never word for anybody.
IN One day Fitzpatrick dropped into