Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-04-25
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Sitting In the dlspatcher's office. we
tagged her down the line like a swal-
ow-Harvard. oxford, GAINESVILLE, Ash
.on--and a thousand people at the Me
Cloud station waited for o'clock and
FOR Foleys muddy cap to pop through
the Blackwood bluffs, watched him
stain the valley naples with a stream
IF white and black. scream at the juno.
lion switches, tear and crash through
The yards and slide kissing and pant
ing up under our nose, swing out OF
his cab and look at nobody at all but
his watch.
We made IL 300 a. m. Central time
he miles. 1876: the minutes. 121. The
schedule was beaten and that with the
1876 miles the fastest ON the whole
! i.026. Everybody In town yelled eX-
,ept Foley. He asked for a chew Of
tobacco and, not getting one handily
J Dit into his own piece
While Foley melted his weed George
Sinclair stepped out OF the superln-
| tendent's office-he was done in
black silk shirt. with a blue four In
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out 10 shake hands with Foley as one
hostler got the 406 out OF the way and
another backed down with new sky.
scraper. the 500
But nobody paid much attention 10
all this The mob had swarmed around
The ratty. old. blind eyed baggage car
which. with an ordinary way car. con
'ttuted the Mcwiliams Special.
Now. what does a man with Nc
/ Williams money want 10 travel spe.
:ial In an old photograph gallery
ike that forT' asked Andy Cameron.
who was the least bit huffed because
ne hadn't been marked up for the run
himself You better take him in
,up OF hot coffee. Sinkers." suggested
Andy TO the lunch counter boy. "You
might get a ten dollar bill II the old
nan isn't feeling too badly. What do
Fou hear from Denver Neighbour" he
asked, turning 10 the superintendent
81 motive power. is the boy holding
,ut?"
I'm not worrying about the boy
holding out it's whether the Five Nine
will hold out"
Aren't you going to change engines
md crews az Arickareet"
mot today" said Neighbor grimly
We haven't time"
Just then Slnkers rushed at the bag
gage car with a cup OF hot coffee Tor
Mr. McWilliams Everybody. hoping
20 get peep AT the capitalist. made
way. SinkerS climbed over the train
,heSts which were dashed 10 the plat
'orms and pounded on the door He
pounded hard for he hoped and be-
ieved that there was something In a.
But he might have pounded till his
,offee froze for all the impression IL
made on the sleepy McWilliams.
Hasn't the man trouble enough
without tackling your chicoryt" sang
)ut Felix Kennedy. and the laugh so
discouraged Sinkers that he gave over
md Sneaked away
At that moment The editor Of the To-
al paper came around the depot cor
Ter on the run He was ont for an In
:erview and. as usual. Just a tri1e late
However. he Insisted on boarding the
baggage car to tender his sympathy TO
McWilliams
The barbados bothered him. but he
mounted them all and began an emcr-
gency pound on the forbiddlng blind
ioor. Imagine his feelings when the
ioor was gently opened 10y a sad eyed
nan who opened the ball by showing
life as big as a pinch bar under the
editorial nose
MY grief. Mr. McWiluams." pro
cSted the interviewer In a trembling
,Oice. don't imagine ! want 10 hold
Tou mp. our citizen, are all peacea-
)le"-
Get out"
why. man. I'm not even asking FOR
l subscription simply went 10 ten
Get out" snapped the man with the
gun. and In "a foam the newsmJn
climbed down \ curious crowd gath.
red close 20 hear an editorial version
" the Ten commandments revised on
he spur OF the moment Felix Ken.
ledy said 10 was worth going miles 10
lear That's the coolest deal ever
struck ON the plains boys declared
he editor Talk about your hereav-
ID parents. II the hoy doesn't have n
hill when that man reaches him I
Mss my guess. He acts 10 me as II
10 was afraid his grief would get
tway before he got to Denver"
Meantime George Sinclair was ~.
ne n silk handkerchief around his
leck. while Neighbor gave him part
ng lnjunctions As he put up his foot
o swing into the cab the boy looked
or all the world like a jockey, toe IN
tirrup. Neighbor glanced at his watch.
"Can you make IT by II o'clock" he
:rOWled
MAKE what?'
Denver"
Denver or the ditch. Neighbour"
aughed George. testing the air Are
'ou right back there. PatT' he called
is Conductor Francis strobe forward
o compare the mountain time