Crittenden record=press., 1907-05-02

Cx u ) seen and I'll, I'll
den. new one
Is always Il wonder to me-chokeS Il"
up, even. it means so much. | hear
men rave over horses and marvel ut II
when l think of the iron horse. l hear
them chatter Of distance. and my mind
turns to the annihilator / hear then!
brag Of ships. and / think of the ship
that plows the mountains and rive"s
and plains. And when they talk of
speed-what can think of but her?
AS the new engine rolled into the
yards my heart beat quicker. Her lincs
were too imposing to call strong. They
were massive, yet so simple you couil
draw them, like the needle snout of =
collie, to very point.
Every bearing looked precise. every
Joint looked supple. as she swept mag
nificently up and checked herself. pan,
ing in front of us.
Foley was in the cab He had been
east on a lay-otf and so happened to
bring in the new monster, wild from
the river shops.
She was built in Pennsylvania. but
the fellows on the Missouri end of o..
line thought nothing could ever safely
be put into our hands until they hal
stopped il Ell route and looked il over
How does she run, Foley ask,
Neighbor, gloating silently over TIL
toy.
Cool as an icebox," said FoiCy
swinging down. shes regular sun.
mer resort. Little stiff on the hiils
yet"
well take that out of her." muscd
Neighbor climbing into the cab TO looh
her over. Boys. this is up in a bal
LOOM he added. pushing his big Le2a
through the cab window and peeriLc
down at the ninety inch drivers undo,
him.
II grew dizzy once or twice looking
for the ponies declared Foley. biti2g
off a piece of tobacco as lie hitched tt
his overalls. "Shc looms like a sky
scraper. Say, Neighbor, I'm TO get hrr
myself, amt l." asked Foley, with L.
usual nerve.
''When McNeal gets through WITH
her. yes.' returned Neighbor grutiiy.
giving her a thimble of steam and try.
ing the air
What" cried Foley, affecting sur
prise. You going TO give her to tke
kid?"
II am returned the master mechan-
ic unfeelngly. and he kept his word.
George McNeal. just reporting for
work after the session in his cab with
the loose end of a connecting rod, was
invited TO take out the skyscraper--
ASS, Glass Has she was listed. and
Dad Hamilton of course took the SCOOP
TO fire her
"They get everything good that's 90
ing" grumbled Foley.
"They are good people" retorted
Neighbor. He also asst gned a helper
to the old fireman. 1t was new thing
with US then. a fellow with a slice bar
to tickle the CRATE and Dad. of course,
kicked. He always kicked. Neigh5o"
wasted no words. He simply sent the
helper back to wiping until the old fire
man should cry enough.
Very likely You know that new
engine must Il regularly broken. aS g
horse is broken. before IL is ready fO.
steady hard work. And as George "
Neal was not very strong yet, he WAS
appointed 10 DO the break ing.
For two months it was Il picnic
light runs ana easy lay overs. A':r:
the smash ut the Narrows Hamilton
had sort of taken the kid engineer C..
der his wing. and il was pretty a..-
orally understood that any one who t.!
bowed George McNeal must recl19
with his doughty old fireman. So tn
two used to march up and down strc-'
together, rs much like chums as a ve,g
young engineer and Il very old freU:a
possibly could be. They talked togc;h
er, walked tog ather and ate togeth""
Foley was as Jealous as cat of Han
ilton. because he had brought GeO"g
out west and felt a sort of guardian i"-
terest In that quarter himself. Really
anybody would love George McNct.:
old Dad Hamilton was proof enough o.
that.
One evening, just after pay day. !
saw the pair in the postotfice lobby
getting their checks cashed. Presently
the two stepped over TO the money
order window. \ moment later each
came away with a money order.
SIS that where you leave your
wealth, George:' asked as he came
up to speak to me.
part of it goes there every month
Mr.. Reed" he smiled. Cheeks are
running light. too. now-eh. Dad:"
"A young fellow like you ought to
be putting money away in the bank"
said /.
"Well you see have a bank back
in Pennsylvania, bank that is now
sixty years old and getting gray
headed. I haven't sent her much since
Pve been on the relief, so I'm trying
to make up a little now for my old
NANNY"
where does yours go. Dad"