Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-15

by running her father. She wanted to
go down on the engine. and she had
her way about It, and the meeting be-
tween her and 1.-The handsome fire
man." as Dave was called. had cOnse-
quences. He had on his jumper and
was grimy. but she saw beyond that.
Her heart was beating faster before
she had been in the cab five minutes.
During the next month that cab ride
was repeated three or four times on
one excuse and another. but the en-
gineer grinned ard said nothing What
might he called a clandestine CORE
sDondence followed. Perhaps tn ere
were clandestine meetings N the park
when Dave had bis days off. The very
fact that an employee of q railroad
dares to fall in love with the daughter
Of tie general manager is a clandes-
tine act.
The general manager had not yet
D1nJtd up the son of his old friend, be-
ing busy about those new cars and
having to smooth down the backs of
several directors who believed that the
road was going into bankruptcy, when
AhN lhOblNC pONCl NNptll Aiiitilb III OliOANh
the fireman to be engineer and gave
him local of more Importance.
1t can't be said that Dave and Nettie
were waiting for this thing to happen
that something else might be brought
about but they were not long in taking
advantage of it. The silly young couple
planned an elopement
1t was given away by Miss NettieS
maid, and the general manager laid his
little plans accordingly. The girl and
her maid were allowed to depart for
ROyalston in the cab of Dawes engine.
and at the first stop the G.. NJ. left the
passenger car in which he had been
ensconced and appeared in the cab.
The way the maid shrieked out. add
ed to the way the daughter turned pale
and the engineer turned red, were suf-
fficient evidence of guilt. The G.. NJ.
meant to be an avenging father. He
meant to compel his daughter to faint
away with remorse and the engineer
TO drop on his knees and beg pardon
for living until he could reach the next
station and get off his engine. In fact.
the Il. NJ. had a gun with him, and
there Is never any telling what a man
who don't know the muzZle of a re-
volver from the butt may do when he
gets to playing heroics.
Young ladyr'- he had begun in his
sternest tones, when Dave interrupted
to take all the blame. While he was
taking it he gave his name and spoke
of his father.
''Then-then you are David HolmesT
asked the G. NJ as he put up his gun.
81 can identify myself satisfactorily,
sir"
Then why in the devil haven't you
done so long ago?'
81 wanted to succeed by my own eff
we'll"
Yes think you have" said the Of
fetal as he looked at his daughter with
grim smile on his face.
Father, Dave has invented new
fire box for engines. and it's bound to
be a great success" said Nettie, with
an appealing look.
And is this clipping in an engine cab
one of his inventions as well?'
And, papa, dear, he has invented
new kind of frog-one you can't get
! your foot fast in and be run down.
and he's got jack by which one man
can lift five tons, and you don't know
how much coal and oil and labor he's
! going to save. He's one of the bright
est and smartest and dearest
THAT will do for last now" inter
rupted the father as lie laid a hand on
her arm. Young man, do you think
you could find my house if you tried
very hardf''
II do, SIR replied Dave.
"Then | will get off at the next sta
ton with the girls and be looking for
you tomorrow evening. l believe you
have the evening off. l want to talk
with you about these new fire boxes,
frogs, jacks and Opponents"
Dave found the house without going
far astray, and there was a converse
ton. The waybills of the G. and S.
road don't show whether the couple
had to wait three months or six, but
they referred to David Holmes a year
later as a division superintendent, and
he did not stop there. When the mar
riage took place the fathers face wore
a smile as he kissed the bride but the
bride pouted and said:
Now, papa. how mean Of you to
spoil our romance and make us get
married in this stupid and old fashion
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