Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-05-31
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out with It. He discovered his change
Just as Fitz got out Of his chair. ST.
clone came back. replaced the hat on
the tablet had Fltzpatrlck's name
/ pasted in the crOwn-took up his own
hat ami ms titz reached for his looked
at him.
Every one In the shop caught their
breaths.
us your name FitzpatrickY'
"Yes. sir"
"Mine is Clark"
Fitzpatrick put on his hat.
you're running the 313, l believe 2"
continued Siclone.
"Yes, sir"
''Thats my engine"
81 thought It belonged to the CON-
pany."
Maybe II does. but I've agreed TO
Kill the man that takes her out before
this trouble Is settled" said Siclone
amiably
Fitzpatrick met him steadily. .Tf
you'll let me know when Il takes place.
I'll try and be there"
! II don't jump on any man without
! fair warning. Any OF the BOYS will
tell you that" continued Siclone.
Maybe you didn't know my word was
outT
Fitzpatrick hesitated. I'm not look
Ing for trouble with any man." he re.
piled guardedly. but since you're dis
| posed 20 be fair about notice It's only
fair TO you to say that did know your
word was OUT
'Still you took herr"
ut was my orders"
"My word is out The boys know II
Is good. don't jump any man with
out fair warming ! know you now.
Fitzpatrick, and the next time l see
you. look out" And without more ado
Siclone walked out of the shop. great
iy TO the relief OF the barber IL not OF
Fitz.
Fitzpatrick may have wiped little
sweat from his face, but he said moth
Ing. only walked down to the round
house and took out the 313 as usual
for his run.
A week passed before the two men
met again. One night SIclone, with a
crowd OF the strikers, ran into half a
dozen OF the new men, Fitzpatrick
among them. and there was a riot II
was Siclone's time to carry out his in
tention, for Fitzpatrick would have
scorned to try to get away. No tree
ever breasted a tornado more sturdily
than the Irish engineer withstood ST.
clone. but when Ed Banks got there
with his wrecking crew and straight
! 81
up for dead. That night Siclone dis
appeared.
Warrants were got out and search
ers put after him, yet nobody could or
would apprehend him. 1t was general
ly understood that the sudden disap-
pearance was one OF SIclone's freaks
II the ex-cowboy had so determined
he would not have hidden to keep out
or anybody's way. l have sometimes
pondered whether shame hadn't some
thing to do with It, His tremendous
physical strength was fit for so much
better things than beating other men
that maybe he himself sort OF realized
IL after the storm had passed.
Down east Of the depot grounds at
McCloud stands or stood a great barn
like hotel. built In boom days and long
favorite resting place for invalIds
and travellers en- route to California by
easy stages. 1t was nicknamed the bar
racks. Many railroad men boarded
there. and the new engineers liked Ii
because II was close to the round
house and away from the strikers.
Fitzpatrick, without whine or
complaint, was put TO bed I'm the bar
racks. and Holmes Kay. one OF the
staff surgeons, was given charge OF the
case. A trained nurse was provided
besides. Nobody thought the injured
man would live. But after every care
was given him we turned our atten-
ton to the troublesome task OF operat-
ing the road.
The 3l3. whether IL happened so or
whether Neghbor thought 1t we'll to
drop the disputed machine temporarily,
was not taken out again for three
weeks. She was looked on as a hoo
doc. and nobody wanted her. Foley re-
fused point plank one day to take her,
claiming that be bad troubles Of bis