Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-16

bg arrival Of the day ~ MrCioud oven
" sbc didn't grt iu until ~ o'clock NJ
night She brought the mail and th,
express and the lnndsrckcrs ana the
travelling mon aud the strangers gcn.
orally. 80 the Mccluud livery men aud
hotel runners aud prominent citizens
and prominent iorfors nnd The city
marshal usually came down 10 meet
her hut 10 was not so that night.
The platform was bare. Not even the
hardy chief Of police. who was town
watch and city marshal all combined.
vyEturcd out
The engineer swung out Of his cab
with the silence Of an abused man.
His eyes were fun Of soda. his ears
full Of sand. his mustnchr fun Of hurs
aud his whskcrs fun Of tumblewccds
The conductor aud the hrakcmen
climbed sullcnly down, and the bag.
gageman showed open his door and
slammed trunk out on the platform
without n prctcnSc Of sympathy. Then
the outgoing crew climbed aboard
and In a hurry The conductor elect
ran downstairs from the register and
pulled his cap down hard before he
pushed ahead against the wind to give
the engineer his copy Of the orders as
the new engine was coupled UP. The
fireman pulled the canvas jealousy
around the cab end. The brakeman
ran hurriedly back to examine the air
connections and gave his signal to the
conductor The conductor gave his 10
the engineer There were two short
chOppy snorts from the 1Ol, and 10
moved out stealthily, evenly. resist.
lessly into the teeth Of the night. In
another minute only her red lamps
cleaned up the yard one man still on
the platform watched them rccedc. /,
was Bucks.
He came mp TO the dispatcher's Of
fee ana sat down. Callahan wondered
why he didn't 90 home and to bed
but Callahan was too good Il railroad
man to ask questions Of n superior
Bucks might have stood on his head
on the stove and IL rcdhot without he
Ing pursued with inquiries from Gala
han. II Bucks chose TO sit up out Their,
on tiie frozen pralrics In flimsy barr
Of station and with the wind howl
ing murder at II o'clock past and thai
on Chrl-thc oath OF December. II
was Bucks own business.
81 kind of looked for my mother TO
night" said hc after Callahan got hl,
orders out of the way for minute
Wrote she was coming out prett,
soon for n little visit"
where does your mother livcT"
Chicago. Il sent her transportation
two weeks ago Reckon she though
Back In Gods country they hav
Christmas just about this time Of year
Watch out tonight, Jim. I'm gopn
home. It's II wind for your life"
Callahan was making meeting
! point for two freights when the doc
closed behind Bucks. lie didn't eve
sing out Good night" And as 70
Merry Chri-wcll, that had no plac
on the West End anyhow.
"D.i. d-i, d.i, d." came clicking int
the room. Callahan wasn't asleel
Once he did sleep over the key. Whe
he told Bucks. he made sure of hi
time. only he thought Bucks ought
know.
Bucks shook his head pretty har
that time. It's awful business, jim
It's murder, you know. It's the pen
Tertiary II they should convict yo'
But it's worse than that. If anythiD
happened because you went to slice
over the key, you'd have them on You
mind all your life, don't you know,
forever. Men 49, and and children
That's what l always think about
the children: manned and scalde