La Junta tribune., 1907-07-27


clone came back. replaced the hat OH
the tablc--it had Fltxpatrick's name
pasted in the crown-took up his own
hat and as F'itz reached for his looked
| ut him.
Every one In the shop caught their
breatiis.
rs your name Fitzpatrick
"Yes. SIR
milne is Clark"
Fitzpatrick put on his hat.
You're running the 3i3. believer
continued Siclone.
"Yes, SIR"
That's my engine"
81 thought II belonged to the COM
pany."
Maybe 1t does. but I've agreed to
XIII the man that takes her out before
this trouble Is settled" said Siclone
amiabiy.
| Fitzpatrick met him steadily. "If
you'll let me know when 1t takes place.
! I'll try and be there
~ 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 WIS
| out?"
Fitzpatrick hesitated. I'm not look
Ing for trouble with any man.. he re-
piled guardedly. but since you're dis
posed to be fair nbout notice It's only
fair to you to say that did know your
word was out
'Still you took her?"
"It was my or,iers''
"My word Is out. The boys know It
Is good. don't jump any man with
out fair warning. know you now.
you. look out" And without more ado
| Sicione walked out OF the shop. great
ly to the relief OF the barber II not OF
Fitx.
Fitzpatrick may have wiped IA little
sweat from his face. but he said moth
Ing. only walked down to the round
house and took out the 313 rs usunl
| 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 n riot 1t
was Siclone's time to carry out his In
tcntion. for Fitzpatrick would have
scorneL to try TO get away. No tree
ever breasted tornado more Sturdily
| than the Irish engineer withstood 81
clone, but when Ed Banks got there
with his wrecking crew and straight
encd things out Fitzpatrick was picked
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
~ 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 ont
| OF anybody's way. I have sometimes
pondered whether shame hadn't some
thing to do with IT. His tremendous
| physical strength was fit for 40 much
better things than beating other men
| that maybe he himself sort Of realized
| 1t after the storm hnd passed.
Down east of the depot grounds at
McCIoud stands or stood great barn
like hotel. built In boom days and long
a favorite resting place for Invalids
anu tIuNeittb ca " SdhAos ~
easy stages. II was nicknamed the bar
racks. Many railroad men boarded
there. and the new engineers liked 1t
because It WAS close to the round
house and away from the strikers.
Fitzpatrick, without whine or a
complaint. was put 10 bed In the bnr-
racks. and Holmes Kay, one of the
stan surgeons. wns 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-
tion to the troublesome task OF operat-
ing the road.
The 313. whether It happened so or
whether NeighbOr thought 1t well to
drop the disputed machine temporarily,
was not taken out again for three
weeks. She was looked on as n hoo
doc. and nobody wanted her Foley re-
fused point plank one day to take her.
claiming that lie had troubles of his
own. Then one day something hap
pened to McTerza's engine. We were
stranded for locomotive. and the 313
was brought out for McTerza. He
didn't like 1t bit.
Meantime nothing had been seen or
heard of Siclone. That, In fact. was
the reason Neighbor urged for using
his engine. but II seemed as II every
time the 313 went out 1t brought out
Siclone not to speak of worse things.
That morning about 3 o'clock the un'
lucky engine was coupled on to the
White Filler. The night boy mt the bar
racks always got m hot lunch for the
Incoming and outgoing crews on the
mall run. and that mOrNing when he
was through he forgot to turn on the
lamp under his coffee tank. 1t over
heated the counter. and In a few min
utes the woodwork was ablaze. II the