Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-06-11
"Lie There, You Dog! Till Daylight"

fore they have time to find out wheth-
er it's hell-hot or heaven-cold here?
And white men, too. Great guns!
Men! Men! Anything that can drive
a spike!"
But what do you want of men IL
your irons nearly out?"
you'll get me iron across the 18TH
mus"
"We can't. It'll cost"
'Jove and all the little gods! What
does money, piles of it at any interest,
if you haven't got it on hand, count for
against more than $50 miles of road
for all time?"
"A hundred and fifty miles? What
do you mean?"
Its that far from here to Ogden.
The U. P. people get every mile they
can clap iron on first. Yet their irons
away east of Ogden; and I can beat
EN- there, if you'll get me the iron!
Think what the business of Salt Lake
valley will amount to in 10, 80, so
years! You've simply got to have that
piece of road"
"You can't do it, Gregory"
by the eternal, can! I've set my
pins for it ever since that blamed spy
hornswoggled me last summer. The
minute the engineers cut out the Pail
SADIE tunnel knew 1 was o. X. Now,
don't play Pharaoh on me, Mr.. Crock
er! I can't build your road without
iron. Get it for me, if you have to
steal foundry and pre-empt the 18th.
mus Of Panama."
1T can't be done in time"
1T can, sir! Telegraph the governor
at Salt Lake. He'll telegraph the order,
rush the foundries, dozen of 'em. BY
Jimmy! You can put the iron afloat in
a week, have it here in 40 days!'
Mr. Croker caught fire. by George,
Gregory! I believe we might do it.
I'll have talk over the wire with the
governor" He was about. to turn
away. but stopped to give Gregory a
paper There's Tuesdays Clarion In
teresting reading there. They're beg
ging the Union Pacific to fly by us,
pass and snatch our trade"
Let the Clarion blow. We're giving
the U. P. about all the knitting work
they can tend to, we and those dried
beef-colored Sioux"
Hold on. Gregory! Well be charged
with murder, yet" laughed the other.
There's the train!" he added, as .
whistle pierced the still air.
The men walked along the newly.
laid track, past the construction train
to the rear and awaited the approach
Ing iron train.
Only five cars!" groaned Gregory.
1T won't keep the spikers going any
time"
Who's that woman standing in tho
car door? Well, if it isn't Sally b."
Mr. Croker exclaimed, and went for.
ward.
There she stood, smiling, alert, her
mourning discarded, her travelling suit
the smartest, her strong personality
raging out hypnotically to all within
reach. The moment the train halted
she tripped down the steep steps, and
went quickly toward the two men,
calling out voluble greetings on the
way. First Mr.. Croker, then Mr..
Gregory, she embraced with impartial
cordislity, and kissed each audibly on
the cheek
ITS the same old Sally B. limo
can't touch her, youth can never for
get her." Mr. Croker said CALAMITY.
THANK We, Mr. Croker; but it's me
that's got to do the blarneying. I've
come begging" she said bluntly, yet
with her old, confident smile.
Whatever I can do for you Mr..
Croker began heartily, when Gregory
interrupted.
''I'll leave you to your business now,
Sally B.-excuse me, Mr.. Croker
but as soon as you've finished, you go
right forward to our car-frst on the
other side of the construction engine
there. The madame'll hail you as an
angel in the desert. We
But I'm goin' right back to-day
No, you won't! You'll stay all night
with us and cheer up the madame.
Plenty Of room" He. lifted his hat
with a grace that revealed somewhat
Of the secret Of his ability to meet all