Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-29
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Ford?"
Your guess is as good as anybody's,"
said Ford. CURLY. Better get back to
Colbrith whistles us down to find out
what has become Of you"
Below the camp OF the surfacers there
were few miles OF better track. and
Hector made fair time until the train cir
cled the mountain shoulder at the lower
end Of the great loop. Beyond this the
rouRhnesses began again. and there were
more OF the skimped rock cuttings. At
Ten Mile. which was a relay station In
plies and material for which there was no
room at the ever-advancing front" they
stopped to try for track clearings.
As Leckhard had foretoid. the operator
could give them little help. Two hours
earlier a. train of emptiss. in two sections
had left the end OF track coming east
ward. Whether 1t was hung UP at one
OF the intervening side tracks or was still
there were no means OF finding out. Also.
Mr.. Frisbie. who had reached Riley's
camp late in the afternoon. had left
there after supper and was somewhere on
| the line with his light engine-probably
on his way to the front, the operator
thought.
Hector removed his great weight from
the telegraph counter and the woodwork
creaked its relief What he said was in
dicative of his frame Of mind.
"Humph." he growled IF we don't
get tangled up with Mr.. Frisbie's light en-
CINE. it's US for a head-ender with the
string Of empties Isn't that about it.
Mr.. Ford?"
That's it, precisely"
Which means that Jimmy Shovel t-ots
ahead OF us for a hundred mile r so,
carryin' a lantern. like a blame Do
seenes huntin' for an honest man."
THAT Is the size Of it." said Ford: but
just then the sounder on the table began
to click and the operator held UP his hand
for silence.
Hold on a minute he interrupted.
cutting in with his field set from Camp
Frierson. He is asking Saints Rest about
you
Break in and tell him we're here" said
Ford. and when IL was done: Ask him
about that string Of empties.'
The reply was apparently another piece
Of luck. Frisbie. going westward. had
passed the first section of the freight
train at siding No r. II was hung up
with broken draw head on the engine.
and was safe to stay there. Frisbie
thought, until somebody came along with
a repair kit. which. II might be assumed
would not be before morning.
At this point Ford went around the
counter and took the wire for a little per-
sonal talk with the first assistant It
ignored the stalled freight train. and
Ford's rapid clickings spelled out an
order. Frisbie was to drop everything
else and constitute himself the presidents
avant-courrier to the end-of-track camp.
which. at the moment. happened 10 be the
MacMorroghs' headquarters. at the mouth
Of Horse creek. All liquor selling was to
be stopped. the saloons closed and the
strictest order maintained during the
presidents stay-this II II should take tho
entire field force OF the engineering de-
partment to bring it to pass.
Don't" clicked Frisbie. from the other
end Of the long wire. And then at the
risk of giving il away to every operator
on the line: You're doing yourself up.
Let the president see for himself what he
has let us in for.
Ford's reply was short and to the point
THE order stands. There are others be-
sides the president to be considered Good
night"
Well. we go TO this here siding No. II.
do we?' said Hector. when they were
clambering once more to the foot plate OF
the 1912.
Go be continued tomorrow