Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-24

To see ones air castles crumbling at
the very moment when they were to
be tran smuted into solid realities is
apt to provoke reversion to type;
and Ford's type was Gothic.
That's a pity" said Adair, alb
sently rolling his cigarette between his
thumb and finger. Also, it's another
pity that am such hopeless gutter.
believe could pull this thing out
vet, If I could only get up sufficient
/, steam"
For heavens sake, tell me what
you burn, and I'll furnish the fuel
said Ford desperately.
will you? l guess need some
thing pretty inf1ammatory."
Lord of love! haven't you good and
plenty without calling upon me? Are
you going to let these stock iobbing
land pirates on Change gibbet you as
a solemn warning to aspiring young
promoters?"
Adair paused with the cigarette half
way to his lips. "Ah,' he said, after
a thoughtful moment, perhaps that
was what | needed. No, they will not
gibbet any of us today; and possibly
not tomorrow" Then, with a sudden
drowning of the mash of oas"~" o'n"
Indifference: Give me the key to
your room, and ind me a s#4ac 9ten.
ographer. Then go over to the Lake
Shore headquarters and ask to have
the Malta coupled to the evening
train for New York
But the PRESIDENT" said Ford.
Didn't he say something about going
over these new lines on an inspection
trip"
j Never mind Uncle Sidney: on this
one occasion he will change his plans
and go back to New York with us, y
said Adair CURLY.
Good" said Ford approvingly. "And
how about opening the new through
line for business? Do we go on? Or
do we hang it up until we find out
where we are 'at?'
Don't hold 1t up a single minute
Drive it for all the power you can get
behind it. If we have to collide with
things, let's do it with the thrott!e
wide open Now find me that short
hand person quickly, will you?"
By what means the president was
persuaded or coerced into doing the
!, thing he had not planned to do Ford
: was not to know. But for that matter
after carrying out Adair's instructions
| the engineer plunged at once into his
own Herculean task of reorganization
emerging only when he made a tardy
sixth at the presidents dinner table
: in the hotel cafe in the evening.
} The dinner, which the young engin
eer had been fondly counting upon a:
) a momentary relaxation from the hear
5 breaking business strain, was disma
: failure on it's social side. Presiden
Colbrith, as yet, 1t appeared, in bliss
: full ignorance Of the latest news from
/ New York, had reserved the seat .
: honor for his new assistant, and thu
: han hour was filled to overlooking will
, minute and cautionary definitions .
: the assistants powers and duties.
. Ford listened with blank ear OF
7 that side There was work to do, ant
1 one man to do 1t. He did not car
particularly to hear instructions which
he would probably have to disregar,
S at the first experimental dash into tn
n new field. He meant to hold himsei
9 rigidly to account for results; NOR
than this he thought not even MI
/ Colbrith had a right to require.
g After dinner he Unidentified himsel
/, for the kindergarten lecture by boldI
g taking possession of Miss Adair 70
Il the short walk over to the privat
!, car The entire world of work wa
& still ahead, and corps of expert ster
ographers was at the moment aWaitin
/. his return to the G. P. & d. ofices