The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-07-02

bridge was sent back for feed and
water by my orders. 1t has all been
taken care of. You should Lave been
notified, certainly; 1t is the business
of the stock agent to see to that. Let
me inquire about 1t while you are
here, Mr.. DunninS." suggested Nc
Cloud, ringirS f. his clerk.
Dunning lost no time in expressing
himself. 81 don't want my cattle held
at Point of Rocks!" he said, angrily
fected. My cattle shouldn't have been
sent there"
"Oh, no! The old yards where they
had touch of fever were burned OFF
the face of the earth year ago. The
new yards are perfectly sanitary. The
loss of the bridge has crippled us, you
know. Your cattle are being well
cared for, Mr.. Dunning, and II you
doubt 1t you may so up and give our
men any orders you like in the matter
at our expense"
You're taking altogether too much
on yourself when you run my stock
over the country in this way" ex-
claimed Dunning. refusing to be pla-
Gated. How am to get to Point of
Rocks-walk there?"
Not at all" returned McCloud, ring
ing up his clerk and asking for pass,
when was brought back in moment
and handed to Dunning. 1.-THE CATTLE"
continued McCloud, can be run down,
unloaded, and driven around the break
o-morrow-with the loss OF only two
days"
And in the meantime l lose my
market"
at is too bad, certainly but l sup
pose 1t will be several days before we
can get line across Smoky creek"
why weren't the cattle sent
through that way yesterday? What
have they been held at Point Of Rocks
for" i call the thing badly managed"
I'VE couldn't get the empty cars up
nom Piedmont for the transfer until
today; empties are very scarce every.
where now"
There always have been empties
here when they were wanted until
lately. There's been no head or tail
to anything on this division for six
months"
I'm sorry that you have that i'm
preston"
THAT impression is very general"
declared the stockman, with an oath.
and II you keep on discharging the
only men on this division that are
competent TO handle break like this,
1t is likely to continued"
Just a moment" McCloud's finger
rose pointedly. MY failure to please
you in caring for your stock in an
emergency may be properly matter
for comment: your opinion as to the
way l am running this division is. of
course, your own; but don't attempt
TO criticise the retention or discharge
of any man on my pay roll"
Dunninb strobe toward him. I'm
a shipper on this line: when II suits
me to criticise you or your methods,
or anybody else's, | expect to do So
he retorted In high tones.
But you cannot tell me how TO run
my business," Numbered McCloud.
leaning over the table In front OF him
As the two men glared at each 9TH
er Rooney Lee opened the door. His
surprise at the situation amounted to
CONSERVATION. He shuned TO the cor
ner OF the room. and while McCloud
and Cunning engaged holly again.
Rooney. from the corner, threw shot
OF his own into the quarrel. ION
time." he roared.
The angry men turned. Whats
on time?" asked McCloud, CURLY.
Number One: she's In and chang.
Ing engines, told them you were go
Ing west" declared Rooney In so deep
tones that his fiction would never
have been suspected.
Cunning, to emphasize. without a
further word. his disgust for the stu.
alton and his contempt for the man
agement. tore into scraps the pass
that had been given him, threw the
scraps ON the floor, took cigar from
his pocket and lighted H.: insolence
/ could do no more.
McCloud looked over at the dis.
patcher. NO. am not going west.
Rooney. But II you will be good
enough to stay here and find out from
this man Just how this railroad ought
to be run, will go TO bed. He can
tell you. the microbo seems to be
working In his mind right now" said
McCloud. slamming down the roll.top
of his desk. And with Lance Dunning
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