The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

Bucks and his secretary will ride to-
night as far as Bear Dance with Us,
and in the morning they join Mr..
Glover there" McCiOud looked at his
watch. IF you are both going, can
you be ready by y o'clock for the
China mail?"
I'VE can be ready in an hour" de-
clared Dicksie, throwing her arm half
around Marion's neck, can't we
Marion?"
4 can be ready in thirty minutes"
Then, by heaven" McCloud studied
his watch.
What is it, George?"
I'VE won't wait for the midnight
train. We will take an engine, run
special to Green River, overhaul the
coast limited, and save a whole day.
George, pack your suit caSe-quick,
dear: and you. too, Marion; suit cases
are all we can takel' cried Dicksie,
pushing her husband toward the bed
room. III telephone Rooney Lee for
an engine myself right away. Dear
me. it is kind of nice to be able TO or
der up a train when you want one in a
hurry, isn't it, Marion? Perhaps 1
shall come to like il if they ever
make George vice president.
In half an hour they had Joined
Bucks in his car, and Bill Dancing
was piIing the baggage into the yes
Thule Bucks was sitting down to cOf-
fee. Chairs had been provided at the
table, and after the greetings, Bucks.
seating Marion Sinclair at his right
and Barnhardt and McClOud at his left
asked Dicksie to sit opposite and pour
the coffee. You are a railroad mans
wife now and you must learn to assume
responsibility
McCloUd looked appTehensive. Il am
afraid she viii be assuming the whole
division if you encourage her too much,
Mr.. Bucks"
Marrying a railroad man." coutin-
ued Bucks pursuing his own thought,
lis as bad as marrying into the amy;
if you have your husband nalf the
time you are lucky Then, too in the
railroad business your husband may
have to be set back when thC traffic
falls off It's a little light at this mo-
ment, too. How should you take it if
we had to put him on freight train
for a while. Mrs. McCloud?"
"Oh, Mr.. Bucks,'
"Or suppose he should be promoted
and should have to 90 to headquarters
some of us are getting cid, you
know
Really" Dicksie looked more de-
mure as she filled the presidents cup
really often say 10 MI htOlVtt
that L cannot believe Mr.. Bucks is
president of this great road. He al
ways looks to me to be the youngest
man on the whole executive staff. Two
Jumps Of sugar, Mr.. Bucks?'
The bachelor president rolled his
eyes as he reached for his cup. Thank
YOU. Mrs McCloud, only one after
that" He looked toward Marion All
/ can say is that if Mrs. McClOuds
husband had married her two years
earlier he might have been general
manager by this time. Nothing could
hold a man back, even a man of his
mOdesty. whose wife can say as nice
things as that BY the way, Mrs Sin
clair, does this man keep you supplied
with transpOrtatiO p
ooh, have my annual, Mr.. Bucks"
Marion opened her bag to find it.
Bucks held out his hand Let me
see It a moment" He adjusted his
Eyeglasses, looked at the pass, and
called for a pen; Bucks had never lost
his gracious way OF doing very little
things. He laid the card on the table
and wrote across the back of it over
his name: Good on all passenger
trains" When he handed the card
back to Marion he turned to Dicksie.
I understand you are laying out two
or three towns on the ranch, Mrs. Mr..
Cloud?"
Two OF three. Oh. no, only one as
yet, Mr.. Bucks. They are laying out,
Oh such a pretty town. Cousin Lance
Is experimenting the street wOrk-and
whom do you think I am going to
name it after? Youl I think Bucks
makes a dandy name for a town. don't
you2 And I am going to have one
town named Dunning: there will be