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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11
CHAPTER VII.
Smoky Creek Bridge.

Smoky Creek Bridge.
1t was not alone that defiance
makes bad dinner sauce; there was
more than this for McCloud to feed
on. He was forced to confess to him
self as he walked back to the Wickiup
that the most annoying feature Of the
incident was the least important,
namely, that his only enemy in the
country should be intrusted with COM
missions from the Stone ranch and be
carrying packages for Dicksie Dun
ming. 1t was Sinclair's trick to do
things for people, and to make himself
so useful that they must like first his
obligingness and afterward himself.
Sinclair, McCloud knew, was close in
many ways to Lance Cunning. 1t was
said to have been his influence that
won Cummings consent to sell a right
of way across the ranch for the new
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11
CHAPTER V.-continued.

Betty came with only her colored
naid, old Puss Dunning, who had
aiken her from the nurses arms when
he was born and taken care of her
wer since. The two-the tall Ken
lucky girl and the bent mammy-ar-
lived at the Stone ranch one day in
tune, and Richard, done then with
bridges and looking after his ranch
interests, had already fallen violently
n love with Betty. She was delicate,
,ut, IL those in Medicine Bend who re-
nembered her said true, a lovely
creature. Remaining in the mountains
vas. the last thing Betty had ever
thought of, but no one, man or woman.
could Withstand Dick Dunning. She
Tell quite in love with him the first
lime she set eyes on him in Medicine
Bend, for he was very handsome in
he saddle, and Betty was fairly wild
lbout horses. So Dick Dunning
xooed a fond mistress and married
Ter and buried her. and all within
aardly more than year.
g But In that year they were very
happy. never two happier, and when
she slept away her suffering she left
him, as a legacy, tiny baby girl. Puss
brought the mite of a creature in It's
swaddling clothes to the sick mother
very, very sick then-and poor Bet
" turned her dark eyes on it, kissed
t, looked at her husband and whis-
pered "Dicksie," and died. Dicksie
lad been Betty's pet name for her
mountain lover, SO the father said the
.hild's name should be Dicksie and
nothing else; and his heart broke and
soon he died. Nothing else, storm or
hood, death or disaster, had ever
moved Dick Dunning; then a sin
gle blow killed him. He rode
,nce in a while over the ranch, a
great tract by that time of 10000
acres. all in one body, all under fence,
Up and down both sides of the big
liver, in part irrigated, swarming with
.attle-none of it stirred Dick! and
with little Dicksie in his arms he
slept away his suffering.
So Dicksie was left, as her mother
aad been, to Puss, while Lance looked
lfter the ranch, swore at the price of
,attle, and played cards at Medicine
Bend. At ten, Dicksie, as thoroughly
spoiled as a pet baby could be by a
,ool nanny, fond cousin, and a
galaxy of devoted cowboys, was sent,
n spite of crying and flinging, to a
'ar-away convent-her father had
planned everything-where in many
ears she learned that there were 9TH
sr things in the world besides cattle
and mountains and sunshine and tall,
,road-hatted horsemen to swing from
heir stirrups and pick her hat from
he ground-just to see little Dicksie
iaugh-when they swooped past the
nouse to the corrals. When she came
back from Kentucky, her grandmother
lead and her schooldays finished, all
he land she could see in the valley
was hers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11

you. / was attending to a customer
and had to ask him to wait q mo-
ment."
Don't apologize for having a Gus
toner"
"He lives over beyond the Stone
ranch, you know, and is taking some
things out for the Cummings today. He
likes an excuse to come in here be-
cause 1t annoys me. Finish your din
ner, Mr.. McCloud."
Thank you, I'm DONE"
"But you haven't eaten anything.
Isn't your steak right?"
Its fine, but that maxwell, you
know how like him and how he likes
me. I'll content myself with digesting
my temper"
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hausted to undertake controversy.
even II 1t were to be thought Of, and
1t was not
Nothing further was needed to COM
plete his humiliation. He picked up
his hat and with the thought of get
ting out as quietly as he had come In.
In rising he swept tumbler at his
elbow from the table. The glass broke
on the floor, and Marion exclaimed:
What is that?" and started for the
dining room.
1t was too late to get away. Nc
Cloud stepped to the portieres OF the
trimming room door and pushed them
aside. Marion stood with hat In her
hand, and Dicksie, sitting at the table,
was looking directly at the intruder as
he appeared in the doorway. She saw
in him her pleasant acquaintance of
the wreck at Smoky Creek. whose
name she had not learned. In her sur
prise, she rose to her feet, and Marion
spoke quickly: "Oh, Mr.. McCloud, is
1t yong did not hear you come in"
Dicksie's face, which had lighted,
became spectacle of confusion after
she heard the name McCloud, con-
scious of the awkwardness of his po-
sition and the disorder Of his garb,
said the worst thing at once. Il fear
| am inadvertently overhearing your
conversation"
He looked at Dicksie as he spoke,
chiefly because he could not help it.
and this made matters hopeless.
She flushed more deeply. Il can
not conceive why our conversation
should invite listener"
Her words did not, of course. help
to steady him. Il tried to get away"
he stammered. when realized was
part of it,"
In any event" she exclaimed, hasti-
ly. IF you are Mr.. McCloud think
1t objectionable to do anything like
that"
Il am Mr.. McCloud, though should
rather be anybody else: and am sor-
ry that was unable to help hearing
what was said: T.
Marion, will you be kind enough to
give me my gloyes?" said Dicksie,
holding out her hand.
Marion, having tried once or twice
to intervene. stood between the firing
lines in helpless amazement Her ex-
CARNATIONS were lost; the two before
her gave no heed to ordinary inter-
vention.
McClouud flushed at being cut on,
but he bowed "Of course" he said,
IF you will listen to no explanation
/ can only withdraw"
He went back, dinnerless, to work
all night; but the switchbacks were
doing capitally, and all night long
trains were rolling through Medicine
Bend from the west in an endless
string. In the morning the yard was
nearly cleared of west-bound tonnage.
Moreover, the mail in the mornleg
brought compensation. A letter came
from Glover telling him not to worry
himself to death over the tie-up, and
one came from Bucks telling him to
make ready for the building * the
Crawling Stone line.
McCloud told Rooney Lee that e
anybody asked for him to report hiz
dead, and going to bed slept "a hours
Go BE CONTINUEDl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11
CHAPTER VII.
The MISUNDERSTANDING.


No attempt was made to minimize
the truth that the blow to the division
was staggering one. The loss of
Smoky creek bridge put almost 1000
miles of the mountain division out of
business. Perishable freight and time
freight were diverted to other lines.
Passengers were transferred; lunches
were served to them in the deep val
ley, and they were supplied by an in
genuous advertising department with
pictures of the historic bridge as it
had long stood, and their addresses
were taken with the promise of pic
ture of the ruins. The engineering de-
partment and the operating depart
ment united in a tremendous effort to
bring about a resumption of traffic.
AGlovers men, pulled off construction,
were sent forward in trainloads. Dan
cing's linemen strung arc lights along
the creek until the canyon twinkled
at night like mountain village, and
men in three shifts worked elbow to
elbow increasingly to run the switch
backs down to the creek bed. There,
got in temporary line.
McCloud spent his days at the creek
and his nights at Medicine Bend with
his assistant and his chief dispatcher,
advising, counseling. studying out
trouble reports, and steadying wher-
ever he could the weakened lines of
his operating forces. He was getting
his first taste of the trials of the hard
est worked and poorest paid man in
the operating department of a railroad
the division superintendent.
To these were added personal an
nOyances. A trainload of Duck Bar
steers. shipped by Lance Cunning
from the Crawling Stone ranch, had
been caught west Of the bridge the
very night of the fire. They had been
loaded at Upton and shipped to catch
q good market. and under extravagant
promises from the livestock agent OF
quick run to Chicago. When Lance
Dunning learned that his cattle had
been caught west of the break and
would have to be unloaded. he swore
up horse in hot haste and started for
Medicine Bend McCloud. who had
not closed his eyes for 60 hours, had
just got into Medicine Bend from
Smoky Creek and was sitting at his
desk buried in mass of papers, but
he ordered the cattleman admitted.
He was, in fact, eager to meet the
manager Of the big ranch and the
cousin Of Dicksie. Lance Dunning
stood above six feet in height, and
was handsome man. in spite of the
hard lines around his eyes, as he
walked in; but neither his manner nor
his expression was amiable
Are you Mr.. McCloud? I've been
here three times this afternoon to
see you" said he, ignoring McCloud's
answer and a proffered chair This
is your Office, isn't it?"
McCloud, little surprised, an.
swered again and civilly: 1T certain
" Is; but have been at Smoky Creek
for two or three days"
What have you done with my cat
tle?"
The Duck Bar train was run back
to Point of Rocks and the cattle were
uni0aded at the yard
Lance Cumming spoke with increas-
ms harshhess: BY whose order was
that done? Why wasn't / notified?
Have they had feed or water?"
All the stock caught west Of the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-11-11
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
racks at Smoky Creek. McCloud, a
soung road superintendent. caught Sim
clair and his men in the act of footing
he wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in-'
aocence, declaring 1t only amounted to q
,mall sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
he wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl
f the west, who came to look at the
wreck. She gave him message for Sim
lair. whispering Gordon Smith told
resident Bucks of the railroad, of Nc.
LIQUIDS brave fight against a gang Of
RACED miners and that was the reason
Or the superintendent's appointment to
is high Office. McCloud arranged to
GARD at the boarding house of Mrs. Sin
lair, the ex-foreman's deserted wife.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
LOCAL EVENTS.

Phil A. Nelson. superintendent OF
the Smuggler-Unio tailings plant al
Telluride and an old friend of ]. c.
Milne of this city. is in town on bust
ness today.
Ralph ID. Brown is a registered
guest at the La Court hotel this af-
ternoon from Cute, Neb
Mrs. A. r. GILES and daughter OF
Grand Lodge. Mich, are visiting
relatives and friends in the city to-
day. They are en- route to the coast.
City Clerk Vorbeck this afternoon
posted the notices of the special cleo
tion, as prescribed by law.
Estelle H. Cove is down from
Montrose this afternoon. visiting her
friends in this city.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Notice to Patrons.

1t has been brought to our atten-
tion today that someone was wilfully
circulating a report regarding The
Sentinels advertising rates which
are absolutely untrue and unfounded.
1t seems, from what we have been
able to pick up through several OF
The Sentinel's patrons, that someone
has taken it upon themselves to cir
eulate the report that. after Septem-
ber l. The Sentinel's advertising
rates would be advanced to $3.50 per
inch.
We wish to announce to our pat
rOns that there is absolutely no truth
in this report. The Sentinel's rates
will not be advanced. as has been
circulated, nor have we so much as
contemplated such a move.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
INDIANS GET BIG RENTAL.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington, Aug. 31.-The Crow
Indians will receive S155.250 next
year for the grazing privileges on
their lands in Montana, instead of
s40,5O0, obtained for the same pur-
pose this year.
The Indian bureau conceived the
idea of having grazing bids opened
and contracts let in this city instead
of on the Indian reservations and the
Grow reservation was the first in
which the innovation took effect. The
last of the contracts was closed yes
terday and the net result has been
TO almost quadruple the total amount
to be paid to the Indians.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
CROSS TELLS OF THE TEST.
Continued from rage IL

mission began to sneak off from the
convention and one by one wend their
way toward the Brown Palace. so as
to be on time and to be sure of a
helping A few we're served early
and by the time of the announced
hour two crates had been consumed
and then a diseouraging discovery
was made. Clifton had only sent
three crates of the delicious article.
and twenty-five would not have been
any too many. AS soon as he made
the discovery Mr.. Cross states. he
took to his heels not having the nerve
to stay and face the music Those
who had already been served were
delighted and pronounced the melons
the best they had ever tasted. In fact
they said they beat anything they had
ever tasted. They were simply de-
licious
How the meeting ended, there ex-
lists no one to narrate. and as to
whether or not Rocky Ford showed
up with their share is not known but
the worst is yet to come After
spending an endless amount of money
TO boost the idea and please the com
missioners, and by so doing boost
Grand valley, upon arriving at Grand
junction today he was presented with
bill of $3.50 for three crates of
cantaloupes. Wouldn't IT get you,
Isn't that gratitudel
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
BOYS TRY TO WRECK TRAIN.
Especial TO The Sentinel. l

kankakee, ILL.,. Aug. 31.-An at
tempt today by four boys to wreck an
Illinois Central passenger train was
discovered by switching crews in time
TO prevent an accident. The train was
crowded. The boys had placed frog
blocks and rail braces at a switch.
Worley Smith, Sam and David
Blatt and Clayton Robertson, ranging
in age from IA to 16 years, were ar
rested near the scene of the intended
wreck, where they were awaiting de-
velopments. They admitted placing
the distinctions on the track, and
said they Just wanted to see a
wreck.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
TAR AND FEATHER WOMEN.
TSpecial to The sentineI,l |

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 3l.-Mrs.
Brown and her daughter, Maggie
Brown, driven out of Keokuk in re-
cent crusade, were tarred and feath-
cred at Alexandria, Mo-, five miles
south of here, Friday night, it was
learned today Saturday afternoon
they again returned to Alexandria,
and at midnight another mob of 40
men horsewhipped them. After this
they were escorted to the Mississippi
river, and, having been placed in a
skiff without oars, were turned adrift
and warned not to return under pen
atty of death. They landed below
Alexandria.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Bids for Ditch Work.

Sealed bids are asked for the CON
on Hannah Greek of The
Laurent Extension of The Hannah
Creek High Line Ditch, amounting to
sabout 1900 cubic yards of earth
work. Plans and specifications at
the Office of Haskell & Schwalbach,
Room So, Canon Block. All bids
must be in within thirty days from
date. The Company reserve the right
10 reject any and all bids.
Grand Junction, August 20, 1909.
j. O'BOYLE.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Half Rate for Woman's Club.

Account the annual convention of
the Colorado Federation OF Woman S
Clubs, at Leadville. the Colorado
Midland will make the very low rate
of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale September
and 6; good returning until Sep
tember 13.
For further information telephone
the Midland agent, junction lie, or
call at city Office, 352 Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

q. F. d. Parks, the manager of the
Seiber Cattle Company. is a business
visitor in the city this afternoon
from Pinon mesa.
c. c, McCleugh of Butler, Pa, is
looking over land in the valley.
John ID. Reeder is down today
from Palisade. He was witness in
the Kitzmiller case.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Take the Midland for Service.

The Midland's O'CLOCK is the pop
plar train to Denver. Don't forget
that there is dining car on this
train every day besides standard
.Rleepers and reclining chair cars.
Phone the Midland agent Junction
116 for sleeping car space and par
ticuiars.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
PORTER ROBS A TOURIST.
Especial to The Sentinel. /

Pueblo, Aug. 3I.-Clifford Reed, a
negro porter, was pulled off a Mis-
souri, Pacific tourist sleeper at the
union depot yesterday morning
charged with taking S125 cash and
a ticket TO the coast from one of his
passengers He denied his guilt, but
when Chief Sullivan searched the
car he found $50 hidden in the stove
Reed became nervous and could not
explain IL, and was sent to the police
station.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
POPULAR ACTOR TO LEAVE HERE
tContinned Hrom page ID

English poet, born 1852. He began
to write verses when only , years
of age and soon after astonished the
world by the production of several
poems which he claimed to have
found in an old attic and which he
claimed were the writings of Rawley.
a monk of the fifteenth century. They
were so cleyerly written that for
years their authenticity produced a
long and animated controversy. In
spite of his very evident genius Chat
terton was not successful and died
by his own hand in great destitutiou.
at the age of seventeen. After vain
appeal to his old friend and patron.
Horace Walpole, for assistance.
Chatterton will be played by Nc
Reynolds, who is making his fare
well at the Majestic (for this season)
this week. McReynolds leaves Sun
day morning for Pueblo where he
will play a special engagement of
two weeks during the state fair. Then
to Ella Paso, TEXAS, for a season of
permanent stock. McReynolds is TO
be starred in both cities by Messrs.
Glass & McQuillan under whose man
agement he appeared last season.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

w, c. Huntoon of East White ave
nue., who recently went as far as
Denver with Mrs. Huntoon and
daughter Geneva. the latter to enter
the University of Illinois. returned
yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Railway Tickets Mileage Books
Ar. CORBIN.

r. r. TICKET BROK Err
GIVES BEST PRICE of tickets or
mileage books, and sells them cheap.
transportation guaranteed. 331
Main st. Phone Mesa 476. Grand
junction. Colo.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

This afternoon the team headed by
Bobbie Rhone defeated the Jeff Hays
team, score 1 to .. The feature of
the game was Herman Hutton 5
pitching. He is a / > year old won
der.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Joe E. Dulmaine is now located and
doing business at 1915 Stout street,
Denver,
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Highest grade cut glass and hand
painted china at the Blackstone Jew
ely Store, Majestic Theater building.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Tanks, cutters OF all sizes made
on short notice. G..J. C. & II. Co..
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Plush old wheat four, s1.75 per
sack at A. o. Arnold's. Ninth and
|ouray.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Gall cure. sweat pads. fly nets. etc.
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Gall cure. healing powder. ETC.
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

John j. Jenkins, the Palisade fur
niture man, is in town today. Mr..
Jenkins reports that great interest is
being manifested in the race for
I Peach Day Queen. in Palisade and
Miss Swisher, Palisades candidate is
growing in popularity from day to
day.
T. p Barber, the Colorado Springs
architect. is a business visitor in the
city today. sIAiA
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

When you have furniture to move
-. up the Blue Barn. Junction 228
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Let us show you our new buggy
barness.-Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Fulton folding cart s7.95. Crowns.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-05-19
Electric Line Being Located.

a party of engineers have begun
locating route for an interurban
line between Cynthiana and Paris.
The work Of surveying and esti-
mating the cost of construction
will be pushed rapidly, the inten-
ton of the promoters being to
have the road completed by win
ter, and later to extend the line to
Cincinnati, thus connecting Gin
clnati and Lexington by trolley by
connecting with the Lexington in
terurban at Paris. The line is be-
ing financed, presumably by an
Eastern traction magnate, whose
name is withheld. The route pro-
posed is fourteen miles.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-05-19
His First Visit to Mt. Sterling,

j. Ct. Trimble will be sc years
old on June 10. He was born at
Hazel Green and lived there until
his removal to our city in 1876.
He says that his first visit to Mt.
Sterling (then often spoken of as
Little Mountain was in 1888 or
IS years ago this fall. He came
horseback, riding on a sack con-
tanning 100 pounds of ginseng,
which was sold at 25c per pound
to George Howard, the merchant
who then occupied the old brick
store which was 6 years ago torn
down by Walsh Bros. to make
way for their elegant modern
building. In his boyhood he had
heard an old uncle say that a large
tree previously grew on the top of
the Indian mound (now occupied
by the colored school building)
from which our town took the
name, Little Mountain, but that
that tree had disappeared when he
(Mr. Trimble) came with the gin
seng. He says, moreover, that in
1887 or 80 when he drove an OK
team to Little Mountain" that
VIM. Mitchell and VIM. Hoffman
(both now dead were clerking for
Mr.. Howard. One night, as he
"camped OUT with his OK team on
the Dry Ridge, beyond the pres
ent Frenchburg, wolves surrounded
his camp and kept up a bowling.
He has many interesting facts
of the long ago" as fresh in his
thought as to us are the occur
rences of last year.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-05-19
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
REPUDIATED.

The Courier-Journal on last
Wednesday said:
1T seems that Senator H. )
McNutt is a candidate for re-elec-
ton, that thus far he has no COM
petitor, and that, if uncontested,
he will be nominated. In view of
| that impendency and whilst there
is yet time to prevenG its realiza-
ton, the Courier-Journal is con-
strained to announce that it will
not only not support Senator Nc
Mutt, but will oppose any ticket
on which his name appears.
Its reasons arc twO-fOld.
First, when Senator McNutt
voted for a Republican for United
States Senator he separated him
self from Democratic fellowship
and became an outlaw to the
Democratic party of Kentucky.
Second, he represents distinct
ly and aggressively, the Saloon
interests of the City of Louisville,
and at time when out in the
State the charge is made that the
Democrats of Louisville have alb
dictated in favor of that interest,
his appearance as q Democratic
Senator at Frankfort would be
confirmation of that accusation.
The Courier-Journal refuses to
countenance any such act of sui
eide. 1t refuses to be party to
any such combine"
Mr.. Watterson bitterly opposes
prohibition, and was antagonistic
to Mr.. Beckham, yet he utters the
above words against a Democratic
Senator who voted against Mr..
Beclham and who is saloon
keeper.
The character Of the man (Mc-
NutO.what he stands for is evil
IDENTIFY Objectionable, and Mr..
.Watterson wishes to prevent the
denomination of McNutt, and sees
fit to so announce now and not
wait till after a nomination. is
made.