Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-03

That's little stun mashed up In
the merchandise car; there's some TO
bacco there and little wine. ] guess.
The cases are all smashed"
Let's look at st."
"Oh, there's nothing there that's
any good. McCloud."
Let's look at Il"
AS Bin Dancing and Young walked
behind the two men toward the wagon
Dancing made extraordinary efforts 20
wink at the roRdmaster That's a
good story about the mules coming
from Denver. amt it," he muttered.
Young. unwilling TO commit himself.
stopped TO light his pipe. When be
and Dancing joined Sinclair and Nc
Cloud the talk between the superin-
tendent and the wreckirg boss had be-
come animated.
always do something for my men
out OF wreck when I can: that's The
way ! get the work out Of them" Sin
clair was saying a little stun Ike
this" be added. nodding toward the
wagon, comes handy for presents.
and the company couldn't get any sal
wage out Of II. anyway. I get the
value a dozen times over In quick
work. Look theret" Sinclair pointed
to where the naked men heaved and
Wrenched In the sun. Where could
You get white men 20 work like that
n you didn't jolly them along once
In while? What? You haven't been
here long. McCloud." smiled Sinclair
laying hand with heavy affection on
the young mans shoulder. Ask any
man on the division who gets the
work out OF his men-who gets the
wrecks cleaned up and the track
cleared Amt that what you want?"
Certainly, Sinclair: no man that
ever saw you handle a wreck would
undertake % do II better"
Then what's all this fuss aboutg"
We've been over all this matter be
fore. as you know. The claim de
partment won't stand for this footing:
that's the whole story. Here are ten
or twelve cases OF champagne on your
wagon-soiled a little. but worth a lot
OF money"
That was a mistake loading that
up; admit IL; It was Karg's careless
ness"
Here is one whole case OF cigars
and part OF another" continued Nc
Cloud, climbing from one wheel 20
another OF the wagon. There is a
thousand dollars in this load! know
you've got good men. Sinclair. II
they are not getting paid as they
should be, give them time and a half
or double time. but put II in the pay
checks. The freight loss and damage
account increased 200 per cent last
year. No railroad company can keen
that rate up and last. Sinclair"
Hang the company! The claim
agents are pack OF thieves" cried
Sinclair. Look here. McCIoud. what's
pay check 10 a man that's sick. com
pared with a bottle Of good wine2"
When one OF your men is sick and
needs wine, let me know" returned
McCloud; IN see that he gets IL.
Your men don't wear silk dresses. do
they2' he asked. pointing to a-other
case OF goods under the drivers seat
Have that stun all hauled back and
loaded into box car on track"
Not by damned sight" exclaimed
Sinclair He turned to his ranch driv-
stun where you were told to haul IL.
Barney" Then: You and I NAV as
well have an understanding right
here" he said. as McCloud walked
to the head OF the mules.
BY all means, and III begin bv
countermanding that order right now
rake your load straight back TO that
car, directed McCloud. pointing up
the track Barney, a ranch hand with
cigarette face, looked surlny at Nc.
Cloud.
Sinclair raised a finger at the boy.
You drive straight ahead where I told
you TO drive. l don't propose to have
my affairs interfered with by Won or
anybody else, McCloud. You and
can settle this thing ourselves" he
added, walking straight toward the
superintendent.
Get away from those mulesl"
yelled Barney at the same moment
cracking his whip.
McCloud's duh eyes hardly Mghtened
as he looked at the driver. Don't
swing your whip this way. my boy"
he said, laying hold quietly of the near
bride
Drop that bridlei" roared Sinclair.
III drop your mules in their tracks
II they move one foot forward. Dan
cling. UNLOCK those traces" said Nc
Cloud, peremptorily. Dump the wine
out Of that wagon box, Young" Then
be turned to Sinclair and pointed TO
the wreck. Get back to your work"
The sun marked the Eve men rooted
for an instant on the hillside Dan
cling jumped at the traces, Reed Young
elambered over the wheel. and Sin.
clair, livid, faced McCloud. With a
bitter denunciation Of interIopers
claim agents. and fresh" railroad men
generally. Sinclair swore he would not
go back to work, and a case of wine
crashing to the ground Infatuated him.
He turned on his heel and started for
the wreck. Call of the men!" he yelled
TO Karg at the derrick. The foreman
passed the word. The derrickmen,
dropping their hooks and chains in
some surprise, moved out of the wreck
age. The amen and laborers gathered
around the foreman and followed him