The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-09

I come up here. boys, THAI must Dc set
/ tied once for AL This wreck loOtine
On the mountain division is going 10
! siop-TiEht hcre-At this particular
wreck On that point there Is no room
| for discussion. Now. aEy man thai
agrees with me on that matter may
step over here and III discuss with
him any other grievance II what I say
/ about looting Is a grievance. II cant
be discussed. Is there any man that
wants TO come over?- No man
I stirred
sinclair. you've got good men. Z"
| continued McCloud. unmoved. You
are leading them into pretty deep wa
I ter. There's a chance yet for you to
get them out Of serious trouble II you
think as much OF them as they do of
you. VIII you advise them to go
back TO work-ail except Kargg"
Sinclair glared in high humor. "Oh.
I couldn't do that. I'm discharged"
be protested. bowling low.
4 don't want 10 be overhasty." re-
turned McCloud. This IS a serious
business. as you know better than
they DO. and there viii never be as
good a time TO FIX Il up as now.
There Is a chance for you. say. Sin
clair. TO take hold IL you want to
now"
why. Ill take hold II you'll take
your nose out OF my business and
agree 20 keep IL out"
is there any man here that wants
10 go back 10 work for the company"
continued McCloud, evenly. II was
one man against 30; McCloud saw
there was not the shadow OF q chance
TO win the strikers over This lets
all % you out. you understand. boys"
ho added; -and you can never work
again for the company on this division
II you don't take hold now"
Boys" exclaimed Sinclair. better
humored every moment, IN guaran-
tee you work on this division when all
the fresh superintendent are run out
Of the country. and III lay this matter
before Bucks himself. and don't you
forget IT,"
You viii have a chilly Job Of IT,"
interposed McCloud.
so will you. my hearty. before you
get trains running past here" re
torted the wrecking boss. Come on,
boys"
The disaffected men drew OF. The
emptied wagon. its load scattered on
the ground. stood deserted on the hill
side. and the mules dropped in the
heat Bill Dancing. a giant and
dangerous one. stood lone guard over
the loot. and Young had been called
over by McCloud. How many men
have you got with you. Reed?"
Eleven"
How long will II take them TO clean
up this mess with what help we can
run in this afternoon"
Young studied the prospect before
replying. They're green at this sort
OF thing. OF course; they might be
fussing here till tomorrow noon. I'm
afraid: perhaps till tomorrow night.
Mr.. McCloud."
THAT won't dot" The two men
stood for a moment in a study. "The
merchandise is all unloaded. isa't it?"
said McCloud. reAecuyely. Get your
men here and bring a water bucket
with you"
McCloud walked down 10 the en-
CINE OF the wrecking train and gave
orders TO the train and engine crews
The best of The refrigerator cars had
been rerailed, and they we're pulled TO
a safe distance from the wreck. Young
brought tho bucket. and McCloud
pointed TO the caskful OF brandy
Throw that brandy over the wreck
age. Reed"
The roadmaster started. Burn the
whole thing up. eh?"
Everything on the track"
"Bullyl It's a shame to waste the
liquor, but it's Sinclair's fault. Here.
boys, scatter this stuff where II will
catch good, and touch her OF. Every
thing goes-the whole pile. Burn up
everything; that's orders. II you can
get few rails here, now, I'll give you
a track by shutdown, Mr.. McCloud, in
spite OF Sinclair and the devil"
The remains Of many cars lay in
heaps along the curve, and the track.
men like firebugs ran In and out OF
them. A tongue OF flame leaped from
the middle OF pile OF stock cars. In |
five minutes the wreck was burning;
In ten minutes the flames we're crack. |
ling fiercely; then in another instant
the wreck burst into a confagratlon |
that rose Kissing and seething a hun |
dred feet straight up In the air.
From where they stood, Slnclalr's |
men looked on. They were non.
pluscd, but their boss had not lost HIS
nerve. He walked back to McCloud. |
You're going TO send us back TO
Medicine Bend with the car, sup
poser"
McCloud spoke amiably. mot on
your life. Take your personal stuff |
out OF the car and tell your men TO
take theirs; then get of the train and
on the right of way"
Going TO turn us loose on Red |
desert, are your" asked Sinclair,
steady.
you've turned yourselves loose"
wouldn't give a man q tie-pass,
would your"