New-York tribune., 1909-02-21

on YOU. being YOUR first trip You'll likely g.
some seconds 20 Cincinnati but n afrall
the ten Chicago cars Won pay the running
cost over the railroads. that Is unless II tur-S
cold within a few hours
But there was no prospect o- It's turning COLI
hurried consultation Of the weather burea-
at Corinth showed that three 1r four more DAYS
of warm weather were predicted II was warm
all along the road 10 Cincinnati, 20 Chicago.
The only cool places N the country seemed 20
be IN the mountains about chattanooga up
the Hudson. and west III the Rockies. MesSen-
ger advised him 20 take -Ee reSponSlbllty o.
selling the fruit 1T CorIurh for what II wou-l
bring That would save the e7r1pany is total
loss and transp portati0n charges
CARL was not ready for that. however. The
- consultation OF the weather reports had
already given his quick BRAN another -dsa'
daring. but entirely feasible. he thought his
cars would have 10 wait three hours al COrl1ln-
70 connect with freight that pulled oui di-
rectlv behind the through express north tdrl
utilized the first forty MINUTES ot these tHT5s
hours IN developing his plan. He went strliga-
to the office Of the Southern Railway whose
branch ran from CorInth % Cl1ttanooga anu
there connected with the y. 3D. IS Tor IN
cinuati and Chicago
~ Wish o. rJ1r Your ca-S over our road,
asked the division ~-pe---r--l dent. after Ll9.5
ing 70 ClrIS hurried request. " rs. 1 recs1l
u SOU L----l-- ---- ...-
which pulls out about dark The morning
freight leaves IN half AZ hour. and -lere hl
time to connect YOU with that beSIdes- --1
tram already has thlrty-tour ears -- --lc- 81
the engine can carry up grade
" But that's the very tram want % colPz
to-" urged Carl lrupetgouSly- lHI l3's
that I have an engine Why can We put rs
two ahead, They'll pull hity-i'Ur cars d.
right. even up grade ..r-
Th- SUPERINTENDENT nodded tlpusHr--i-'y,
"NeS that might do be @--l III ---l.
+hi--. ~ viii I'd. very well There corS-leTa1-e
snow up Chartlu1ogl way ana Two eHs1D--.
can uI1w through II better than one. %.
we'll have u hustle If we get YOU c'1nscts--
for the train must pull out ON TIME lAs-es
another follows It m forty minutes later
They did hustle and when me tram 2--lI
out for ChattanooEa Carl twenty -ars - -
part Of Il Besides having all tlt Fei,Ii.1',-s y,
open. each car had It's doo- rolled back % g
IN ..,-sry. Whit of air possible At Decatur tue
Thermometers indicated torty-Eve tegregS' !.
Stevenson thirty-four Carl closed al -
doors and partly closed the veutl-4toIS u - =
cars destined for Cincinnati Tie "+S sis---s Us
they should have a few more degrees u- -
now. and believed that he saw the way 81 g
his fruit 10 both markets IN prime c0ndiIll--
At Chattanooga the mercury registered t"el-''
nine. and all the veutIlatprS were ol'>eu-
EIGHT davs later Carl reported az the ollss
- on the compIny'S wharf he man 81 - -
desk listened TO his explanation m Griil SL'L.-5
tapping the ledger with the head Of the pene1
occasionally
It's something very unusual ne S4.-
when Carl finished. very unusual and
running our cars about the eoIl
try in a wild way like that Ordinarhy
would mean dismissal from our service.-Pf-
manent discharge. But-er' his face relaAls
somewhat -" under the Circumstauces, andI
view of the fact that YOU had the longest =
and are the only messenger who got ms r., t.
into market in prime condition. We VIII say =
more about 1t, except that we have put -
name on our books for regular runs -
Your father Will be well enough % maAe =
trip when the next boat comes IN We DO
like TO spare good men. And Oh. YES, As -
was turning away his eyes shining. the c-s-- c--,-
has a little recognition for YOU tr1 m the 90 ~
pany. You may stop at his window as yousoO'