Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-18

George, pack your suit-case-Quick,
dear; and you, too, Marion; suit-cases
are all we can take" cried Dicksie,
pushing her husband toward the bed
room. I'll telephone Rooney Lee for
an engine myself right away. Dear
me, it is kind Of nice, to be able to
order I'D a train when you want one
In a hurry, isn't It, Marion? Pernaps
l shall come to like 1t if they ever
make George vice-president."
In half an hour they had Joined
Bucks in his car, and Bill Dancing
was piling the baggage into the YES
Thule. Bucks was sitting down to cot.
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 apprehensive. Il
am afraid she will be assuming the
whole division II you encourage her
too much, Mr.. Bucks"
Marrying a railroad man." contin.
ued Bucks, pursuing his own thought,
lis as bad as marrying into the army;
If you have your husband half the
time you are lucky. Then, too, in the
railroad business your husband may
have to be set back when the traffic
falls off, It's little light at this mo.
ment, too. How should you take 1t il
we had to put him on freight train
for a while, Mrs. McCloud?"
ooh, Mr.. Bucks!"
"Or suppose he should be promoted
and should have to go to headquarters
some Of US are getting old, you
know"
Really" Dicksie looked more de
mure as she filled the presidents cup
really, l often say to Mr.. McClout
that l cannot believe Mr.. Bucks Il
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 hi.
eyes as he reached for his cup. THANH
you, Mrs. McCloud, only one aftel
that" He looked toward Marion. AL
can say is that If Mrs. McCloud''
husband had married her two year,
earlier he might have been genera
manager by this time. Nothing coulC
hold a man back, even a man Of hi
modesty, whose wife can say as nict
things as that. By the way, Mrs. Sin
clair, does this man keep you supplied
with transportation"
"Oh, have my annual, Mr.. Bucks!
Marion opened her bag to find it.
Bucks held out his hand. Let m,
see it a moment" He adjusted hi
eyeglasses, looked at the pass, ant
called for a pen; Bucks had never los
his gracious way Of doing very it'll
things. He laid the card on the tabI
and wrote across the back of it owe
his name: Good on all passenge
trains" When he handed the car
back to Marion he turned to Dicksie
81 understand you are laying out tw,
or three towns on the ranch, Mrs. Nc
Cloud?"
1.-TWO or three! Oh, no, only one a
yet, Mr.. Bucks! They are laying out, oh
such pretty town! Cousin Lance i
experimenting the street work-an,
whom do you think l am going t
name it after? You! l think Buck:
makes a dandy name for town, don
you? And l am going to have on
town named Dunning; there will b
two stations on the ranch, you know
and think, really, there ought to b
three"
AS many 90 thAtf
81 don't believe you can operate
line that long, NJ. Bucks, with station
IA miles apart" Bucks opened b
eyes in Benevolent surprise. Dicksi
, unabashsd. kept right on: We'll,
you know how trAfac Is increaSiu
over there, With the trains runnin
only two months nov? Why, the Sc
tiers are fairly pouring into the cou
:, Try"
viii you give me Z corner lot II Y
:. put another station on the ranch?"
Il will give you two II you will gi'
rs excursions and run some Of Il
!. Overland passenger trains through Il
. valley"
: Bucks threw back his head a
J, laughed In his tremendous way.
don't know about that; darent pro-
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