Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-14

n0tory IF the now superintendent.
After the mysterious disappearance
o. the Wll>nuS eu-jH1- mystery still
unSolvcd and apparently unsoiNahie-
he struck fast and hard. searching
painSta6ingly for the leaders in the re-
bellion, repriNaUdiug. suspcuGi9S and
diScharging until McCloSkey warned
him that i'll addition to the evil Of short
handing the road he was filling An
gels with a growing army of eN-em-
ployees, desperate and ripe for any
thing,
Il can't help it, Mac" was his in
variable reply. Unless they put me
out Of the fight l shall so on as | have
begun, staying with it until we have
railroad in factor Il forfeited charter
DO the best YOU can, but let 1t he
plainly and distinctly understood that
the man who isn't with us Is against
us, and the man who is against us Is
going to get chance TO hunt for
new job every time"
Whereupou the trainYastev's homely
face would take on added furrowfngs
of distress.
That's all right, Mr.. Lidgcrwood
That is stout, two listed talk, all right,
aud I'm not doubling that YOU mean
every word of it. But-theyll murder
YOU"
That is neither here nor there
what they will do to me. l handled
them with gloves at first. but they
wanted the bare fist. They've got il
now, and. ms have said before, we
are going to fight this thing through
to Il complete and artistic finish. Who
goes east on 202 todayT"
1T Is Judson's run. but he is laying
Off"
what is the matter with him
sick?"
mo: just plain drunk"
"Fire him. won't have single
solitary man in the train service who
gets drunk Tell him so"
"All right; one more stick of dyna-
mite, with cap and fuse in it, turned
loose under foot" prophesied McClos-
key gloomily. hudson goes"
"Never mind the dynamite. Now,
what has been done with Johnston,
that conductor who turned in SO as
the total cash collections for hun
dred and fifty mile rum"
1--WE had him up. He grinned and
said that that was all the money there
was; everybody had tickets"
you don't believe it?'
mo. Grantby, the superintendent Of
the Ruby mine. came in on Johnston's
train that morning, and he registered
a kick because the Ruby Gulch station
agent wasn't out of bed in time to sell
him ticket. He paid Johnston on the
train, and that one fare alone was
$500"
Lidgerwood was adding another mi
mute square to the penciled checker
board on his desk blotter.
discharge Johnston and hold back
his time check. Then have him ar
rested for stealing, and wire the legal
department at Denver that want him
prosecuted"
Again McCloskey's rough cast face
became the outward presentment of a
soul in anxious trouble.
Call it done-and another stick of
dynamite turned loose" he acqui
esced. us there anything else?"
yes. What have you found out
about that missing switch engine?"
Nothing yet. I'm hunting for proof"
against the men you suspect? Who
are they, and what did they do with
the engine?'
McCloskey became dumb.
Il don't dare to say part of 1t until
l can say it all, Mr.. Lidgerwood You
hit too quick and too hard. But tell
me one thing you had to report
the loss of that engine to anybody
higher up?'
81 shall have to report it to General
Manager Frisbie. of course, if we
don't find it."
But haven't you already reported
it?"
"No-that is. guess not. Wait
minute"
A touch of the bell push brought
Hallock to the door OF the inner Office.
"HalloCk, have you reported the dis
appearance of that switching engine
to Mr. Frisbie?" asked the superin
tendent
The answer seemed reluctant, and 1t
was given in the single word of as.
sent
"Whenf" asked Lidgerwood.
"In the weekly summary for last
week. You signed it," said the chief
clerk
did tell you to include that par
ticuar item In the report?' Tidgor-
wood did not mean to give the in
quiry the tang Of an implied reproof,
but the fight with the outlaws was
beginning TO make his manner incl
sive
"You didn't need TO tell me. know
my business" said IIallOck. and his
tone matched his superor's.
LidGerwood looked at McCoskey
and at the administers almost i'm.
perceptible nod. said That's all" and
HaIlOrk disannpa rcd and closed the