The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-23
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Where's
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BY FRANK I. PACKARD


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beat BY the knowledge OF his cwn i'm
potenee. for Macdonald. as he vel
knew, was safely entrenched benin,
loeAa4 doors Just one minute. an
III make your face look like ii had
never been born viii that"
-iIagssriy. said Macdonald in ar
injured Tone. as the window closed
-you are disgruntled
But Haggerty was to be still more
diagruntled, for The next morning. true
% MacDonald's words, be found him.
self assigned to Inspection Special
Number Eightynine. Haggerty was
aol happy bnt he boarded TIE forward
car as they pulled ONT for the noun
tains with the mental resolution that
I bee would keep ont af The super's way
Resolutions, however. like many
other things. are sometimes sndely up
set IN the face OF conditions thar are
not taken into account in tie reckon
ing They had been runnngsat a forty
mile elm. aud we're about into the yard
at Coyote Bend. when Haggafty nearly
v-7nt 70 the floor as ths air came on
tn sudden rush. and the tram came
jerking to a halt Ike a bueking bronco
The whistle was going like mad for the
block ahead. Haggerty grabbed his
red flag, dropped TO the ground. and
ran back past the super's car 10 take
his distance.
Up ahead, he could see the tail end
of a freight disappearing around the
bend. crawling into safety on the sid
ing NothingCyery interesting about
that; somebody Nd get Toxic for
LAYING out the Special, he supposed.
Maybe the freight had had a break
down, and was of schedule making
the Bend. Personally, Haggerty dId
not care 1t made very little dinerenes7
to him He picked up handful OF
stones and began to plug them at the
nearest telegraph pole Suddenly he
changed the direction of his shots, and
let fly with all his might at gopher
lie had spotted squatting In front OF
his hole.
Holy Mac" he calculated in un-
bounded astonishment 4 believe
hit the eusss---and he went back to
see. =
Just as he got Gown the embank-
ment the Special began to whistle for
her flag. two--three- -four. and
Haggerty. scrambling to the track
again, began to run. But fast as he
ran, he had only covered about half
the distance when the train began to
move. II was. therefore. a very breath.
less and painting Haggerty who tust
managed to grab the ran Of the rear
ear-tbe super's carl
There was nothing for It but TO pass
and Haggerty, with his ac-
quired swagger, started The super
was alone in the rear compartment,
seated at a table, a mass Of papers be-
fore him. Haggerty was industriously
rolling up his flag as he passed along.
'Haggertyl"
Haggerty stopped and swung around
At the sound Of ms name.
Hale reached his hand into box Of
'igars that lay open on the table, Sc
ected one carefully. lighted it, and
eaned back In bis chair Il would
Ike to offer you one. Eaggerty," he
aid quietly "but am afraid you
would misunderstand"
Haggerty shifted a little before the
uper's look. Somehow, there wasn't
ny squint at all; instead behind the
lasses. the gray eyes were remarkably
right and clear. and their steadiness
as discomposing Haggerty
1T seems" said Hale, a little smile
laying around the corners of his
Iouth that they don't measure men =
y the same standard out West here
lat they did when we were back on
le Penn together. eh?"
Haggerty Redeemed. His only relief &
onld have been ia buster. hut. curl
lsly enough there was something
$50 what that made hluster impos
hle. Therefore. HaEEer,y held his
ace. and bis fingers PLAYED nervously 81
I'M the fag twiriing it around and
ouud awkwardly
Don't make any mistake. Tag
riy.' The snpor continued pleasantly.
I'M not trying To- rub u in { want 3
"a t0 know fhat I've heard the story.
want yog fo know thut ! li1r't nose Y
out Z heard it az fbc lrneh-counter
az 1ay after rou Weni 0Ui and he- -
re tie men there knew who ] was
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