Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-12-07
The Tanning of Red Butte Western
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weakness for such things. aanock, J
carrying double He has fixed up
some trouble making message or faxed
one and signed your name to 1t and
then sehemed to let Il leak ont
through Dix
ITS making the trouble, al right"
was Judson's comment. When left
Biggs' a few minutes ago Tryon was
calling for volunteers Co come down
here and steal an engine. from what
he said / took it they were airnin' TO
20. over into the desert TO tear up the
track and stop somebody Or some
thing coming this way from Copah,
all on account OF that make believe
message that You didn't send
Tnus far Tudson.s report had dealt
with facts But there were other
things deducible He insisted that the
strength OF the insurrection did nor
lie in the dissatisfied employees OF fbo
Red Butte Western Or even In the ex-
employees; 1t was rather In the law
less element Of the town, which lived
and fattened upon the earnings OF the
railroad men Moreover. IL was GER
tain that some one high In authority
In the railroad service was furnishing
the brains. There was a chief to
whom all the malcontents deferred
and who figured In the barroom talk
as the boss or the big boss
"And that same big boss is sitting
up yonder ID Cat Biggs' back room
right now givin his orders and tellfn'
'em what e do was Judson's crown
ing guess. and. since Hallock had not
been visible since the early afternoon.
for the three men sitting under the
superintendent's desk lamp Judson's
inference stood as q fact assured. lt
was Halloc1- who had fomented the
trouble. it vas Hallock who was now
directing it.
The trainmaster returned TO his post
In the wire Office, and Judson was sent
back to Biggs' to renew his search Tor
the hidden ringleader. Judson's re-
port was grave enough, but It brought
d good hop that the crucial moment
might be pt tponed until many OF the
men would too far gone in liquor to
take any ac. ve part LidgerWood took
the precautions made advisable by
Tryon's threat to steal an engine, send
ing word Benson to double hi
guards on tie locomotives In the yarf
and to Dawson to block the turntable
so that none might be taken from the
rOundhouse.
Afterward he went out TO look over
the field in person Everything was
quiet. almoe suspieiously 30. Gridley
was found clone In his Office at the
shops smoking cigar. with his chair
tilted to a comfortable angle and his
feet On the desk His guards, he said.
were posted in and around the shops,
and be hoped they were not asleep.
THUS far there had been little enough
to keep them awake.
LidgerWood passing out through The
door opening upon the electric lighted
yard, surprised man in the act o.
turning the knob to enter. 1t was the
merest incident, and he would not
have remarked it Ii the door, closing
behind Gridley's visitor, had not bf-
sected 8 violent outburst OF profani
~. vocalizing itself in the harsh tones
Of the master mechanic, as thus
''You chuckle headed fool! Haven
you any better sense than TO come
With the impact Of blow LidgerWooo
recognized the "chuekle headed fool"
Of Gridley's nalediction was Richard
Rufford. the Killers" younger brother.
Lidgerwood said nothing Of this Incl
dent to Dawson. whom he found pa
trolling the roundhouse. Here. as at
the shops and IN the yard. everything
was quiet and orderly. The crews for
the three sections or the midnight
freight were all out. guarding their
trains and engines. and Dawson had
only Bradford and the roundhouse
night men for company.
Nothing stirring. F'red?s inquired
the superintendent
LESS than nothing. IT, almost too
quiet" was the rober reply. and then:
II see you haven't sent the Nadia out.
Wouldn't it be a good scheme TO get a
couple Of buckboards and have the
women and Judge Holcombe driven to
our place on the mesa? The trouble,
when II comes. will come this way"
LidgerWood shook his head
My stake il the Nadia il precisely
the same size as yours, Fred. and /
don't want co risk the blackboard bust
ness Well do ;.affar thing than