Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

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k@WN train that was to bring
IMZMs with it the special car con,
lNSXkss tanning the wife and
YSY daughter of the president.
W Mccarthy disliked the
IT. waste Of time and the role
- of entertainer for women.
mIost If the women I have known
,.no baan a nuisance" he said audi
Nv in his growing annoyance.
mo too Mack" piped up small
mice beside him.
uorarthv turned and swore. His
..tb was answered with such an en-
.b.tic string of profanity that it al
o,+ drowned the whistle of the in
coming train.
The superintendent looked reprov-
l,rIv at his companion, Sanders, the
.toqo.driver. The latter, nearly four
i.ot in height and thirteen years old,
,snrned the gaze unblinkingly from a
,,ir of wise-looking Irish-American
owes which belied his age, meanwhile
rrfnkng his freckles into mass that
,orvad as a harmonious fresco below
his red hair. Again he gave speech.
Most women" he said, 'is like ore
ragons. take up too much room on
the trail"
The train groaned and creaked along
.Re rails, and came to whining, per
spring halt
Sanders drove frantically through
q Tho crowd, swearing with earnestness
a. he went, and planted himself before
Tho platform. Down the steps surged
nrosDectOrs, miners, commercial trav-
q sprs and women, humping each 9th
q srs legs with bales, bundles, and bags,
and all in a hurry. But it was not
Sanders day. There was none who
q knew him-and those who were at
3 .racted by his shrill voice crying
"Stageline to Horne" paid small heed
10 his appeal, and traficked with his
rival. He lodged to and fro to avoid
being trampled upon, and tried to gain
fare from the other stage-driver.
The rival looked the part, thought San
derS enviousIy, as he gazed with ami
mostly at the six feet of Drawn sur
mounted by SLOUGH hat, and listened
tc the voice which came with hoarse
below
Sanders turned disconsolately to-
ward his own stage, and in emulation
Of his elders of the wilder mining
camp up in the hills from which he
came, again swore with proficiency.
Here, you, Sanders" hailed Nc
Carthgs voice from the diminishing
crowd, here are some passengers for
yOu"
The wise-looking little, old face
frightened up hopefully, and he came
forward unabashed, but colored with
self-consciousness before the outburst
Of merriment of the most beautiful
lady he had ever seen. He recalled in
5tanty a story his father used to tell
him before he went to rest back up
there in the hills, and from then on
she became to him the Dream Lady.
But it wouldn't do to blush, he
thought furiously He must play the
part because, after all, he was real
Stagedriyer. He braced his feet wide
ly apart, assumed a hoarse voice, and
In answer to her question, Are you
stage-driveT?" vociferated, you bet
your damn life l am"
The Dream Lady laughed with such
abandonment that the superlntend-
ents sharp reproof was unuttered.
Mccarthy led the way to the stage,
assisted the presidents wife and
daughter to a seat, and then deposit
ed his own huge bulk beside the driV-
er'S cushion.
Sanders crawled up to his place,
using the spokes of the wheel as
adder, Clutched the reins in his small
hands tripped the brake with much
effort, and started his horses with
yelp He reasoned over the intricacles
OF the situation, and decided that he
had been tested with, Inundated, set
upon and ridiculed. 1t hurt because
The Dream Lady was so beautiful and
mad such shining eyes.
1t was too much, and as a big lump
came suddenly into his throat, San
Gers almost swallowed the ample
eneW Of tobacco that distorted the
contour of his face. Hitherto he had
Ielt the pride of position. why
shouldn't he Joy in his independence!
lie had always made his own way and
lad been no mark for humor. Why,
sven when he wanted to go into the
Stage business after Old Patch, oW-
ing to too many stops at the road
aouSe, had simultaneously lost his
noid on the reins Of horses and OF
lie by falling from his seat, the min
us had not treated him as joke.
with great gravity they had subscrlb-
su Tor the purchase of the outfit and
lad called him Mister Sanders" True,
some Of them had winked and grown
'e1 In the face when they put their
names and their money down, but
~ey had not laughed at him broadly
Is the Dream Lady did.
Sanders recalled that entry into
iased0m with a warmth in his heart
'oF Mccarthy, who was so outspoken
WIN all men and whom so many fear
"a The big man, he remembered,