The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-02
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= combe out OF the proposal which
urged earnestly upon Mrs. Brewste
= Telling her briefly OF the threatene
a strike and its promise Of violence an
rioting, he tried TO show her that IN
$ presence of the private car party wa
e menace alike TO its own member
and TO him Would she not defer I
his Judgment and let him send tn
Nadia back TO Copah and 10 safet
while there was yet timer
Mrs. Brewster. the placid. let hin
say his say without interruption, bu
when he finished the placidity becam
active opposition. The presidents wifi
would not listen for a moment to NJ
expedient which did not could not
include the president himself.
II merely wished to state the case
and to give you q chance to get on
! and away from the trouble while We
could get you out" Lidgerwood said
little sti1ly, then: ut is barely pos
sible that the others may agree with
me instead of with you. VIII you tel
them about Il when they come bach
TO the car and send word to my office
after you have decided In open coun
| ell what you wish 10 do? Only don't
let IL be very late. a delay Of two OF
three hours may make 1t impossible
for US TO get the Nadia over the Des
ert division"
Mrs. Brewster promised. and the SUI
perintendent went upstairs to his of
flee. A glance into Hallocll's room in
passing showed him the chief clerks
boxlike desk untenanted. and he won.
dered If Judson would find his man
somewhere in the town. He hoped so
IL would be better for all concerned II
the arrest could be made without toe
many witnesses. True. Hallock had
few friends in the railroad service. at
least among those who professed loyal
~ TO the management. but with explo
sives lying about everywhere under
foot one could not be too careful OF
matches and fire.
The superintendent had scarcely
closed the door upon his entrance into
his own room when IL was opened
again, with McCloskey's hand on the
latch. The trainmaster came to re.
port that q careful search of Gala. |
hams files had not disclosed any mes
sage to Leckhard; also he added that
Dix, who should have come on duty nj
o'clock, was still absent.
What do you make out Of that?"
queried Lidgerwood.
McCloskey's scowl was grotesquely
horrible
Bullying or bribery" he said short
~. They've got Dix hid away up
town somewhere. But there was a
message. all right. and with your name
signed TO II. Callahan saw II on Dix's
hook this morning before the boy came
down. 1t was In code-your private
code. i got Orion little while ago
on the Copah wire and pumped him.
He says there was code message and
that Dix sent It. But when I asked
him to repent II back here he said he
Mr.. Leckhard had taken
t with him somewhere down the main
line"
Lidgerwoods exclamation was pro-
fane. The perversity of things. ami
mate ard inanimate, was beginning TO
wear upon him.
Go and tell Callahan to keep after
1rton until he gets word that Mr.
Leckhard hos returned. Then have
him get Lcckhard himself at the other
md of the wire and call me-" he di-
'ected "Since there is only one man
besides myself in Angels who knows .
he private Office code I'd like to know
What that message said"
McCloskey nodded. You mean Hal
ockY
Eyes"
The trainmaster was halfway to the
loor when he turned suddenly to say:
You can fire me If you want TO, Mr.. ;,
but I've got to say nv :,
Gy You're going to let that yellow :,
oG run loose until he bites you" =,
"No. l am not"
by gravies, I'd have him safe un-
er lock and key before the shindy be-
ms tonight If ii was my Job" .
HE will be-" announced Lidger u
rood 81 have sworn out warrant
Or his arrest, and Judson has it and
looking for his man."
The afternoon sun was posing for
S plunge behind the western barrier "
lnge and Lidgcrwood had sent Grady ~
p to the cottage on the second mesa /"
tell Mrs. Dawson that he would ~
OF be up for dinner when the door ~
Dened to admit Miss Brewster. ~
And the way into my parlor is up ~
winding STAIR" she quoted blitbelv ''
nd quite as II the air were not thick "s
It'll threatening possibilities. $50 this
where you live, IL It.? What a
cary, bleak, blank placer vi
1T was moment ago, but II isn't "
wv he said, and his soberness made
C saying something more than biz III
commonplace gallantry. Then he al
we her his swing chair as the only 81
mfortable one in the bare room. add. Ia
e, Il hope you have come to tell me au
at your mother has changed her 20
Ind"
Indeed. l haven't What do Won u,
Ike us for, Howard?" IN