Arizona republican., 1911-09-15

| J. V. f1dlt, lLG O. V. ldL, lS HcltDs appointed Superintendent of the Hin Division, with headquarters at Big Cloud, vice H. T. MacKay."
 Now, who in the double blanked, blankety blanked blazes Is Hale?" de- manded the roundhouse and the en- zine crews.
 "MacKay was all to the good, hm?- what" growled the despatchers.
 The train crews swung their lanterns with a defiant air, and the passenger conductors juggled their punches around their little fingers. smiling a | superior smile to themselves. Hale might be good man, perhaps he was, so was MacKay for that matter. 'I guess he'll get along all right with us, | but he don't want to get fresh. that's | all. Where'd he come from. hm?"
 That question, at first, no one seemed ! able to answer. The general impress sion was that the Trans-continental | had got him from some Eastern road. Certainly he was a new man. bran new. to the System.
 And then the renown of one flag ! gerty, who was braking on a pas senger local, became great, and, in consequence. the displeasure of the | Division increased.
 Said Haggerty: When I was on the Penn five years back, this fellow | Hale was assistant super. You wanter look out for him. you can take my | little word for that. He's a holy ter TOT, an that's a fact. Got any ,hewin'?"
 Haggerty got his chewing, being an | agregious liar; and Hale got a dam. iged reputation for the same reason.
 But Haggerty got more than his ,hewing-and he had not long to wait. On the day that the new super was expected, Haggerty, on passenger local Number Seven, got into Big Cloud about noon, and. taking advantage of he ten-minute wait for refreshments. ;traddled a stool at the lunch-counter. Between bites. he fired questions at Macdonald. the despatcher, who was )olding his midday meal.
 Hale come yet?" he demanded. s'
 Haven't seen him." replied Mac. Donald.
 When dye expect him?" persisted Haggerty.
 "I don't know" Macdonald answered
 "Oh, don't be so blasted closet mapped Haggerty. You ain't givin way any weighty secret if you let out what time his speciaIll be along, uppose."
 'I haven't heard of any special" said iacDonald. Say. Haggerty, they tell ne Hale's an old friend of yours. hm? 70 wonder you're anxious. forgot bout that. As soon as I get word bout him. I'll wire up the line to you .o's you can jump your train, come j2ck on a hand-car, and be here on the platform to meet him"
 You 20 to blazes," retorted Hag- yerty, and scowled across the counter It an inoffensive looking little fellow yho had taken the liberty of smiling at he despatcher's words.
 No, Haggerty." went on Macdonald pleasantly, don't you worry. l won't fail you. When the super steps off the train. and the first words he says Is, Where's Haggerty?' and you're not here to respond in kind l can plainly see there'll be doings. Oh, no, don't you fret, I'll not throw you down on anything like that-'twouldn't be wise for us. that's got to live with him, to rifle him up at the outset. No, 1t cer- tainly wouldn't, what?"
 You 20 bite on a brake-shoe. you're too sharp 10 be munchin' doughnuts," snarled Haggerty. And. swinging him. self from his seat, he went back to his train.
 An hour later when he reached Elk River. the end of his run, he found a telegram waiting for him from Mac Donald. He sucked in his under lip as he read it.
 You sly joker" wired the des- hatcher, why didn't you tell us that your friend came up with you on Num- Der Seven?"
 Haggerty pushed his cap to the back of his head, and swore softly under his breath. He began 10 go over in his mind the passengers that had been aboard the train when they ran Into Big Cloud. No one individual seemed to stand out carded and waybilled as the new super.
 Then an idea struck Haggerty. and he climbed into the rear coach where Berkely. his conductor, was making up his report sheets.
 Say. Jim" said Haggerty. "was there any passes Into Big Cloud this mornin'?"
 BerHely looked up suspIciously. You mind your own business, an you'll get along better." he snapped.
 "Oh, punk" returned Haggerty. My counts the same as your'n. ain't 1t? Whats the matter with you, then? Honest, Jim, wanter know. Was there any DasSes?"
 "No, there wasn't" grunted Berkely, cooling down little.
 Well, then. you might have said so at first, instead of jumpin' fellow for nothin'," said Haggerty, and went out of the car to hang meditatively over the hand-rail and spit reiectively at the ties.
 Now, wouldn't that sting you?" he demanded of the universe in general. Wouldn't that sting you? Who ever heard of a new super comin' on the fob ridin' a local on ticketf An me askin' when he was goin' to turn up. How was to know. hm?" And dur ing all that afternoons lay-up at Elk River. Haggerty pondered the matter He continued to ponder it as they pulled out for the return trip In the evening and he was still pondering 1t when they whistled for Big Cloud.
 ThereSwas no moon up that night, o-d (, urac praffy dark ac fhpv ran In