The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-08-07

TIL 60 IF YOU INSIST UPoN II"
ed at her fathers mine for the coming
Of the Yellowstone party she used me
for a doormat, as l deserved. That
was a year ago last spring. I haven't
seen her since; haven't tried to-
Howard" said the vice president,
you haven't exaggerated the conditions
on the Red Butte line an atom. As
you say, the operating force is as god
less a lot of outlaws as ever ran trains
or ditched them. They an know that
the road has been bought and sold
and that pretty sweeping changes are
impending. They are looking for trou-
BILE and are quite ready to help make
1t. If you could discharge them in a
body you couldn't replace them, the
Red desert having nothing to offer as
this they know too. Howard, I'm toll
ing you right now that 1t Will require
higher brand Of courage to go over
70 Angels and manhandle the Red
Butte Western IS a division Of the
p. S. W. than it would to face a dozen
highwaymen II every individual one
| Of the dozen had the drop on your
Lidgerwoed left his chair and began
| to pace the narrow limits Of the pri-
vate offis e, FIVE steps and a turn.
You mean that you are still giving
| me the chance to make good over yon-
| der in the Red desert-after what
have told your"
Il do, only I'll make 1t more bind
ing. 1t was optional with you before;
it's sheer necessity now. You've got
to co.
In the end Lidgerwood yielded, az
| the vice presidents subjects common
| ly did
"Ill go if you still insist upon 1t, )"
was the slowly spoken decision.
There Will doubtless be plenty Of
| trouble. and shall probably show the
yellow streak-for the last time, per-
haps. It's the kind Of an outfit to kill
a coward for the pure pleasure of 1t.
II I'm not mistaken"
| A busy hour had elapsed when the
vice president concluded his outline
sketch Of the Red Butte Western con-
ditions.
| "Of course you know that you will
| cleared the decks for you. As an in
dependent road the Red Butte line
had the usual executive organization
in miniature Operating the line as q
branch Of the P. s. W. system, we can
simplify the organization at Angels.
| We have consolidated the auditing
and traffic departments with our Colo
RADIO lines headquarters at Denver.
This will leave you with only the oper-
at1ng, telegraph. train service and en-
| gineering departments to handle from
Angels. With one exception, your au-
thority will be absolute: you Will hire
| and discharge as you see At, and there
will be no appeal from your decision. A."
THAT applies to my own depart
ments-the operating. telegraph, train
service and engineering But how
about the motive power?" asked the
new incumbent.
There lies the exception, and wish
| it didn't. Gridley, the master me-
chanic. will be nominally under your
! orders. of course, but II 1t should
come to blows between you you
couldn't fire him. In the regular rou-
| tine he will report to the Colorado
lines superintendent Of motive power
at Denver. But in quarrel with you
| he could make a still longer arm and
| reach the 2 s w board Of directors
| in New York
| How is that?" inquired Lidger-
| wood.
| It's a family affair He is wild
| over. and his wife was a sister OF the
| Van Kensingtons. He got his job
through the family influence, and he'll