The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-18

sort of happened to mention the famine
up along, the little man made that Jap
cook o. hls'n get us up dinner that'd
made your hair frlzzle. He shore did"
1t was Williams inning, and what
he said was cautionary.
"Dry up, you fellows! Here comes
Gridley."
The master mechanic was walking
down the planked track from the back
shop carrying his years. which showed
only in the grazing mustache and chin
beard, and his $50 pounds of well set
up bone and muscle jauntlly.
Like many another man, Henry Grid
ley lived n double life, or perhaps 1t
would be nearer the truth to say that
there were two Henry Gridleys. Lid
gerwood, the Dawsons, the little world
of Angels ut large knew the virile, ac-
complished mechanical engineer and
master Of men, which was his normal
personality. What time the other per-
sonality, the elemental barbarian,
yawned, stretched itself and came
awake. the unspeakable dens OF the
til the neither man had gorged himself
on degradation.
To his men Gridley was tyrant,
eXacting but just, ruling them as the
men of the desert could only be ruled.
with the mailed fist Generous rough
nesses were recorded of him, and IL
the attitude of the men was somewhat
tempered by wholesome fear II was
none the less loyal.
Hence when he entered the round
house Industrious silence supplanted
the discussion of the superintendent
case. CHANGING Mt the group of engine
men. he beckoned to Judson When
the discharged engineer had followed
him across the turptable he faced
about and said, not too crisply: 80
your sins have found you out one more
time, have they, John? What Is 1t
this time-thirty days."
Judson shook his head gloomily.
mo: I'm down and out"
"Lidgerwood made IL final, did hei
Well, you can't blame him."
you hain't heard me saying any
thing, have you?" was the surly re-
joinder
"No, but it isn't in human nature to
forget these little things" Then sud
denly. "Where were you day before
yesterday between noon and 1 o'clock
about the time you should have been
taking your train out?'
Judson had n needle-like mind when
the alcohol was out of it, and the sud
den query made him dissemble.
about 10 o'clock l was playing pool
In Rafferty's place with the butt end Of
The cue After that things got kind of
hazy."
well, / want you TO buckle down
md think hard. Don't you remember
going over to Cat Biggs' about noon
md sitting down ut one of the empty
ard tables to drink yourself stiffr
Judson could not have told under
he thumbscrews why he was prompt
ID to tell Gridley plain lie. But he
lid it.
Il can't remember" he denied. Then
he needle pointed brain got in its
work, and he added, "WhyT
II saw you there when / was going
Up to dinner. You called me In TO tell
ne what you We're going to do to
-idgerwood If he slated you for getting
trunk. Don't you remember itp"
Judson was looking the master me-
hanic fairly in the eyes when he said
NO; l don't remember q thing about
hat"
Try again." said Gridley, and now
he shrewd gray eyes under the brim
f the soft rolled felt hat held the en-
ineer helpless.
Il guess-I do-remember it-now."
ala Judson slowly, trying, still inef-
ectually, to break Gridley's masterful
ye hold upon him.
Il thought you would" said the
MASTER mechanic without releasing
nm And you probably remember
lso that l took you out into the street
nd started you home"
Yes" said Judson. this time with
ut hesitation.
"ell' Keep on remembering II.
ou went home to Maggie. and she
ut yoy to bed. That is what you are
keep in mind"
Judson had broken the curious eve
rip at last, and again he said.
WhyT
Gridley hooked his finger absently
the engineers buttonhole.
Because IL you don't man named
says he'll start lead mine I'm
on. L heard him say It last night
verheard him, 1 should say; that's
H."
Inc master mechanic passed on. 90
IS out by the great door which omen
l Tor the locomotive entering track.
nusoh hung upon his heel for n mo-
eht ana then went slowly out
trough the tool room and across the
iru tracks to the Crows Nest.
lie found McCloskey in his office
Dove stairs. mouthing and grimacing
yer the stringboard Of the new time
bile. ''o
well" growled the trainmaster
'hen he saw who had opened and
iosed the door. Come back 70 tell
10 you've sworn off? That won't 60