Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-04

Timanyoni district. suppose ycu can
put two aud Two tpgc,her. as | did"
AGAIN LidgerWood said lit looks
pretty had [2r llallock No one but
the thieves themselves could have any
possible reason tor driving the old man
out of the country Did he Go:"
Not much, he isn't built that way.
That same day he went to work build
ing him new shack. and he Swears
that the next man who sets near
enough 10 set ii attire won't live TO set
away and brag about 1t. Two days
aftcrward Uallock showed mp again.
and the old fellow ran him OF with n
gun"
Keep in touch with your old man
and tell him to count on us for proteC-
ton" said Iidgerwood before leaving.
Having an appointment With Leck
hard, of the main line. timed for an
early hour the following morning,
lidgerwood gave his conductor in
structiouS to stop At AucclS only long
enough to set orders for the eastern
division
When The division station was
reached NcCioShey met the service car
in accordance with wire instructions
sent from TimauyouL hrngiuS IN arm
FIJI Of mail, which IfdsrrWood pur-
posed to work through en- the run to
CopNh.
Nothing new, Mace" h. asked when
the trainmaStcr came aboard
''\nt hint~
have notified me that thcrell be trou-
BILE soon if we don't put uanncyan
and Dickson back ON the wires The
grievance committee intimatcd pretty
broadly that they could swing the
trainmen into line If they had to make
a fight"
I'VE put no man back who has been
discharged for cause" said the super
intendent firmly. Did YOU tell them
that?'
II did. | have been saving that so
often that it mighty nearly says itself
now when hear my office door open"
"Well. there is nothing to do but TO
go on saying it. We shall either make
spoon or spoil n horn. How would
you be fixed in the event Of teleg-
raphers' strike?"
1--WE been figuring on that 1t may
seem like tempting the good Lord to
say it, but l believe we could hold
about half of the men"
THAT is decidedly encouraging"
said the man, who needed to find en-
enlargement where he could 1.-TWO
weeks ago If you had said one in ten
l should have thought you were over
estimating. We shall win out yet"
But now McCloskey was shaking
his head obviously. II don't know
Andy Bradford has been giving me an
idea of how the trainmen stand, and
he says there is a good deal of strike
talk. Williams adds word about the
shop force. He says that Gridleys
men are not saying anything, but
they'll be likely to go out in a body
unless Gridley wakes up at the last
minute and takes club to them"
Lidgerwood's conductor was coming
down the platform of the Crows Nest
with his orders in his hand. and Me
Closkey made ready to swing off. II
can reach you care of Mr.. Leckhard,
at Copah, | suppose?" he asked
Eyes, / shall be back some time to-
morrow. In the meantime there is
nothing to do but to sit tight in the
boat. Use my private code if You
want to wire me. I don't more than
half trust that young fellow Dix, Cal
lahan's day operator. And, by the
way, Mr.. Frisbie is sending me
stenographer from Denver. IF the
young man turns up while l am away
see if you can't get Mrs Williams to
board him."
McClosley promised and dropped
off, and the one car special presently
clanked out over the eastern switches
1t was only little after II O'Clock
when Lidgerwood, looking up from