Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-11
CHA, A..& NH.


time. But this job I've given him isn't
pulling trains"
No, and if you have cooled or
enough you may remember that have
hot yet diSapproved your action.
don't dSapprove. Give him anything
You like where possible relapse on
his part won't involve the lives Of other
people. Is that what you want me TO
say"
Il was hot" said the trainmastcr.
gruttiy apologetic We've got none
too many friends to stand by us when
the pinch comes, and we were losing
them every day YOU held out against
JudSon."
I'm Still holding out on the original
count ludSon can't run an engine
FOR me until he has proved couclu-
Stvely and beyond question that he
| has Quit the whisky Whatever other
work You can find for him
McCloSkey slapped his thigh, by
George, I've got 4 job right now.
Why ON top Of earth didn't think of
him before? He's the man to keep
tab on uallock,"
BUT now Lidgerwood was frowning
again
Il don't like that. Mac. Its n dirty
business to be shadowing Il man who
has Il right to suppose that YOU are
trusting him. | can't do It,"
You mean YOU won't do ii. l re.
Spect your Scruples, Mr.. Lidgerwood,
But it Is no longer Il personal matter
between you and Ilallock The com
pany's interests are involved"
Without suspecting II the trainmas.
ter had found the weak Joint in the
superintendent armor. For the com
pany's sake the personal point Of view
must he ignored.
1t is such a despicablc thing" he
protested, as one who yields reluctant
ly. And II. after all, Hallock Is in
nocent"--
That is just the point" insisted
McCloskey. IF he Is innocent no harm
will be done. and Judson will become
a witness for instead of against him.
We'll" said Lidgerwood, and what
more he would have said about the
conspiracy was cut OFF by the shrill
whistle of downcoming train
That's Williams with the special
he announced when the whistle gave
him leave. rs your flag out?"
Sure. It's up around the hill with
| a safe man to waggle It,"
The main line was cleared before
Williams swung cautiously around the
hill with the private car. In obedience
to Iidgerwoods uplifted finger the
brakes were applied, and the Nadia
! came to full stop with its observa'
ton platform opposite the end of the
wrecking track,
A big man in soft hat and loose
box dust coat, with twinkling little
eyes and curling brown beard that
covered fully three-fourths OF his face
stood at the handrail
Hello, Howardv' he called down to
Lidgerwood. "By George, I'd totally
forgotten that you were out here,
What are you trying to do? Got SC
many cars and engines that you have
to throw some of them away?"
Lidgerwood climbed up the embank
ment to the track, and McCloskey
carefully let him do 1t alone. The
"Helo, Howard" had not been thrown
away upon the tralnmaster.
at looks little that way, must ad
NIT, Cousin Ned. We tried pretty hard
to get It cleaned up before you came
along, but we couldn't quite make IT
Coming over to camp with us awhile
If you are hope you carry your com
missary along. Angels will starve you
otherwise"
Don't tell me about that tin canned
tepee village. Howard. | know. I've
been there before. How are we doing
over in the Timanyoni foothills get
ting much ore down from the Copper
cite? Climb up here and tell me al
about It, or. better still, come on across
the desert with us. They don't need
you here"
The assertion was quite true. With
Dawson. the trainmaster, and an I'M
derstudy Judson for bosses, there was
no need of Il fourth. Yet intuition OF
whatever masculine thing II Is that
stands for intuition prompted Lidger
wood to say:
IL don't know that ] ought to leave
I've just come out from Angels, yor
know"
But the president was not to be de
nlel
"Climb up here and quit trying t.
find excuses Wen give you n bettel
luncheon than you'll get out OF thu
dinner pals. and If you carry your
self handsomely you may get dinne
invitation after we get in. That ough
TO tempt any man who has TO live II
Angels the year round"
IidgerwOOd marked the persisten
plural Of the personal prOnoun. and I
great fear laid hold upon him, Nom
the less. the presidents invitation wa
little like the king's-it was In SOM
sense command. Lidgerwood mere
ly asked for moments respite an'
went down to announce his intention
to McCloskey and Dawson Curlousl,
enough. the craftsman seemed to b
fryinu IN i1nora tho priynfp car Hf