The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
The Pied Piper of One Track Gulc1

gomery, string of empty coaches would be in read mess at Riata as an offset to the T5c special gomery, climbing his place the freman's seat in the waiting engine gave the word to go, and the At the junction station the night operator There was no news of the T-C's big special; but thought it could not possibly reach Riata before mid night
 sary Then: Have we clear track trough the gulch and up the bbranch?"
 And how about the other 1ine-the T-C?"
 That's clear, too-of everything but the dasos The work trains out this afternoon, to be Montgomery said @Good night and gave Hefel- finger the word. The light engine swung around the long leg of the Y" and was brake-clipped to stand at the switch where the few hundred feet of court commanded joint track began The headlight, prick ing out the fireman going ahead to set the switch, th5onsh fi the motel notch in the Rogbaek hiiis 'D Montgomery spoke to Heffelhnger when the fire into the notch gateway.
 Run to the end of the joint track, and then stop yourself out on the re new Line, and be ready to take swift order to move"
 Beyond the gateway gulch the light engine paused at the second switch, and Montgomery borrowed the the track. The two men on the engine followed the movements of the spot of lantern light curiously At climbed in laborious zigzags up the steep right-hand accvity, disappearing finally among the scrub pine frnging the overhanging shale cliffs of the oorge.
 When 1t came in sight again an hour later, 1t was borne by one running race Montgomery, breath
 
 engine .tep. "Gol" he shouted. Get speed on herF" The light engine darted away up the TIC. track, a e At the second there came tremendous earthquaver, sucking in blast of air, si,! and prolonged crash like the topping of falling "Hinme1r' calculated Hefelfnger. lapsing into Montgomery emptying his pockets of broken coil of blasting fuse and handful of dynamite It's one of those 1andslides you read about MT. Hefel6nger. had Premonton that it was com, that's I 1dp'f Teri be two or three days before they can dig hole enane ortNor anYtI1inq else in Ease ID a little This is the first of the Italian camps we're coming to. When you drop me off, you may go back to the switch, get in on our own track, and go to sleep Your part of the job will be done"
 around huge camp fire, and one of them play ing Tuscan folk song on a gigantic accordion banknent, his rich tenor ringing clear and true in the words of the song.
 of the forlorn hope into the Burnt. Hills, MT. Red dick had duty to perform which he would gladly - As if the night landslide in One-Track Gu1ch had been the signal s3r misfortune troubles hG gathered quickly and hicky at the little junction station of Riata. The T-C special of empty passenger cars, sing frog; and when it successfully enrailed and lowed out to one leg of the long 'Y' only to find P. freight hit the frog and went off, hopelessly blocking traffic in every direction.
 Reddick could disregard But later in the day, while the block at iiata was still unbroken and trains It, announced the coming of special train carrying President Calliday and a party of guests General uph was n s Lake GsgePa f Aeen Arthur was in the East That the president should no lightning arrester from the official staff on the gp on Nuef r2ee ee to pay bn 3 ana
 He was barely in time. When Three reached Riata the presidents special had in from the east and had been backed down the coal track ". Delahay, the wrecking boss, and everybody else concerned was toiling frantically to clear for the a Do you be going down there and pacifvin' him, Mis:her Reddick," pleaded the wrecIdng boss 'Weri let him out the first Twin minut' can; but what senger coaches blockn' things"
 Reddick walked around the long leg of the "Y'' and found the presidents pushed squarely down to the best possible point for viewing the huge land was carrying pull complement of guests. Reddicks approach from the forward vestibule, and in compaIys treasurer and three elderly ladies, of them looking like pictures out of old book of steel
 much bejeweled person, sitting in the easiest of the wicker chairs and flaming herself vigorously
 The president was out on the roonly rear platform, which was otherwise occupied by group of young people. Reddick saw three men in outing fannels only to observe that one of the young women was pretty another prettier and the third prettiest
 How did it happen, Mir. Reddick7" indicating the
 Reddick did not know, and said so It had fallen in ~Nebndh f9e mlgRt inrt5 and without warning
 No; luckily. was near it at the catastrophe moment.
 The president dismissed the landslide and leaned over the hand rail to look forward mpatiently. The sweating were beginning shuttle the obstruc- tions, and string of empty passenger cars was backing slowly down on the other leg of the Y
 What train is that?" MT. Calday desired to know.
 It was the foriorn-hope train and Redcick ex- rla'ned the critical traffic problem, taking occasion to comment on the miraculous opportuheness of the landslide Since the gulch blocked, there was still D & U F. fighting chance for the securing of the Italians.
 The president nodded complete understan ding and approval " ou still working it?' he asked
 Yes One of our young men is on the ground