Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-08-08
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ROMANCE
. And Turning 1t Into a Com
monpIace Affair.
BY CLAUDE PAMARES.

up In establishment as the gray haired
old broker, who was frigidity itself.
hailed the visitor with:
"well, well. Tom. but where did you
spring from this mornings?
And Tom. who appeared to be fully
as old and frigid and gray haired as
the other, replied:
"Say, Jim, it's good for sore eyes to
| see you. The G. and S. road wants
thousand new freight cars, and I'm in
! the east to raise a loan. How are you
anyhow? Feeling pretty gay, old boyT
And then the broker and the g neral
manager sat down for a chat over old
days at college and talked of this ana
that for an hour before the broker said:
"By the way, Tom, I've got boy out
on your road"
"You don't sayI He hasn't been near
me with letter"
"But he's there. You remember my
boy Dave? Always fussing around
with machinery since he was kid. |
wanted to make broker Of him, but
couple of years ago, after going through
the Polytechnic against my wishes, he
threw me over. He wanted to go rail
reading, and l wanted him here and so
we had a falling out"
"You don't sayT
81 didn't drive him from the house.
but he left Just the same Said he was
going to make his own fortune and all
that bosh. Hasn't had a cent Of his
income from me In over a year. He
writes to his mother. but ! never hear
direct from him. Got brains, / think.
but he's self wiIled and inclined to be
an ass"
Don't be too hard on him. II It
Isn't his way to skin the lambs let him
try some other. l believe you used TO
be known as old Obstinacy' once upon
n time"
Eyes, 1 remember. If you happen to
come across the boy and he deserves
a lift give it TO him. No petting or
pampering, though. Let him have all
the roughing 1t he wants."
Away out west on the G. and S.
railroad there was a young man Of
twenty-five working as fireman on an
engine drawing a local. Two years
before, when he had applied to the SUI
perintendent of motive power for
something to do, the super" had
looked him over in contempt on &C.
count of his white hands and patent
leather shoes and replied:
Want work. Ell? Well, I'll give II
to you. Go up TO the roundhouse and
tell Sam to set you to work as wiper
The pay will be SIG per month, and if
you get grease spots on that dandy
suit of yours the company won't pay
for the cleaning"
The official turned away with
grin, thinking that that was the last |
of the young man, but be was mis- |
taken. When three days had passed |
the boss of the roundhouse reported:
"Jay, you sent me Jim dandy OF
wiper. Hanged If he don't seem TO /
know something about machinery"
What! Did the young fellow show
up?" asked the super" in surprise.
Been working right along, and he's
the handiest chap I've had since my
time here. You'll be promoting him
out of the house in a month"
The young man was watched close
" and kept track of. He had been put
NJ the very dirtiest work and given the
poorest pay. but he made no COM
plants. His time came when an en-
CINE was telephoned for in a hurry and
there was nobody to run her out of the
house and up the yard. He stepped
INTO the cab and had the table turned
Cor him and turned the engine over
WITHOUT comment. He was going back
70 bis work when the superintendent
asked:
did you ever fire an epgine?'
mo, SIR"
think you. could"
"I'm ready to give II trial"
Two weeks later he was put on
ard engine. The engineer meant 10
ind fault with him because he was
| dandy" but no opportunity occur
ed. He was kept in his place for six
months, as there were many to be pro-
noted in advance of him, but he was
inally given a place on the local
When this engineer was asked to re-
'ort on his cub he said:
Hes peach in his way, but q
Iunno how he'll pan out in the end. 1
les one of these book engineers. He
links he could take an engine to I,
ieces and set her up again by the ,
ooks, and I'm lookin' 10 see his head +,
ct swelled until the road has TO
ounce him."
Things were In this shape when the
eneral manager returned from New {
'ork. He had forgotten about David
Tolmes for the moment. He wanted ],
, go down the road for a few miles. o
nd so he took the local. ii
he was accompanied by his daugh- S,
n Nettie, but not in the car. II was
hid of this piquant girl of eighteen 4,
ears that she ran the G. and 8. road .,
' running her father She wanted to
D down on the engine, and she had :,
err way about 1t, and the meeting be- =