The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-06-20

quart JHe SpeClal again, Out 10 Slue.
track as soon as Brown was out OF
sight
Then the traffic manager smiled
again and went off to bed II was
probable that Brown had taken a lat.
er train and seeing the special on
siding had dropped off to investi
gate. BY morning he should be in
town and the road would be free to
forget the train for a couple of days.
When the traffic manager came TO
his office and found a message lying
on the desk. II ran: Delayed at
Stepney. Please wire to clear in &C.
cordance with agreement with Mr.
Burton B. b. Brown"
What's he doing down there?" de
manded The traffic manager of the
Stepney operator
Sitting on a girder. and looking at
a girls picture" was the somewhat
surprising reply He's got enough
grub to last him to the North Pole and
he won't bulge"
The girls picture told the story
Turtle was in love. Burton had told
him that the prompt delivery of the
steel meant his quick promotion. Pro
motion meant an early marriage and
a brown-eyed girl lent fresh endurance
20 the Turtles grip.
Turtle had made out a regular con.
ract with the agent where the cars
had been located to ru. special to
harvale, where the T. c. & s. began
There was no getting away from the
contract and though the office sent out
a man to help the local officials Tur
tie stuck to his seat on the girder and
looked at the picture whenever things
eemed especially hard.
Ia the end the road gave in. The
constant rain Of kilograms signed "B
3. Brown" that futtered down upon
he traffic managers desk, like the
constant dropping of water upon
lone, wore down that officials pa
tence and at last word was sent to
get the special off the system as soon
IS possible
Late the next morning, the train
pulled into the Jersey City yards and
he traffic manager. happening to be
IN that side of the river, went down
have a look at ''B. b. Brown"
Turtle greeted him warmly 81 was
Just going to wire YOU" he explained
1T seemed that | can't get a float to
each the up State system before TO.
light That's the better part of day
gone to waste You know we have
one too much time VIII you please
ell them to fix me up"
Freight must wait its regular turn
n the yards" explained the traffic
manager
But l have a contract" Turtles
lie had written the contract himself
and the agent had signed 1t on the
strength Of the two letters Turtle had
shown. The traffic manager read 1t
Did Paulding make this out?" he
demanded. Turtle shook his head.
He was rather busy, so ] wrote.
or him." he explained He just
signed It,"
The traffic manager regarded him
closely, but the pale blue eyes were
gazing with mild interest over the
navy yard. and the manager did not
argue.
"Ill have the yard master get you a
Goat" he said sharply, as he turned
away.
He was as good as his word and
what was more important, he explain
ed over the wire to the NJ. & @, Of
icials the text of Turtles contract |
after firing the signer by telegraph.
The fellow may be a fool" he said
but he's a contract so |
Gorded that If we don't hurry him |
through, he can make row that will |
lurt us with the commission. Better
pack him through. If you don't you'll |
get a million telegram5 a day from /
lin"
So 1t happened that when the new
connection was made, the special was
'ushed through TO Harvale on a pass.
sIGer schedule and backed onto the 4
=. & S. side track
Turtle climbed down from the car |
and limped over TO where Burton was
srayely executing jig in celebration
If the victory
81 got EN- here" he reported. THE
next time | go after steel. though, I'm |
going to carry an air pillow. They |
tried TO tire me out by refusing to let |
me ride in the caboose, and I've had TO |
sit on girders until I've got the prints
)f the rivet holes on me-"
Good boy" commended Burton. 81
knew you could do II. Graves, of the |
A. & W., called me up and wanted to
know If ! devised that contract and |
told him no What was it?"
Turtle passed over the slip of paper
II made It good and strong while |
was about it," he said. You see the |
agent hadn't been tipped off that those
letters ! carried were subject to spe-
cial advice from headquarters and he
was ready to sign anything | wrote"
Burton read the contract and the