The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-11

Nhht NaS happening.
Jones. the master mechanic. rushed
from his office, and De Remer the
foreman. from the roundhouse.
The yardmaster and the head brake
man on the freight we're scrapping
for the possession of the switch.
There was such rain of fire from the
three stacks that nobody seemed to
care to rush in and pry them apart
Without taking time to hear the
case the motive-power officials we're
inclined to sympathize with the road
engineers, while young Ridgway
leaned toward the yard crew.
While they scrapped. old Tom, back
on 1T. swore audibly. while travelling
men. who knew the road, left the
train and hurried up to the hotel to
supper.
1t was smooth shedding for the goat
until she struck the wet rail BY this
time, the road engines were on dry
sand. One more run and they shot
the goat over the switch. The brake
man and the yardmaster were still
struggling for the switch when Carr's
fireman threw II over and the two
Grants backed in to clear.
When the officials had succeeded in
pulling Killeen from the brakeman.
the goa backed down. coupled on. and
took the freight in OF the main line:
No. pulled up to the station Is min
utes late.
Hill and Carr we're In bad.
The law OF the rail is to obey or
ders on the road and kick after.
The conductor of No. was first
to report. Cause of delay: Line
blocked by twenty-one"
Dispatcher to Hill-Matter at
Salida?
Hill--Yard crew.
Dispatcher-Matter with yard
crew?
Hill-Coffn varnish.
The ward crew, save Killeen. were
still tapping up intoxicants at Nc.
Cures. along whose front porch lay
the lead of the yard tracks. Killeen,
with an eye in mourning, had to make
up the two sections OF No. 7. one for
the third. the other for the fourth.
division. getting them out 3 minutes
late.
Meanwhile, Hill and Carr received
orders, while their engines were be-
ing turned, and we're now screaming
down the Grand Canyon of the Arkan-
sas for Pueblo. wondering what they
would do to kill time for the next 80
days
When the two sections OF 7 and
three sections of 81 had departed-the
last sectiop an hour and forty minutes
late-Killeen went over to McGuire's
to round up his Indians.
As the evening was young, some
of them objected to the yardmaster's
interference, and, eventually, they
started row among themselves. One
fellow found a gun and chased the
yardmaster across the track as No.
was coming in from Leadville.
Just here, John Hills good fortune,
which has chased him through 45
years, turned up. Mr.. Kelker. the
master mechanic TO whom Hill and
Carr would have to explain on the
morrow. was in the east sleeper
just going to bed
Before the train had stopped at the.
station there was loud report out.
side and a bullet smashed through the
window Immediately over the master
mechanics bed. ripped through the
curtains, crashed out through another
window and sped on its way.
Hill and Carr we're not called to go
out the following afternoon. They
we're called to go in and see the mas.
ter mechanic.
They went. The Old Man had all
the papers In the case before him.
Hill recognized his wire Of the pre-
vious night to the train-master. The
master mechanic asked:
What was the trouble out at
Saiida?"
Hill-The yard crew.
Master Mechanic-There was some
excitement when came through.
Hill-Yes. That was Rough Neck
Ryan shootin' at Killeen.
Master Mechanic-What made him
want TO kill Killeen?
Hlll-Same thing that made all the
trouble. Mr.. Kelker-coffin varnish.
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