The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-03
Confined from yesterday.l

he expected at least to be allowed
farewell word or two with Gertrudts.
but instead he was bowed out as cere-
uloniously as he had been bowed In
ana. finding himself at last IN the
sopen. sighed with relief. He felt ike
paroIed prisoner, but he thought OF
tie rs 81 4lice ot aud q .3s
instantly consoled he crossed slowly
/ to the plaza. nausing moment Tor q
good night look at the house, then, as
l lie turned I1er caught Il glimpse of
tigtIre Sinking into the shadows Of the,
side Street ana smiled indulg eutly
Evidently Alan had been unable, TO RE-
i.sist the temp tatiop to follow HIM But
when lie bad reached his quarters @he
was surprised ito And the boy there
ahead Of him. ai
"How did you beat me homer he I'M
CURED.
~ have been waiting h'impatiently
ever since you went out. 10 be sure.
have had one little dream
Didn't you follow me to the Cara
yels'2.
"Oh. boss. Never would do such. !"
Seeing that the negro was honest
Kirk decided that somebody had been
spying upon him.: but the matter was
of so little consequence that be dis
missed it from his mind.
Although RunneIs had spoken with
Confidence of the coming shakenp in
the railroad organization it was not
| without a certain surprise that he
ISiwoKe one informing to Gnd himself aeE
Pavely sini eli arge Of the entire system.
| HealosEs no time In sending for kirk
who took the news OF their joint adj
vancement with characteristic equa-
nimity.
NOV, there is nothing cinched yet.
understand the acting superintend-
emit cautioned him. s:Ye,re all on .pEoz.
batl6R, but. if we make good tlhainls
wen stick
err do my best TO I'LL your shoes. n
'sAnd i have TIE inside track ON
Blakeley, fn4spiteiof Colonel Joison. so
I'm not alarmed The break came
sooner than 1 expected. and now that
lswetchapaaFe in control. it's the chance
of our ifetimes' $3.50 ~
Kirk nodded You're entitled to oil
you get, but I've never quite under
stood how managed to forge ahead
so fast I've been mighty lucky"
"You don't really call it luck, do
your" Runnels looked at him Curl
ously.
'Tm not conceited enough to think
I'm downright genius"
why, the Cortlandts engineered ey-.
erything. It was they who arranged
your promotion to the Office in the first
place, and they're behind this last ar
fair. They have stood back of you at
every step and, incidentally, back of
me and the other boys"
when you say they you of course
mean she. !" -
"Of course. One has to recognize
him, though, as. the head of the family.
And he really did have part in 1t
too. AT least IL lIes had been against
us we never syE6 slave won. - sg,,eN
Pd III to sflor the Gotta ndts that
lsJe APPRECIATE what they We done. but
we can't. openly thank her without hu-
initiating him. I'd like to give him
f0s7si'7
Suppose we. give him a quiet little
supper some night and tell him franlS-
" how grateful we are He's the sort
to appreciate thing like that and It
would be delicate way Of thanking
his wife too"
Good! I'll speak to the other fell
lows, and now the acting master OF
transportation is going TO shake with
the new acting superintendent and
| wish him every success. =
Runnels grasped the outstretched
hand.
SAY, Anthony be said. we're
young aud we have start. y have
what you lack. aud you have what !
lack. If we stick together. well own
u railroad some day Is It n gog
"yoaEbet!''
win a warm glow In his breast the
retS master or transportation plunged
SIS Ills duties fIt. re;fliy was making
"a success. 1t seemed, although II was y
sbit. disappointing to learn tllut he owed
90 ihucll OF Il 10 t5gltth cortlandts But ]
tins last advlncement. too. was very
timely. for it would surely have its
erect nptTi Andres Gnravel.
But his new work brought new
troubles and worries. He began to 4
sleep shorter, hours: lie concentrated
with every atom of determination IN
him; he drove himself with an iron
hand. he attacked his task from ev-
cry angle. and with his fine conStitu-
ton and unbouhded youthful energy
he covered an amazing quantity OF
! work, He covered It 50 wells more
over. that Rnnnels colnpli nteds him
TIis stress of labor served one ptr-
pose FOR which be was very grstei NJ
Is sepai Cd him from Edith Cortlalitlt
md took his mind from that occ
i,ence IN khe ia q
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