The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-19
ss,,,f,,,,,sr,s,,uu.s.,s.us:n,,,:
i,,;iiiii;iiisstiii;iiiiiiisiiiii;;;ii;;

protested the other man: ITS q
frost, tell youl You say the night
passenger from Red Butte In late. !
know it's late now. but Cranford'H
running II. and II IL all down-hili
from Red Butte 10 the bridge.
Crawford Will make up his thirty
minutes. and that will put his train
right here In the thick OF things.
Call IL off for tonight, f1emister
Meet Lidgsrwood when he comes
and tell him an easy lie about your
not being able TO hold Grofield for
the rightofway talk
Judson heard the creak and snap
OF n swing chair suddenly riKhted.
and the floor dust Jared thru the
cracks upon him when the mine
owner sprang 10 his feet.
Call II off and let you drop out
Of IL? Not by thousand miles.
my cautious friend, Want TO stay
here and keep your feet warm
while go and do Il? Not on your
tintype. you yapping hound. You
can bully and browbeat a lot OF
Ing the boss act, but ! know you,
You come with me or I'll give the
whole snap away 10 Vice. President
Ford. III tell him how you built
a street OF houses In Red Butte out
Of company material and with com.
pany labor. I'll prove TO him that
you've scrapped first one thing and
Il,
you might sell them for your own
pocket I'll"
shut up" shouted the other
man. hoarsely. And then. after
moment that Judson felt was
erammed to the bursting point With
murderous possibilities: Get your
tools and come on. Wen see who's
got the yellows before we're thru
with this"
CHAPTER TX.
A. silver Switch
Like that OF other railroad Of
ficlais whose duties conEtrsin them
TO spend much time In transit,
Iidgerwood's desk work went with
him up and down on the two d.
visions. and before leaving his Of
flee In the Crows Nest to go down
TO the waiting special. he had thrust
bunch Of letters and papers Into
his pocket
IL vas his surrcptitious transfer
ence OF the letters 10 the closed ser
vice car desk. observed by Miss
Brewster. that gave the presidents
daughter an opportunity 20 make
partial amends for having turned
his business trip into a car party.
Listen a moment. all OF you." she
called. We mustn't forget that this
isn't q planned excursion for US.
its a business trip for Mr.. Lidger-
wood. We must make ourselves
small. accordingly. and not bother
him"
And 40 for an industrious hour
Underwood scarcely realized he
was no, alone. For the greater part
Of the interval the slghtseers were
out on the rear platform. listening
10 Miss Brewster's stories of the
Red Desert She was In the midst
OF one Of the most blood-curdling
when Lidgerwood. having worked
thru his bunch OF papers. opened
the door and Joined the platform
party.
But there was little chance for
speech. even II the overawlng
grandeurs OF the stupendous crew
ice. seen in their most impressive
presentment as alternating vis;as
OF stark. moonllghted crags and
Sulches and depths OF blackes,
shadow. had encouraged H. The
hiss and whistle OF the air brakes.
the harsh. sustained note OF the
shrieklng wheel flanges shearing
the inner edges OF the rail heads on
the curves. and tho suffering roar
OF 2ss's safety valve were continu-
Gus.
Suddenly the roar OF the echoing
canyon walls died away, and the