American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
15fe Ten-Thirty
Call
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BY PERCY WILSON
tcopyright.)
BY PERCY WILL

90 very slight pr0yocatlon, the yarn'
master immediately went on the
iron" "Where's that c%allboyF lie
demanded. whats become OF mat
red.head7 Where is orr ns ne
turned his head and came af0ul OF
Snnpper's sinirking countennhce' mere
you arel y
"Yes, here | aret' Knocked Snapper.
$50 on, go on-say what you were
going 10. Don't mind mel Where
did you expect 20 find me--in your
lapY" The cull-boy was nggrieved
"Whnt's the earliest you can call
this extra for2" was the brisk query.
'Ten-thlrtyi"
With nn cooperating affection OF
Indifference, Snapper let his eye wan
der TO the clock. gaped a minute over
the c%rew-board. and gradually came
around to the book. II reckon he
answered. Then, with sudden inter
est "Who's to shovel smoker
"Oh, you take notice, do your Now
That's whit | want to impress on your
Listen"
"'Laylng a hnnd to his enr'
quoted Snapper from a fnvoritc hu'
thor, and suIilng action to the speech
she gave close heed to the iiendlSll
disclosure Go on"
The yardmnster was too accustomed
to these b%urlesques to honor them
with any attention. @ for Burn
side" he directed.
"He was let Off"
II know that, Pay attention. He
was to be Off until midnight, unless
we should need him In some emergen'
cy this morning; and this ls the emer'
gency. He promised to stay at nome
I'll nine O'Clock. and not to leave
town before ten lie glanced at the
clock. ITS only eight-nfty-elght now.
You ought to find him easily" wink
Ing to the operator.
"Surel'' returned snapper. IF only
! hndn'i bent one OF me wlngsl What
was Il the conl.henver wanted off for,
anyway
40 rob n bank, maybe. Don't both
err me; but ga get him"
'put his name down." said Snapper
In disgust. "T1l get him"
The yardmaster entered the name
aud handed the cnll-booI over. Nov
hustle" he directed.
Snapper thrust the book In IN
pocket and struck un attitude he
ware, Jnmes Burnside !" he acclaimed
"Your doom is knelled, aud the avell
ger"
The nvenger was the yardmastel
- .A..,,nI rho .I.psAHul
just Ia time to escape his foot.
"Hang that Kid !" laughed the yard
master. "He gets on my nerves, Wit
his spoutlng aud fool antics. But he
A good caller" he observed TO the oI
orator; "nnd, mind my word, he
come back here with Burnslde's slgni
ture In his book. Heaven know
where he'll find him, though, for jim
tricky, and he'll dodge II he can. II
did beg hard to he on"
In spite OF his unhesItatlng asseI
ton, the cnll-boy hud very gray
doubts about getting Burnside. TIL
promise to remain at his bOnrdlu
plnce for u call TN nine O'Clock mad
u unlikely that he would be there on
minute later, while the addition
hour did not give much time for FIN,
Ing him In n town OF fifteen thousun
people. What Snapper most desire
20 know was. where was he lntendil
10 go at tent lie had n suspicion Tia
Il had something TO do with KIT
CarnigHu.
Being toe wise, however, TO nttemI
10 get this from The young lady he
self, as snon us he had called tho
two of the crew who lived most co
venlent. he moved directly on the q
glneer. whom, In the usual order
convenience for himself, he Won
otherwise hive cnlled last OF ull, u
information came without his n'
ing Cor Il.
"Who's to fire Tor me this trip
the engineer inquired MS he took I
book.
Cant you seer" said snapper, Il
ing a finger on the name
"uol" laughed the engineer, "yo'
moi get burnside. He's going out
Maple Park ON the ten o'clock
with his girl and her folks TO II b
kei picnic. He's keeping an
peeled Tor you"
10 lie in wait aad take Am fr
his innmorata as they were start
for the cur would have suited the G
boys dramatic longlngs most, hut
was not an lmposslhility that the I
nmn had nlrendy forestalled this
an arrangement 20 meet the pa
somewhere along the line,
In this uncertainty the immedl
ihlng to he done was 10 get on
quarry's trail snapper gritted
~ teeth aud struck across the mead
AT the farther side of the run
stopped and. on a sudden thought,
down aud examined both ends OF
short plank that spanned II. VIII
doing anything more, however, he
up again and went on, and soon
tered the Carnlgan's rea gate.
had kept his eye sharply on the hi