The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-09-25
W Ten-Thirty
Call
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(copyright)
~ PERCY WILSON


masters shoulder when the operato
handed the latter the order for al
extra. As was not unusual with hin
on very slight provocatfon, the yard
master Immediately went off the
'iron.~ "Where's that calLboy?" h,
demanded. "What's become of thai
red-headf Where Is Obi" as he
turned his head and came afoul OF
Snapperss Sinking countenance, there
you arep
Yes, here ! arei" Knocked Snapper
"Go on, 60 on--say what you were
going to. Don't mind me! Where
did you expect to find me-in your
'lapf The call-boy was aggrieved.
whats the earliest you can call
this extra forT' was the brisk query.
~ren-thirtyr
With an exasperating affection Of
Indifference, Snapper let his eye wan
der to the clock, gaped a minute over
the crew-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 New,
that's what want to impress on your
Listen"
Laying q hand to his ear"
quoted Snapper from favorite au-
thor. and sulting action to the speech,
+" he gave close heed to the hendish
disclosure Go on"
= The yardmaster was too accustomed
to these burlesques to honor them
with any attention. go for Burn
SIDE" he directed.
He was let on"
II know that. Pay attention. He
was to be or until midnight, unless
we should need him In some emergen-
cy this morning. and this Is the emer-
gency. He promised to stay at home
TIL nine o'clock, and not to leave
town before ten." He glanced at the
clock. TITS only eight-ffty-eIght now.
You ought to find him easily" wink
Ing to the operator.
"Sure!" returned Snapper. IF only
! hadn't bent one Of me wingsl What
was 1t the coal-heaver wanted of for,
anyway"
ITO rob 4 bank, maybe. Don't both
er me; but 60 get him."
Put hfs name down." said Snapper
In disgust. "I'l get him."
The yardmaster entered the name
and handed the call-book over. Nov. |
hustle" he directed.
Snapp6r thrust the book In hia
pocket and struck an attitude. BE
ware, James Burnside !" he detained.
Your doom is knelled, and the aven-
ger"
The avenger was the yardmaster,
and Snapper got through the'doorway
just In time to escape his foot.
Hang that kid laughed the yard
master. He gets on my nerves. with
his spouting and fool antics. But he's
a good caller" he observed to the OPP
orator; land, mind my word, he'll
come back here with Burnside's sigma
ture In his book. Heaven knows
where he'll find him, though, for Jim's
tricky, and he'll dodge if he can. He
did beg hard to be off,"
In spite of his unhesltating asser-
ton, the call-boy had very grave
doubts about getting Burnside. The
promise to remain at his boarding
place for call till nine O'Clock made
1t unlikely that he would be there one
minute later, while the additional
ing him In 4 town Of fifteen thousand
people. What Snapper most desired
to know was, where was he intending
70 60 at ten? He had suspicion that /
t had something to do with Kitty ,
Carnigan. |
Being TOD wise, however, to attempt {
o get this from the young lady her T
Jef, as soon as he had called those g
wo Of the crew who lived most con- =
'enient, he moved directly on the en- :
,ineer whom, in the usual order of
for himself, he would 4,
therwfse have called last Of all His !.
Information came without his ask !,
nR for It. .
WHO'S to fire for me this trfp?" >,
he engineer inquired as he took the =
ook.
Cant you seer" said Snapper, lay .
lg a finger on the name. :,
"Hoi" laughed the engineer. you'll =
OF get Burnside. He's going out to :,
lapfe Park on the ten o'clock car 7,
18th his girl and her folks to a bas- !,
ct picnic. He's keeping an eye :,
eeled for you" :
To fle in wait and take him from J.,
ID inamorata as they were starting =,
" the car would have suited the call -
oy's dramatic longings most. but 1t -
as not m impossibiHty that the fire. q,
an, had aiready forestalled this by :.
, arrangement to meet the party -
mewffefe along the line. ~ ~
In this uncertainty the immediate
ing to be done was to get on his -
larry's trail. Snapper grttted his -,
eth and struck across the meadow. - -
! the farther side Of the run he -
Dpped and on a sudden thought. got
.od ovou,ipod both ondS of tho