The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-05

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in n,my head. lie snld the Colorado
/ would give me more lessons--more real
Knowledge in year thnn I'd get in
six at college. ] kicked up an awful
row"
The older man smiled. "Of course.
You don't want TO 90 back now"
The boy made wry face. 'He ex.
poets me to go back In August. Says
l must"
"You did not tell me your name,'
was suggested.
"MacLean, George MacLennr said
the young man rather consciously. Il
was good deal 10 live up 10. He al.
ways felt the npprnisement which FOL.
lowed that admission. George Mac.
Lean, elder, was known among the
railroad circles 20 be man OF Iron,
one of the strongest Of the heads Of
the Overland Pacific system. He was
not the sort of man q son could speak
lightly Of disobeying. -
cor course everyone calls me Jun.
lor."
~ guess you'll go back II he wants
you to-" smiled Rlckard.
"Oh, but what q rotten trick lt
would bew exclaimed the son OF the
man OF Iron. "To throw me out of
college, was daffy TO finish with my
class, and TO get me here, 10 get me In
terested-and then after I've lost my
place 10 pull me back. Why, there are
things happening every dny that are
liberal education. They are only Just
beginning TO understand what they are
bucking up against. The Colorado's
an unknown quantity; even old engi-
neers are right up against 1t. There
are new problems coming up every
day, The Indians call her yellow
dragon, but she's tricky woman.
she's an eel; she's giving US sums to
break our teeth on"
''Who has the next roomf"
used TO be the general managers.
Ogilvie uses II now"
"And who did you say was Oal.
vief" They turned back into the
room.
"You can go In. He's not here. He
is the new auditor, an expert account i
ant from Los Angeles. Put In by the
o. p. when II assumed control last +
year. He used TO come down once
a month. After Hardin went ont he
came down 10 stay
"Whose say-soT
II don't know. The accounts were
rotten, that's no Office secret. The
world knows that. Hardin is blamed
for It, II Isn't fair. Look at Sather's
stone palace in Los Angeles. Look at 4
HardIn's tent, his shabby clothes"
I'D like TO meet Ogilvie," observed +
the general manager.
"Oh. he's not much TO meet. A pale,
vegetarian. theoso-
phist. You've seen 'em. Los Angeles
Is full of 'em. He was here when Har.
din was fired. You could see him see
his opportunity. His chest swelled
up. He looked as If he had tasted
meat for the first time. He thought
hat he could woozle Into the empty
place! He went back to Los Angeles.
them that the auditor
'houiu pe mere, protect the companys
interests. II sounded mysterious
as II he had discovered
SO they let him bring the
'ooks down here. He Is supposed to
'e ferreting. But he's 'woozling.' He
ised TO be in the outer Office. Said
he noise made his head ache. so he B
moved In here. All the committee
meetings are held here. and occasion W
lily the directors meetings. Water
too. ogilvie's taking notes s.
wants TO be the next general mana
'er; 1t sticks out all over him."
whats the derivation Of woozle?v
his with deep gravity.
"Walt TIL you see Ogilviei I" laughed
Is entertainer. Then as an after
hought, "This is all public gossip.
les fair game"
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