Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21
7e Ten-Thirty
Call
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By sRRcY WILSON
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handed the latter the order for al
extra. As was not unusual with hin
on yeEy slight provocatiOn, the yard
master Immediately went of thC
iron" Where's that call-boyT hi
demanded. whats become Of thai
red-head2 Where is-- Oil" as he
turDOd his head and came afOul Of
Snapper's Sinking countenance, there
you arel"
Eyes, here are !" Knocked Snapper
go on, SO On-say what you were
going to. Don't mind mel Where
did you expect to find ms-in your
lap?" The call-bOy was aggrieved.
whats the earliest you can call
this extra for?" was the brisk query.
''Ten-thirtyY
With an exasperating affection OF
indifference, Snapper let his eye wan
der to the clock gaped q 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 Now,
that's what want to impress on you;
Listen"
Laying hand to his ear, "
quoted Snapper from q favorits au-
thor, and suitlng action to the speech,
che gave close heed to the aendish
disclosure Go on"
The yardmaster was too accustomed
to these burlesques to honor them
with any attention. go for Burn
side" he directed.
''Hs was let of"
II knew that. Pay attention. Hs
was to be sft until midnight, unless
we should need him In seine emsrgen.
cy this morning; and this Is the emer:
gehcy. He promised to stay 1t home
till nine e'cl0ck, and not to leave
town before ten" He glanced at the
clock. Its only eight-nfty-eight now.
You ought to find him easily" wink
lag to the operator.
"Surep returned Snapper. "If only
/ hadn't bent one Of me wings! What
was 1t the coal-heaver wanted OF for,
anyway
"T0 rob a bank, maybe. Don't both
er me; but 60 get him."
"Put his name down." said Snapper
in disgust. 'Pll get hlm."
The yardmaster entered the name
and handed the call-bOok over. Nov.
hustle" he directed.
Snapper thrust the book In his
pocket and struck an attitude. BE
ware, James Burnside |" he detained.
"Your doom ia knslled, and the aVen-
ger"
The GVenger was the yardmaster,
and Snapper got through the doorway
just In time to escape his foot.
"Haag that kidd" laughed the yard.
master. HE gets on my nerves. with
his spOutlng and fool antics. But he's
Z good caller" he observed to the Op-
orator; "and, mind my word, he'll
come back here with Burnads's sigma
ture In his book. Heaven knows
where he'll find him. though. for Jlm's
tricky, and he'll dodge II he can. He
did beg hard to be off,"
In spite Of his unhesltatlng 0sser-
ton, the call-boy had very grave
doubts about getting Burnside. The
promise to remain at his boarding
place for q call till nine o'clock made
1t unlikely that he would be there one
minute later, while the additional
hour did not give much time for find
ing him In q town Of fifteen thousand
people. What Snapper most desired
to know was, where was he intending
to 60 at ten? He had suspicion that
II had something to do with Kitty
Carnigan.
Being too wise, however, to attempt
to get this from the young lady her
self. as soon az he had called those
two Of the crew who lived most con-
venient, he moved directly on the en-
gineer, whom, In the usual order Of
convenience for himself. he would
otherwise have called last Of all. His
information came without his ask
Ing for 1t.
who's to fire for nae this tripY'
the engineer inquired as he took the
book.
Cant you seer" said Snapper, lay
Ing finger on the name.
"Ho!" laughed the engineer, you'll
not get Burnside. Hes going out to
Maple Park on the ten o'clock car
with his girl and her folks to bas-
ket picnic. He's keeping an eye
peeled for you"
Te lie In wait and taks him from
his inamorata as they were starting
for the car would have suited the call
boys dramatic longlngs most, but 1t |
was not an impossibiIIty that the fire
man had already forestalled this by |
an arrangement to meet the party
somewhere along the line.
In this uncertainty the immediate
thing to be done was to get on his
auarry's trail. Snapper gritted his
teeth and struck across the meadow.
At the farther side Of the run he
stopped and. on a sudden thought, got |
Town and examined both ends Of the
short plank that spanned It. Without
ioing anything more, however, be got |
up again and went on, and soon en-
erred the CarnIgan's rear gate. He