The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-16


"Why not switch back with the
mogul after the log train has been
hauled out on the main liner Bryce
demanded pointedly.
Pennington. however, was not
trapped. "My dear fellow" he replied
patronlzlngly. "qulte impossible, as
sure you. That old trestle across the
creek, my bOy--lt hasn't been looked
nj for years. While I'd send the light
swltch-englne over It and have no
fears"
IL happen to know. Colonel, that the
big mogul kicked those flats in to load
the rails"
81 know II. And what happened2
Why. that old trestle squeaked and
shook and gave every evidence Of be-
Ing about 10 buckle In the center. My
engineer threatened TO quit " ] sent
him In again"
Every we'll. suppose I'll have to
wait until the swltch-engine comes
out OF the shop" Bryce replied re-
slgnedly, and hung up. He turned n
troubled face 10 Ogilvy. "Check-
mated!" he announced. whipped to
fragile. The colonel Is lying, Buck,
and I've caught him at II. As mat
ter OF fact, the mogul didn't kick those
flats In at all. The swltch-englne did
and I know II. Now. Tn going to
send n man over 10 snoop around Pen
nlngton's roundhouse and verify his
report about the swltch-engine being
In the shop"
He did Sc. Half an hour later the
messenger returned with the informa-
tlon that not only was the switch-en-
CINE not In the shop but her fire.
box had been overhauled the week he
fore and WIS reported to be In ex-
cellent condition.
"That settles IT," Buck ogllvy
mouned. "The Colonel is as suspicious
rs rhlno. Tie doesn't know anything,
but he smells danger Just the same"
Exactly. Buck. so he n delaying
the game until he can learn something
definite" lie drummed idly on his
desk for several minutes. Then:
Buck, can you run locomotlver'
with one hand. old man."
"Flne busInessl Well, guess Wen
put In that crossing tomorrow night
The swltch-englne viii be I'm the round
house at Pennlngton's mill tomorrow
night, 80 we can't steal that: but we
can steal the mogul. I'll Just send
word up to my woods boss not TO
have his train loaded when the mOgul
comes up late tomorrow afternoon To
haul II down TO our log landing. or
course. the engine crew won't bother
TO run down TO Sequola for the night
that Is, they won't run the mogul
down. They'll Just leave her nt our
log landing all night and put up for
the night nj our camp"
"But how do you know they will put
mp ut your camp all night. Bryce?'
"My men win make them comfort
able and II means they can lie abed
until seven o'clock instead Of having
TO roll out at five o'clock. which would
be the case II they spent the night nj
this end Of the line. There is a slight
grade at our log landing. know
that, because the air leaked out OF
the brakes on a log train was on n
short time ago. and the train ran
away with me. Now, the engine crew
viii set the alrhrakes on the mogul
ana leave her with steam up TO throb
all night; they'll not blow her down.
for that would mean work firing her
In the morning our task. Buck. viii
be 10 throw of the arbmkcs and let
her glide silently out OF our log land.
ing. About n mile down the road
Wen stop, get up steam, run down 10
the junction with the main line, back
In on the Laurel Creek spur couple
onto those flat cars and breeze mer.
rily down - Sequola with them.
They'll he loaded waiting for us: our
men will be congreguted In our dry
yard Just on Water street near u.
waiting for ns to arrive with the rails
and hlngO-we go 10 Il. After we
drop the fats, Wen run the engine
back TO the woods leave II where we
found II. return a-hylng You can get
back In ample time 10 superlntend the
cutting Of the crosslng!"
spoken like mani" quoth Buck
Ogllvy. you're the one man I'm this
world for whom I'd steal locOmo-
tive. 'At-a-hOy"
Had either Of the conspraics
known OF pennington's plans To enter
tain Mayor Pcundstone at dinner ON
Thursday night, It is probable they
would not have cheered until those
Hat cars were nut OF the woods.
Mayor POundstone and his wife mr..
rived at the Pennington home IN Red.
wood boulevard at six forty-hve Thurs.
day evening II was with a profound
feeling Of relief that his honor llft.
ed the lady from their modest little
"flivver," for once Inside the PennIne.
ton house, he felt, he would be free |
from a peculiarly devillsh brand of |
persecution inaunrated by his wife
about three months previously. Mrs.