The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-23

Then you1l walt tin pay day FOR
T. Rondeau. You know our rules,
Any man who quits without notice
waits until the regular pay day Tor
his money"
Jules advanced until be lowered ~.
reetly over the manager. Il tot
Msleur I would have my time" he
repeated once more. "Is Msleur
deaf IN ze earsf" Tie raised his right
hand. much as bear raises its paw ;
his blunt fingers worked a little and
there was a smoldering FIRE in his
dark eyes
Without further protest Sexton
opened the safe. counted out the
wages due. and took Rondeau's re-
celpt.
Thank you. M'sieur." the woods
boss growled as he swept the coin
into his pocket Now | work for
Msieur Cardigan; SO. Msieur, / will
have zee switch engine weeth two
iat cars and zee wrecking car. Doze
dam trash on zee crossing
Cardigan does not like. and by gar. !
take heem away. You understand
Msieur7 ! am Jules Rondeau, and !
work for M'sieur Cardigan. La Ia
Msieurw The great hand closed
over Sections collar. mot zee pistol
NO. not for Jules Rondeau."
Quite as easily ms a woman dresses
baby. he gagged Sexton with Sex.
toms own handkerchief. laid him gent.
ly on the floor and departed, locking
the door behind him and taking the
key. AT the corner OF the building,
where the telephone line entered the
office, he paused, jerked once at the
wire. and passed on. leaving the brok-
en- ends on the ground.
In the roundhouse he found the
switch engine crew on duty. waiting
for steam in the boiler. The with
drawal OF both locomotives, brief as
had been their absence. had caused
a glut OF logs at the Laguna Grande
landings. and Sexton was catching up
with the traffic by sending the switch
engine crew out for one trainload,
even though it' was Sunday. The crew
had been used TO receiving orders
from Rondeau. and moreover they
we're not aware of his recent action;
hence at his command they ran the
switch engine out of the roundhouse.
coupled up the two fiat cars and the
car, and backed down TO the
Upon arrival. Jules Ron
1eau leaned out of the cab window
and hailed Bryce. "M'sieur." he said,
do not bozzer TO make zee derrick.
have here zee wrecking car-all you
iced: pretty soon we lift him Off zee
.rossing, tell you. eh, Msieur Cardi-
,an?"
Bryce stepped over 20 the switch
engine and looked up at his late en-
my. by whose orders is this train
lere?" he queried.
mine" Rondeau quickly answered. |
'Msieur Sexton ! have tie like one
eetle pig and lock her In her office.
work now for M'sieur."
Anu ne ulu. tit NdiA'h h'A i'A 1
from his new master but |
proceeded 10 direct operations like |
he born driver and leader OF men
hat he was. With his late employ |
RS gear he fastened 10 the old cast
ngs and the boiler. lifted them with
he derrick on the wrecking car, and
wung them up and around onto the
at cars BY the middle Of the after
Don the crossing was once more clear.
hen the Cardigan crew fell upon IL
'hile Jules Rondeau ran the train
ack to the Laguna Grande yards. dis
lissed his crew, returned 10 the mill
flee, and released the manager.
''You'n pay through the nose for
his, you scOundrel," Sexton whim-
cred. 'Tll fix you. you traitor"
"You feex nothing M'sieur Sexton"
ondeau replied imperturbably. who
witness Jules Rondeau tie you upf
see you. no? guess you
on feex me. Sacrei ! guess you
Dn' try"
Ito be Continued