The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-24


Chadwick and II he was properly
astonished NJ seeing US turn up with
his lost engine. he didn't let II inter
fere with our welcome MIR Chadwick
seemed 20 know Mrs. Sheila az any
rate. he shook hands with her and
called her by name Then he grabbed
for the boss and fairly shouted at
him well, well. Graham l--of all the
lucky things this side Of Mesopota-
mia How the dev-how in thunder
did you manage 10 turn up hereY And
all that. you know
The explanations such MS they were
came later As a matter Of course
the talk jumped first 10 the mysterious
hold-up and kidnapping and the reason
why There had been no violence
the pistol shots had been merely
meant to scare the trainmen-and
there had been no attempt at robbery
for that matter, Mr. Chadwick hadn't
even seen the kidnapers. and hadn't
known what was going on until after
il was all over
Mr.. Norcross told what we had seen.
and how We had come to be where we
were able 10 see IL, but that didn't
| help out much. either From any point
Of view IL seemed perfectly foolish.
| and the boss made mention Of that
II We hadn't happened 10 be there 10
! bring the engine back. the worst that
cOnd have hefallen Mr. Chadwick and
. 81 ~ a
been few hours bother and delay
| IN the course Of time the conductor
would have walked out and got 10
wire station somewhere, though IL
might have taken him all night, and
then some. 10 get another engine
Naturally, Mr. Chadwick was red
HOT about II on general principles
guess he wasn't used TO being kid
mapped
Il cant help thinking that IL is con
nected with what is due to happen
tomorrow morning, Graham" he said
az the end Of things There are some
certain scousdrels IN Portal City at
the present moment who wouldn't stop
at anything to gain their ends. and
am wondering now if Dawes wasn't
mixed up in il"
"Who is Dawesf"
Dawes Is a mining man In Portal
City. and before I'd been an hour in
town yesterday he hunted me up and
wanted me 10 go over TO Strathcona
TO look at some gold prospects he's
trying 10 finance said No AT first.
because ] was expecting you, and
thought you'd reach Portal City this
morning. When you didn't show up,
| knew | had twelve hours uore on
my hands. and as Dawes was still
hanging on had our trainmaster
give me a special over 10 Strathcona. |
on a promise that I'd be brought back |
early this evening. ahead Of the
FLYER from the west-the train you 4
were on
Mr. Norcross nodded And the .
promise wasn't kept"
No promise Is ever kept on the
Pioneer Short Line growled ihe big
maguate And then. with beauh-
ml disregard for The mixed hgures
II speech "Once in blue moon the
chapter Of accidents hits the butts
eye whack ia the middle. Graham
When Hardshaw wired me from Port
land. knew you couldn't reach Portal
City before this morning, al the very
earllp-t That was going TO cut my
time pretty short with the big gun
due 10 DE fired tomorrow morning
and won cut IL sim shorter by losing
twelve hours somewhere along tie
road-they told me In the dis
paicber's office thsf your train was
behind wreck somewhere up 10
Oregon Bot II has turned out al
right. in spite ~ everything You're
here aud we've got the night before
u.s." Then I suppose he nodded 10
ward me. FOR the boss said
"Oh. Ilmmie's all right he kneW
what I had for dinner this evening
and hen know what I'm going to have
FOR breakfast tomorrow morning"
With the bride on. the big man
went ahead abruptly cutting out al q
she friiis n
You finished your building con /
tract - the Oregon Midland era
ham. and after the road Was opened
for business you refused Al offer b.
Ihe general manaEershlp Would sou /,
mind telling ne why you 90 thatT
aNo, Go the least There o. nothing
+ II An operating head Is nos 2
nothing more than score-ke.ner for 2
/ national rumbiiug game The Dos. p
gamblers around the railroad post ln 2
.he stock exchange teli him SHAT 30
aas % Do ard where b. has 60 81, q.
n STOCK gambling under whatever !.
lame If masqaerudes-ho0sr,ng values.
buying and selling margins. reurgan-
cations. with q cir huge rase-ofs f9r 81
he underwriters-is the lurubgs
which IS crushing the tie 0ut u TIE 81
Industries. especially III fhe Il
uHroad aeld u makes ne wish IA y
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