The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-05-12

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put The borrowed rails back into place
You say MS FRIDAY be began alb
ruptly What's been going 90 since
Monday night, Jimmief"
boiled II down or him into JUS
as few words ss possible about the
letter he had left fOi Mr. Van Britt
how everybody thought he had ?,
signed. how Mrs Sheila and The major
were two Of the few who weren't will
ing 10 believe IL, how Mr. Chadwick
hnd been ont Of reach, how The rail-
foad outfit was looping around Ike
chicken with It's head chopped on
how President Dunton had appointed
rev general manager who was "a
lred now on any train. how Gorcher
ina discovered the lost 1910 on the
I'D disused gravei-pit track mile b..
Iow us, and, 10 wind mp with ! slipped
bin Mr.. Chadwlcks telegram which
had CONE just ns ! was finishing my
supper In the Billiard grill-room, and
those two others that had come on
M Knockout night, and which had
been in my pocket ever since
He heard me through without say
lnp q word. and when ! gave him the
kilograms he read them by the light
OF the gauge luiIp also without say
Ing anything Bur when the men had
the "" rails replaced he took hold
OF things again with jerk
ting thr lead engine out Of the gravel
plt Yourself. Take one of the fremen
and - 20 II Its short mile and
you can walk IN. Jimmie and ! want
TO gel back 10 Portal City IN hurry.
and Gorcher viii lake Us And then
10 Corcher We'll run 10 Bants ahead
% Number Eighteen ano get orders
q IRE Move lively, Billy; times pre-
clOus."
We made Bants al record clip.
While 10 Was IN the Banta wire office
geiiiBg orders for Portal City. Mr.. Nor
cross TOOK the ilme-card Uut OF its
cage 10 the cab and fell TO studying
II by the light OF the gauge lamp.
Gorcher came back pretty soon with
his clearance. which gave him the
night 10 run 10 Arroyo rs first section
of Number Eighteen
The boss blew up like Roman
candle when be- saw that train order.
II meant that We we're 10 take The
siding at Arroyo with the freight that
was jus' behind Us. and wait there
Tor the wtsibOund "tlyeT the Flyer
being due 10 Portal city from The easi
Al sl5 and due 10 leave there com
Dg west al 80 didn't realize III
he moment why the boss was 80
sizzling snyiOus 10 cui oui the delay
Rhich would b. imposed ob W. BY the
sait ~ Arroyo bur The anxiety was
here. ~ right
Billy IT'S eighteen miles 10 Portal.
I'D you " got twengy minutes 90 make
{ against The Flyers leaving time"
y ripped cot Can you do ~
G0rcheI said he could, " b. didn't
ave "a lose amp more time getting
bis order changed
Let her "a snapped the boss
Tn taking 81 the responsibility
That wa enough Tor Gorcher. aud
b. way we hustled oui 81 the Banta
ard 81 - caution In exactly eigbi
linutes out 81 Baata Ne tore Over the
witches ~ Arroyo That iefi ~ ieB
Biies 70 70. and twelve minutes 10
shlch O. make them II Nas EASY
yardman iet " ln 90 ~ spur %
b. end n the headquarters building
nd the b0sx Sas on 10 half lify.
Come along with noe. Jimmie, he
omnanoed quickly. and J couldn't
nagine Why b. ~hs 10 such a tearing
urry Pushing through the platform
rOsd made W u people ~ho Wers
citing 81 The Flyer" and those who
'ere Eaitinr % gei On. be led he was
II gpsain 70 our Office
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