The Dolores star., 1921-12-30

- 80 80 ~ ~heh the only trouble Wa.
10 Keep peopie-our own rank an, =" y,
among them-from buying p n,s
Common so fast that the Na,. L
ers would catch on and run m. .otA,
up. e pfies
They didn't catch on-uo, r,r
1t was too late: and the mInr,. ,.er :,
Chadwick wired US from ChIcaro ~ ~
we were safe, the strike went :. "a'
you might say. between tv, m,nr. "
and Mr.. Norcross called meesn. !.
stockholders. the same to be has, VI
oiess your heart!-ln Portal CIty N.
thriving metropolis of the reg,o, w
which. counting Mr.. Chadwick /.
one OF us. good, solid voting mat.
ity Of the stock was now held M.
Mountaineer printed the call ana !.
spoke Of the railroad us "our ra,lr..
company"l
The meeting was held in dpo .,.
and Mr.. Chadwick was there tn n.s
side. He made a cracking good chat.
man. and the way he dilated nm ~.
fact that now the country-and ,hs
employees-had n railroad of that
own, and that the whole nation would
be looking to see how we would A..
monstrate the problem we had ,,to,
over. actually brought cheers-,b,nt
of It; cheers in railroad stockbo,d.
ers' meeting,
Following Mr.. Chadwick's talk ther.
was the usual routine business. ra.
ports were read and 1t was shown tb,,
the Short Line, notwithstanding nil IN.
stealings and mismanagements, wa,
still a good going proposition at IN.
price Mt which II had been bought In
A new board Of directors was chosen
and as soon as the new board 90, IN.
gether, Mr.. Norcross went back IN M,
office In the headquarters. not as ran.
eral manager. this time-not on Won,
life but as the newly elected presI.
dent of Pioneer Short Line. And nv
the same token. the first official cir.
cular that came out-a COPY of which
i sent, tied up with blue ribbon. to
Maisie Ann-read like this:
.To NIL Employees:
effective this day, Mr.. james r.
Dodds is appointed assistant to the
president with headquarters in Portal
City.
&c. Norcross, President"
That's all: all but a little talk be.I
tween the boss and Mr.. Upton Van
Britt that took place in our office on
the day after Mr.. Van Britt still kick.
ing about the hard work that the boss
was always pillng upon him. had been
appointed general manager.
you've made the rifle, Graham
just as / said you would" said our
own and only millionaire, after he had
got through abusing the fates that
wouldn't let him go back east and play
with his coupon shears and his yachts
and polo ponies. you're going to
be the biggest man this side of the
mountains, some day; and the day isn't
30 very far off. either"
1t was just here that the boss got
out of his chair and walked to the
other end of the room. When he came
back II was to say:
You think l have won out, Up
ton. and so does everybody else l
suppose 1t looks that way to the man
In the street. But haven't. you know.
l have lost the one thing for which
would gladly give all the business
7 10 IN
make"
Mr.. Van Britt's smile was more than
half grin.
at isn't lost, Graham: It's only gone
before. Can't you wait a decent lit.
tie whileY"
'If l should wait all my life 1t |
wouldn't be long enough, Upton" was
the reply. "What you said to me
that time when we first spoke Of Col /
lingwood-was true. You said she
loved the other man-and so she did"
This time Mr.. Van Britt's smile was
a whole grin.
81 said it. and I'll say 1t again. She
didn't realize it or admit 1t, even 10
herself. you know; she's too good ancl
clean-hearted for anything like thal.
But l could see 1t plainly enough, aha
SO could everybody else except ths
two people most nearly concerned.
didn't mean HOWE Collingwood: you
were the other man. Graham.
AT this the boss whirled shof!
around and tramped to the other emu
Of the room again, standing for qul'e
a little while with one foot on me
low window-sill and making out hhs
he was looking down at the tramc
clattering along in Nevada avenue
But I'll bet a quarter he never saw
a single wheel Of 1t. When he cam0
back our way his eyes were shining
and he put his hand on Mr.. Van Bri''
shoulder.
'It ought to have been you, uppy,
he said. dropping, back to the old Gu.
sege nickname. you're by long odu'
the better man. When-when DO XVI
think I might venture to take ii1u'
run across to New York"
At that, Mr.. Van Britt laugheo 0''