Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-10-20

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@.She> has been very helpful TO me
the boss put in, with his eyes IN h
piate. In fact. ! may say that sh
has herself suggested g good many {
the moves In the railroad game. II
marvellous, and I can't understan
how she can do H."
They went on for a while. sIngin
Mrs. Sheila's praises over In a goo
many different ways. and / thought
wherever she might happen to be jus
then. her pretty little ears ought {
be burning good and hard. To hea
1HtHeFfFtaf y5H would have thought sA7
some,
The dinner wore itself out after
while. and when the waiter brough
the cigars. the boss was looking at hi
watch.
I'm sorry | can't stay apd smoke
with you. major" be said. pushing his
chair back. But the business grind
never let's up. I'm obliged to go "a
~StratncOna tonight"
| don't know what the major was
going 10 say to this abrupt break.
away: the after-dinner social cigar
was a sort OF religious ceremony with
him. But whatever he was going to
say. he didn't say II. for at that mo
ment a telegraph boy came In and
handed him a message. He put on
his other glasses and read the tele-
gram. with his big goatee looking more
thar ever like a dagger and the fierce
white mustaches twitching. At the
END Of things be folded the message
and put II into his pocket. saying. sort
Of soberly:
Graham, there are times when
Sheila's intuhferences are mighty
neah ~uncanny they are. for a fact.
sub. This wire is from her. What do
you suppose II says?"
or course. the boss said he couldn't
suppose anything about 1t. and the
major ven on.
"She tells me, In Just seven words,
not to let you go to Strsthcona tonight.
Now what do you make of that? How
on top of Gods green earth did she
know, away of yondeh at the capital,
that you were meaning to so to Strath-
coma tonight?"
Mr.. Norcross shook his head. Then
he said: There are wIres-both
kinds-though l don't know why any
body should telegraph or telephone the
capital that l expect to attend a mine
owners meeting tomorrow morning In
the big gold camp. That's why I'm
going, you know"
but this warning" the major In
sisted. There's a reason for II, Ora
ham, as sure as you are bawn r.
Again the boss shook his head.
Between you two, you and ShelIa.
I'm due TO acquire a case OF nerves.
/ don't know what she has heard. but
/ can't AFFORD to dodge a business APP
poIntment. Sheila has merely over
heard an echo OF the threats that are
constantly being made by the Hatch
sympathlzers. It's the aftermath OF
the election. but It's all talk. They're
down and out, and they haven't the
nerve TO strike back, now"
That ended matters at the club. and
the boss and / walked down TO the
headquarters. The special. with Buck
Chandler. was waiting. and at the last
/ thought / wasn't going to
get to go.
There's no need of your putting In
night on the road. Jimmie" said
he boss. with the kindly thought for
,ther peoples comfort that never
him. But after / had begged a
title. telling him that he'd need some
,ody TO take notes In the mine meet
ng. he said. "All right" and we got
aboard and gave the word to Maclise.
he conductor. to get his clearance
md go.
A few minutes later we pulled out
ind the night run was begun. Like
very other car the boss had ever
,wned, the 'AO5" was fitted up as a
working office, and since he bad me
long. he opened mp q lot of claim
upon which the legal depart
nent was giving him the final say-so,
md we went to work. /
For the next two hours / was so
iusy that l didn't know when we
iassed the various stations. AT half
asst nine, Mr.. Norcross snapped a
ubber band over the last of the claim
Hes. lighted a pipe. and told me
1ight go TO bed II I wanted TO; said |
hat he was going himself after he'd
ad q smoke. Just then. Chandler
for a station, and. looking
ut OF q window, I saw that we were
ulling into Bauxite. the little wind
Town Junction from which the Strath-
ona branch led away into the north
mountains.
Wanting a bite of fresh air before
urning In. I got Off when we made
he stop and strolled up 10 the en-
Inc. Maclise was In the Office. get
az orders for the branch, and
handler was squatting In the gang
'ay OF the S15 and waiting. Up ahead
o .,e ard fon far away for me IN