The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-28

BLACK aad want % keel over What
he had said about sending for an extra
undertaken was right as right with
the top Of bis head blown on. the
poor devil didn't need anything more
10 this world except the burying.
Somebody has said mighty truth.
fully. that even a death in the family
doesn't stop the common routine that
the things that have to be done viii
20 grinding on. Jus; the same. whether
all Of u live. or some of Us die. Dis
brow had jumped from the telephone
al the crash Of Durgln's shot, and for
Just a second or so We all stood around
the dead dispatcher. nobody making a
move.
Then Mr. Norcross came alive with
a Jerk. telling Disbrow 10 get back on
his Job Of calling out the wreck wagons
and the relief train. and directing
Bobby Kelso 10 20 10 another phone
and call an undertaken TO come and
get Durgln's body. Tarbell turned
back 10 tie train desk 10 keep things
from getting into worse tangle than
they already were In. and TO walt for
the dreadful news. and the boss stood
by him.
This second wait promised TO be the
worst Of all. The collision was due
10 happen miles from the nearest wire
station; the news. when we should
get IT, would probably be carried back
to Bauxite Junction by the pusher en-
gine which had gone out 10 try 10
overtake the FLYER" But even In
that case II might be an agonizing
hour or more before We could hear
anything.
In a little while Disbrow had clicked
In his call TO Kirgan, and when the
undertaker's wagon came 10 gather up
what was left OF the dead dispatcher,
the car-record man was hurriedly writ
ing OF his list Of doctors and Mr..
Van Britt had gone down to super
intend the making up Of the RELIEF
train. True TO his theory, which.
among other things, laid down the
broad principle that the public had
right to be given all the facts in
railroad disaster, Mr.. Norcross was
Just telling me to call up the Noun
taneer office, when Tarbelk calmly
hiking time reports upon the train
sheet, flung down his pen and snatched
at his key to "break" the chatterlng
sOunder.
Mr.. Van Britt had come upstairs
again. and he and the boss were both
standing over Tarbell when the "G-S"
break cleared the wire. Instantly there
came a quick call, "G-S" "G-S" fol-
lowed by the signature, "B.J" for
Bauxite Junction. Tarbell answered,
and then we all heard what Bauxite
had TO say:
"Pusher overlook Number -Four three
niles west Of Sand Creek and has
brought her back here. What orders
for herr"
Somebody groaned. oh thank God !"
and Mr. Van Britt dropped into a
chair as II he had been hit by can
non ball Only the boss kept his head,
calling out sharply 10 Disbrow 70 break
on on the doctors list and 20 hurry
and stop Krean from getting away
with the wrecking train.
When II was all over and Tarhell
had been given charge Of the dis
patching while hurry call was sent
out for the night relief man, Donohue.
10 come down and take the train desk,
there was little committee meeting
IN the general managers office, with
ihe boss IN the chair, ana Mr.. Van
Britt sitting in for the other member.
"Of course, you've drawn your own
conclusions, Upton" the boss began,
when he had asked me 20 shut the
door.
Il guess So" was the grave re-
joinder I'm afraid il Is only too
plain that Durgin was hired to do IT,
What became Of the money!
II have ii here. said the boss. and
he took the blood-money bank-roll
from his pocket and removed the rub
Der hand Count IL, Jimmie" he or
dered. passing IT 10 me
I ran through ihe bunch. II was
in twentles and ffties. and there was
an even thousand dollars
THAT is the price Of a mans life"
said Mr. Van Britt, soberly. and then
Mr.. Norcross said. "Who knows any
thing about Durglnl Was he a mar
ried manT
Mr. Van Britt shook his head.
"He had been married. but he and
his wife didn't live together He had
no relatives here knew him in the
southwest two years ago. He'd had
domestic trouble Of some kind, and
didn't mix or mingle much with the
other men But he was a good dis
patcher and two months ago. when
we had an opening here. sent for
him
you think there Is no doubt but
that be was bribed TO put those trains
together tonightT-
None % the least-only wish we
had q little better proof of H."
where did be llveT-
~Ife boarded at Mrs Chambers out
% Cross street. Morris boards there