The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-14

Point.
which, according 10 the way we had
things doped out, should have been
not more than thirteen or fourteen
! miles west of Banta. There was a
blind siding ten miles west, but be-
yond that nothing east OF Sand Creek,
which was twenty-one miles farther
along at least there was nothing that
showed up ON the map. The ten-mile
siding might have served for the pass
ing point, but I'm that case The crew
Of the Fast Mail would surely have
seen the 1916 waiting on the siding as
they came by. Apd they hadn't seen
it, Kirgan said they had been ques-
toned promptly the following morn
ing
Though | had been over the road
with Mr.. Norcross in his private car
any number Of times since we had
taken hold. / didn't recall the detail
Biographies very clearly and |
couldn't seem to remember anything
about this siding ten miles west Of
Banta. So | asked Kiraan'
THAT siding isn't in any such shape
that the Fast Mail could get by with
out seeing a 'meet' train on the side
track. Is it?"
The big master-mechanic shook his
head
Hardly, you'd think. reckon we are
up stump, Jimmie That siding is
part of an old " at the mouth of a
g'lch that runs hack into the noun
lains for maybe a dozen miles or So
They tell me the " was put In for
the Timber Mountain Lumber outfit
when they used the gulch mouth for
their shipping point, They had one
of their saw-mills up in the gulch
somewhere, but the business died out
when they got the timber all cut OF"
TEL me this. Mart" put in quick
~. "1he Timber Mountain company
is one Of the Red Tower monopolies
did IT have a railroad track up that
gulch connecting with our 'Y'Y
why, yes; reckon 50. I'm not
right sure that there amt one there
yet. But If there is, it's been dis
connected from the " I'm sure of
that, because | went in on that "
one day with the wrecker."
You'd think this would have settled
IL. But | hung on like a dog to a
root. n
SAY. Mart" I insisted. this "
siding we're talking about is just
around where the Ten-Slxteen ought
to have met the Mail so far as we
can tell by this map it's the only place
where II could have met 1t. And the
old gulch track would have been
mighty good hiding place for the stolen
enginei"
There amt any track there" said 4
Kirgan, shaking his head; "or least /
wise, II there is. il hasn't any rail con /
nection with our siding, just as I'm
tellin' you Wen have TO look far
Their along"
Somehow. ! couldn't get II out Of /
my head but that I was right. Our I
guesses all went as straight as "a 4
string to that y siding ten miles west 4
1f Banta. and was sure that n ! hal +
.ieen talking 70 Mr. Van Bdtt I could /
have convinced BIN. But Kirgan was
aWfaIly harc-hea Ell
"Ies supper time he said. after
we tad muied shfIe longer over
ne man- srom1frua. II you IKE.
eeal take au eeHe and run down
lre EHt we a.H snlH to find any
hing. Isn tei sou That right now"
eyes. aad tomorrow we may hive /
he reE general manager and tteu
.oa ard I ana aII the others aI o.
.uuflae for some other railroad 90
sark ou" reigrtel +.
J pretty nearly iad him over fhe
.dse hut / couldn't push him the
est ~ the way ~ save my ufe. Fl,
III there vas he least little scrap-a
eason even 10 imagine thar Sir. SCR
ross had gone II - that stolen
sights heeier. 81 would - different
immie.r o. protested. ~But there
Int. and sou knew doegoned vel
here ala't Lets 90 uptown and
unit 40 something % eat You'll feel