The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-09-29
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Kitty roa. Il don't know now that
I've done right. she said Il hope Nou
won't come ~ have shy feellus against
me, dear ouly yeu dldn't seem 10 IN.
drssinut- thlugs, And wha, I'm
saying hasn't anything 20 do with Mr.
nowyer, II you feel that you don't care
for him"
Care for that beast" said Molly.
bay by day the ,rrStllng grew, aud
the cmtankment appeared about II un.
al the FIRST part was hidden under The
permanent way. Thousands ~ feet Of
logs had gone into the building Each
day the engine pushed the laden bal.
last trucks farther ont upon the crenk
ing. swaylng structure. Then the pres
sure u the lever. tens ot debris dis
charged through tho frame " the
woodwork. and the engine went snort
Ing back toward the ballast pit. dras
cling the empty trucks behind H.
Kitty had gone back 10 Clayton, She
had said that she would return, but
wilton doubted II lie still cherished
the hope ~ friendship, when ,ime had
obllteratcd their Join, memory ut that
afternoon. lie could not hear 70 los'
her. she seemed part ~ Joe and hs
found Il hard Ia shake his mind free
Of HIS preconccptlors for the present
however, he recognized that her ~
manning there would prove an cmaar
res.ylent .,.,.,,..,.,-, ,,,.... ~. j.,
lie sent her back to clayton with An
drrs-n whn hal proved entirety trust
worthy since the htSt might. and wat
going In on business for him.
And he had very lytle time 20 thinS
" Kitty IN tue critical rcrlod THAI foI
lnwed. Wilton siest onls few honr'
nightly. For ave days he would nj
even ~ 10 the partnSe on the sixtl
success appeared At hard The s9rk
holes had h,,ru rlied IN and there wa
not the stghtes; suhsldepcr ~ Ia
: grade. An,lsffseti rcjl'ru5t THAT frigh
and Wilton wen, 70 he'd Ii tvuHieave
Chanbers was as confident rs he.
TN the following mogaias Ss lie lei
his shack. the wM@nlen GAME ruunlNi
tewatd him, jsbtvr.ns and ecStlcuirs
ing The foreman. hurrytug NJ hrhn'
them. shouted and pointed In excite
urns In the itrvctiaa ~ the masSc.
When Wilton reached the shore h
found that his worst fears had beef
erc~rsi.d.
Two thirds ~ the tressiswork ha'
disappeared, lnclud,nS II great ssrete
Of the foundation, over which the 'occ
motives. and hallas, trucks had passss,
the day before. The subsistence wa
seventy or eighty yar,s In length tn
tap ah,ne remained above the treacaei
Gus swamp. and tho rails hung ssa
tc.ned w miaaIr
The wh,Ae emhankmen, would hsv
10 be reconstructed As the mere us
rNsascal prrtrss ~ &umplax nigh
serve merrly az ada ~ the weight ~
petimp,se,t upon the treachcrcis e"'
t.us, wtitNn determined 70 Lay dcwu
cormrNy over the SINK hsSes-~~a haa'
trrss NJ trce trunks Th~ tepNsltirx q
the ballast or this woald serve 10 con
prr~s TIE s,pSScS sod loose fcck, mai
tns sr,n s1anaa,lnl ard the trunk
- they became wa,er>leSgrd. weaI
harN,sSN, Increasing the strength t "a
N~haNe structure as tsyns went ny,
Eut tnc few hours ne algso~s shAr
d"s~Nt hcpe At the hest. |: sneen; hclt
saE ~ the construction ~ the ilre. IL
tsw ,<rnAgeat way was row onsy
fww r,si~s hehsed sna kr DARED N
start cpsra ;tyscs 20 the east shore hnt
BE- kn~es aee' "" The lraakrg ecutc J
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