Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-06-05
H. 3ng the Lonely
Road
BY ALDEN BROOKS

1875. Western Newspaper Union)
= EBHGE had an almost unnatura
~ sympathy for the weaknesses o.
% hers In any case If anyone cam'
running out to stop the trolley George
would always put the brakes on quicl
and stop. And at the end of the line
way out In the country, where the
boys all went bathing in summer, he
made a point of waiting two or three
minutes after the conductor had
changed the bell. AS there Is always
some poor devil late in this world
George didn't like to leave him behind
Come on, hurry" we used to say tC
one another; III It's George, there's
still time" And, indeed, often before
starting, George would get down in
the road himself and take a last look.
Naturally everyone know him. His
platform was always crowded. And
you stood there behind him, friends
all together, because you were each
his friend, and talked and laughed,
and George occasionally breaking In
himself with some new gossip Of the
road and a merry word for every new
conner
Hello, old son hop on How's the
boy? Yes, it's hot--at least so
hear And the kids? Say, how many
you got now7 Well, what's that old
girl ahead going to dof Does she want
to get on or not? Doesn't seem to
know her own mind. Guess I'd better
stop though"
As for aged people and invallds, as
likely as not George would step down
first from the platform and help them
off But it was with the boys on the
afternoon trips back from the lake
that he was at his gayest. For
them there was always room for one
more on the platform, and sometimes
he would even allow the nearest to
clang the bell with his foOt-a solemn
privileged Office
However, one day the accident Oc-
Cured at last. And 1t was just on one
Of those very trips back from the lake
with raft of boys on board. They
SUI i"'0 "' ' Nv
car was rocAins anu ou]@ins alons
wHeii ilAe d "iilIlwinu ou' VI cioss
s'roe' c"nio d s"eii au.o' gnu ."ousn
its chauffeur instinctively tried to veer
round, up the road, over the tracks
oans' DUMPED the trOiley INTO lts sue
unjust uust anu cries ana tne splinter
VI siaSS'
les ! guess II was 10y Lauit' nc
.no"leuseu "eorse suneisssly' stano
s IN 'ne roAu III the lniuuie Oh MA
iriehus ana Toe occupants OF the car
~a. Speeuns ne' vi' anu
go - -, e wy
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. ao.. "Opsu inc insleenI mlSn' en'
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800 No nou aou uaii
"Ass III SOnle nunorou uoilSrs,
Wv 1n'I,pSon' petween ourselves =
eAasuS NO" ulu the Hceioent happeh =
" Ell, SIR believe me, we were jus
coming through the WOODS there at th'
WV VI siss NH anu as we were htti'
.S's anu ! was putting on more powel
.eAe tne nll, VII Oh suoofn-
.,t,Ss ~ ~ i"e' :,
e. ,. U IN. wen
r. ''%o hOi '"e 10Y
ne at me iaAe' iOu see II the!
eS O"eS, uhey nave 70 wait
"alA nun uo"n 'nere'
is anu uont these SAM
uoSN VI ~noeVer they are some
mss el.''o a' over .he 'front.' pAatrorn
anu eVeA iooi WIN the Dell at timesY
wen pernaps-"eii' yes, they do.
NOW listen, thompson; for seV
eral years you've been In the CON
pany's service and your record ha
been satisfactory. This Is your frs
uiSineanor' But an accident mas OF
curred, an accident that might hav
COST phe company great deal NOR
man II mas, ana we want nothing NOR
OF the KIND from you. Another acc
dent ana you're hred.'
fes' answered George, bowling hi
head' tears almost In his eyes.
And let me remind you of severa
things First, you're there TO star
on time.
Second, you're to remain Away
at your post and attend to your jot
Third. there is sign over your heat
Have you read it?"