Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-02-23

now" John whispered. .Tn call Rob
erts."
IN the house again he rang the mil
once and the foreman answered a
once.
is the Last yard switch open7~ Johr
asked.
Ought TO be- Always is. That.
orders. Yes, | can see the light from
here"
Then stay In your office and keer
your eyes open And If anybody starts
down that yard get 'em back.
Out they went. carrying axes. On
on to the first car John climbed and
released the brakes. Jack Knocked the
blocks from the wheels. Back to the
nexf. repeating the operation. a third
and a fourth were released The
train stirred a bit as the freed cars
tool up slack Another wheel spun
more blocks were knocked out.
The train was chucking. grooming. as
the freed cars ON the far end strained
al the anchorage formed BY those at
the rear. As John mounted the third
from the last 1t stirred q tribe. He
smiled to himself.
"Snappyl" he yelled at Jack as he
dropped into the snow.
The string was moving now. wheels
OF the last car sliding. s~quealing. He
grabbed the hand rail and swung nm
the step He kicked the dog loose and
spun the wheel.
Jump" yelled TAFT as he stood
aside. and John jumped as the cars
gained momentum on the grade.
Fresh snow. fallen ON the logs, be-
gan % whip away In light. SCATTERING
blocks. In sfreamers OF dust Fire
sfreamed from a wheel as they swung
another bend The cIatter OF trucks
over rail joints WIS like hail on 4
roof.
The cars careened. they rolled. they
Jumped and bounced The last, yanked
along BY the others. tilted and tipped
dangerously or curves. 1t threatened
10 80 over. 1t lost a part OF its load.
buf II held the rHils On through the
choppings, on along the sides OF hills:
through narrow ravines debouching
into wider valleys. level track could
not slow Them short rises had no
more than a barely ~nercepfible influ-
effee on the pace They broke
over the last pitch, and any there
might have e e the lights of Shoe
string strung like blurred jewels
through the snow q quarter or a mile
IL seemed to TAFT and John, standing
there In the silence. that they could
hear the clangor of those
until they stopped The sound came
echoing back to them through the fall
Ing snow, faint and fainter, but still
there.
John turned then and ran into the
house.
Roberts answered his ring.
Anything happenedT" John asked.
Happened. Y Cd Steelef
The mans voice cackled
with excitement ID yuh ever hear
about 1t rainin' frogsTn
sOnce-"
And manna7 III ralned that. didn't
t."
No, raven brought
aWell. 1t come, anyhow. but what
wanted to ask Is. d'yuh ever hear OF
to rainiHs saw-logs into a hungry MILL
mo But I've prayed for itr-
4Eh7 You what1 You prayed for
tr He could hear the man draw a
reat breath. well. Steele, I'm here
o say that II ever / want a whole lot
nd real bad I'm goin' to get You to
ray about a dimes worth for mel
the 3 saw-logs strung from HI
breakfast, In this here yard. TIN
e a mess to untan4ie, but III she blows
we can saw for 4 week r.
Fair enough, Roberts. And Won
now nothing else except that 1T rained
,gs on you tonight"
That's all / want to know. I'm
art clam Good night !"
John was In the camp Office q few
before dinner time when the
,Iephone rang. 1t was an amazed and
ewfldered Ellen.
do you know what happened7r she
sked-
I'D heard, yes. Heard 1t tore M
lie main line"
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