Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-08

lie thanked providence that afte'
last week S derailment he had car
ried wrecking tools in the Wages
There under the stars. with frOS'
dust eddying about the leaping flames
OF great boniires. a score OF meT
worked with the in%tentness of ants
SlOvels cleared the nov fruu
about the locomotive. exposing the
raw earth. studded now with glitter
Ing crystals put there by the sub
zero cold.
Men showed timbers beneath the
locomotive to give the great Jacks
footing. A cross-cut saw rasped and
sang in swift tempo as ties were
cut into short lengths for the crib
work that would make the functiuii.
ing of the jacks more than tempo
rary.
A delicate job. getting the first
footing for your lacks into place
like that With a lantern, and
pieces of stout cedar ties John him
self lay on his belly in the excava.
tions beneath the PROSTATE locomo-
tive and scraped out the last shovel
fuls of earth and sci the blocks. A
long time this had taken: night was
well advanced before the men came
Juggling the lifting devices from the
way-car.
Carefully they set them, so pur
chase would come on the engines
frame at the proper angle. and John
set the CT pStan bars and took the
first few turns himself.
Slow. indeed. Two men on the
bars, turning a short hitch al a time.
there In a crimped position under
the family sizzling locomotive three
full turns 10 an Itch il took many.
many minutes to make those three
turns.
He stood back watching. The OLD
engine creaked and snapped as they
commenced to lift her. He watched
the movement carefully, trying to
gauge II with his eye: watched the
jacks. TO e that they did not shift.
had his men ready to start the crib
work the moment there was room
to place blocks so that If things went
wrong and the locomotive slipped
back they would not lose all.
Slow work, yesl But you can
speed II a tritle by changing men. by
relieving wearying arms wiz. fresh
muscles. by having your relays right
there. ready to step In without the
loss Of u second; new hands ready
grasp the capstan bars before
others have relinquished them.
Up she went. Crib-work followed
the lift Of the jacks until they had
to their utmost Then back
she settled an inch. resting on the
cr%Oss-piled blocks. Out came the
in went new foundations
them again men fell to the slow
task Of forcing the sixty tons of To-
comotive back to its upright posi-.
ton.
Midnight, and they had only run
lacks to their limits twice
with the locomotive up
apnuVh co thox .o,,I1
build tracks under her while the
lacks screwed slowly TO their limits
again. Daylight, with a faint yelp
If greeting to the nOrthward, and
hey looked briefly to see Saun
iers and a whitened team labor.
ne through the snow behind shov.
,lers. Grub and blanketsl Food.
md something for weary muscles
lie inl
All night John had been waiting
o do n specific. necessary thing
lot so essential. however, as this
work. He tried to remember what
[ was Tuckcrl That WAS
t: he was going to put Tucker on
he grill and satisfy the suspicion
n his mind. If this was his fathers
Icing he wanted to know about II.
I'D Tom. wrecklng a girls hopes
wrecking her equipment
They called him to the telephone
nd he walked stifly. on feet that
truck the packed snow heavily.
I was Ellen calling. and her voice
vas weary and faint.
Things stirred In him. He want
d TO talk TO her gently. to reasslIre
er; to laugh at the situation, TO
ely chance to do them up In this
ound. But a man must be fresh
Or that, mustn't he7 A man must
ave his wits and his strength TO
such gravity. and he felt
imself sway as he stood there.
.'Ondering what to say.
Going good" was all he could
"Going great The boys
re wonders. WhenT' All.
hen could he tell her? God {
he muttered YEARLY, and {
ing up the receiver.
John forced Tiny to turn In and |
lie fireman as wen. He set Sann
ars with a crew tearing up a [
point, getting ready. He 9
wore at them when they took him '
7 the arms and forced him to a
II In the crossing tenders tiny par-
He awoke after noon &
The locomotive was upi Almost up s
her feeti They had crib work on v
e other side TO hold her from going
or before fhpv upnrn roodv Dolls q