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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1906)
88888888888888 8 n :: 8 8 8 n By FRANK II. SPEAKMAN Operator’s | 8 « Story 8 ( de NOLAY FOUR j) || 8 tt tt tt tt t: Utt « 8 8 n 8 8 (fepyrtyM. /'**>, by N. N. .Vrflurr (’a. < Continued from last week). Tlm orilrr» l"ittum«l In tin* r««*f«-r» giivs In- Malay u fit-«» »weep tu Elcho, unii J.ok Moore uml Oyster were tin meli to Hike It g I «I anil imrd. Mur«- i> vi. there win glory ulxsird Pelili«/) valila iki I m , way up railroad men waiting tu see wlmt for Unitive piwet we b u| In th" woolly went, bow w< v II iii I ki I moiiiilullm uml akirteil vnn you »nil'« uml eriiwhtd dowu 2 nml I per ««'lit Munii-«. ’I lii'ii will Buck lil'naelf In tliv private car wlmt w nuli' they let her out uml »wiing Im Mol'ii Illi Oligli the gorge IIH limy I k * yoil'vi .■ ■'U ii pnrtli'ulurly buoyant Ulte «link« it« tall out of tin* gru«« nini drug It I'ureeulliU skv «lini When they slow vd for Eh hu nt tilglitfnll. pn-t tirât nuit MM'oiul eighty, nml Ilin k« umiit«l the llllleilitv the I'ciiiiaya refuned to Imlle«« It for iliv hour'« run. But. fn«t ii » they limi «|«*i| ululi g the Iron trull, Mur liti I niffy'a work hud »|s«i nlmnd of them, uml thin order wim waitlug: Trl«<raphlc Train Order No. 1k j I*, amt K. Ttilrd No. NO. Kat Hiver. and E Npecla ». Elcho. Third No Ml. I.iiglaa ZIO, amt Spn-la) » III meet al Huck I'otnt. J M C. 1 D. Wish thia meeting point imide It would I k * pretty much over lu the dia- p.ìtchera' office. Martin I niffy puabed hi« sallow hnlr tmi'k for the lu«t Urne, uml. lenvlug young «lidding", to get the lust <>. K.‘a unit the hint complete ou hi« trh k. got nut of the clinlr. It hud Imeu n tremendo«!« day fur «•ItMliiga. ii trvnivtidoii« day Thirty- "Let Tracy lake l/te krp.” two «iH'chil« on the dispatcher». uml GUIdlng* copying for the chief Ih* s.-it down lifter Duffy, tilled with u riotous complete, and at 7:55 Elcho reported importune«* licctiusc It wn« ii iw in ef Fpii'lal .12«! •‘out." all ju»t like dock fect nil up to Glddliig« personally .it work. Wlmt n bend Martin Duffy haa, tbougtit young «¡Iddlngi. and. In-hold, leaat until Barile« Tracy should pre« all the complicate«! everlasting head ently kick blm out of the «eut of honor work of the trick und the day und of for the night trick Mr. Glddlng» wit the Went End und It« honor was now dowu und waited for the signature of np to tli«* algnntur«* of thin! elgiity at the order«. Hat Hirer. J*f«t third eighty'« «Igna Very ««wn Pat Francia dropp«*d off Hire for the Itock Point inerting, and I'e Molay Four, «lowing at Elcho, run the l>1gge«t Job ever tackl«*«! by a «In «freight to the oiwrator for bla order. gle track road In America. Glddlng« alk'UHt It, aud at ouce Onler 71« wan thought, wa« done, nix! «aril done. throbbing back to young Glddlng» ut Ho the ambition« Glddlng« by mean« Medicine Bruii It wan precisely 7.54 «>f a ¡xx-ket mirror !u»|>ect««l a threat p. ni. when Glddlng« gave back tlie ening pimple ou the end of Illa chubb) rma<*. panning the glaua aklllfully «a Burn«'« Tracy couldn't »<■•• It eveu If bu old interrupt bl« eruption, ami w«lt««l for Hob Duffy, the Itat Itlver night- mull, to come back at blm with third eighty'« algnntiire. I'ndrr Glddlng* eye u» I m * ant ticked Martin Duffy’« chronometer, the watch that split th» seconds nnd chimed the qiniflera B!“l atoppwl ami alerted ao lmjs»»»lbly ami ran to a aecoml n mouth th«* watch that Buck», who never did tiling« by balvea, bud given little Mnrtlu Duffy with the order that made him chief It luy nt GUidlnga' Huger«, ami tlw minute hnnd wl|x«l from th«* euamel«i«J dial 7 o'clock fifty five, fifty-all, «even eight ulue. Young Glddlng» turioxj t< bin order book uml ln«pv<'t«'d bla en- tri«'» like a methodical l»ookkce|>«-r, «ml Martin Duffy'» ciirouoiin*ter chimed tin fourth quarter. H o'cl«M*k. one entry b« I.ad «till to Iimki- Bosk In Imml. b< call««! Itat River. "Get third eighty'« algnntur«* to Or tier 71» and hurry them out." lie tapped hiipntlviitly at Bob Duffy. There wun a wait. Giddings light'«! bla pip«* the way «’nllaliiin alwaya light ««I lila pipe ¡Hitting out bla lipa tc catch nil th«* perfume uml blowing th« fir»t «'loml away wearily, aa Callahan alwuya did wearily. Then he twlrl«*d the mutch inmlllntlvely and ll«t«*ned nml g >t audnenly thin from Bob Duffy, nt ll.il ltli.-r "1 forgot order "!»." came Bob Duffy'« meMauge. “I l«*t tblnl eighty go with out It. They left here nt 7:5(/*—fifty aoim-tblng. Glddmga never board fifty wlmt. The mu tell weut Into the Ink the pipe Into the water ¡«ill, und Gid ding», before Bob Duffy tlnl»b««l. Ilk« a drowulug mau. waa culling Elcbt with the life and d«*ath. Hi«* 11» call. "Hold Kjsx'lal 820!“ he cried over th« wlte the luataut Elcho replied. But Elcho, at«*ndlly. answered thia: "Bpecial—32«» left h«»re - 7 Glddlng». with iKitb band« ou the ta ble. rai»««l up like u drunken man. lb« Went End waa ugalust It. Third eighty In the open aud going ngiiluat the D< Moluy Four! Bucko. Callahan, wlfe- everytxaly and Itock Point a blind »Id Ing Hint no won! from anybody on earth <*ould reach ahead of third eighty Glddlng» aprnug to the open window and aliout««! to «uybody and everybody to call Martin Duffy. But Mnrtlu Duf fy «poke iM'hlml him. “Wlmt do you want?" he naked. It came terribly quick on Glddlng» a» b» turned. "Wluit'H the matter?" exclaimed Mar tin. looking into tin* boy'» ftua*. "Bjieuk, cun't you? What'« the mutter. Gid dlugaF* “Bob forgot Order 71» ami let third eighty g > without It aud N|H«*lnl 32«! 1» out of Elcho,“ choked Glddiuga. "Wlmt?- “Bob ut Itat itlver gave third eighty n cl«*araiM.*e without th«- Onler 7U.” Murtlu Duffy »pruug »triugbt up In Has passed the experimental stage. It is now generally conceded to be one of the most progressive weekli» s in the state. It is in every sense “Ariie : Popular : Home : W’eekly" because it is full of home news, gotten up in a bright, newsy, readable way, and is interesting to every one who is interested in Oregon. Our Cireiilcition IS tl.RF.ADV «;«•«»!» BI T IT MI ST BE BETTER The stronger the circulation the more adver tising we can get and the more money for the advertising. Hence we have decided to offer our readers a real bargain. Just read the following and be convinced that You Can Afford to Subscribe for "The Herald” Ri^ht Now With a six-months’ or yearly cash subscrip tion to any of the following papers (by mail) you can get 'Elie “Hefiver Think : of : It! Herold’’ Stute $1.00! ALL : FOR b' I< K Subscribe : Now! All the Local and Home News, Special Stories, Up-to-date Editorials, Grange and Society News, Helpful Farm Suggestions, and other miscellaneous news for almost A Year mid u I lolf for ONK IX)L«L,AH Make all remittances payable to BEAVER STATE H EHAI.I!" ( «rei-vl hi t» 1, Oretfon. lb» air. Dili-«* be »hut bl» llft««J hand», ome Im k»>k««l at Gl'ldlug». »taggerlug agulu through Um frightful new», tlmu I m * drop|i«d lutu the chair, kxilwd wlkl ly arouml, a«-lze«l bla key like a liuntwl man. »tared at Ida train »b«-et. grablmtl Um order lx»>k and ll»t>'Ue<l to Glddlug« cutting off one hope after another of •topping Hpeclal 32»l. Ill» finger» net macbanlcally, and be matte the Itat Itlv- •T call; but Itat Itlver wun »llent. With Banie« Tracy tiptoeing In tmblml on th« ln»tln*-t of trouble and young Glddlng» •baking like a leaf, tbo chief call««! Itat Itlver. Tlmn be call««l El>-ho. a«k>*d for H|m* l«l H2C, am! Elctio again re|mat- ««! ateadlly: “Kjmc'al- 32«k left -here—on- order - 1 7V at—7:5>* p. tn.” Martin Duffy Imnt tiefore the met- ■«age. young Ghldlng«. who had Imen w!d»|>erlng to Tracy, droppcl ou a »tool and covered hl» face. “I»«in't cry. Gldding«." It wa» Duffy who »poke, dry and parcbetl bl» vol««*. "It'» nothing you <«>ul«l help." He look««! around ami »aw Tracy at bla elteiw. •*.Barn«-n," be aald, but Im trlevl twice l«ef<»re hl» voice would carry. “Barne«—tb«-y will meet In the Cinna mon cut. Gkldlnga told you? Bob forgot forgot my order Itnn. Bid ding«. for Henedk-t Morgan ami Dou bleday nnd «'artiart quick!" Glddlng» ran. tlm Itat Rlv«*r call echo Ing again down tlm ball Iwhlnd him. Rat Itlver wn» cl«m«-«t to Rock Point — would get the fir»t new» of tb<- wreck, and Martin Duffy wa» calling bla rtH-rearit brother at Uie Hirer, but the itlver wa» »llent. Doubl««lay and the company »ur- g«-on. Dr. Carhnrt. ruidied Into the room almont togetlmr. Then came with a rtorrn the wrecking tar«». Beti««ll<M Mor gan. It wan only an evil hour that bniught Ben««1i<*t Morgan Into the dl»- patcher1« office. Kttxqmd and »llent. Martin Duffy, bolding the chair, wax calling Itat River. Cartinrt watch««! him Ju»t a moment, then he took Bam««« Tracy »aide and whlapered. and. going back, imnt ov«w Duffy. The chief pull- ««! hlmaelf up "Imt Tracy fake the key." rep«*ate<! the dm'tor. "Get away from the table a minute. Martin. It may not be a» bn<! a» jrou think " Duffy, looking Into the »urgeon'a face, put hl» tian«! on hl» arm. "It’s the T»e Molay train, the Special 32fl. with Bucks’ car. double headed. Oh. my God. I can’t stop them. Doctor, they will m««'t!“ Cnrtiurt unfastened the fingers on hi« arm. “Come away a minute. Let Tracy have the key." he urged. "A bend ender. eb?" croak««! Bene«ll<W Mor gan from the counter, and with a frightful «»atli. "A head ender'" "Shut up. you brute!" bi«»««l Car hart. Duffy'» hand» were creeping qu«*erly up the »Id«*» of hl« herd. •Sure." growled Benedict Morgan lowerlngly. “»ure. Shut up. Of course Shut up." Carhnrt wa» ■ quick man. He start ed for the wrecker, but Duffy, spring ing. »topped him. "For God'» sake. kfH-n cool, everybody!" he exclaimed piteously. There was no one else to talk, to give the order». Bucks and Callahan both on the special, mayb« past order giving now. Only Martin Duffy to take the double load aud the double sbaiut*. lie stare«l. da led again luto the fucvH arouml as be held to the fiery surgtsiu. “Morgan,” he add««! stendlly. looking at the surly wrecker, “get up your crew, quick. Doubleday, make up all tlm coaches in the yard for an ambulance train. Get every doctor In towu to go with you. Tracy, clear the line!" The master mechanic nml B«*m«!lct Morgan clattered downatalra. Carhart, runulug to the telepboue, told central to summon every niedi«*nl man lu the Bend and hurrl««l out. Before Im bad covert«! a block, roundhouse cullers, Uke tliiws of wiud before a storm, were scurrying the stnmts and from th«- tower of tlie tire bouse sounded the harsh clang of the emergency gong for th«* wreckers. Caught where they could be caught out of saloons, lieds, poker joints. Sal- vutlon barracks, churches, the men ol lb«* wr««.'kiiig crew ran down the si lent »treeta, waking now fast Into life Congregations were dlspers«*d, hymns cut. prayers forgotten, bars deserted, hells emptied, barracks raid«*«l at tbut call, the emergency gong cull, fell us a fire ts'll for th«* Mountain division wrecking gaug. While the ynr«l crews shot up and dowu the spurs, switching emiches lute tin* relief train, Bencllct Morgan, with solid volleys of oaths, was organizing his men and filling them at tlm lunch counters with huge seboonera of oof fee. Curburt push««l again through the Jam of men and up to the dlspatcb- ers' office. Before and behind him crowdisl the local physicians with in strument bags and bandages. The om inous baggage dep«>slted ou the office floor, they sat dowu iitniut the room or hovered arouml Carhurt, asking for details. Doubleday, tall aud grim, came over from tlm roundhouse. Ben- <«lict Morgan stamped up from thv yard. The Mountain division wa» ready. All three dispatchers were in the room. John Mailers, tlm «lay man. st«xsl near Tracy, who hail relieved Giddings. Tlm Hue was clear for the relief run. Elcho had tmeu notified of tlm imimmliug disaster, and at Tra cy's elbow silt the chief, looking fixedly ut tlie key. taking tlm bob of tlm sound er with his eye. A dozen men in the room were talking, but they spoke as men who. speaking, wait iffi tlm life of n fuse. Duffy, with suspeuse deepen ing lilt«» frenzy, pusim«l Tracy's hand from tlm key and. sliding luto the chair, began once more to call his brother at Kat River. "R, T - R. T — It. T - It. T — cll»k«*«! the Itlver call. “R, T — R. T — R. T — Bob — Bob — Bob." spelled the sender. "Answer me. auswer. an swer. It, T — It. T — It, T — It. T —” And Barn««« Tracy ««lgeil away and leaned back to where th«* shadow hid his face, and Juliu Mailers, turning from the pleading of the current, »tar««) | glixjinlly out of the wlmlow across the yard, shimmering under the double ( relay of arc lights, aud young Gid dings, wbo couldn't »tarn! It—Just ««»uldn't »tarn! It tmmllng ou bla «tool. «b<s»k with gulping sotm. 7'lie others knew nothing of the heart breaking lu the little clicks. But they all knew the track knew where the trains woulil meet; knew they could not by any possibility s«-e «-acb other till they whirl««! together ou the curve of the Ctanamoo cut or on tlie trestle west of it. and they wait««! only for the breaking of the »uspeuse that settled heavily over them. Ten. twenty, thirty, forty minutes went, with Martin Duffy at Intervals vainly calling. Then, as the «wack o | h - iis on the fiel«| of Ice. as the snow lir««iks In the mountain slide, as the »«-a gives up at last Its d«-ad, the sounder •fioke—Rat River made th«- dispatch er's call. And Martin Duffy, »taring at the copper coll. pusb««l himself up In hl» chair like a man that etiok'-s. caught »mothering at bl» neck, and «lipped wriggling to the floor. «'arhart caught him up, but Duffy’s ey«-s star««! mcanlngl««M past him. Itat River was calling him, but Martin Duf fy was |iaxt the taking. Like the man next at the gun. Barn««« Tra«-y sprang luto the chair with the I, I, D. The surgeon, «»iddlngs helping, draggwl Duffy to the lounge in Callahan's room —tils chief was more to Giddings then than the fate of Kpeciai 32«!. But txxm confusixl voice« liegan to ring from where men were crowding around the diHpatcher«* table. They echoed in to Where the doctors worked over the rav- ii-K ctn. f And young Giddiugs. help ing. began, too, to bear at range things from the oth«-r room. “The moon"— "Tlie moon?" "Tlm moon!" "What?" Barnes Tracy was trying to make himself tmard: "The moon! Moon! That'» English, ain't It? Moon." "Mho's talking at Rat River?" de- manded Ben««lict Morgan hoarsely. “Chick Neale, ««inductor of third eighty. Their train 1» back at Rat River. Go«i Id«*«» that man.” stammer ed Barnes Tracy, wiping his forehead feverishly. "He’s an old operator. He •ays Bob Duffy Is missing. Tell Mar tin. quick, there isn't any wreck— quick f "What does Neale say?" cried Dou- bleday, with an explosion. Tracy thought he had told them, but be hadn't. “He says his engin«*er. Abe Monsoon, was sea rad by the moon ris ing Just ax they cleared Kennel Butte.” explained Tracy unsteadily. "He took It for the beadlight of Special 328 and jump«! from his engine. The fireman backed the train to Rat River. See?" While Tracy talked. Mailers at the key wa» petting It all. “I»ok here." he exclaimed, "did yon ever hear of such a mlxnp In your life? The head brakeman of the freight was In the cab. Neale says. He and the engineer were talking about the last conclave the dignity of a mau temporarily In charge of the entire division. A yell weut out of tbe room like a tidal wave. Doubhslny and B<*n««!lct Morgan bad uot spoken to each other since the night of tbe rouudboua« fire— that was two yrar«. They turn««! won der »track to each other. I»oubl««lay Impulsively put out bla baud and. be fore be eould pull It In again, the wreck ing lx»«» grabbe«! it like a pay check. Carbart. wbo was catching the news from tbe rattle of young Giddings, went wild trying to rep«-at It to Duffy with out losing It In bla throat. Ttie chief wa» opening bls eye», trying to under stand. Medical men of violently differing •chools allopaths, homeopeth«, osteo path«. eclectics—made their ¡>«*»ce with a whixip. A reelheatled druggfnt. who bad rung himself In for a free ride to the horror, threw bl» emergency pack ets Into the middle of the floor. The doctors caugtit the Impulse. Instru ment cnxes were laid with solemn ten- deme«» on the benp, and a dozen crazy men. Joining hands around the pyred naw» and gauze, struck up “Old Hun dred." Engineer Monsoon was a new man, who had been over the division only twice before In bls life, both times In daylight. For that emergency Abe Monsoon was the man of all other», tie cause It tak«*« more than an ordinary moon to »care a thoroughbred West End «*ng1n«-er. But Monsoon and hl» moon headlight had betw«*en them aav- ed De Molay Four from the scrap. The relief nrrangem«mts and Mon soon's beadllgtit were the fun of It. but there was more. Martin Duffy lay eleven weeks with brain fever before they could say moon again to him. Bob bad skipped Into the mountains in the very hour that he had disgraced him self. He has n«»v«*r shown up at Med icine since, but Martin Ut still chl«*f, and they think more of him on the Mountain district than ever. Bucks got the whole thing when De Molay Four r«*ach««l Rat River that night. Bucks and Callahan and Moore and Oyst«*r and Pat Francis got It and smiled grimly. Nobody else on Sp«>cial 320 even dreamed of l«*avlng a bone that Sunday night In the Cinnamon cut. Ail tbe rest of the evening Bucks smiled Just the same at the Knights sr«l the Knlght«*ss«*s. and th»-y thought him. for a bachelor, wonderfully enter taining. A month lat«r. wh«*n the old boys, more or less ragged, came straggling back from Frisco, Bucks’ <*rowd stayed over a train, and he told his Pennsyl vania cronies wbat they had slipped through In that delay at Rock Point. "Just luck,” laugh««! one of the east ern superintendents, who wore on his watch chain an enormous Greek cross with "Our Trust Is In God" engraved on it. “Just luck." be laughed, “wasn’t itr "Maybe." murmured Bucks, looking through the Wickiup window at the Teton p«»aks. “That la. you might «rail It that back on tbe Penn. Out here I guess they'd call It, Ju«t God.” THE END. BROWER R. T. Smith and son, Osmon, are still working on the railroad at Bridal Veil. Miss Liira and Irena Knapp have return««! from hoppicking and report a very enjoyable time. W. W. Sharp is clearing land and making improvements on his place. Born—to Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Turner, of Palmer, a son. Miss Laura Burkholder expects to at- tend Gresham school this winter. Brower school commenceil last Mon day. Miss Luther of Palmer is teacher. D. O’Keef made a business trip to Portland last w«*ek. A telephone meeting was helil at Brower last Saturday anti four new phontis were added to the line, making a total of nineteen. D. Smith and wife, of Bridal Veil, visited Gixirge Smith on Sunday. F. H. Rix was on the sick list last w«*ek. G. Gill left Monday for his place in Washington to take care of his w heat. Miss Laura Burkholder spent Tuesday ami W«xlnes<lay visiting her sister, Mrs. Kaer, at Bridal Veil. Monsoon rcwrmd and jumped off after flint train, wondering where they were go ing to meet It, wbeu the brakeman spied the iihhiu coming up around Ken nel Butte curve. •There’s the 32tJ spe cial!' be yell««! nnd hglit«sl out the gangway. Monsoon reversed anil Jump ed off after blm so quick he kuocked tin* fireman over in the coal. When th«* fireman got up—hi* hadn't heard a word of It nil—he couldn't see anything abend but the m«xm. So he stops the train and backs up for the two guys. When Neal«* aud be picked them up they ran right back to Hat River fot onlcrs. They never got to Rock Point at all—why, they never got two miles east of Rat River.” “Anil where's Sp«*eial 326?" cried Doubleday. "At Rock Point, you loco. She must b«* there and waiting yet for third eighty. Tlie stopping of the freight gave her plenty of time to make tlie meeting point, dou't you see. and there sb«' Is. sweating, yet. Neale is uu old operator. By heaven, give me a mau of th«* key against the world! Praise God. from whom all blessings flow!” "Then there Isu't to li«' any wreck?” veutured a shy little lady homeopathic physician, who bad beeu crimped Into the fray to help do up the manghsl Knights ami was modestly watting her opportunity. "Not touight,” announced Tracy, with ECS'TEI >S. I.. A. Davies and wife are at home on their farm for a few days. John Sleret is going to southern Ore gon for a few days' outing this week. The r««*ent rain has been a great ben efit to the potato crop. The late ones promise a goo«l crop this year. Melvin Long, who is assistant fore man for the Western I nion Telegtaph Company, was visiting his mother, Mrs. R. Neibauer, a few days recently, re turning Tuesday evening to Pendleton. Miss Ivy Blackburn return««! last week from the hoptields, she Ix'ing on the sick list. rk'hool ©pencil Monday with Miss Glongh as teacher. W. Carpenter came in contact with what he supposed to lie a panther on the R. K. Cai Ison farm near Pleasant Home last Sunday. The boys all ti»>k a smoke on Lyman Davies Monday night. Frank l.inneman, who is working for the Portland Sts-d Co., and Miss Belle Cumming were recently spending a few days with the <i««>rge Moulton family. Mrs. Joseph Mamiry entertained a few friends at a quilting last Thursday.