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>[>cui of pr***) i<# rb{<*ir/i
arorv ojKii# wHh tha atariUr# n*e
o? the tpaeovacy of *Mi nwir th- South
Pok* The output h* ora*P m> ervet that
tfct rTw.rh-t if flooded, prod l*e> !?* value
mMd a pMi to fo. ow. A< ait IhfrrnaMonnl
LVn# ?•-**# kA U4*ai*M 'ii, ir #y* Introduces
a pei ulUtr natal < all*i ari*ml?iJtn to
taka Ciw < of |oll Dr ffy x condudte
tt part* to t k mine* atn 1 ! fumecr* In
the* QrmtU l T*rton, la tha Itookv MountalM
Tl>o tponderfu* tut-taJ ia a by th*
fntf.bfOk a!opfrl at r*>mnna n ro
tary vUutOiai. af .1 i rvlvat
! la‘.! f a inli in# mftnaer. trie* to
win fftya m)ttry of the M<u)n(ut dis
covery
>ll % IhfliTy. lad^fd!
JY>i Tftoon bad lieartl oar storv
lm | nomplly ap|ro\st )t.i dlamlr 1
of the ro*n Hr e*j>rt a*d #r* tarprU**
that Hr B'x should tiava rtiortal to a
Staton which I at! farn dl*.ir*nua
fo Ir.iwotfU and at linn ).• t dk>.|
of W* : pr<M'relif*a- lint after think!n*
the mat * 'r o v*r ha concluded that Hyx
wt. too f artful to b* With eu -
rr* daily wl*rn the only evldcnra*
•urstiv* him tt * that l* had claimed to
fled ertamieium In hi* ml no at a tim** when
at e**rvbdy kn**v*. art. rnKum a-ruaily
tea - fvuui outside the There wa..
to an*.*'*r* mofl\ for th* deception ar|
g±o proof of irutl ' ic m Intent In abort.
Mr ftoon deddsd rtiat the heat thine for
'Y r \ f jwßpjxgT-?
- -| - . 'll ——————— - —a
A Liang of M* n l nk>adlng a Car Has Juat Come Out of the Side Tunnel
him *fkl hit* to do wa* to
k<*p &Us-it th4*4r locmv* aixl awrnM
tw< AtiJ. *t Hall'* aufficwtlon. h** atao
ifXd to any notUnv to anybody
about thn OtfloowTV an had tnmk
"It <**•!! Oo no good, ' Hill to
tnakiOVT the "afh) It might
NVOII a {lon 1 bav* In minl "
“\Mat plai)’*" thn prtvil<l*mt
"I p(ft r Bit i- It wt," wo. thn
t*|M>
1 ob*rvxl i.'iat In our Ir.torvlow with
Mr liooo Hall itatn Do rrlmnoa to fh**
Md>* tunonl to wh4< h h* had to
iittai h a* much Import*and I con-
lUcWl h mow ragardnd It Is lark
tug slgnlftoancv lit thta Ia ms mistaken.
A four d\v aftcrsHid I r* • **4vil an iih
vltatlon frutn Hall to a ompany him oixt
tm>r into ttv HlNtmJui tunntfl
"I haT* foui ‘1 out what that aids track
ittraia Ite ai<l, "and It ha* plunged m*
Into nijatcry so tiark and pro
mm
The Clovo l‘a< ked Mob Was Rank After Rank.
fowxt that I .arm#* MM my way through
H 1 mu* hr* you to say no wool to any
one CbncemUlg thn thing* I um about to
dhow you."
I gave the twqulred promise, *nl we
rntrsMd the tunnel which nobody had vis
ited *lnea out former adventure Hav
ing extlrvgulahed "Ur !*mp my compan
ion ecavtnl tha pesgdiol* and a thin lay
of 1 otrianied through from the ignite!
on the opposite rile of the wall, lie ap
plied hl eye to the hole
"%m; h autd. quickly *terptn* back
and pualtln* me Into hla plane, "they
are atlll at 1L laook and tell mo what
you pee "
• I ape." 1 replied after placing my eya
at the oprrturu. "a gang of men unload
ing a ear which has )ut <-otne out of the
aide tunnel, and putting Its content* upon
another ar standing on Um track of tha
nuiin tunnel.” „
V and what m they handling?
••Why ore, of courae."
"Ami do you aea nothin* significant In
that?" . .. .
•Te be aura!" I exclaimed. "why, that
Hush! huat)!* admonlahcd Hall, put
tin* 1-la hand ovar my mounlh. "tlond
talk so loud. Now, go on In a whisper
The ore, 1 raaumed, may have oome
buck from tha fuma* room, bocauae tit*
aMo tun.el turn* off ao as to run parallel
With the other
It r.ol only may have come beck, It
actually haa nnm bark.” said Hall
• How can you b sura?"
"Uecuuse 1 have been over the trad*.
and know that It l-a-t* to a secret apart
ment dire. My under the furnace tn which
l>r Byx pret,i,<ki to melt the ore!"
Far a ralmitc after bearing this avow
tal I snu Bpaachitsa.
"Ar. you f-'rloos?" I ;nkrti nt
"Pcrf. ily Mrlou.. Hun y<ir tinr-r
m'.'Mii; the fork, bn* I* you p-rrl%'e
Hdm' Tnu Ua ys ax*), altar xooink
srrhat you in* Just *r|tl< <* >t In th*
?tyx turn - I 1 <r.‘!uily cut out u *ortlou
-f th* uruil makinK mu mj * rtur* lurK*-
• noufll to • ’ittl tltrmufh. mi. A whan I
kli.w th" H'lfkinun w< n- aalar-p. I crept
*n thera and *x iminsl both luimolit from
Mil to etui Hut In aotvlnc uif mvotrry
I av* run mvt.lf Into ai.othT Inftnltaly
lititu i .-rptnlnk ’
"How U that
Why .low I'r Svx tak* mjrh rlahorate
pains to dfi.'lvo iik vlattorn. him! xlto
to*' foißfnnirnt oftti ir*'* It m now f.|,iin
hat t conducts no mlnu.* opratiots
whatever That roln* of his Is # *!*ran-
I! Uln.l Whsntvsr InßiM-rton or a. Irn
tin ruruaty e.-uk. ra visit hi* mill hla
inuti- workmen bouim trie air of te In*
very busy, tha -*r laden with his ao
• sued 'ora' rumblH out of the tunnel,
urnl titatr son ten - . are oatentatloualy
po ue.| into tin. lurai' s, or mrp. tr to t*
iioiire.l lino )• renlly droppln* Into a
fMepiails bsnvatll, to be rirtltd ■•" k
into the mine uculn. At..l then the do* 'or
lords h! *o!II Vkutor* iiroun.l to th*
other a.*l" *f th" fun tee atMj shown them
th* molten tni nil comine out tn dreams
Now, whatl the a It all mean? That'a
whai 111 Ilk* to ftusl nut Wh.it e hla
cam"’ for. mark you, if he h>ean t **•
ar teni I slum from this pretended or ho
yet* It from Home other aotnre. and riitht
on title ajsiU too. There te no doubt
about that Th" whole world Is supplied
by Wv* turn* e. *rl etyx feeds Ike fur
nao* with somethin* that come* from
hla ten a'r* of lrard Tnton for It. What
Is Ihui aom* thing? How dona hi* *:•*. It.
and Where (knji hi* hid* It** Th*-o are |t)o
thing a I should Ilk** lc And out."
■‘Well,'* I replied. I f**ar I can’t help
you "
"Hut the difference between you and
me." he retorted "Is that you can go to
sleep ov-r It. tv hit* I shall never get a
good night m r et so long us this black
my at ary r mail* unsolved."
"What will you do?"
"I don't know ♦*a<?fly what Hut I’ve
trot a dim tdei which may take shape af
ter n while ”
Hall was silent t**r son** time, then h*
MMhh nly usk*^!
"PM you ever hear of that qeer rongk
lantern show with which Dr Hyx enter
tained Mr Boon and the members of the
financial commission In the early day* of
the nrtenilsium burin* s#?**
"Yea. I’va heard the story, but ! don’t
think It was ever made public The newe
papw* never got hold of It."
"No, 1 believe not. Odd thing, warn t
II?"
“Why, ye*, very odd but Just Ilk# the
doctor s acentric ways, though. 14*'s
always doing something lo a-t>*tl#h some
body without any appiresit earthly rea
son But what put you In mind of
that?"
"Fro* art omnium put me In mind of
II." r.p.led Hell qiitlllcally.
"1 don't see the connection,"
"I'm not sure that I do either, but
when you arc dealing with Dr Byx noth
. Ing I* too Impcobabe to be thought of?"
Hall thersupon fell lo musing again,
wtule we returned to the entrance of the
tunnel After he had made everything
secure, and slipped the key Into his
puoket, my companion remarked:
"Don't you think It would he bewt to
keep this latest discovery to ourselve*?"
"Certainly ”
" Because," l,e continued. "robodv
would t- benefited Jut now by knowing
what we know and to expose the worth
lessness of the ‘ore’ might cause a panic
Th* ptotolt Is a queer animal, end never
gets sea red at Juet the thing you expect
will alarm It, but always at something
else "
Wn had shaken hand* and were sepa
rating when Hall snipped me.
"I>o you believe in alchemy? he
ask ad
"That'* *n odd question from you." t
replied. "I though alchemy was exploded
long ago "
"Well.” ha sold alowly. "I suppose It
has been wsplnded but then, you know.
an explosion may sometime* be a kind uf
THE MOHNING NEWxS. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2R. 1000.
Instantaneous aduratwn. breaking up old
thln*a. btst ravaalin* new ones "
Vlll—Wore of Dr. fix'* Wan to
Important buslt.eex called ro* naat soon
after th* merlin* wlUi Hall ilasarlb*.! In
the fore*oin* chiytrr, and before I again,
sow the Grand Totoai very atlrrln* event*
had taken place.
As the reader w aware. Dr. Byk'a a*re.
mrnt with 'he vttrloua Rxivertimant* limit
ed the output of hkt mine An
tk>n*l commission, "ontlnuilly In srealon
In New York, adjusted th* difference#
arlxir.ir among the nations conoernln*
ttrarclai .tffuiry, and iUlott.il to each the
proper amount of arteminum for coinage
Of course Hkt amount varied from time
tn time, but a fdr ivcrng, could eaeliy
b malntutned The gradual Increase of
wealth In hom#. machinery manufactur
ed and artlstb prelu ts called for a cor
re.(xrxf ding irt r< . In the circulating me
dium. but (hi*, too. wan <wdly provided
for Ah erjualty pains! iking supervision
waa exercised over the amount of the
precious metal w hlch Dr Svx w.i* per
mitted to supply to the mark"!* for use
In the at"s On this aide, also, the de
mand gradually Increas.rl; but th* won
derful Teton min* wtmsl *qual to all
call* upon Its resource*
After the failure of th* mining opera
tion* th'-re was a moderate revival of th*
efforts to reduce th* Teton or*, but no
Success cheered th* *xierlm*nt>ra. Pros
pector* also wandered all over tli earth
Icoklng for pur* artemtstum but In vain
Th* general public, knowing nothing of
what Hall had discovered, and still be
lieving Byx'e story that he ntso hod found
pur* jrternlalum In hi* mine, aaoaunled
for th* failure of th* t unneling operations
on th* supposition that th* metal, tn m
fre* suit*, sras excessively rare, and that
Dr ftvx hid i.ad th* lurk to strike the
only vein of It that th* Orand Teton con
tained. A* If to give enuntenane* to th!*
opinion. Dr Byx now announced, tn the
mratf public manner, that he had beer, de
•#lvr.| again ar.d that the vein of free
mtal h* had struck being eubausted. no
other had appeared Accordingly, h* ttald.
h* must henceforth rely exclusively, a* In
the beglrmtn* upon reduction of the or*
Artatnlnl’im had proved Itself an Im
mtnts boon to mankind, and th* new
era of commercial prosperity which It
had uahered In already exceeded every
thing that th* world had known In th*
past School children learned that hu
man civilisation had taken five great
strides, known respectively, beginning at
the bottom, as the ''age of atone," the
"age of bronxe." the "ag" of Iron." the
"age of gold" and the "age of artemls
lum."
Nevertheless source* of dlsaallafacilon
Anally began to appear, ami. af'r the
nature of such things, thrv developed
with marvelous rapidity People tier an
to grumble about "contraction of the cur
rency" In every countr> acre arose a
party which demanded "rrc" money."
Demagogues pointed to the brief reign of
paper money after the demonetisation of
goIJ a* a happy period, when lh people
had enjoyed their rights, and the "money
barons '—borrow n term from nlne
ttenth century ht-W:. -were kept at bay
Then came denunclatlona of lh Inter
r. at let.si commission for restricting the
cotnage Dr Byx was described as "a
devil Ash auoklng the vein# of Ihe planet
ar.d holding It helpless In Ihe grasp of In
tentaralar bllMons '* In the t'nlted State
meetlngn of agitators past'd furb-ue re*
ohitlonx dssmuncitig th* gov*rnment, a.i
salllng the rich, cursing Dr By*, and call
Ing upon "Ut* oppres*l 1 to rite and
"take their own." Th* Anal out wne *<
of course, vlalaoc#. Mob* bad to b* sup
pressed by military for •#. Hut the most
dramatlo acen* In the tragedy occurred at
tha Grand Taue Uxclt*d by tnAamtna
tory tiaethas and printed documents,
tome thousand a run *d man assemblad In
the nalghbodhood of Jenny's laks and pr*-
pared to attack 'he yx mine. Kor some
rtaaan th* military guard had been de
pleted. and the mob. under the leadership
of s man named Bings, who showed no
little talent a* a commander ami strato
glst surprised th* small force of aobllerr
and locked them up In their own guard
house.
Te egraphlo communication having been
cut off by the astute Bings a here* at
tack was made on the mine. The Ba
salioma swarmed up the ride* of ttw can
yon and attsmp'od to break In
through ih* foundation of th* buildings
Hut th* masonry was stronger than
they had anticipated and the attack fail
ed. Sharp* hooter* then clltnlwd th.
nolgbborlnff bights and k.-pt up an Uxm
•ant peppering of the wall* with conical
Inti.lt driven at 4.000 feet per second.
No reply ram* from the gloomy strur
tur. Tha huge column of black smoke
rose uninterruptedly into thi" sky and the
not* of th- great engine never ceas-d
for an Instant Tho mob gathered cleeer
on alt aides* and redoubled the Arc of the
to which wan now added the bridl
ing of several machine guns Ragged
hole* began to appear In the wail*, and
at thr right of these In* assailants yelled
with delight It wa evident that the
mUI could not long wlthsiund wo drtrue
live a bombardment. If the beil.ftra had
possessed artillery they would have knock
ed tho building* Into splinters within K>
minutes Aa It wait, they would need
a whole day to win their victory.
Suddenly It became evident that the
besieged were about to take a hand In
the light Thua far they had not ehown
Ihemeeivea or Arc*l a ehot, but now o
movement wan perceived on the roof,
and tho projecting arm* of -ome kind
of machinery became visible Many
markimrn concentrated their Are upon
the mvaierloua object*, but apparently
wrllh little effect Hinge, mounted on a
rock. *o a* to command a clir view of
the lleld. wot <> Ihe llnt of ordering
a party to rush forward with axe* and
beat down the formklable doors, whan
there -ame a blinding flash from the roof
wan*thing swtihod through the air. and
n gust of heat met tho assailant* In Ihe
fa.- Ring* dropped dead from hi* penxi
and then, a* If the anyth* of the Pestroy
er had wi dowmward. ami to right and
I aft IT quick guoceoglen. the close-packed
mob wae levstad. rank aftar rank, until
the few aurvlYon* crept behind rook* for
refuge
In*iantly lh* atmospheric broom swept
up and down the canyon and across the
niountatn’a tlanka. and the marksmen
fell In bunchae like ahnken grapes Nkic
tenrha of the bastager* were destroyed
within lan minute# afler Ihe first move
ment had bean noticed on the
roof. Thoe who survived owed
their eacwpe to tha rock* which
■onratUad them. and they loat no
time In crawling off Into neighboring
chasms, and. as soon as they were be
yond eyeshot from the mill they fled with
panic speed
Then the towering form of fir Syx ap
pear.sl at the door, fcjnteralng without
sign of fear or excitement, he picked hi*
way among his fallen onemlos and. ap
proaching the military gtrasd house undid
the fastening ami set the Imprisoned sol
dier* free.
"I think 1 am prying rather dear foa
my whistle.” he said, with a chnrscterts
ilo sneer, to Oapt. v’arter. the commander
of the troop. “It seems that I must not
only defend my own people and property
when attacked by mob fore*, but must
also corn* to tha rescue of the soldiers
whoae pay rolls are met from my picket."
The captain made no reply, and I>r
Byx strode back to the works When the
released soldiers saw what had occurred
their amasement had no hounds It was
necessary at once to dispose of the dead,
and this wn* no cy undertaking for
their small force. However, they accom
plished It. and at the beginning of their
nark made a most surprising discovery
"How's this. Jim?” sold one of the men
to hi* comrade, o* they stooped to lift the
nearest victim of Pr. Hvx's withering Are.
"What's this fellow got ull over hint’"
"Artemlslum’ 'pon my soul!" responded
"Jim," storing at the ttody. "lias all
routed over with It!”
Immediately from all side* cam semil.ir
exclamation* Every man who h.id ®b!>n
was covered with u Alin of the ;Smlh.'
metal as If he had been dipped irffa on
electrolytic bath. Clothing seemed g have
MUNYON’S
, Blood Cur# ab
- * gilSr'), solutelv 9 cures
rnu^'t * OD *' torr *
Jar bpacislly effica
diaaaaea twnnoi
gtl
* ' T '' ‘• r
BLOOD CURE
h<#n < nr.<% metallic Htom
of vlntm*. Th
ro k* ull rmind tht battlefield w*r aim
iUrly v**n*rf<l.
"I* lookii fo in* *' *akl Cgrttr. "n*
.1 ol 1 Svx hjd turned oi* of hlx upouts *f
art**mliium Into m |opu und onkofl
>m wt*h It."
"That'll it." chimed In a lieutenant,
"that'a exactly wht he'* done."
"Well," returned fh CiplAin, "If he ran
do that I don’t .**• wlat un* ho* *ot for
ui* here."
"Probably be don f w •ut waete the
■•tuff.'’ jssU.t the lteuiei.gint What do you
< ipprwe it roej him to plate this crowd?"
I cu'-a u month'* pay for tha whoi*
r oop wouldn't cover the *xpeafe It'a
subtly, hut than—ar.icloue' Wouldn't I
Invf* Kiveri eotnathina for the k>-nr> ho?*e
w fw-n I wmh a youngster * arnpulfriuric In
tha Phlllppln* I ** In ’W?"
Tha tory of th* marveloui war In
whUh Ir Syx hi* mill became
•ho mentation of ihe world for m my day*
Tha hose.|tipe tha* ry. mruck off on the
|>ot by Capt. Carttr. iat*ed the popular
fan v and w *rer,er:lly a epiwl with
out further que*tifi There was an ele
ment <-f tha hidh rmw which robl**d tha
?ru*c |y nf eom* r*f Pa horr*r Moreover,
no one could deny thit Dr Syx w.a well
within h!n riirhta In defandina hlmaalf by
any menra when eo eav.ujrelv
iid hit trrimphant sucreis. no le**9 than
the ingenuity which waa auppoaed to un
derlie n placed him in an heroin Mght
which he had not hitherto enjoyed.
Ah to the demagogues who were reapon
utble for the outbr*wk ami Ita terrible
oneerjuen • *, they out of the pub
ll< e eye. au I the rex’ilt of the battle at
the mine to have been u f’leurjn^
up of th ntmoaphere here, auch :w a thun
ijeta’orm effecta t the close of a eeoaon
of foul w* ;ther.
But now. little ns men ruersed It. the
beginning of the end w' is close at hand.
(To Be Continued.)
TOO Ml( II OF A 4.0011 THING.
Wine la No Plenty That Bottom
Fnllen Oat of Market.
From the Fall Mall Ckiiette.
Paris —The wine growers# of the south
of Fr.ince are rending the air with their
i.m-ntaiKn. They avow that ruin etnrea
them in tho face. A fnrthlng • pint In
the price fetched by thii* year'* vintage.
hal with wine at farthintc a pint It
er.not Ik* grown at u proflt bjr a very
.^ng Buy to *ay. it Is t>ot well
known Burgur.di* ar.d Bordeaux that *r*
rhue fo be purchased dirt cheap, hut the
winan of bsa tamoue etraitw. produced
:n th* Herauif. the Aude. and the OarO
?iomething like a half of ail the wine
itrMvn in France coinee from these three
department a. and. wltf.out this abundnn*
•ind niwuya Inaxpenafve supply, the wine
merchants of all countries wouid b* hard
i>ut to if to offer their cuetomcra the
thinniah "Beaunee." tmd the or lean
(>.i4><vbl* clarets, which they retail with
•h** aid of i?orn jbhisi lan**4s, af price* wh: *h
ruot le unr*muiv-HUve even when an*
nounced ns popular."
The pr* -*nt eiump In the wine market
i pnubutdy Frlcea re 75
per cent lower than tboae of a year ago
I sat at mrxnou tho wine growers? disposed
<A tiwdr onn at Jbf the hectoliter; *hey are
now g?*ttlng &f or €f at tho outtdde. ntd
taere are cases in which tho heotolMer
ha* fetchnd only 2t., .• which rate n bot
tle of %vltie would com* to lee than u
farthing The must-* of this state of
•hinge are none too • lenr There l* p*-r
--hapn more Wlti on (he market than Is
required to meet the demand, but the
glut I* not no great h has been made out
According to tho most trustworthy cnl
culatlons. this yeir’f vlntnge will not be
more Than p*r cant heavier thin that
of Inst yoar Moreover, it i* experts
♦o prove tn the # miln of surK-rlor quality
In fa<t, there Is no obvious justification
for the extraordinary fall in prices, and
the crisis la due |n acme mesure to
mere norvlc This panic has been brought
about in part by the deirth of caske
There la auch n lack of that In
*uue the receptacle is as valun
Me as tho contents, so lhat If you have
•wo r anks, you can g*t one of them filled
by giving the other empty to the grower
There 1s n simiMr scarcity of vat*, tune,
and all other receptacle* The majorilv
of the growers are not In n position to
store ♦heir wine except in year* ;n whlon
tne yield |* only moderate If ?he crop
lron*laes to be heavy, they foresee that
*liov will l*e at n loaa how to stork It.
and they are 1r a hiwry to seU before
the vintage This m what twin happrnrd
his season but on such a noale a* to
usn n p*n!c.
MO'/KI.KV* LEMON ELIXIR
RGOVI.ATES THK LIVER, STOWiMI.
BOB'tl.t AMI KIDM:Y.
For biliousness. canal Ipal lon ar.d ma
laria.
For indigestion, alck and nervous head
ache
For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart
failure
For fever, chills, debtlty and kidney
dlseawe#. lake Lemon EUxtr.
Li die*, for natural and thorough or
garric regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
(Or and (1 bottle* at druggist*
Pre parol only by Dr. H. Motley, At
lanta. Ga.
A PIIOMIABNT MINISTER WRITE*,
After ten years of great suffrlng from
Indigestion, with great nervous pro-ins
lion, biliousness, disordered kidneys and
const Ipation, 1 have been cured by Dr
Moxley'e IriiKm Bllxlr. and am now a
well man. Kev. C. C. Davis.
Eld M E Churrh Boulh.
No. 2k Tail null t rest. Atlanta, Ga.
* PROMINENT MEMPHIAN WHITES,
Dr. H Maxlev. Atlanta—Having been a
great sufferer for three years from Indl
geetlon. and been treated by many phy
sicians. who failed to give me any relief
Continuing to grow worse, my brother ad
vised me lo try Dr. Moaley's te-nior
Bltxlr. which remedy he had used lor eev
oral veer* 1 commenced He use. and
musl y that your Lemon Elixir Is th*
great,*! medicine on earth. I here never
suffered a day wtr.ee I commenced using
I#tn*>n Elixir, R. L Roeoo,
304 Hernando street, Memphlw. Tern.
A CARD.
This 1* lo certify that I used Dr Hux
ley s Lemon Elixir for neuralgia of the
head and eyes with the most marked ben
efit to my general Iwaith. I would gladly
have paid l<> for the relief It ha* given
me at a cost of two or three dollars
H A. Beall,
Clerk tiuperiar Court Randolph county.
Georgia -ad.
—Gen Fltghug-h L*e had Intended to
tnke hi* family to Havana th* month,
but the prevalence of fever there has
chaujtryt hi* plan* in that he will return
to hts awt alone, leaving bia family to
>pe ud the alula- at lUjfiaKßMb V*.
THE GENERAL MANAGER S
CONTRIBUTION.
By Hamilton I*. Falrroan
(r\>p>rlght. ISO©, by H F. Fuirman )
Wa had t***n on the road aomethlDg over
a week In an oflMal private car. Tie
huatne** pr! of the trip wjw oxer nn 1
tha *everal ofTh hitf guve them * lv- - up
to osrdi. checker*, storw.* and other
amusement* during the return Journey,
pearly every one pr **ent had reitited
some thrilling aHcntura which had oc
eurrad to him or come within his noli *e,
but the geiier4l He hud dwia
ilttle in t.ie wav of ntertalnm* nt and
had joined but reservedly m the laughter
which aome of the tule* arotiM l \ w
croased tho Mississippi into lliitvois he
In some manner got |.-- s?k>n of t map
azlna which n- Id hk* attention for some
time. Klnallv be tosstd it upon the table
and observed
• Well, they may talk all they xv,mt to
about dtsputcher*. but in all mv exf • r
?ices I have seen but one man who till* I
tha bill in every particular He w*i • the
msii whom <nd Fox* v couldn't fire under
any consideration That man wus Dobbs."
no w ent on. knocking the ashes off hi *
Ufa r "He'* general manager of th“
W-P sjwtetn now "
"Dx>bbs alwaxs woe a railroad mun. lie
began wirh the >?h*ve| wlhxi they built
tho K C division of tho H H A C..
nd rtien I met him w* • ime toge:h*r
in the disp.it her s office ll* wnrkei too
■iiMXMuk tnck and I the tldtd But with
nil of bis nullity he was a p* ult tr
inl Is He never cared w uthcr
he work*| six. eight or fourteen hour
-1 could relieve him whoever I chose, it
whs all one to him When I put in an
tin tew ranee h # * would aay onvthing Ilka
this Hod to hold 17 at M:ndefi~can't
get in on the hiding at Blair—’lwill lay her
out twenty-five minutes—ha good to her
itgwinsl 24—21 Is light.' a ltd take hla hat
and 4**ave the offb •*.
"The dispatcher, a man named Mar
shall. who died in *M xico h good m n v
vears ogo. h.id Icariud that he could
rely on iWihha a#* he could not do on any
of the rest of us. Not a single man on
•h road knew the division as Dobbs did
Wvery of grade, the length of c.vrry
siding how many cars were standing on
th* siding, and In every detail of
ih** road ind trainmen was
hi his mind Ho knew whit ♦•nglneers
he could depend upon to make up lo^t
Paterson Bat Like a Man in a Stupor, Hl
on Ills Write 1
ttme; Just what could he expected of each
and every crew.
"He alwova called the dispatcher Billy
with an eaay, aesured, familiarity. I re
member one day that ‘Billy’ was figur
ing out a meeting point for * long local
frelgnl against number 4. the limited.
Dobbs tvu looking over hi* shoulder
when he finished the order.
” 'Never do. Billy. You'll ley out No.
i—27 can’t get mat Blrden—l4 emp’iea on
track there.’
" ’She'll have to stay where she Is.
then.' returned the dispatcher, crumpling
the order In his hand.
" ’laiy her out thirty minute*.” replied
Dobbs 'l*efs see. She's pulling iwenly
three irmds and twenty-one empties—tlva
scraplron. I*et her leave len empties and
the scraplron at Elat Creek, and pick up
the empties at Blrden. Scraplron ain't
perishable Jones 'll pull h.r over all
right, and Bums’ crew wl I handle the
car*' Aral he went nut whistling. Not
another m in on the dlvßlon would have
dared even lo crUk-lse 'Billy.' let alone
dictate order* to him.
But that wasn't what 1 started to te l
about Dobbs, with all hi* goed qua !Itc
hed one very bad fault. About once a
month he would absent himself from the
office about one or two, and someitmc*
three days. He si Mom .aid anything lo
nnv on*, but would slmptv tmard No a
and pull out He Invariably returned oil
No 4.
On iheso occaMon* T wa. usually trans
ferred lo hi* trick and anew man put In
my place.
"woll. ore day In January. Just as the
le* began lo come down from the north
at the rate of from ten to twenty extra
trains a day. a messenger cam* for,me to
report In Dobha' place. When I arrived
at the office the division superintendent
and the dispatcher were Just finishing
what had evidently been an animated
conversation
•' 'He's Ihe best man that ever w ork
ed a wtro oul of this office—or any other
for that mattar,' tho dispatcher wa* soi -
|rg 'When he's here there isn't- the first
thing to worry about"
" 'Yes. I know, but when he Isn't here
there's enough to worry alx men. for you
never know when he's going or what time
he’s coming buck Hut Haterson In the
third trick and keep an eye on him for a
day or tw<x Whan Dobhs romes hack send
him to me.' and the great man stalked out
of the office.
" 'lt's all up with Dobbs I guess.' re
marked the dispatcher a* he gave me *
hurried word picture as to how the tram*
were running al that rnom-nt.
"Extras north, extra* south, extra* In
one. two and three se ttons. It was cer
tainly the moat nerve-trying day that I
ever had to put In. I managed to get
through with Hill* discredit, however,
and turned the division over to young
Paterson In fairly go.il shape. He got
through ell right and everything seemed
to be working smoothly.
"The next night I took a run down to
the Junction to see a friend there Our
wires all oarae Into that office, and 1
listened to Patterson a* he reeled off or
ders by the yard I could toll that he
wae somewhat nervous, hut thought It
was only stage fright But Instead of
regaining his romporur* he kept getting
more rattled than ever Huddenly I Iteard
something like tht* ticked off to him:
•• First and second action# of extra
south and second section of extra north
and llrst second of No. 17 here. Want or
ders.’ My heir fairly rose ou end How .
earth be bad managed te get ail thus*
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triUis at a little one-horsa station with
out a wreck was a wonder to me.
* I gr;ihbd my hat and flew ncrosa the
town for the oftl •*. When I got therels.tw
r.ilterson sitting nt the key white mb a
*;li*f. He was s- nding an ord**r ‘No. 41*
take aiding at Hollins to hiph No. ’ he
y\ is anylng Bome one broke him and
said. *o. h—; Hollins aiding hold
h.ilf of 4ii~would have to back two mllrs
to gtf o\**r the hill."
* 1 glanced ut the train sheet. It was in
a hopclesa Jumble Some of the train* had
not been rwordel f<jr two hour*—had
Jumped clean off the earth, so to apeak
The dispatcher came In on a run at that
moment.
"Th- man who broke Patterson now had
Ihe wire hot. Orders wer# flying In ropM
•u. esslon. The dtapafehar reachad for
tie key and broke in. 'Wh— ’ 'Keep out—
I'm busy * came ba<-k the reply. He then
glnn<*e(| at tha train sheet. On® glance
was eufTl ient
" Where's 12'** he ipisped.
"Pattcrson only nt*>ok hta head. No. 12
tat a pasaenger. The dispatcher then
turnesl to m*- I ehook my head alto.
* The sounder was rattling nt a great
rate. ‘ltepcMt on 6.' we henrd ticked off.
‘Five’ - busy.' 'Take it any h*w.' came hack
the quick reply. Five was a commercial
w Ire.
"To our astonishment, the order was
rep* t**d and O. K.'d over 5 while another
wh iielng sent over the dispatcher’* wire
I looki-aI over acroe* the rjm nt the dln
patc Iv r. Hs features were drawn and
He Id Bent Forward till Hts Chin Rested
hlrt Front.
wrinkled, and a cold sweat seemed to
stand out on Ilia brow A whiter man 1
never expect to see. He wa# listening In
tently to ihe instrument*. Huddenly hi*
face relaxed, his eye* flashed, and he
r, ichc l aero*- ih„ desk for the key.
" Hello. Dobbs.’ he called.
" ' Keep out. Billy, I'm too busy,' came
the reply
' litlly settled hark Into a chair with a
sigh of relief. His elbows rested on the
arms of the chair, and he folded his
hands In front of his face, the Index fin
gers forming an apex. Slowly the color
returned to his face.' He seemed half
asleep. At the first lull of the sounder,
however, he reached for the key again.
Hello, Dobbs, where are you?' he
ask'd.
" 'Down the line always.' came the re
ply 'lt's my trick, Billy, don't worry;
ev ry wheel l* turning but No. 12. Where
was she last?"
" 'Don’t know. Off the shet.’
" "I'll find her tlovdhy, Billy,’ replied
Ihe Incorrigible Dobbs.
"We heard him traee her from atatlon
to station until ho found she had left
-33 —,
After a Storming Time With the Buperin
teoOrnt h„ Returned to Hl* Old Place
Marshall al ;4f> Ii was then U o'clock.
North from Marshall there we* no night
operator for thirty mile*. He called the
man at PrlncevlUe
" 'Have you seen No. 12?’
" ’No.’ wa* the reply.
" 'Go out and see if you can see her.'
came the order.
' No. she ain't In sight,' cam* next
There was a pause.
" 'Gilson, Cood Extra fHuith.
"Leave train at Princevllle—take en
gine and crew, look for No 12 south of
Prtncevllle.’ was the next order.
"No. 12 was found about half way b*-
twe. n the two station# with a crippled
engine. The crew were chasing about
the village like mad men In search of the
agent Put he was not round
I leokid at the dispatcher. He was
asleep this time and no miatake. IWi
tersen sat like a man In a srunor. hi*
h< id bent forward till hi# chin rested on
his white shirt front. 1 wnk* th* dts
pwcher and w* carried Urn away u tho
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hotel. He managed to imjll through.
he had lost all da* Ire to gain wealth t 4
glory it* the employ of a railroad. \
dlifted Into the mercantile buines, . k r4
may bn living yet for ail I know
"I>oi>be returned the r* xt *ky and
a stormy time with the superlnici. t< q|
returned to hi* old pi a *>. The only
mark he made a* h took his pi #• qj,
foHs?wirg day was 'Po>r l'atterson.'
" ‘Where have you t>een, Dobbs
qulred th** bjv! her.
"•Just HWiiy on u abort workling tr
wa* tho reply.
"Wa soon found that he was *r ?
tha truth He had fallen tn love w A
girl ugen t away down the line af • '• <
Bend. It waa .i email out-of-the-^.i\ M .
t|on. and hla monthly pilgrWnat***
been fo this pl.ce On this |wr ,4-
trip ha h.d gone with the tntenn. g
bringing Mih* B.irnea home wtrh !ra
She ufterwunia told me the atory
" 'You see.* sho aakl. ‘Bob wasr. t *fe A
youngest fellow in the world and h** 4|
afraid of being what he oalln "g .4*
If the men at the office knew aUr.i ■%_
He actually used to hide whan *ha Ira ni
went thr*Migii. You fee tho nigh- w
were marrlotl I managed to forget -can*,
thing nt the depot, and we wenf
together to ge: It. While w* were (tun
he whnt trouble the new nxi n
was in and he hrdped him out He *.\ ,rk.
ed hard, for he hml to remember ev*rp
thing, having no nm? to mnke a trua
sheet. Things wont pretty •*> af r
h* found 12 Thut xvorried han a gr***
dewl. When he was in a hurry I O K 4
the orders over No 5.’"
And that wa* the sum total of th* 0.
M s tomriburion to our an:artB 4 .nrrM*t
during tha entire trip
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