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When he finally grew exasperated at the central operator's oft-repeated "line's busy," he called up Gantry to ask if the traffic manager knew anything about the purposes and movements of his father. Gantry did not know, but he knew something else a thing which proved the leakiness of the railroad telegraph department.
'The line's all clear for to-night, he announced to Daddy with a covert significance he hardly grasped himself, then coming back to home-made jam and crusty village bread. Jane Anne caught her father's answering glance-mysterious, full of unguessed meanings.
"No, it didn't look like it," said George; "but those mica men mayn't find it such a good bargain for them." "Why?" asked Harry. "Well, suppose some of the people who own the land that the line's on, don't want these strangers to have a telegraph on their farms. What's to hinder them ordering them off?" "They wouldn't do that," said Harry. "None of the people about here would be so mean.
As they surmounted the shoulder of the hill, they saw once more flickering before them the fire line. Charley Morton received the lunch with joy. "Ain't had time to get together grub since we came," said he, "and didn't know when I would." "What do you want us to do?" asked Bob. "The fire line's drawn right across from Granite Creek down there in the cañon over to a bald dome.
Near its line's center the flag-ship hovered just opposite Canal Street. The rear was far down by the Mint. Up in the van the leading vessel was halting abreast St. Mary's Market, a few hundred yards behind which, under black clouds and on an east wind, the lone-star flag of seceded Louisiana floated in helpless defiance from the city hall. All at once heaven's own thunders pealed.
After this, for a week or two, nothing broke the monotony of their strenuous toil, until one day Martin and his packers arrived. "I'm going down to the settlements and thought I'd strike your camp and stop a night," he said. "The woods get lonesome, and your line's a pretty good route to the pack trail." Jim was somewhat surprised, but he took Martin to Jake and went to tell Carrie.
"How do you find out that last, the cat a cornered line's length?" asked Tom. "I can't explain that to you," said Sam, "because you haven't studied geometry." "Oh well, tell us anyhow, if we don't understand it," said Sid Russell, who sat with his mouth open.
An' when we goes over I forgets everythink an' don't know what I'm doin'. P'raps I'll get a V.C. some day wi'out knowin' what I done ter get it. And I'm not the only one like that. Anyone 'oo's bin out 'ere a few months an' says 'e ain't windy up the line's a bloody liar, there now...."
They must be charging, I think, or our front line's fallen back, because the rifles is going nineteen to the dozen, a-a-ah! They're getting stronger too, and it sounds like a lot more bombs going; hold on, there's that blighting maxim again." He stopped speaking while upstairs the maxim clattered off belt after belt of cartridges.
If Maurice asked if he 'd gotten the money out, it must mean that they meant to run with all the proceeds. We 'll have to telephone Denver." "Providing the line's working." Bardwell stared at the other sheriff. "Is it?" "Yes to Denver." "Then let's get headquarters in a hurry. You know Captain Lee, don't you? You do the talking.
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