train-scrapping

Updated: May 13, 2025

"He asked leave to come along as a laborer, and when I found that he knew more about train-scrapping than I did, I promoted him." There was something like defiance in the trainmaster's tone. "From the way in which you say it, I infer that you don't expect me to approve," said Lidgerwood judicially. McCloskey had been without sleep for a good many hours, and his patience was tenuous.

Francis Lynde - The Taming of Red Butte Western