Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915 Page: 57
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PROGRESSIVE RETAIL MERCHANT OF TEXAS 57
"Thomas, you and this rakie come to my office at once. Where is
Wallace ?"
A slight noise over in the earner revealed the fact that some one was
under the pile of dirty paper and old rags and various refuse from the
office. Mike started toward it, but the trainmaster was the quicker.
"Come out of there, Wallace," he commanded, as he grabbed him by
one leg.
"Help! Murder! Police! Pull him off, Parker," yelled Wallace, "Say,
Mike, listen-oh! excues me, Mr. Cuny, Ithought you was my head brakeman;
he chased me and Joe from the caboose to the office, and tried
to murder us all the way with ton-size lump coal. Look out! And Wallace
tried to get back to the trash pile. There he is over there."
"Come to my office, Mr. Wallace, this minute," said Mr. Cuny I
must investigate this foolishness."
Wallace and Joe looked crestfallen, while Mike looked as if he would
slam the trainmaster one in the face if he looked at him sideways. At
this instant Parker entered, looking like he would jump through the
nearest window if Mike looked at him crooked.
"Mr. Parker, what is your reason for allowing this to happen in your
office?" said the trainmaster.
"I assure you, it wasn't my fault, sir, said Parker, who s emed as
though afraid to speak."
"Sure, and devil a bit was it your fault, Mr. Parker; it was them
divels over there." And he cast an angry look towards Wallace and Joe.
Wallace eased over to one side, so Mr. Cuny would be between him
and Mike.
"He's liable to get started again," whispered Joe, who wasn't far behind
Wallace's last move.
"I hope not," rejoined Wallace.
"If he does, Lord, we are both goners."
Mr. Cuny proceeded to go upstairs, but not before Wallace and Joe
-('edl to get there ahead of him, Mike bringing up the rear, limping
and calling Joe and Wallace anything but gentlemen.
"Now Mr. Jenkins, tell me why all this rucus of you chasing your
conductor all the way from the caboose to the office."
"Sure, I'll tell ye; it was like this: This darn imp," pointing to Joe,
"laughs when I mash my foot, and then the both of them laughs, when
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Capital City Advertising Association. Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915, book, July 1915; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41246/m1/57/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.