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Show PAT NOT TO BLAME. Yardmaster Had Had Three Chances to Shut the Door. Not long ago I ovei heard a conversation conver-sation nt a HliUlon outside or Chicago that to mo wns very amusing. Our Iriiln hnd pulled In, and our engineer had left his engine to tho enro of a round house nttendnnt. An old man came nlong whoso business It was to polish the lion hoixo. "Can you inn an engine?" asked 1'at of tho yardmaster. "No," he nnswercd. "I can't run an engine. Can you?" "Cnn Ol run an cnglno!" Biilffcd I'nt In derision. "If there's onythlng OI'd rather do all day long, It Is to run an engine. Huh. ran Ol run an engine!" en-gine!" "Suppose," suggested the yardmaster, yardmas-ter, "you get up and run that engine Into the bouse." "All right, OI'll do that same," I'nt bluffed, and ho climbed Into the cab, looked the ground over pretty well, spat on bis bauds, grabbed the biggest hnndlo and pulled It wide open. Kip' tho went Into the round house. I'nt saw the bumpcis ahead and guessing what would happen, reveised the lever clear back. Out sho went In again out again. Then the yardmaster yelled: "I thought you said you could run an engine!" en-gine!" Hut I'at had bis answer ready. "Ol bail her In thero three times Why didn't you shut the door?" The Sunday Sun-day .Magiuhie. |