St Nicholas [serial] . dy was tired by a harddays work, this night yard-master, Ivers, cameto Mills, saying that he was in hard luck andwanted some assistance. Johnson has fever, he explained ; Scottis laid off again with his bad knee ; and you seethat makes me two men short. And now Aiken,the spare hand, has gone out with Emersonscrew to help fix the Hominy Stream bridge. 35 very well; not because he was not straightenough, but he was a bit arbitrary, and the menwere a little too likely to notice small McAndrews, who was new to the busi-ness, had not yet formed many strong likes a
St Nicholas [serial] . dy was tired by a harddays work, this night yard-master, Ivers, cameto Mills, saying that he was in hard luck andwanted some assistance. Johnson has fever, he explained ; Scottis laid off again with his bad knee ; and you seethat makes me two men short. And now Aiken,the spare hand, has gone out with Emersonscrew to help fix the Hominy Stream bridge. 35 very well; not because he was not straightenough, but he was a bit arbitrary, and the menwere a little too likely to notice small McAndrews, who was new to the busi-ness, had not yet formed many strong likes anddislikes. He thought of the hot steak and friedpotatoes his mother already had waiting forhim, and of the meager remains of his noondaymeal in his dinner-pail; of the evening paper;and of the cold wet night as opposed to hiswarm bed. Then he thought of Iverss trouble. If one of you fellows will stay till twelveoclock, I 11 see that he gets credit for histime, said that worthy. Andv thought of the extra dollar; but he. the mill cove yard was SAII ? i I - I III-: win; ,l I wish one of you fellows would help me outto-night. This last was addressed to the members ofthe day shift, who were standing around, dinner-pails in hand, about to start for home and supper. Three of the men murmured excuses. Twomore said nothing. None of them liked Ivers RICATE, THE MOST CRAMPED, ANDWHOLE SYSTEM. also thought again of Iverss difficulty, be itsaid to his credit. I 11 stay if Amos will drop in and tell mymother when he goes by my house, said he. You aint very big, nor very old, saidIvers, looking at him in frank disappointment. But I guess you 11 be better n nothin.
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