worked like a horse for about half a day and then I gave up. Told Brown
I'd take a duplex car-puller along next time I tackled that kind of a job,
and I went back to the elevator."

"I'd like to see Brown. I get letters from him right along, of course.
He's been jollying me about that cribbing for the last two weeks. I can't
make it grow, and I've written him right along that we was expecting it,
but that don't seem to satisfy him."

"I suppose not," said Bannon. "They're mostly out for results up at the
office. Let's see the bill for it." Vogel handed him a thin typewritten
sheet and Bannon looked it over thoughtfully. "Big lot of stuff, ain't it?
Have you tried to get any of it here in Chicago?"

"Course not. It's all ordered and cut out up to Ledyard."

"Cut out? Then why don't they send it?"

"They can't get the cars."

"That'll do to tell. 'Can't get the cars!' What sort of a railroad have
they got up there?"

"Max, here, can tell you about that, I guess," said Peterson.

"It's the G.&M.," said the lumber checker. "That's enough for any one
who's lived in Michigan. It ain't much good."

"How long have they kept 'em waiting for the cars?"