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that the locomotives looked fine but they wouldn't seem to run. About that time, providencially, Tommy Rimm got her going and finally we gave Walker a ride up and down the lead track in the yard. Tommy had her up to about 25 MPH and we wondered if the motor was coming through the floor. At about 20 MPH, as Walker said, "she seemed to break from a canter into a gallup" - very aptly put. Also, the paint began burning off the exhaust pipe, filling the cab with acrid smoke. One window blew open and Holgate's hat sailed across the cab in a shower of dust. But I think Walker understood the circumstances and all was fairly well. We all tipped a couple or so at the Commodore Perry Room later, "Andy," "Cash" and Maurice being present also. Maurice and I had dinner with them later. Under the influence of a couple of drinks, I was tempted to make a facetious remark about entertaining the Canadians in a room dedicated to Perry and adorned with "Don't give up the ship" and "We have met the enemy and they are ours," but I thought better of it. McKeever seemed a little too British, and I found later he was born in Edinborough, Scotland. The others seemed much like Americans. And news! Maurice had [[double underline]] 3 [[/double underline]] Scotch & water.

Coming to town in Cash's car, H.L.A. and I sat together in the back seat, and suddenly he slapped my knee and said, "Craton, I was up in Kellogg's