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the time table once more caused me to miss the 

 train, but times were different with me then and 

 it was with confidence that I told the official 

 to wire the president that I wanted an engine to 

 take me to Riverhead. 



"It won't be any use, but I'll send the mes- 

 sage," said he. His comment when the reply 

 came, "Give him a special and anything else he 

 wants. Charlick," was to this effect, "You 

 must have a pull with the old man." 



There was a reason which the official didn't 

 know. At that time I was running a line up 

 Long Island Sound which stopped at Sag Har- 

 bor, the eastern terminus of the Long Island 

 Railroad, and Charlick was then negotiating 

 with me to put on a steamer which should give 

 him a Boston connection. 



