Chapter 24
So for Neale the wonderful dream had come to pass, and but for the memory that made all hours of life bitter his cup of joy would have been full. He made his headquarters in Benton and spent his days riding east or west over the line, taking up the great responsibility he had long trained for--the maintaining of the perfect condition of the railroad. Toward the end of that month Neale was summoned to Omaha. The message had been signed Warburton. Upon arriving at the terminus of the road Neale found a marvelous change even in the short time since he had been there. Omaha had become a city. It developed that Warburton had been called back to New York, leaving word for Neale to wait for orders. Neale availed himself of this period to acquaint himself with the men whom he would deal with i
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