I know enough to know that if you let the steam into the
cylinder, she's got to start."
"Something would start, that's certain," said Larry, drily. "But," he
continued, "I don't think you will let the steam on this time. Now, let
go!"
"You're a pretty heavy man to put in as boss of this plant," replied
Steve.
He let go of the valve-wheel, but did not step back. Larry divined that
the fellow intended to wait until he was momentarily away from the gear,
and then persist in his attempt to start the engine.
"I told you to go out," he said, pointing at the door.
"I'm going after the engine is started, and not before," persisted
Croly.
"You know you have no right in this part of the works. They wouldn't
have me loafing in your department, and you must keep out of this!"
"I don't try to send anybody away from my department."
"You would if you had charge of it. In yours there is a foreman and
fifty or sixty men; in this there is only the fireman, under the
engineer, but the engineer is just as much a foreman as the boss of your
department is there.
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