noon
And so Jawn was called to Manchester as the nerviest man on the road . In the meantime a scene not unlike that at Truesdale was being enacted in and about the Manchester station . There was the same reticence , and the studied quiet and perfect discipline were even more pronounced ; for with Jim and Harvey to issue orders , and with Mattison and Mallory to execute them , the chance of a slip or a misunderstanding was too slight to be considered . A long train of tourist cars was made up shortly after noon and backed into the train shed , where it lay awaiting orders . Jim had no very definite idea of using it , at least until force was the only expedient ; but he had been through too many fights to be caught off his guard . Instructions were wired from the despatcher 's office to the operators all along the line , ordering them to report promptly any irregularity or suspicious circumstance . Meanwhile the regular trains for Truesdale pulled out through the yards and went on their way .