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I wish Mr. McVickar would loosen up a little more with me ! If he 'd tell me a few of the things I ought to know -- '' The interruption was the entrance of the boy from the train-despatcher 's office with a verbal message . The vice-president , moving westward , had changed his plans and cut out some of his stop-overs . Car `` 008 '' would be in on the noon train and would proceed westward , running special , at one o'clock . The despatcher had thought that Mr. Gantry might want to know . The traffic manager did want to know , and when the boy had ducked out , the knowledge was promptly utilized . A touch of a desk-button brought the stenographer , and Gantry dictated a message . ''