He had come to Pittsburgh as superintendent of that division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Frequent telegraphic communication was necessary between him and his superior, Mr.Lombaert, general superintendent at Altoona.
This brought him to the telegraph office at nights, and upon several occasions I happened to be the operator.

One day I was surprised by one of his assistants, with whom I was acquainted, telling me that Mr.
Scott had asked him whether he thought that I could be obtained as his clerk and telegraph operator, to which this young man told me he had replied: "That is impossible.

He is now an operator." But when I heard this I said at once: "Not so fast.

He can have me.