The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-04-11

There had been disliko between them.
growing out of friction between their
respective duties a. civil engineer and
sub-contractor, for the former was neces-
sarily q critic of the latter's work. But
they had never quarreled, and Gerald
saw nothing On this occasion, rs Ravelli
seemed to, for any outbreak Of temper.
"Bettare be civil witha your tongue"
Ravelli sneered.
"Well, I think 80, too, as we are with
lady"
''Zat ees whya inseest you treata me
as one gentleman"
So it seemed that he was especially re-
gardful of how he figured in the presence
Of Mary Warmer.
"Like one gentleman? Oh, will treat
you like two gentlemen-sr politely"
and Gerald began to again nonchalantly
white the birchen pole. II was going
to tell how, when at last we broke
through the rock at this end of the tun-
mel, I happened to be right there. A
blast tore out an aperture several feet
wide. We saw daylight through the
smoke. We rushed pell-mell over the
broken stone, and struggled with one
another to get through first. It was
why, it was you, Ravelh, wasn't it,
who" tusseled with. Yea. we gotinto
the breach together. You tried to push
me back. You couldn't-of course You
couldn't" and the narrator's reference
to his own superior strength was exas-
perstingly accompanied by . glance not
free from contempt.
''Eet was-a all cen fun" RavelH
smilingly explained to Mary, and then
his eyes turned darkly upon Gerald.
"Eef eet had-a been one earnest fight
Tho different result was vaguely indi-
Gated by = hard clinch Of fists and .
vicious crunch Of teeth.
TWAS beyond doubt that Raveln
could not bear 10 he belittled to Mary,
but she and Gerald were alike inatten-
tive to his exhibition Of wrath.
mo prisoner was ever more exultant
to escape" Heath went on, ethan I was
to get ont Of that dark. noisome hole into
clear sunlight. I ran to this very spot,
and-well, the landscape was ON view,
just ~ it 10 now. It was like getting
from gloom out into glory"
The young man. exuberant words were
not spoken with much enthusiasm, and
yet they had sufficient earnestness to
prove their sincerity. He had stopped
whiting, and his knife lay on the desk
as he turned his back against the sapling
and rested both elbows ON it.
$50 I've been writing to the president
OF the company, urging him to defect the
route tride 30 that passengers might
come out Of the tunnel to see landscape
worth thousand miles Of special travel,
and to be had by going hess than as many
feet. This Is the very latest day for
changing the survey. Tomorrow will
be too late. That Is why I'm telegraph
ing 30 urgently"
Click, click, click! Mary went to the
telegraphic instrument. She delivered
the message by word of mouth, instead
of taking it down in the usual manner
with pen.
Gerald Heath, Overlook" she trans
lated from the metallic language Of the
instrument; ''your idea is foolish. We
cannot entertain it. Henry Deckerman,
president"
Gerald looked like man receiving a
jury's verdict involving great pecuniary
loss. If not one Of personal condemnation.
as he listened to the telegram.
''Zat ees whata theenk," remarked
Ravelli. with insolent citation; "you
ARE one-a fool, as 70 president he say"
Gerald was already angered by the
dispatch. The taunting epithet was
timed to excite him to fury, which he
impulsvely spent upon the more imme-
date provoker. He seized Ravelli by
the throat, but without choking him,
and almost instantly let him 70, a.
though ashamed Of having assailed q
man Of not much more than half his own
strength and,nearly twice his age. With
Italian quckness RavelA grabbed Ger
AIDS knife from the desk, against which
he was flung. He would have used it,
too, II self-defense had been necessary.
but he saw that ho was not to be further
molested, and 80 he concealed the weapon
under his arm, while Gerald strobe
away, unaware Of his escape from o stab.
HE is one beeg bully" said Ravelli,
with forced composure. "Esf a lady
had-a not been here
''You tormented him." the girl inter-
rupted. II once saw the best natured
'nastif in tho world loso his temper and
turn Oh a. She stopped before say
ing ''cur, }" and added instead: IF he was
foolish You were not very wise to tease
him."
HE is-a what to You, zat You ta!ke-a
bees party''
She bit her lips in resentment, but |
made no reply.
"Pare-haps he is one-a lover oof your