The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
Knew i. could have lasted but fraction

Knew i. could have lasted but fraction
Of a second.
she1 as sape raonps
lad thrown fell across caldron OF tor
tufed waters and OF tossing logs
CHAPTER xxx,
During perhaps ten seconds the sur
t5vors watched the end OF Ihorness rope
railing In the food Then the young
nan with deep sigh began to pull It to-
AZ once a hundred surmises. questions.
JaenIattons broke out. ,c
What happened. cried Wallace car
What was that mans name?' asked
he Chicago Journalist with the eager m
strict of his profession.
This IS terrible terrible. terrible
vhite- haired physician from Marquette
sept repeating over and over
\ halt dozen ran towards the po,n. Q.
he ciir 70 peer down stream, as though
hey could hope to distinguish anything
n that waste of flood water
The dams gone out. = replied Thorpe.
/ don't unde:stansl it. Everything was
d good shape. as far as could see. 1t
iCinit act like an ordinary bteaH Ins
water came too fast. why, u was as
Try as bone until Just as that wave
anne along. An ordinary break would
ave eaten through little by little before
burst, ans: Davis should have been able
. stop 1t. TINS came all AZ fite as II
Re dam had disappearetl doa., see.
His nltrd ct the confessional had already
lega1 to query causes.
How abou, the tners22. asked Wallace.
Isn't there something I can do"
5.'You can head n hunt down the river
answered Thorpe. Z thina i IS useless
until the water eoss down. Poor Jimmy.
lie was one OF the best men ! had.
wouldn't have had this happerr---
TIE horror OF the scene vas at last be-
inni!tg to filter through nnmnaess into
Wallace Carpenters unreasonable mag
no. nor he cried vehetnently There
s something criminal anout IT to mel
I'd rather lose every log In the river
Thorpe looked at him curio5siy It II
me Of t!la chances OF war, said he
Ell better divide the crew and take
N both banks of the river. suggested
Wallace.
See il you can't get volunteers from
&his crowd. s.. suggested Thorpe. Il can
etyou have two men TO show you trails.
1 need as many OF the crew as possible
70 Use this lood water
"Oh. Harry. cried Carpenter, shocked
You can't be going to work again to-
lay. before We have made the slightest
effort to recover the bodies
eff the bodies can be recovered they
shalt be-. repliet, Thorpe quietly. But
he drive will not wait we haze no dams
70 depend on now YOU must reine!aber.
and We shall have TO get out on the fresh
ct water.
Your men won't work I'd refuse Just
g they VIII eSted Carpenter his sensi-
bilities Still suffering
Thorpe smiled proudly Y on do not
know them
By JoYep cried the journalist IN sud-
don enthusiasm BY Jove. that is mag
nificent,''
The men on the river crew had crouch
Ell on their narrow tootho!ds while the
jam went out. Each had ciung TO his
peavey. as is the habit OF riyertneu. Down
the current past their feet swept the dee
brs of Hood. Soon logs oeaan 10 swirl
by--at first few then many-from the
automatically broken. In little time
the eddy caught UP some of these logs,
aud Immediately another jam tnretstsi.st.
The river men. without hesitation. as
thrown the weight of its moral terror
against their stocisrns sprang. peavey In
hand TO the insf5tent work.
Ihorpess face lit9with qualification. lie
turned to the young man
s'Iott see. he said In proud simplicity
With the added danger OF freshet water
the work went on.
ed from inland his clothes dripping vet.
but his face retaining hts habitual express
sion of iron calrnness /. ANY body eaught?''
was his first question as he drew near.
Five men under the face. replied
Thorre briefly
shsarer cast a glance at the river. Hs
needed to be told no more.
Il was afraid of it,, said he. The rolf
ways must b all broken oct. It's saved
us that much. but the freshet water
won't last long. It's going to be close
squeak to get 'em out now. Don't exact
Iy figure on whatstruck the dam Thought
first I'd go right up that way but them
came down TO see aboat the boys.
.sWsere were you?" asked Thorpe.
'.On the pole trail. 1t got In Httle. as
. In reality the foreman had had close
call for his life.
Wed better go up and take. look
he suggested. ''Fh' boys has things go
ing here al right
The two men turned towards the brush.
'.Eii Tim :. called a voice behind them.
+ CSaH tot an
cliff
Jack told me to give. this to YOU. hs
painted. holding out chunk OK strange
siy twisted wood.
Wnerefd he get this o. inquired Thorpa
qcickiy It's a piece OF the dam. no
explained to Wallace. who had drawn
Picked 1t out OF the current replied
the man.
The foreman and his boss bent eagerly
over the rnorsel. Then they stared with
solemnity int esci' :, Others eyes.