The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-26


river rose enormously. The water had
not been SO high (these be the words
of the oldest inhabitant) since the
great storm of SO. The meadows were
aflood. When Ringold had lain and
dreamed away the sunny afternoon
the water was two feet deep. II he
a not made up his mind to aban-
don a part of his ill-gotten gains the
bumblebee must have drowned, and
the spider had shown his good sense
in changing quarters.
Thursday night the foot and car
rage bridge went. The next morn
ing the dam burst, and the onrush of
the great flood which swept the val
ley carried the timbers of the rail-
read trestle with it. leaving only the
twisted ironwork hanging to the pill
lars OF either bank. At the village
station a long, vestibuled train had
been held just in season to escape
destruction. The wire told them re-
treat was cut off by the loss of the
bridge over the ravine two miles up
the road. Perforce the passengers
were obliged to submit to a consider
able stay at this one-horse town.
IF it looks as mean and small to
them as it does to me, they won't like
il" thought Ringold. He strolled down
to the station, for the privilege of
seeing a we'll dressed woman and a
silk tile once MORE" he said. Every
body seemed SO glad to have escaped
the wreck of the bridge that they were
not yet troubling over the delay. All
but one man. He was squatty, ruddy
faced, white haired, quick motioned.
Ringold's eyes opened wider. He
knew him. And Wall street knew
him. Ringold had not quite lost run
of financial affairs. A New York pap
sion.
HE was going home in a hurry
and l don't blame him, considering the
way o. and P. is dropping" mutter-
ed the lazy man. And I'd bet that
! he went gain anything for being held
up here"
The rudy faced man thought 50.
too. He went down to the edge of the
river, which has now become a lake.
us there any way of crossing?" he
asked.
/ Tho no4iuac cfopal ~ hipa GT roaEnn
not. A boat wouldn't live a minute
in that current. And it's like to rain
ag'in fore night"
I've got to get across now; l can't
wait" said the ruddy faced man
Where's the boat?"
There amt none nearer than the
sea-shore-fifteen mile away What
We had was lostin the fust food"
But I've got to get over" declared
the man, insistently.
The bucolic citizens left him. They
made up their minds that he wasn't
exactly right" Ringold went over.
Whats it WORTH" he asked calmly.
Put me across the river-I can get
a special to meet me there, l Finland
III give you
He looked Ringold over, and finish
ed; "A hundred dollars"
These aren't my Clothes Ringold
said softly. You see, l got my own
wet. | am connected with Page &
Jessop. They call me their confiden,
ial clerk"
You misunderstood me-" said the
rudy faced man, quickly. Il said a
thousand"
And expenses"
And expenses" with a sigh.
"All right you wire for your train.
You'll need it about / o'clock"
He strolled away as calmly as ever.
but there must have beer something
in his eye that impressed the Wall
street man more than it did Ringold's
old neighbors and friends. At any
rate he telegraphed for the special.
Ringold did a little wiring himself.
Luckily there was a round about
way of telegraphing to the other side
of the river, and Al Cusick lived there.
He could depend upon Al to do just
what he was told-no more, no less.
Then Ringold made some purchases
at Sholes's store. Young Sholes told
the girl when she happened in a little
later that he guessed Bob Ringold
must be getting into his second child
hood, buying children's toys!
And pa and ma thought them left
over balloons We had for the picnic
was a dead loss" said the store
keepers son. His grammar was ons
thing that made the girl wish Ringold
was not so lazy!
OF course, she could not keep away
from the edge of the overlooked mead
ows. Half the population and most of
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