Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-03

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with deep sigh began 10 pull it to-
ward him.
At once = hundred surmises. ques-
tions. calculations. broke out.
what happened:" cried Wallace
Carpenter
What was that mans name?" asked
the Chicago journalist. with the eager
instinct of his profession.
This is terrible. terrible, terrible"
white haired physician from Marquette
kept repeatin" over and over.
4 half dozen ran toward the point
of the cliff TO peer down stream. as
though they could hope TO distinguish
anything in that waste of flood water.
'The dams gone out" replied Thorpe.
81 don't understand ii. Everything
was in good shape as far as could
see. II didn't act like an ordinary
break The water came too fast. Why
1t was as dry as a bone until just as
that wave came along. An ordinary
break would have eaten through little
by little before it burst, and Davis
should have been able to stop it. This
came all at once, as if the dam had
disappeared don't see"
His mind of the professional had al
ready begun 10 query causes.
How about the men,? asked Wal
lace Isn't there something | can
do!"
"You can head hunt down the riv
err" answered Thorpe. 81 think it is
useless until the water goes down.
Poor Jimmy. He was one of the best
men had. | wouldn't have had this
happen
The horror OF the scene was at last
beginning TO tlter through numbness
into Wallace Carpenters impressiona-
bic Imagination.
mo. no. he cried vehemently.
There is something criminal about 1t
to me! I'd rather lose every log in the
river
Thorpe looked at him curiously. at
is one of the chances of war" said
he
I'D better divide the crew and take
In both banks Of the river" suggested
Wallace.
"See If you can't get volunteers from
this crowd" suggested Thorpe. 81 can
let YOU have two men to show you
trails. need as many of the crew as
possible TO use this flood water"
"Oh, Harry cried Carpenter. shock
ed. "You can't be going to work again
today, before we have made the slight
est effort to recover the bodies"
"If the bodies can be recovered, they
shall be-" replied Thorpe quietly. But
the drive will not wait. We have no
dams to depend on now. you must re-
member, and we shall have to get out
on the freshet water"
Your men won't work. I'd refuse
Just as they will" cried Carpenter. his
sensibilties still suffering.
Thorpe smiled proudly. you do not
know them"
"By Jovew cried the journalist in
sudden enthusiasm. "By Jove. that is
magnificent"
The men on the river crew had
crouched on their narrow foothOlds
while the jam went out. Each had
tlulIH W MS peavey uS 10 th' bdbii VI
river men. Down the current past
their feet swept the debris Of food.
Soon logs began to swirl by-at first
few, then fnany-from the remaining
roIlways which the river had automat-
ically broken. In a little time the eddy
caught up some of these logs, and i'm
mediately another jam threatened. The
.I,x,
ly as though catastrophe had not
thrown the weight of its moral terror
against their stoicism. sprang, peavey
in hand, to the insistent work.
Thorpe's face lit with qualification
He turned TO the young man.
You seo," he said in proud simplicity.
With the added danger Of freshet wa
ter. the work went on.
At this moment Tim Shearer ap-
preached from inland, his clothes drip
ping wet, but his face retaining its ha-
bitual expression of iron calmness.
Anybody caught?" was his first ques-
ton as lie drew near.
Five men under the face" replied
Thorpe briefly.
Shearer cast q glance at the river. |
He needed TO be told no more.
Il was afraid of IT," said he. The |
rOllways must be all broken out It's |
saved MS that much. but the freshet |
water won't last long. It's going TO be
close squeak TO get 'em out now. |
Don't exactly figure on what struck the |
dam. Thought first I'd 20 right up |
that way. but then came down to ser
about the boys"
where were your asked Thorpe.
ION the pole trail I got in little. |
as you see"
In reality the foreman had had q
close call for his life.
''We'd better 20 up and take look"
be suggested. The boys has things |
going here all right"
The two men turned toward the |