The Columbus journal., 1906-10-10
CHAPTH K-Continued.

heavy SHOWS still held aloof. Adams
prediction wrought itself out into
saber faet After the single appeal to
=. force. Ar. Darrah seemed to have
given up the fight. None the less. the
departure q the Rosemary wa de-
hyed. and its hospitable door was al.
ways o3en to the Utah chief of con.
structt0n and his assistant.
Wipton took bis welcome broadly,
- what lover would not: and within
q week was spending most of his
evenings In the Rosemary-this at .
time when every waking moment of
the day and night was deeply mort
gagged to the chance Of success. For
now that the Rajah had withdrawn
bis opposition. nature anc the per-
versity Of Illuminate things had taken
a hand. and for a fortnight the work
Of track-laying paused fairly within
sight of the station at Arg. milne.
First Il vas q carload of steel &C
eidentally derailed and dumped into
Quartz creek at precisely the worst
possible point In the lower canyon. a
jagged. r0ck-ribbed. cliff bound gorge
where each separate piece Of metal
had to be hoisted out singly by a der
rick erected for the purpose-a process
which enectually blocked the track
for three entire days Next 1t was an
other landslide (unhelped by dynx-
mite. this) just above the station. a
crawling cataract Of loose. sliding
ehale which, painstakingly dug out
and damned with plank bulkhead dur
ing the day. would pour down and
bury bulkhead. b~uttresses, and the
very right Of way in the night.
In his right mind-thc mind of an
ambitious young captain Of industry
who secs defeat with dishonor staring
him In the face-Winton would have
fought all the more desperately for
these h~fndranceS. But. unfortunate
ly. he was no longer Al industry cap
tain with an y single to success.
He was become that anomaly dsspised
81 the working world-a man In love.
ITS No Isl shutting our eyes to
the fact. Jack" said Adams one even
ing when his chief was making ready
for his regular descent upon the Rose
nary. I'VE shall have to put night
shifts 1t work on that ~s,ale-slide II
we hope yer to get past it with the
rails"
Hang tire shale!" was the impa- |
tient reioin1.r. "T'm no galley slave"
Adams slow smile came and went
In cynical ripplings.
1T is pretty difficult to say precise
y what you are just now. But I can
prophesy what, you are going to be
II you don't wake up and come alive"
Having no reply to this. Adams
went back to the matter Of night |
shifts.
IF you will authorize 1t. Ill put a
night gang on and boss 1t myself. |
What do you say" |
Il say you are no end OF a good !
fellow. Norty. And that's the plain
fact. III do as much for you some
time"
"Iu be smashed II you will-youll
never get the chance. When I let q |
pretty girl make a fool of me"
But the door of the dinkey slammed
behind the outgoing one. and the
prophet OF evil was left to organize
his night assault on the shale-slide, |
and to command II rs best he could.
So. As w say. the days Of stubborn
toll with the enthusiasm taken out,
slipped away unfruitful. OF the en-.
tire Utah force Adams alone held HIM
self up to the mark. and being only
second in command. he was unable to
keep the bad example Of the chief
from working like a leaven of inert
among the men. Branagan
voiced the situation in rich brogue
one evening whsn Adams had ex-
hausted his limited vocabulary Of
abuse on the force for its apathy.
Its no use, ava. Misther Adams. II
you was the boss himself 'twould be
you aS would put the comether on
thin too Qrick. But it's like masther. |
like mon.' The b'ys all know that
Nisther Winton don't care . damn:
and they'll not be hurtin' themselves
wid the wurrk."
And the Rajah? Between his times
Of smoking hish-priced cigars with
wtntcn in the lounging-room of the
Rosemary. he was swearing Jubilatss
in the privacy of his working-del
stateroom. having tri-daily weather
reports wired to him by way of Car
Donate and Argentine station. and
busying himself in the intervals with
sending ard receiving sundry mysteri-
Gus kilograms in cipher.
Thus Fir. Somerville Darrah. all
going well for him until one fateful
morning when he made the mistake
Of congratulating his ally. Then
but we picture the scene: MI. Oar
rah late to his breakfast. being Just
in from an early morning reconnais-
sance of the eneny's advaacings: vir-
sinia sitting opposite to pour his cof-
fee. All the others vanished |: some
limbo Of their own.
The Rajah rubbed his hands de-
lightedly. /
I'VE are coming GA famously. IA
mously. my -deah Virginia Two
weeks gone. heavy SHOWS predicted
for the mountain region. and nothing.
nothing at all. accom-
on the otheh side Of the can
yon. When you marry, ny deah. you
shall have . block Of c. Z q. r. pre-
lerrcd stock to keep y0u In pin
MONEY"
'I?'' she Querisd. "Bnt. Uncle Som
I doQt understand"
The Hajah laughed
That vaDA very pretty blush. my