The newspaper., 1907-04-19

mary. On the contrary. he extended
his tramp westward. stumbling on
aimlessly up the canyon over the un-
surfaced embankment of the new line.
Truth to tell. Virginia's messenger
was not unwilling TO spend a little
time alone with the immensities To
put 1t badly. he was beginning to be
desperately cloyed with the sweets Of
a day-long Miss Bessie. ennuye on the
one hand and despondsnt on the other.
Why could not the Cousin Bessies
see without being told in so many
words. that the heart OF a man may
have been given in times long past
to another woman?-to a Cousin vir-
ginia. let us say. And why must the
Cousin Virginias. passing by the life
long devotion OF kinsman lover.
throw themselves-if one must put 1t
thus brutally-fairly at the head OF an
acquaintance OF a day?
So questioning the immensities. the
Reverend Billy came out after some
little time in a small upland valley
where the two lines. old and new. ran
parallel at the same level. with low
embankments less than hundred
yards apart.
Midway of the valley the hundred.
yard interspace was bridged by a
hastily constructed spur track start
ing from switch on the Colorado and
Grand river main line. and crossing
the Utah right OF way at n broad an
gle On this spur. at its point OF in
tersection with the new line. stood a
heavy locomotive. steam up, and
manned in every inch Of its standing
room by armed guards.
The situation explained itself. even
10 a Reverend Billy. The Rajah had
not been idle during the interval of
dinner-givings and social divagations.
He had acquired the right of way
across the Utah's line for his block
aiding spur: had taken advantage Of
winton's inalertness to construct the
track: and was now prepared to hold
the crossing with live engine and
such show of force as might be need.
full
Calvert turned back from the en-.
trance OF the valley. and was minded,
in spirit of fairness. to pass the
word concerning the new obstruction
on to the man who was most vitality
concerned but HAS. even rev
erend Billy may not always rise SUI
perior TO his hamperinss as n man and
q lover. Here was defeat possible
nay. say rather defeat probable. for a
rival. with the probability increasing
with each hour OF delay. Calvert
fought Il out by length and by breadth
q dozen times before he came in sight
of the track force toilinE at the shale-
slide. Should he tell winton. and so.
Indirectly. help to frustrate Mr.. Oar
rah's well-laid plan Or should he
t1'l BIS peace ard thus. indirectly
s-a!n help TO d. eat the Utah com
pany?
lie put II that way In decent self
respect. Also he assured himself that
the personal equation as between two
lovers of one and the same woman
was entirely eliminated. But who
can tell which motive IL was that
prompted him TO turn aside before he
came to the army of toilers at the
slide: to turn and cross the stream
and make as wide a detour as the
nature of the ground would permit,
passing well beyond call from the
other side of the canyon?
The detour took him past the slide
in silent safety. but II did not take
him Immediately back to the Rose
mary. Instead Of keeping on down
the canyon on the C. G. r. side, he
turned up the gulch at the back OF
Argentine and spent the better half
of the afternoon tramping beneath the
solemn frs on the mountain. What
the hours of solitude brought him In
the way of decision let him declare
rs he sets his face finally towards the
station and the private car.
"I cant do It can't turn traitor
TO the kinsman whose bread I cat.
And that is what It would come to in
plain English. Beyond that l have
no right to go: II is not for me to
pass upon the jus ice of this petty
war between rival corporations"
All. William Calfert! is there no
word then of tha other and far
subtler temptation" When you have
reached your goa' II reach II you
may. will there be no remorse-
full looking back this milestone
where a WORD frr you might have
taken the fly fro your pot Of pre-
sious ointment7
The short winte wa darkening