The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-07-19
KenneWiCkC Courier
Friday, July 10, 1907

uv,.,r I'll, .Tt1 i.sTirlGauon as II Jru.'s
made it apparent that MI Travers WAS
c.ch- when he said that ii was cot
merely question Of Sioveling coal.
Coal cost much when it had 10 be
brought from the railroad ny 4 horse
car system, the ears @oin" down load
cd with ore and coming back with the
coal Wien it WAS needed Every Shov
elful had to be thrown JUS where ii
was needed to feed the fire evenly. and
Jim's arms ach"d rs he Strove to learn
the proper twist of the shovel to land
tie coal in the desired spot.
1t was two weeks before he could he
trusted on trick alone, but ut last
Casey pronounced himself satisfied
with Jim's ability. and he reigned over
the stoke pit for eight hours Il day
1t WAS hard work for Il man whose
exercise had been taken in gymna,
SUM, but Jim rapidly hardened to it.
and in six months it had become sec
ond habit.
lie sent east for books on engineer
ing. and by mistake book on cleo.
trical engines was sent him instead OF
the one for which he wrote. He sat
down to look it over before he sent il
back, and to the original book he add.
ell others.
l. He had been there little more than a
year when he sought out Travers and
laid plan before him. Less than half
mile up the valley a constant fall
broke over the high cliff and rolled i'll
to the valley, 400 feet below. 1t was
Jim's plan to use water power instead
of steam and employ trolley On the
tramway.
Travers smiled at first, but Jim
worked out the Plan for him, and the
New York office approved. Jim was
put in charge of the plant and the
company raised Travers' salary.
1t was we'll toward the close Of the
second year that Dufford came to visit
the mine. No one knew of his inten-
ton until word was telegraphed from
the station. The word was flashed
about the camp that the old man had
come, but the first hint that ladies ac-
cOmpanied him came to Jim as he
stood III the door of the power house
The road led past the door, and as he
stood listening to the rhythmic pur of
the dynamo the familiar sound was
broken by the quick beat of horses
hoofS on the hard road. and around
the curve swung Il maddened brOnchO
with a woman SWaying in the saddle
Marsden sprang into the roadway
ami In one tense moment fought the
insane brute with desperate energy as
he was dragged along. Then the fight
WIS won, and he sprang to the saddle
just Us Marjorie slipped, fainting, from
the scat.
Il came because l wanted to see for
myself" she explained an hour later
rs they sat on the porch of the super
intendents cottage. II could not be-
lieve that YOU had been content for
two years As fireman. OF course, Mr..
Travers wanted the credit of introduc-
ing the biggest money saving device
i'll the plant, and he did not remember
that father was particularly interest
tu III you. rainier ought 10 nave been
more explicit"
But it's been a good thing for you,"
declared Mr.. DutfOrd rs he stepped
Though the doorway. you've shown
the stuff that's in YOU. and it's mighty
good stuff-fit material for a son-in-
law. I'm going OH to the rest of my
holdings in New Mexico as long as I'm
out here. AS you are going to be put
in charge of my mining interests when
we get back to New York, you'd bet
ter combine honeymoon and bust
ness trip"