Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-03
copyright, 1905, byJ. P J1ppincott Co,
CHAPTER IX.-Continued.

heavy SHOWS still held aloof, Adams
prediction wrought itself out into
sober fact. After the single appeal to
force, Mr.. Darrah seemed to have
given up the fight. None the less, the
departure of the Rosemary was de-
layed. and its hospitable door was al
ways open to the Utah chief of con-
struction and his assistant.
Winton took his welcome broadly,
as what lover would not; and within
week was spending most of his
evenings in the Rosemary-thiS at a
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now that the Rajah had withdrawn
his opposition, nature and the per-
versity of inanimate things had taken
a hand. and for fortnight the work
of tracl-laying paused fairly within
sight of the station at Argentine.
First it was a carload of steel ac-
cidentally derailed and dumped into
Quartz creek at precisely the worst
possible point in the lower canyon, a
Jagged, rock-ribbed, cliff-bound gorge
had to be hoisted out singly by der
rick erected for the purpose-a process
which effectually blocked the track
for three entire days. Next it was an
other landslide (unhelped by dyna-
mite, this) just above the station,
crawling cataract of loose, sliding
shale which. painstakingly dug out
and damned with plank bulkhead dur
ing the day, would pour down and
Bury bulkhead, buttresses, and the
very right OF way in the night
In his right mind-the mind of an
ambitious young captain of industry
who sees defeat with dishonor staring
him in the face-Winton would have
fought all the more desperately for
these hindrances. But, unfortunate.
ly, he was no longer an industry cap
tain with an eye single to success.
He was become that anomaly despised
Of the working world-a man in love.
ITS no use 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
mary. I'VE shall have to put night
shifts at work on that shale-slide if
we hope ever to get past it with the
rails"
Hang the shale!" was the impa-
tient rejoindcr I'm no galley slave
Adams slow smile came and went
in cynical ripplinss.
at is pretty difficult to say precise
ly what you are just now. But | can
prophesy what you are going to be
if you don't wake up and come alive
Having no reply to this, Adams
went back to the matter of night
Fifts.
=" If you will authorize it, I'll put
night gang on and boss it myself
What do you say?'
81 say you are no end of a good
fellow, Morty. And that's the plain
fact I'll do as much for you some
lime"
"Pll be smashed if you will-youll
never get the chance. When l let
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 it as best he could.
So, as we say, the days of stubborn
toll with the enthusiasm taken out,
slipped away unfruitful. or 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
Of iro
ness among the men. Branagan
voiced the situation in rich brogue
Que evening when Adams had ex-
hausted his limited vocabulary of
abuse on the force for its apathy.
"'ris no use, ava, Misther Adams. If
you was the boss himself 'twould be
you as would put the comether on
thin too quick. But it's like masther,
like mon The bys all know that
Misther Winton don't care a damn;
and they'll not be hurtin' thimselves
wild the wurrk"
And the Rajah? Between his times
OF smoking high-prtced cigars with
Winton in the lounging-room of the
Rosemary, he was swearing Jubilates
in the privacy Of his working-den
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 and receiving sundry mysteri
GUS kilograms in cipher.
Thus Mr.. 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: Mr.. Oar
rah late to his breakfast, being just
tn from an early morning reconnais-
sance of the enemy's advancings; Vir-
ginia sitting opposite to pour his cof-
fee. ALI the others vanished to some
limbo OF their own.
The Rajah rubbed mis- hands de.