The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-01

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heavy SHOWS still held aloaf.. Adams
prediction wrought itself out into
sober fact After the single appeal "a
force. Mr.. Dsrrah seemed 10 have
given mp the tight None the less. the
departure Of the Rosemary was de
iayed, and it's hospitahle door was al
ways open 10 the Utah chief OF con
stracticn and his assistant
winton took his welcome broadly
as Sha, lover would not: and within
week was spending most OF his
evenings In the Rosemary---,his AZ q
time when every waking moment Of
the day and Night Was deeply mort,
gagged 70 the chance OF success For
now that the Rajah had withdrawn
his oppositicn. nature aud the per
versity of inanimate things had taken
hand. and for a fortnight the work
OF track-laying paused fairly within
sight OF the station at Argentine.
First II was a carload Of steel &C.
cidentally dersiled aud dumped into
Quartz creek at precisely the worst
possible point In the lower canyon. a
jagged, rockribbed. ciin-bound gorge
where each separate piece OF metal
had 10 be hoisted OUT sinsly by q der.
rick erected for the purpose process
which effeetnaliy blocked the track
for three entire days, Next II was an
other landslide tunhelped by dyns.
mite. thisl Just above the station. a
crawling cataract or loose. sliding
shale which, painstakingly dug out
and damned with plank hulkhead dur.
Ing the day, would pour down and
bury bnikhead. butiresses. 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 Ia the winton would have
fought all the more desperately for
these hindrances. but. unfortunate
iy. he was no longer an industry cap
tain with an eye single 20 success
He was become that anomaly despised
OF the working worlds 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
shifte at work on that shaie-slide II
we hope ever 20 get past II with the
rails"
Hang the shaie,. was the impa.
tient rejoinder I'm no galley slave. =
Adams slow smile came and went
In cynical rippiings
1T is pretty difiicuit to say precise.
ly what YOU are just now. But ! can
prophecy what you are going TO be
II You don't wake up and come alive. Z
Having no reply to this. Adams
went back to the matter OF night
shifts.
III you Will authorize II, ri put q
night gang on and boss II myself.
What do you say"
Il say you are no end OF good
fellow, Morty. And that's the plain
fact. ri do as much for you some
time"
I'm be smashed II you wiii---youll
never get the chance. When let a
pretty girl make fool OF me-"
But the door OF the dinkey slammed
behind the outgoing one, and the
prophet OF evil was left 10 organize
his night assault on the ehaIe-silde.
and 10 command II as best he could.
So as we say. the days of stubborn
.oii with the enthusiasm taken out.
slipped away unfrnltfur OF the en-.
lire Utah force AdanA alone held him.
self up 20 the mark, and being only
second in command. he was unable 10
keep the bad example Of the chief
from working like a leavsn OF inert.
ness among the men nranaRan
voiced the situation In rich brogue
one evening when Adams had sN
hanstad his limited vocabulary OF
abuse on the force for It's apathy
81 It's no use. ava, Misiher Adams II
you was the boss himself fwould be
you "a would put the eomether on
thin too quick. Bot it's like rnasther.
like mon. The b'ys all know thar
atsther winton don't care damn.
and they'll not be burtin themselves
wid the wurrk /"
And the Ralshy Between HE times
Of smoking higb.priesd CHARS with
winton In the loanEing room of the
Rosemary. be sas swearing Jubilates
In the privacy Of his working den
sisieroom. having tri-dniiy weather
reports wired to him by way Of Car.
Donate snd ArEentine station, and
haisying himself 10 the intervals With
sending and receiving supdry mystesi.
oms teiegrams In cipher.
Thus Mr. Somsryille Darrah. ali
Toina well Tor him an;ii one faieful
morning when be made the mistake
Of conEraiplstlnE his ally Then
bet Ne piesure The scens ar. Oar.
rah tate 70 bis breakfast. bsiag Jus,
In from an early morning reoonnmls,
sancs % the enemy's adysneiaxs. vir.
Einis sitting opposite 90 pour his eaf
fee All the others vanished 20 some
limbo Of their ora
The Rsjah rubtea hts hands De.
Iightedly.
We are coming On samousiy. "a.
rnoesiy. my dssh Virginia Two
weeks gone. heavy sbows predicted
fos the mountain region. aud nothing.
practically nothing Ri All. accom-.
plssbsd on the oihsh side q the car.
Eoo. whsn yea msfry. nay deah. you
hall have Q block az C. @. r. pre-
'erred stock 20 keep yoo in pis.
money"
'iy- abe aBeriea. but Uncie Som
'rviiie. dout understsnd--~