The Huttig news., 1908-08-01
Copyright, 1907. A. c. Mcclurs q Co. Chicago
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
CHAPTER XXXlI.

The Conquest of the Heart of Sally B.
 Forty years ago, daring surgeons did not so often undertake to better natures work, make joints where none had been. remake organs that had not fulfilled their functions.
 Alvin Carter, despite his cheerful. ness, had ever silently rebelled against born to him that he might have his leg broken and made straight, he never halted till he found surgeon willing to add his skill to Alvin's money and pluck.
 Three years with scarcely a days vacation had won for him promotion and the confidence of officers as we'll as of fellow employees. Thus Alvin had the great eye and sympathy of the governor himself behind his brave venture into unfamiliar realms of surgery When Alvin came through with two straight legs, the trifiing shcrtness of one being corrected by high heel, he gladly accepted the di- version of a trip to the Front while he was learning to walk on two feet
 Fresh from those exciting scenes, he presented himself at Sally B.'s home. Not for one moment had he faltefed in his determination to win Viola, if she remained true, and he never doubted her. Yet now, sitting in the most beautiful room he had ever seen, per turbed by the obsequious buffers ill- concealed disdain when he had to send up his name instead of the requested card-all in an instant Viola grew re- mote. his aspiration to her preposter- ous. The modest cottage he had thought out-the plans were In his pocket waiting her approval-seemed but a miserable hut beside this mag nificent palace.
 Time for his heart to congeal had been ample when Sally B. swept into the room. paused a chilling instant, and came forward with her most i'm posing society manner
 Why, Mir. Carterl This is elegant to see you, Elegant weather, isn't it? When did you come to the Bay? Ele- gant time of year to visit at the Bay. now, ain't it?''
 With an astonishing swing of her sable draperies she seated herself back to the light, her face dimly outlined while the late afternoon sun shone full upon him.
 'I read of the crack operation the doctors performed on you, MT. Carter l congratulate you on it's bein o. K. It's an elegant improvement. Won't you set-sit?"
 She did not even look at him, he thought. Blindly he groped for chair, his eyes burning as if she had slapped them with hard hand. Had he but known, Sally B.'s keen vision had instantly noted and approved his erect manliness, his resolute counte- nance Her heart warmed to him. He belonged to her world, appreciated her Yet ambition held the rein. She suspected his errand, and purposely put him at disadvantage, plying him with questions, intending to leave him no opportunity for personal topics. But for once she met her equal. She took the one topic that could best fire him; and in turn he caught her spirit in the flame of his enthusiasm, and consumed her society veil in single sentence.
 Do tell me something about the railroad I miss it powerfully"
 I've just returned from the Front; got back yesterday
 "Oh, go-" She hesitated He could see her eyes shine, knew she was going to say "gosh," and his self possession flew home again
 In a breath Sally B. caught herself, and went on.
 I'm just that hungry to hear all about things. Whered they run the line? Across by Battle mountain-I know that. and where else?"
 They run 100 lines, I guess; just kept the surveyors sticking pins into the whole American desert till they'd picked out the best one. They've got the track away by Battle mountain now; past Be-o-wa-we, Argenta-that's the junction for Austin and Reese riFer-oh, they were way by Toano when I left
 '1 knew them places; come acrost there in '54. Paw emigrated from Ore gon to Salt Lake, didn't like it there, an come over to Californy-Cali- fornia." She had almost forgotten her elegance.
 Alvin breathed freely. My! Butts it's cold over there.'
 q bet it is," she indorsed emphatic ally Flows Charley Crocker. an Gregory, an all the rest? Lord! l can smell the sage-brush now."5
 Working like blazes. Laying fracaz by moonlight and stars. Just think of that And big sage. brush bonfires to help out It was the strangest Sight ' the men looked like goblins. and the hammer blows sounded far away, and made you creep"
 "Goshi They must he runnin' them