The Forrest City times., 1908-08-21
D. She took hers-ff sharply

Miss Hamilton entered. looking very trim and fl in her cool. blue linen gown. with hat. parasol and furbelow in harmony. She acknowledged the introduction prettily. lowing graceful Y aGt taking Stellas hand.
 Dear ne. Miss Anthony! How do you manage that exquisite complexion in this heat and dust. And how can you look So swee;ly serene living here, where everything IS in such jun ble?" she rattled on after the first words of greeting were past
 Stella blgshed at the glib compli- men;s. She hated herself for doubt .ng Miss Han..tons sincerity. and re piled hesitatingly.
 Alfred came to her rescue. We shall start ia q few minutes. Will you oe ready and join US here Well wait for you"
 "Oh. are you going out 10 view the iTon track sifh us. Miss Anthony? How perfectly splendid. Get ready. quick. there's q dear
 The words were astonishing 10 Stel. Ia Why did tAIs stranger speak as if hey had been friends for years9 Stel- 8 shot s sisaee at Alfred. bat be gave 20 sig1 et surprise
 h vague. masculine way he tried 70 send Stella a. encouraging glance; but he missed her eve as she stopped 70 gather Ep E-aPp.nSs and boxes. and her v.Stt1I Ieek from ;he doorway
 
 toR had impressed A.treds eyes and fingers to her Se-y.ce
 Dear re. Nj Vincent, One of my shoe buttons = E.t4steaed. Will you lend ne yo2. o2,,on-hook? Oh, per. haQs yoaH-s She put out her pretty foot
 Alfred was on his knee, back to Stella. when she closed the door. All the way upstairs she thought of the little scene below. Wide as was the gulf that separated Sally B. from her. self she knew the type Miss Hamilton | represented was farther removed. The coaches arrived and they drove eastward on the stage road till they came opposite th-s seleeted spot, when they alighted and climbed to the high. CT railroad grade.
 Miss Hamilton took the center of the stage quite naturally She wished to learn, took it for granted that Al fred would be willing teacher. Where in the world did you find enough men? Mow many have you, l MT Vincent? A million?" She looked | up bewitchingly; and Alfred was not imperyious to the subtle fattery that for the moment invested him with the dignity of the owners and captains oe the road
 lie smiled. We have just one two | hundred and d-fifteth of that million Miss Hamilton. We wish we had more. We're going to have more, ii We havs to steal them"
 Miss Hamilton admired the con fdence in his words.
 We've more than ], ,000 horses and carts; and s25,0O0 order has just been placed for more stock and tools.
 Are men so hard to get?"
 White men are Chinamen less ! hard"
 Why don't you use more China men, them she asked, glancing down from rock that jutted into the path
 They're afraid of drill and powder, [" Alfred replied to the question.
 They were on the grade now, creep ing around the shoulder of Cape Horn. Hundreds of feet apove lowered straight granite walls. Thousands ol feet below, sheer and Jagged. the walls met the foot of the opposite mountain. and in the narrow, crooked crack at the bottom ths American river seethed and tumbled its tortu ous way 10 the ocean.
 AS they came to point where the stupendous scene opened fully befors thsm, Miss Hamilton's gay chatte, ceased Men hushed their talk of stocks and bonds purchase and sale Stella, too, forgot the blood and flame in her attire. forgot even Alfred and his bright companion
 This must be Ossa piled upon Pelion," Miss Hamilton said softly breaking the long silence Ste looked up, and below, trying to measure the dizzying depths.
 How ever did they get here erst And how did they dare insult that rock monarch with powder?" Miss Ham. ilton's gaze erept up, and up, to the sky-robed summit
 With ropes. They let men down from the top who picked out standing room; and from that they worked a narrow path around to the grade"
 Got plenty of engines, Crocker = one of the visitors asked.
 Six engines and over 100 cars" NIT. Croeker replied proudly, and ar many more ordered"
 That isn't beginning to enough. You'A be dropping an engine or a car ever into that gulch every day"
 Miss Hamilton closed her eyes and shivesea- oh. how terrifying"
 Mir. Crocker forgot to mention our !, powder car. Alfred added.
 Powder ear2" she repeated. "sure