Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-09-30
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with no reference as to whether DICK
sic liked it or not, 1t had been In DICK
sizes mind TO bring up the subject OF
the disagreeab1e scene, hoping tna1
Marion would suggest way for ma
king some kind Of unembarrasslng
amends. But such opportunities had
snDDed away unimproved, and here
was the new railroad superintendent,
whom their bluff neighbor Sinclair
never referred to other than as the
college guy, being brought apparently
as a prisoner to the Stone ranch.
Busted with her thoughts, D1oksie
rode slowly along the upper trails
until a long detour brought her around
the corrals and In at the back OF the
house. Throwing her lines TO the
ground, she alighted and through the
back porch door made her way unob-
served to her room. From the office
across the big hall she heard mems
voices in dispute, and she slipped into
the dining room, where she could hear
and might see without being seen.
The Office was filled with cowboys.
Lance Dunning, standing with q cigar
in his hand and one leg thrown over
corner Of the table, was facing Nc
Cloud, who stood before him with his
hand on chair. Lance was speaking
as Dicksie looked into the room, and
in curt tones. my men were acting
under my orders"
"You have no right to give such or
ders," McCloud said, distinctly, "nor
| to detain me. nor to obstruct our free
passage along the right OF way you
have agreed to convey to us under our
survey
Damn your survey! I never had
a. plat OF any such survey. I don't
recognize any such survey. And Ii
/ your right-of-Way men had ever said a
! word about crossing the creek above
the hume 7 never would have given
You right OF way at all"
There were never but two lines
run below the creek; after you raised
objection I ran them both, and both
were above the dune."
We'll, you can't put a grade there.
I and some of my neiglbors are going
! to dam up that basin, and the irriga-
ton laws will protect our rights
Il certainly can't put a grade in be-
low the dume, and you refuse to talk
about our crossing above it.
Il certainly do
why not let us cross where we
are, and run new level for your ditch
that will put the aume higher up?'
You will have to cross below the
! fume where 1t stands, or you won't
cross the ranch at all
McCloud was silent for a moment.
Il am using supported grade there
for eight miles to get over the hill
within a three-tenths limit. / can't
drop back there. We might as well
not build at all L. we can't hold our
grade whereas i zFo..Id be very SIM
pie to run a new line for your ditch,
and my engineers will do it for you
without a dollar OF expense to you,
| Mr.. Dunning."
Lance Dunning waved his hand as
an u1timatum. Gross where tell
/ you to cross, or keep off the Stone
ranch. Is that English?''
Tt certainly is. But in matter Of
fact we must cross on the survey
agreed on in the contract for a right
of-Way deed
7 don't recognize any contract OBJ
tanned under false representations :,
Do you accuse me of false repre-
sentations?"
Lance Cunning tipped the ash from
| his cigar. Who are your
II am just d plain, everyday civil
/ engineer, but you must not talk false
representations In any contract drawn
under my hand"
7 am talking facts. Whispering
Smith may have rugged the joker
don't know. Whoever rugged it, it has
| been rugged all right"
Any charge against Whispering
Smith is q charge against me. He is
/ not here to defend. himself Int he