Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-27
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rode slowly along the upper trails
until 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 cigar
in his hand and one leg thrown over
corner of the table, was facing Mo
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! / never had
plat Of any such survey. l don't
recognize any such survey. And il
your right-of-way men had ever said a
word about crossing the creek alSove
The fume I never would have given
you a right of way at ALL"
There were never but two lines
run below the creek; after you raised
objection l ran them both, and both
were above the lume."
well, you can't put a grade there.
! and some OF my neishbors are going
to dam up that basin, and the irriga-
ton laws will protect our rights"
Il certainly can't put grade in be.
low the flume. and you refuse to talk
about our crossing above it."
II certainly do"
"Why not let us cross where we
are, and run new level for your ditch
that will put the fume higher up?"
"You will have to cross below the
flume where 1t stands, or you won't
cross the ranch at ALL"
McCloud was silent for moment.
Il am using a supported grade there
for eight miles to get over the hill
within three-tenths limit. l can't
drop back there. We might as we'll
not build at all If we can't hold our
grade, whereas it would be very sim
pie to run new line for your ditch,
and my engineers will do it for you
without dollar of expense to you,
Mr.. Dunning."
Lance Cunning waved his hand as
an ultimatutn. Gross where tell
you to cross, or keep off the Stone
ranch. Is that English?"
1T certainly is. But in matter of
fact we must cross on the survey
agreed on in the contract for right
of-way deed"
II don't recognize any contract OBJ
tanned under false representations"
DO you accuse me of false repre-
sentations?"
Lance Dunning tipped the ash from
his cigar. who are you?"
II am just a plain, everyday civil
engineer. but you must not talk false
representations in any contract drawn
under my hand"
Il am talking facts. Whispering
Smith may have rugged the joker
don't know. Whoever rugged 1t, it has
been rugged all right"
"Any charge against Whispering
Smith is charge against me. He is
not here to defend himself, but he
needs no defense. You have charged
me already with misleading surveys.
I was telephoned for this morning to
come over to see why you had held
up our work, and your men cover me
with rifles while l am riding on q
public road"
You have been warned, or your
men have, to keep of this ranch. Your
man Stevens cut our wires this morn.
ing"
CAS- he had perfect right to do on
cur right Of way"
IF you think so, stranger, go ahead
again!"
"oh. no! We won't have civil war
not right away, at least. And If you
and your men have threatened and
browbeaten me enough for to-day,
will 60"
Don't set foot on the Stone ranch
again. and don't send any men here
to trespass, mark you'll"
Il mark you perfectly. I did not SET