The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06

rude. and there was in her recalling Oh
the scene an unconfessed impression
that she had been to blame OFTEN
when Marion spoke of him, which she
did without the slightest reserve ana
with no reference as to whether DICK
sic liked it or not, it had been in Dick
sizes mind to bring up the subject of
the disagreeable scene, hoping that
Marion would suggest a way for max
ing some kind Of embarrassing
amends. But such opportunities had
slipped away unimprOved, and mere
was the new railroad superintendent
whom their bluff neighDOr Sinclair
never referred to other than as the col
iege guy. being brought apparently as a
prisoner to the Stone ranch.
Busted with her thoughts, Dlcksie
rode slowly along the upper trails
until a long detour brought her around
I the cOrTals 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
l voices in dispute, and she slipped into
/ the dining room. where she could hear
and might see without beng seen,
! The office was filled with cowboys.
Lance Dunning. standing with d cigar
in his hand and one leg thrown Ovel
a cOrnef of the table, was facing Nc
| Cloud. who stood before him with his
hand on a 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 pas
sage along the right OF way you have
lar 70 a nnHnr
vey."
Damn your survey I never had a
plat of any such survey. I don't rec
ognize any such Survey. And if your
right-of-way men had ever said a word
about crossing the creek above the
fiume 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 objec-
ton I ran them both. and both were
above the fiume.'
We'll. you can't put a grade there
I and some of my neighbors are going
to dam up that basin. and the irriga-
ton laws viii protect our rights"
Il certainly can't put a grade in be
: low the fume, and you refuse to tall
. about our crossing above it,"
q certainly do"
why not let US cross where we are
= and run new level Tor your ditch tha
will put the fiume higher up2"
I You will have TO cross below th'
, hume where it stands, or you won
P cross the ranch at all"
McCloud was silent for a moment
e Il am using a supported grade there 70
eight miles to get over the hill within
e a thTee-tenths limit I can't drop bacl
o there. We might as well not build d
; all il we can't hold our grade. wheUea
. il would be very simple to run a new
q line for your ditch. and my engineer
p will do it for you, without dollar 0
8 | expense TO you, Mr.. Dunning."
2 Lance Dunning waved his hand a
4 an ultimatum. Gross where I tell vol
e. or keep. of the Stone ranch Is tina
g English"
v Tt certainly is. But in matter Of fac
10 we must cross on the survey agreed o.
e in the contract for right-of-wa
deed"
% Il don't recognize any contract oh
: tanned under false representa- tons"
o DO you accuse me of false represen
q tations?"
# Lance Dunning Tipped the ash froI
y his cigar. Who are yOu?"
in II am just a plain everyday civil~eng
= neer,> but you must not talk false rel
u resentationssin any contract drawn VI
" der my hand"