Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-13

9er1ne1y afraid OF snakes, And now
When Ban LIZ Blanc suddenly thrut
wfetcned iittle halfsfrosen reptile
% him, he rotreatef 70 abiectly tina
10 nearly fen Of the dixie. He couIt
not help the i~nstnctive recoil, and
nls face darkened angr'ly when ths
other young people shouted viii
Ieuenter' TN birdlike notes d
Ioanette Narcelle rang out clsares'
81 ~.
"a taunted the grinning Sam;
orAlo I : little snake. He's
oowsrat
Ceii me = coward again and m
punch YOU Jaw" retorted Tim. ID
vsncins win double hsts.
nght 70 . treat At P~ratrietop'
eno me group OF men shout the two
st.wer youths pushed closer. The
neiz-aozen girls drew aside. fearfully'
nut oefore q blow could be struck the
uperintendent Of the farms appeared.
coming up the side o. the dixie IN
.one strides. La Blanc quietly
cropped mo snake which ne had been
nouFisnine.
Ane superintendent gave NO hint
tnss No nad understood the militant
scene'
This way. you chaps" he said.
Drusqueiy' "Tnere's . weak spot be-
niho me oarns. Lets get busy and
patcn u up
ne LED the way along the dixie. On
tne lett the yellow. swollen flood Of
the river Tapped within a few inches
OF tne top. On the right big puddlcs
we're beginning 70 form among the
patches OF snow In the beet fields. It
was YET early March, though rain had
iailen steadily for two weeks. The
great sugar-Deet plain was In fmmi-
nent danger OF being inundated.
mere was q discipline almost mill
iary on Prairieton farms. It vas Sun
day, q the men had worked night
ana day Tor more than a week In an
enueavor 70 Keep out the encroacning
wafer; yet tnere>was no tagging n
no complaint. Even Farrell and LIE
n'anc worked side by SIDE, without
open sign OF enmity. STAGGERING up the
muddy ! nnoer unwieidy Dags o.
sand: me otners, including the super
'ntsndenI glanced curiously at them
now ana tnen'
they knew nat wniie the pud-
Wis quaiie, Tween he TWO young
"en was apparently over Z scant
s,en' inches Oh iro.en snake ioinette
.eno was Iear,y inc oot.om
say n'uc io'hst'e' whose lips
reIs req ana whose eye were Drown
Du'lns a past summer as q
vssueu anu noeo IN 'ne r'cn piack
~" VI une neius' rai'en Was Always
vi one siue' oam lie -n'anc on tne
.e ne lieaiIy hau in'ens.nea
uu'ins inc m~criynanins OF 'ne slack
un' 'ne w,n'sr o'ne' Young
men nau w''horawn from tne nsrs
wn@h contained Two such sturdy and
"as'ef'ui An'sn's
Inc farms are IN a iganu basin.
rive miles ABOVE tnree rivers unite
turing me spring rams o. other
years. peiore reciamauon tne over
now nad covered thousands OF acres
20 . deptn OF ten rect since the
dikes mao oeen ouiit the 1000 q
oeen KEEP u tne BUT they
nsd never oeen subjected 70 SUCH a
strain as THIS
The patching was done; the men
Strengthened their backs.
I don't like the looks OF that"
said the superintendent grimiy. wav-
Ing his arm to the east. where the
Ice mi driftwood whirled past at
speed. This thaw Is a month
too early; there's a mountain OF snow
still to the south OF us. II 1t rains
tonight He paused, then con-
unueu Farreii, go over 70 the set
n see that every family is
ready to c~ongregate on the high
ground at a moments notice. Kelly.
Blanc and Smith get the boats
out n ut them with oars. There
should be a-lantern In each boat, too.
The rest OF you better snatch a
bite to eat ! guess we're up against
i. Two revolver shots will be the
signal that n ! Is going He
mounted his horse and splashed on
upstream to . dangerous bend, where
most OF the men we're at work.