The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-28

4IAAtaNk4t rAA4A4M Ata%&AA II - M-NANA
~ s1fh og 5g1 feet and tie tempo
rsrg railroad bridge had been swept
away
Breslin shared hiE employers nery-
cusress and accompanied him n his
restless pacing Hnstl. from the private
car. there stepped a hooded figure.
sIaH sflii badg" asked the girl a. he
approached
~Warae. Claire. 6ont think the
water vii faiI before tomorrow
And 10 one win try for The r.
ward27
ls3 one aeerns anxious ID try Tor =
suicides grave be laughed. That's
about what li would mean
~WiI YOU 10 halves with mel" she
6emanded suddenly.
Die togetherz'
Claire shook her head
rFafher said We could get married
when you had earned 5000 Il VII
take yon two yaars with thls c0nstruc-
ton gang 10 earn that much. We can
harry # along"
~rm with you" he cried. What Eel
tne dear
Lets arrange with dad first" They
went toward the bank Mr. Carmichael
paused TO greet bis daughter.
4You had better 20 back to the car"
he said. This weather IS not made
f,.r .rcstr. g. 4s4rs-rr.rr y
1T won't hurt me" she said. 1--WE
a proposition to make, dad"
4And that is2"
you told Dick that We could Be
married when he had earned $1,000.
Then you put him with this construc,
tion gang aud II VIII take two years
for him TO earn !. At the salary you
pay him."
And you've just discovered that II ]
pay him more the time viii be short
err This is a bad time for discoY.
cries" Claire shook her head
"Will you give Us that reward II We
get the papers across for you7 Dick
and I are partners. Wen each take
half"
4You ought to help me out anyhow, I"
he declared
Il won't she said, eand Dick
doesn't know how" Her dimpled chin
squared itself de,erminedly. Mr.. Car
michael knew what that meant. She
inherited his stubbornness. and he sur
rendered uneonditionally.
She drew Breslin aside and whis
pered for a moment Then she went
back to their private car while b
headed in the direction Of the tool car
Some whisper OF an attempt TO bridge
the stream Was passed about and betf
banks were lined with workmen al
Breslin returned.
Going to shoot the box acrossg' de
mandcd Cassidy. as he noticed tha
Dick carried a gun.
Something Ike that" he admitted
az he proceeded 10 grease the outsid'
Of the gun barrel Cassidy Taichel
him in surprise. But bis surprise wal
nothing to his smazement when Bres
lin began to drive stakes into the cla1
and wind a dshing line about IL. Thel
he drew from bis pocket section o
Pipe from one Of the steam drills an
fastened the line to the cap Of tn
pipe.
Claire and her father came down q
watch the proceedings, and, with quie
care, Breslin slipped the cap on tn
gun and rested # in crotched siici
There was a report, the line whizze
out over the stakes, but the rroieetil
fell short.
'9ll get It yet" he cried, as he drel
another cartridge from his pocket.
Slowly he drew back the line.
was quarter Of an hour before tn
proiectlle vas back on land
3 This time there was heavier X
port, the black projectle rose IN
\ curve and fell on the opposite banl
! There Gillis caught It and raised th
line out Of the water.
From tho telegraph kit they ol
tanned some light, strong rope and TIL
IN turn was drawn across. Then
water tight box containing the paper
and letter Of instruction to Gill
was fastened to the line and haule
across. Ten minutes later the puhs {
smoke announced the departure Of a
engine FOR the junction.
Carmichael watched the smoke unit
it faded into the distance then b
turned away with a sigh Of satisfa
ton
After the chill Of the morning. n
car seemed gratefully warm and Ca
uiichael grew genial.
'iWhose scheme was that2 be d
mand4d
'DiSk'sH said Claire promptly
eft was clalres.e corrected Bresll
u don't want any credit that Is ~
due me-"
Carmichael smiled induigenlly y
any rate he said. you did your ahai
and you did It well. When ] mac
work d condition Of my consent
Jour marriage I only wanted to mai
sure that ihefe was good stun la you