Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
BY ROY NORTON

Here am. she shouted back, and then turning 20
lin said "Dont YOU recognize his voice: It's Jack
Holloway. He has returned from his trip.
THE brush crashed behind them as the engineer, dis
daining the path, broke through and toward
them looming large and heavy in the gloom Of the
night:
Well" he said 4 just arrived from my outing, and
looked you up before notifying MIR. Harjes OF return
I'm glad to YOU too, Mr. King. How IS the famous
work going. Hope 1t is all satisfactory.
Couldn't be finer, Jim assured him, shaking the ex-
tended hand with heartness.
Yet, despite the fact that he rather glad TO
Holloway again he at the same time annoyed that
he should have arrived inopportunely. He knew that
the mood for saying what he had been on the verge of
saving would be slow in returning. Moreover, he COM
pretended that Ewes friend Holloway would be en-
titled to receive, perhaps monopoze her attention
for the remainder of the evening; and after few
minutes conversation, Jim bade them goodby. he
passed down to the boathouse where his boat was
waiting; for, that he had 50 much need for craft
he had engaged by the month for his use, and
kept it the far side of the lake.
As he rowed and then made his way over the
divide he to the conclusion that he had been
fortunately interrupted There the one chance IN
thousand, he thought, that the pay the lake bottom
might not be what he and Hardpan had hoped. If it
proved failure, then his speech would have been pre-
cipitate If it proved a success, then he had ample
time to declare his love
EVERY cabin was dark when he arrived at the camp
= He about to enter his own when he saw what
appeared to be the glow OF pipe down at the shore OF
the lake, and halted with curiosity aroused to what
it could be He finally walked down to speaking dis
lance and called Hello"
Instantly Frenchy's voice answered, and Jim adj
vanced to where the miner sat on the stump OF tree
you're up late, aren't YOU Frenchy: Jim asked
"Yes, lin, | am, the reply. Il m worried some
what. Bill Ridley and had another little runn to
night. | kept my mouth shut and never answered a
word to anything he said; but sort Of reckon that
when the big work is over LII be movin on.
you'll do nothing of the sort hotly asserted Jim.
"You did we'll to make reply whatever to him; but
when the big work is finished which will be within few
I,af id WIN
not you. What is more, if you want me TO- II move
him in the morning.
mo no! Please don't do that" the old miner pleaded
Gust let him stay until this work IS finished. don
want be the direct of crippn you boys OF
gettn him his time. The won't be no trouble by him
Stain ry,ir l.,
turned back toward his cabin; but he wondered he
fell asleep and with content, to whether or not,
before Ridley left there would not be a certain physical
satisfaction miner named lanes KING thoroughly
drubbing certain bully called Bill Ridley.
AT the customary hour for going work the next
n morning Jim and Hardpan led the little force
across the far canyon, and had them witness the
location notices. now made in regular legal form Act
ing the advice of the letter from the recorder, Jim
dated the notices back to the date OF the temporary
ones, had the witnesses sign, and thereupon
tanned great sense Of relief He certain that
there could be interference whatever although he
was inclined to doubt that there had been such
danger as conjectured by John Brewer.
"That ought to hold anybody off for awhile Jim
declared, as ne S1l1lcu at the Tic
procession back up of the to begin the day
work.
"Yes she'll bluff 'em long enough for US Hardpan
asserted pausng the upward climb to look back at
the white notices that appeared far below them. Il
reckon if goin into the water business we'd go
gallivantin' down San Ferenz to record EN-: but
right up here for the next ten years amt worth
quite the paper it's written Anyhow, here's to what
we get out o the lake,
The entire matter dropped from Jim's mind as,
with Hardpan, Frenciy and Hank, he worked through
the touches to the Golfer
DAM and adjusting into it great gate that to regu
late the flow when the tunnel free and