The evening world., 1915-01-23
IGt IlAS Galee I1!A nIk EIehg x0I /
1.-THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARkl
Y GEORGE BARR M'CUTCHE0N ,S

',ons moment, Nistuh ballard, Il
you please. sub. Are thero a9y Of
your ditch camps ct .present h The
riveh valley below thar"
Ballard shook his heed. ~tees 49,
e. q ~ % Ne high land nov. Bat
"Beoauss, suh, befo' morning dswns
they would bs In grsat danssh. Lsssi
thah!"--wavinG an arm toward ~
dtssolving mine dump on the oDDeg1te
slope-When the water reaohs6 t1et
tunnel. Aistuh Ballard. youh dan's
gUne." 81 go,
lively" f I-s.,' ~
, Il DO. suh. And Mr.. Pelham Snows
quite a. well ~ DO. You may have
noticed that We have no pumpeng
machinery oven thah. Mistuh ballard:
that y esceese tAe mites Sra!ss oss
~sf sSsn s':ss'' "a .ssS ss,S,s ~
Ballard. And you ~ Mr.. Pslhan
"He has Known M ali aious.
deemed u my uslghbo'ly duty 70 IN
fo'm him whom w opened the IoWeh
level IN the mine. But he won't be
the lo6sh: no. sub, not Nistuh How
ard Pelham. It1l b those 20 sheep
that Ae brought up here to-day 20 be
sncrn-af The riveh gives him time 10
Far up the silvsrsd surface Of the
lake black line was advancing ~
railway speed.
when the wave entered the wsdss
shaped upper end Of the canyon q was
. foam crested wall ten feet high.
with tho black arched front
Of tidal billow. mighty, terrifying.
the cold breath Of u blowing like q
chill wind from the underworld upon
the wa4ohers. In III onrash the r.
mains Of the mine dump melted and
vanished, and the heavy timbering
at the mouth Of the tunnel was torn
away, to be hurled. with other tons
Of floating dsbris, asainst the back
wan OF the dam.
never outiivs the terrific impact OF
the wreckladsn billow. Yet Il stood.
apparently undamaged.
"You butdsd well--you and 10
Others" Elsa crisd. ut WIN not
breaki"
But even ~ she spoke the forces
that sap and destroy the strongest
barrier were at work. There Wa q
hoarse roar from the underuEound
caverns ~ Of . volcano IN travail.
The wave retreated for . M&tlo Gpocs
and the white line Of the coping
showed bare and ghastiy IN the neea-
s,isnss tns dsassnlas si,eaes wAish
follows the thunderclap. suoceeded 70
the clamor Of the wateruy followed ~
. curious Whaling q OF .eome, vaSe
vessel emptyine Itself through IN 6ri.
dee IN the bottom. - - : = -
"That esttleo iti" sald DallnSd
hoarsely: and Just then BIacklock
shouted. and the Mexican broke away
TO cArt across the white path ef tie
coping course. sS-1
He was half way over wnsn A,e
nerve fAiled. The Spouting ftuntain
~ the gulch below, or the puo1Iing
whirlpool In the lake. above. suo Or
both. turned his blood to wah6r. and
no went upon hands and knaes TO
delay wss the tempting Of tate. While
no clung limpetlike to the rocks the
great wall lost its perfect allgnmont,
SACRED. swayed outward under the
mountainous pressure above, ana
was gone In . thunderburst OF sound
that stunned the watchers and ahook
the solid earth Of the camp meoo
where they stood
Was Il all . horrid drsamf' ashsl
the young woman In . whits moen-
Ing gown of the man WITH his arm On
hammock under the tyoo-pjilsro3
portico Of Castle 'Cadia.
1t wasn't . dream" ea1a BALLARD
The twenty-mjle roundabout dF1vo
home. With Q 1All-W4ookod rnalrool
oridge Tor . crosgtng, euSAi 70 Aavo
convinced you of that =
Nothing couvinces me any moga"
sne said. ana when he would Aave
ccin, ccnS ,nts % IN sne p:rtoulass of tAAs -
.Ah: you younsiingsi" b easd N
eatheriy benediotion. -Out yondeA n
the back lot run acruaO the 8irSieV
boy and 4adge Cantref1-7ookSSS -
Dee what damage the water ~ AS1Ss
they said. ~ Innocent a. ouckin,
ooves. Oveh In the orchard I etum.
1eed upon 1C1tuh Wungfis1d ~ /,
EoaA. ! didnt make them lie. ana
m not going to make you two. But
! 90 w:nt . word with yeu. llistuA
Certainly"
Well. then; aftsh breakfast on.
Vii drive you to Alta Viota IN ~
.isnt car. From th0re you yill toko
ne train to Denver. When you srrSvo
you'll ma the tree OF the ApcsSiSr
COMPANY pretty well shaken. I think,
dont you. suhf' ="
.Doubtless."
vey good. Quietly, and without
much-ah--ostentation. you will picE
~. IA ycun name or mine. . safe ma
Then you win come back 10 Al.
,adia. reorsantse youh force-you sn6
BrOmley-and huSIa ~.