The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-03-16

quota river. And you mustn't as
me to despise my brother. He fight
his way to his ends without carinI
much for the consequences to others
but tell me-haven't you been doinl
the same thing?"
yet you condone in your brothe
what you condemn in me-" he com
planned
MY brother is my brother; and yor
are-let me tell you something, Vic
tor, God helping me. shall be nc
mans evil genius, and yours least oil
all. You broke down the barriers a
few minutes ago and you know what
is in my heart. But can take it out
of my heart II the man who put II
there is not true to himself"
Brouillard was silent for a little
space, and when he spoke again it was
as one awaking from troubled dream.
Il know. There is a change. am
not the same man was a few years,
or even few months ago. ! have lost
something; 1 have not the same
! promptings; things that / used to
] loathe no longer shock me. And there
| is no cause. Nothing different has
| broken into my life save the best of
all things-a great love. And you tell
me that the love is unworthy"
mo, didn't say that; / only meant
that you had misconceived it. Love
is the truest. finest thing we know.
1t can never be the tool of evil; 1t may
even breathe new life into the be-
numbed conscience"
Again a silence came and sat be-
tween them; and. as before. it was the
man who broke 1t.
you lead me to conclusion that
/ refuse to accept, Amy; that / am
dominated by some influence which is
stronger than love"
you are she said simply.
What Is IT."
Environment"
THAT is the most humiliating thing
you have said today"
mo. However much others may be
deluded, | am sure you can see Mirap-
oils in its true light. The very air you
VI tblilC uONh thtiC 10 pOlSOhCNs hC
faint is in the blood Mr.. Cartwright
and his fellow bandits call it the Mir
acle CITY, but the poor wretches on
over Chigringo avenue laugh and call
it Gomorrah."
"Just at the present moment II is
,ity of fools-and |, the king of the
FOOLS. have made it so" said Brouillard
gloomily From his seat on the porch |
step he was frowning down upon tie |
)utspread scene in the valley, where |
The triangular shadow of Jacks noun
:ain was creeping slowly across 10 the
loot of Chigringo. Something in the
measured eye-sweep brought him to
mis- feet with hasty exclamation:
Good Lordi the machinery has
stopped! They've knocked off work
ON the dam!"
why not?" she said. Did you imag-
Inc that your workmen were any
less human than other people?"
NO, of course not; that is, but |
| haven't any time to go into that
now. Is your telephone line up here |
In operation?"
mo, not yet"
Then | must burn the wind getting
down there. By Jove! If those I'M
speakable idiots have gone off and
left the concrete to freeze wherever 1t
happens to be-"
"One moment" she replied, while he
was reaching for his hat. This new
madness will have spent itself by
must. And yet | have
the queerest shivery feeling as If
dreadful were going to hap
pen. Can't you contrive to get word
TO me, some way-after it is all
over? | wish you could"
I'll do It," he promised. "I'll come
up after supper"
No, don't do that. You will be
needed al the dam. There will be
rouble, with a town full of disappoint-
I'd gold-hunters, and liquor to be had.
Wait a minute" She ran into the
house and came out with two little
cylinders with fuses
Take these; they are
Bengal lights-some of the fireworks
hat Tig bought in Red Butte for the
Fourth. Light the blue one when you
re ready to send me my message
Il cheer. | shall be watching for it."
And the other?" he asked.
1T is a red light. the signal Of war
nd tumults and danger. II you light
!, | shall know" I
He nodded, dropped the paper CYL
lders into his pocket. and moment I
tier was racing down the trail to I
Ike his place at the helm of the aban- {
oned ship of the industries. 7
Rrouillard descended upon his dis t
subordinates like a whirl- {
ind OF invincible energy, electrifying
Terybody into instant action. Glass; II
ian was told off to bring the Indians, j
no alone were Loyalty Indifferent to q
10 gold craze, down from the crush n
8. Arson was dispatched to impress !;
lie walters and bellboys from the d
etropole; Leshington was sent to the h
iops and the bank to turn out the ii
erks; Grislow and Handley were 7
'dered to take charge of the make. d
lift concrete handlers as fast as they o.
aterialized, squadding them and driv- Ia