Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-03

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| portance-it was on the Saturday Of
| this week that the second tier of forms
was erected on the great dam and the
| stripped first section of the massive
gray foot-wall of concrete raised itself
| in mute but eloquent protest against
the feyerish activities of the miracle
workers. II the protest were a threat
it was far removed. Many things
might happen before the gray wall
should rise high enough to cast its
| shadow. and the shadow Of the coming
end. over the miraculous city of the
plain.
1t was Brouillard himself who put
this thong 1t into words on the Sunday
when he and Grislow were looking
over the work of form raising and find
ing it good.
"Catfhing you, too is it. Victor? ?"
querieI the photographer. dropping
! easily into his attitude of affable eyni-
cism. Il thought it would But tell
me, what are some of the things that
may happeu?"
IT'S easy to predict two Of them;
Some people viii make pot of money
and some viii lose out"
C-'slow nodded "Ot course you
cont take any stock in the rumor that
the government will call a halt?"
Brouillard vas shaking his head
slowly
Il don't pretend TO nave opinions
any more, Grizzly. I'm living from day
20 day If the tail should get big
enough to wag the dog"
They were in the middle of the high
staging upon which the puddlers
worked while filing the forms and
Grislow stopped short.
What's come over you. lately, Vic
tor? | won't say you're halfhearted,
but you're certainly not the same
driver you were a few weeks ago, be-
fore the men quit calling you 'Helrs
Fire.
BrouilIard smiled grimly. Its GO
ing to be a long job. Grizzly. Perhaps
saw that couldn't hope to keep
keyed up to concert pitch all the way
through Call it that, anyway. I've
promised to motor Miss Cartwright to
the upper dam this afternoon. and it's
time to go and do it,
It was not until they were climbing
down from the staging at the Jacks
Mountain approach that Grtslow &C
quired the ultimate courage of his con
victions.
Going motoring. you said-with
Miss Genevieve. That's another
change I'm beginning to believe in
your seren-year hypothesis. You are
no longer n woman hater.'
oh. bally! There are times when
you make me feel as If had eaten too
much dinner. Grizzly! This is one Of
them Put it in words; get it out OF
your system
1T needs only three words: You are
hvpnotized. month ago this city
banding fake looked as crazy 10 you
as it still does to those of US who
haven't been invited 70 sit down and
take a hand in Mr. Cortwrights little
game Now you seem TO have gone
over 20 the other side. You hobuob
with Cartwright and do Office work for
him. You know his fake Is a fake;
and yet I overheard you boosting it
the other night In Poodles' dining
room to a tablefuI OF money maniacs
as if Cartwright were giving you a
rake-or"
BroullIard stiffened himself with a
jerk as he paced beside his accuser.
bur ha lnnf hla feu1upr
You're an old friend, Grizzy. and a
mighty good oue-as / have had occa-
sion to prove, Il Is your privilege to
ease your mind. Is that ell?'
No. You are letting Genevieve
Cartwright make a fool OF you II you
were only half sane you'd see that she
is a confirmed trophy hunter. Why
she even gets down TO young Griffith
and uses him to dig out information
about you. She"
Hold on. Murray; there's a limit,
and you'll bear with me IL say that
you are working up to it now" Brouil-
lard's jaw was set and the lines be.
tween his eyes we're deepening. Il
don't know what you are driving at,
but you'd better call it OF. can take
care Of myself"
IT thought you couId-if I only
thought you could" said Grislow
musingly. But the indications 81
lean the other way. Il would be all
right II you wanted to marry her and
she wanted you to; but you don't-and
she doesn't And. besides. there's
Amy. you owe her something. don't
you-or don't you? You needn't grit
your teeth that way. You are only
getting a part Of what is coming TO
you Faithful are the wounds Of a
friend. you know"
Yes. And when the psalmist had
admitted that he Immediately asked
the Lord not to let their precious
baIms break his head. You're all right.
Grizzy. but I'll pull through" Then
with a determined wrenching aside OF
the subject: Are you going up on
Chigrlngo this afternoon"