The Huttig news., 1916-07-01

ana hnds an automobile party canned at the canyon portal.
 CHAPTER II-Brouillard meets J. Wes- ley Cartwright and his daughter Gene we've or the auto party and explains the reclamation work to them
 CHAPTER III-Cortwright sees in the project big chance to make money "and no chance Tor man to get in anywhere :" Bfouillard is imperVious to hints from inc hnancier, who tells Genevieve the engi- neer will come down and hook himself If the bait is well covered"
 CHAPTER IV-Gortwright organizes a company and obtains government con tracts to furnish power and material for the dam construction. busy city springs up about the site. Steve Massp- gale threatens to start a gold rush If Brouillard does not influence President place, thus opening an easy market for the ore from the Little Susan" mine.
 CHAPTER V-Brouillard and the com. pany's promoter clash but on orders from Washington Brouillard turns over the plans for the power installation.
 CHAPTER Won visit to Amy Mas singale at her fathers mine Brouillara finds she understands him better than he had thought.
 CHAPTER vII-He tells her of his need for money to pay off his dead fathers debts and that tn be free he would sacr- flee anything sa z his love for one wom- an. Though his influence Is vital to the building of the railroad extension she tells him to be true to himself. He de- cides for 1t.
 CHAPTER vITI-Mirapolis the city of numbered days booms. Cartwright per suades Brouillard to become consulting engineer of the consolidated electric pow CT company In return for s1oo GOO stock. 
 CHAPTER 1x-Rumors that the govern ment will call a halt on the dam cause Grislow to tell Brouillard that he is lean ing to the Cartwright side to make the city permanent. Brouillard denies 1t.
 CHAPTER x-Permanent building in Mirapolis and a real estate boom are in full swing when the stoppage Of work on the railroad threatens panic Rrouillard spreads the Massingale story of placer gold In the river bed and starts a gold rush.
 CHAPTER XI-The gold rush promises to stop the reclamation project.
 CHAPTER xTI-Amy tells Rrouillard that her father has Incorporated the .fIit- tie Susa and is in Cortwright's clutches financially He tells her he has made 3i0o0o0 and declares his love. Amy loves him but shows him that he has become demoraliZed.
 CHAPTER XITI-MassIngale's placer gold find was fraud. but real find is made.
 CHAPTER XIv-Brouillard sells his stock but does not pay his fathers debts. Cortwrights son shoots Steve Massin- gale.
 CHAPTER XIV Brouillard threatens Cartwright with exposure of bad title to Mirapolis land if he pushes Massingale to the wall. The magnate promises to give the old man a free field.
 WI c.o-to.E ~ .bn 1or,,s abandonment revive. Foreclosure on the Little Susan" is impending and Brouii- lard loans Dave Massingale his s1oo,oo0 to clear him.
 CHAPTER XVII-Massingale gasnbles away the $l0o,000.
 "I have been trying pretty hard to make you understand that it is mat. ter of utter indifference to me"
 But you haven't succeeded very well; 1t isn't at all matter of indfffer- ence to you" the magpate insisted per suasively. AS things are shaping themselves up at the present speaking, you stand to lose, not only the hun dred thousand you squandered on old David, but all you've made besides. I keep in touch-it's my business to keep in touch. You've beer buying bargains and you are holding them for the simple reason that with the present slowing down tendency in the saddle you cant sell and make any money"
 "Well?"
 I've got proposition to make that ought tn look good to you. What we need just now in this town Is a little more aetivity-something doing. You can relieve the situation if you feel like it.
 Howl"
 "If tell you, you mustn't go and use 1t against me. That would be low down welcher's trick. But you won't. See here, your bureau at Washington is pretty well scared up over the pros pect here It is known in the capital that when congress converes there IS going to be dead-open-and-s shut fight to kill this Buckskin reclamation pro- ject. Very well; the way for you fel- lows to win out is to hurry-hnish your dam and finish it quick. before congress or anybody else can get ac- tion"
 For single instant Brouillard was puzzled. Then he began to under stand
 Go on," he said.
 What l was going to suggest IS this: You prod your people at Wash ington with a hot wire; tell 'em now's the time to strike and strike hard. They'll see the point, and if you ask for an increase of thousand men you'll get it. Make it two thousand, just for the dramatic effect. We'll work right along with you and make things hum again. We'll start up the cement plant, and l don't know but what we might give the Buckskin M. & M. folks small hypodermic that would keep 'em alive while we are taking few snapshot pictures of Mirapolis on the jump again"
 Let me get 1t straight" said Brouil- lard, putting his hack against the door. You fully believe you've got us down; L l. hn Q n