The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-04-14

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"Brouillard. 10 you please" was tho
crisp correction. And then with
careful eiiacemSnt OF the final saving
trace of hospitality in tone or manner:
What can We do for you. Mr.. Hos
ford?"
"A good many things, first and last
I'm two or three days ahead OF my
outfit, and you can put me up some
where until | get camp OF my own.
You've got some sort of an engineesx
mess. take ito"
I'VE have" said Brouillard briefly
"Youn make yourself at home with
us, OF course" he added, and he tried
to say II without making IL sound too
much like challenge.
"All right; so much for that part OF
it." said the selfinvited guest. Now
for the business end of the deal--why
don't you sit DOWN."
Brouillard planted himself behind
his desk and began TO fill his black.
ened office pipe. coldly refusing Hos.
ford's tender of n cigar.
You were speaking OF the business
matter" he suggested bluntly.
Yes. I'd like 90 20 over your plans
for the power dam in the upper can.
yon. II they look good To me III adopt
them"
II am very far from wishing to
quarrel with anybody said Brouillard.
but his tone belied the words. AT
the same time. il YOU think we arc
going 10 do your engineering work.
or any part OF il, for you, you arc
| pretty severely mistaken. Our own
| job is fully big enough 10 keep US
busy"
You're OF. said the big man coolly.
| Somebody has bungled i'm giving you
the dope. You want TO keep your Job.
don't you?"
That is neither here nor there.
| What we are discussing at present In
the departments attitude toward your
enterprise. shall be exceeding my
| instructions II make that attitude
friendly to the dctrment OF my own
work"
The new resident manager sat back
in his chair and chewed his cigar re-
fectively staring up at the log beam.
ing of the Office ceiling
You're just like all the other gov
| ernment men I've ever had 10 do bust
| ness with, Brouillard; pig.hended ob.
| stinate. blind as bats 10 their own In.
terests. | didn't especially want TO
| begin by knocking you into line, but
| guess it'll have TO be done. guess
the best way To get you is TO send a
little wire TO Washington. How does
that strike your
| Il haven't the slightest interest I'm
what you may do or fail TO do" said
Brouillard.
But you have made the plans for
this power plant, haven't your"
Yes: and they are the property OF
the department. II you want them
| III turn them over 20 you upon q
| proper order from headquarters"
That's little more like t. Where
did you say I'd find your wire ofiicc?"
Brouilard gave the information, and
as Hosford went out Grlslow came i'm
and took his place at the mapping
table.
Glad you got back I'm time 10 save
my life" he remarked pointedly, with
a shy glance nj his chief. Hes been
plowing burrows up and down my little
| potato patch all day"
| "Ilumph! Digging for information.
| SUPPOSE" grunted Broulllard
Just that: and he's been getting IL.
too. Not out OF me, particularly. but
out OF everybody. Also. he was willing
TO impart a little. We're In for tho
| time OF our lives, Victor"
| II know H." was the grabbed rejoln.
| der.
you don't know the tenth part OF
II" asserted the hydrographer slowly.
IT'S n modest name. The Niquoia I'm.
provement company. but II is going
| 10 be like charlty--covering a multi.
| tudc OF sins. DO you know what that
| plank.faced organizer has got up his
| sleeve? lie is going 20 build us "A
neat, upto-date little city right here
In the middle of our midst. II | hadn't
made him believe that was only
craftsman he would have had me out
with transit, running the lines for
the streets"
"A city7--in this reservoir bottomi
! guess not lie was only strlnging
you 10 kin time, Grizzy."
Don't you fool yourselfl" OK.
claimed the mapmaker. He's got tho
plans in his grip. We're going 10 be
on little reservation set apart for US
by the grace OF God and the kind.
ness OF those promoters. The remain
der Of the valley is laid of into cute
little squares and streets, with every.
thing named and numbered. ready To-
be listed I'm the brokers' Offices. You
may not be aware OF IL. but this pala.
tial Office building OF ours fronts on
Chlgringo avenue"
Stuff" said Brouillard. what has
all this bubble blowing got 20 do with
the building OF temporary dam and
the setting up OF a couple OF cement
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