The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-02-24

ANO't' FAN~N~NtiaG Pe5N/
the setting up of couple Of cement
kilns?"
Grislow laid his pen aside and
whirled around on his working stool.
Don't you make any easy-going
mistake, Victor he said earnestly.
"The cement and power proposition is
only side issue. These new people
are going to take over the sawmills,
open up quarries, build stub railroad
to the Hophra mines, grade a practi-
cable stage road over the range to
Quesado, and put on a fast-mule
freight line to serve until the railroad
builds in. Wouldn't that set your
teeth on edge?"
81 can't believe it, Murray. It's
leaf out of the book of Bedlam!
Take a fair shot at 1t and see where
the bullet lands: this entire crazy fake
is built upon one solitary, lonesome
fact-the fact that we're here, with
job on our hands big enough to create
an active, present-moment market for
labor and material. There is absolute
" nothing else behind the bubble
blowing; if we were not here the Nj
quota improvement company would
never have been heard Of"
Grislow laughed. Your arguing that
twice two makes four doesn't change
the iridescent hue of the bubble" he
volunteered. eff big money has seen
a chance to skin somebody, the mere
fact that the end Of the world is due
to come along down the pike some
day isn't going to cut any obstructing
figure. Well all be buying and sell
ing corner lots in Hosford's new city
before we're month older Don't you
believe it?"
I'll believe it when l see it," was
Brouillard's reply; and with this the
matter rested for the moment
It was later in the day, an hour or
so after the serving Of the hearty
supper in the engineers mess tent.
that Brouillard was given to see an
other and still less tolerable side Of
his temporary guest. Hosford had
come into the office to plant himself
solidly in the makeshift easy chair for
the smoking of a big, black after-sup-
per cigar.
1--WE been looking over your rules
and regulations, 3rouillard," he be-
gan, after an interval of silence which
Brouillard had been careful not to
break. You're making capital mis-
take in trying to transplant the old
Connecticut blue laws out here. Your
workingmen ought to have the right to
spend their money in any way that
suits EN-"
Brouillard was pointedlyf occupying
himself at his desk. but he locked up
long enough to say: whisky, you
mean?"
THAT and other things. They tell
me you don't allow any open gam
bling or any women here outside OF
the families of the workmen."
I'VE don't" was the short rejoinder
"Thct won't hold water after we get
things fairly in motion
1T will have to hold water as far
as we are concerned, if have to build
stockade around the camp, snappeu
Brouillard.
Hosford's heavy face wrinkled itself
in mirthless smile. you're nutty.
he remarked when | find man
bearing down hard on all the little
vices, it always makes me wonder
what's the name of the corking big one
he is trying to cover up"
Since there was obviously no peace
full reply to be made to this, Brouillard
bent lower over his work and SAID
nothing. At every fresh step in the
forced acquaintance the newcomer
was painstakingly developing new an
tagonisms. Sooner OF later, Brouillard
knew, it would come to an open rup-
ture, but he was hoping that the actuai
ihostilities could be postponed until