Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-24
CHAPTER v-consinued.

Il can't believe Il. Murray. It's q
leaf out Of the book Of Bedlami
Take a fair shot at It and see where
the bullet lands: this entire crazy fake
s 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: n we wara not here the Nj
quota Improvement company would
never have been heard Oft"
GrisIow laughed. "Your arguing that
twice two makes four doesn't change
the iridescent hue OF the bubble" he
volunteered. III big money has seen
a chance to skin somebody. the mere
fact that the end OF the world is due
10 come along down the pike some
day isn't going to cut any obstructing
figure. Wen all be buying and sell
ing corner lots in Hosford's new city
before we're a month older. Don't you
believe it9''
I'll believe II when | see IT," was
Brouillard's reply; and with this the
matter rested for the moment.
Il 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 tr plant himself
soIidly in the makeshift easy chair for
the smoking of big. black after-sup-
per cigar.
1--WE been looking over your rules
and regulations. Broulllard," he be-
gan, after an interval of silence which
BrouilIard had been careful not to
break. You're making a 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 pointedly occupying
himself at his desk. but he looked up
long enough to say: whisky. you
meant"
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 wofkmen."
I'VE don't" was the short rejoinder.
THAT won't hold water after we get
things fairly in motion"
1T will have to hold water as far
as we are concerned, II have to build
stockade around the camp" snapped
Brouillard.
Hosfords heavy face wrinkled itself
IN a mirthless smile You're nutty,''
he remarked. when find a man
bearing down hard on all the little
vices, IL 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
fuI 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 or later, Brouillard
knew. Il would come to an open rup.
ture. but he was hoping that the actual
hostilities could be postponed until
after Hosford had worn out his tenn
porary welcome as a guest in the engi
neers' mess.
For a time the big man in the easy
chair smoked on in silence. Then he
began again:
Say. Brouillard. | saw one little girl
today that didn't belong to your work
men's-family outfit. and she's a peach
came riding down the trail with her
brother from that mine up on the
south mountain-Massingal isn't It
BY Jovel she fairly made my moutt
waterl"
Inasmuch as no man can read field
notes when the page has suddenly be
come a red blur. Brouillard looked up
you are my guest, in a way. Mr.
Hosford: for that reason ! can't very
we'll tell you what ! think OF you
SO much he was able to say quietly
Then the control mechanism burned
out In n fash of fiery rage and h,
cursed the guest iuently and compre
hensively. winding up with a crud
and savage threat of dismembermen
n he should ever venture so much a
TO name Miss Massingale again In tn
threatener's hearing.
Hosford sat Up slowly, and his bi
face turned darkly red.
"welil" he broke out 80 your
that kind of a fire-eater. are you
didn't suppose anything like tina
ever happened outside of the ten-cen
Bhockers Wake up. man; this is tn
twentieth century we're living il
Don't look at me that way!"
But the wave of insane wrath wa
already subsidlng and Brouillard. haI
ashamed of the momentary lapse int
savagery, was once more scowlin
down at the pages OF his notebool
when the door opened and Quinlar
the operator. came in with a commit
hication fresh from the Washingto
wire The message was an indirec
reply to Hosford's telegraphed appe;
TO the higher powers. Brouillard rea
II. stuck IL upon the file, and took
roll Of blueprints from the bottol
drawer of his desk
Here are the drawings for yol
power Installation. Mr. Hosford,"
said. handing the roll to the man
tho chair And little later he wei
i,ut to smoke a pipe In the open al