The Delta independent., 1916-05-05

from camp to investigate a strange light
and finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal
CHAPTER II-Brouillard meets ]. Yves
ley Cartwright and his daughter Gene
We've of the auto party and explains the
reclamation work to them
CHAPTER III-Cortwright sees in the
project a big chance TO make money and
Brouiliard is impervious to hints from the
hnancier. who tells Genevieve the engi-
neer will come down and hook himself
II the bait is well covered.
CHAPTER Iv-Cortwright organizes a
company and obtains government CON
tracts to furnish power and material for
the dam construction. A busy city
gale threatens to start gold rush il
Brouillard does not influence President
Ford to build railroad branch to the
the ore fro from the Little til Susan" mine. "
CHAPTER v-Brouillard and the COM
Rany's promoter clash. but ON orders from
plans for the power installation.
CHAPTER Won a visit to Amy Mas
singale at her fathers mine Brouillard
nnds she understands him better than he
had thought.
CHAPTER Willie tells her of his need
for money to pay. off his dead fathers
fice anything save his love for one won1-
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 It W
numbered days. booms Cartwright per-
suades Brouillard to become consulting
engineer of the consolidated electric pow
er company in return for 100000 stock.
CHAPTER X-Rumors that the govern
Grislow to tell Brouillard that he is lean
ing to the Cartwright side to make the
city permanent. Brouillard denies II.
CHAPTER x-Permanent building in
Mirapolis and real estate boom are in
full swing when the stoppage of work on
the railroad threatens a panic. Brouillard
spreads the Massingale story OF placer
gold in the river bed and starts gold
rush.
abandonment revive Foreclosure on the
Little Susan" is impending, and Brouil-
lard loans Dave Massingale his 100000 to
clear him.
CHAPTER xvII-Massingale CANDLES
away the 100000.
CHAPTER xvIII-Cortwright proposes
to Brouillard to carry on the dam work
until the asf ranos anq amen can Rrou
lard agrees to rush the Work.
CHAPTER xIx-Loaded with Mirapolis
real estate he investigates land titles
and prepares a telegram to Washingto,n ,
on the dam.
CHAPTER xx-After talk with Amy
who is horror-stricken at the plot. he
sends the telegram
"Odd as it may seem to you, I'm out
Of your market this time, Mr.. Cort-
wright-quite out Of It."
"Oh. no, you're not. You've got
property to sell-a good bit of it. We
can turn it for you at a figure that
will"
NO; you are mistaken" was the
quick reply. 81 have no property in
Mirapolis. / am merely squatter on
government land. like everyone else
in the Niquoia valley"
For heavens sake" the promoter
burst out Whats got into you?
Don't you go around trying to stand
that corpse on its feet; it's dead one
I tell you! The Coronida titles are all
right"
There are no Coronida titles. You
have known 1t all along, and know 1t
now. have it straight from the blu.
reau of land statistics il a letter from
q mar who knows. The nearest
boundary of the old Spanish grant is
Latigo peak, ten miles south of Chi
gringo. The department knows this
and is prepared to prove Il. And in
the very beginning you and your asso-
ciates were warned that you could no.
acquire homestead or other rights in
the Niquoia."
Let It go!" snapped the gray-eyed
king Of the pack. We've got to get
out alive ard we're going to get out
alive. What's your price,"
81 have answered that question once.
but I'll rake 1t little palmer IL you
wish It is Ieyond your reach; if you
should turn your money-coining soul
into cash you couldn't pay 1t this time
Mr.. Cartwright"
That's -hcy-talk-play-rant-
ing! You want something lis it that
damned Massingale business again? |
don't own the railroad but n you think
I do, I'll sign anything you want to
write to the traffic people. Let Mas
singale sell his ore and get the money
for it, He'll go gamble 1t as he did
yours"
Brouillard looked up under the
shaded electric globe and his hand
some face wrinkled in sour smile.
You are ready to let go. are your
he said. you are too late. Mr.. Ford
returned from Europe week ago. ant
I have a wire saying that tonight
through freight from Brewster is chief
ly made up Of empty ore cars for tn
Little Susan"
The sandygray eyes blinked at this
but Mr.. Cartwright was Of those wh'
die hard.
What ] said still holds good. Mas
singale or his son, or both Of them