Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-25
solve Us Job If We Come Back To
morrow"

solve Us Job If We Come Back To-
morrow"
It can never be the tool of evil; it may
even breathe new life into the be-
numbed conscience"
Again silence came and sat be-
tween them; and, as before, it was the
man who broke it.
you lead me to a conclusion that
/ refuse to accept, Amy; that I am
dominated by some influence which Is
stronger than love-"
you are" she said simply.
What is it?"
Environment"
THAT Is the most humiliating thing
you have said today"
mo. However much others NAV ho
"Just at the present moment it is a
city of fools-and l, the king of the
fools, have made it So" said Brouillard
gloomily. From his seat on the porch
step he was frowning down upon the
outspread scene in the valley, where
the triangular shadow of Jacks noun
tain was creeping slowly across to the
foot of Chigringo. Something in the
measured eye-sweep brought him to
his feet with hasty exclamation:
Good Lordi the machinery has
stopped! They've knocked off work
on the dami"
why not?" she said did you imag-
Inc that your workmen were any
less human than other people?"
mo, Of course not; that is, but
l haven't any time to go into that
now. Is your telephone line up here
in operation?"
mo, not yet"
Then | must burn the wind getting
down there. By Jove! II those un-
speakable idiots have gone off and
| left the concrete to freeze wherever II
happens to be"
Zone moment" she replied, while he
was reaching for his hat "This new
madness will have spent itself by
nightfall-it must. And yet l have
the Queerest shivery feeling, as II
something dreadful were going to hap
pen. Can't you contrive to get word
to me, some way-after it is all
over? / wish you could"
'Ill do it," he promised. 'I'll come
up after supper
mo, don't do that. You will be
needed at the dam. There will be
trouble, with town full of disappoint.
ed gold-hunters, and liquor to be had
| Wait q minute" She ran into the
house and came out with two little
paper-covered cylinders with fuses
projecting. Take these; they are
Bengal hghts-some of the fireworks
that Ttg bought in Red Butte for the
Fourth. Light the blue one when you
are ready to send nae my message
Of cheer. l shall be watching for It,
And the other?" he asked
1T Is a red light, the signal Of war
and tumults and danger II you light
it, shall know"
He nodded, dropped the paper cyl
inders into his pocket, and a moment
later was racing down the trail to
take his place at the helm of the aban.
doned ship of the industries
Brouillard descended upon his dis.
heartened sub0rdinates like a whirl
wind of invincible energy, electrifying
everybody into instant action Gass.
man was told off to bring the Indians
who alone were loyalty Indifferent to
the gold craze, down from the crush.
ers. Arson was dispatched to impress
the walters and bellboys from the
Metropole; Leshington was sent to the
shops and the bank to turn out the
clerks; Grislow and Handley were
ordered to take charge of the make.
shift concrete handlers as fast as they
materialized, sQuadding them and driv.
ing the work OF wreck clearing for
every man and minute they could
command, with Gassman and Bender
to act as foremen.
For himself, Brouil1ard reserved the
most hazardous of the recruiting expe.
dents. The lower avenue had already
become double rank of dives, saloons
and gambling dens; here, If anywhere
In the craze-depopulated town, men
might be found, and for once in their
lives they should be shown how other
men earned money.
Shove it for every minute of day.
light there is left" he ordered, snap.
ping out his commands to his staff
while he was filling the magazine of
his Winchester. Puddle what mate
rial there is in the forms, dump the
telpher buckets where they stand, and
clean out the mixers; that's the size
of the job, and it's got to be done.
Jump to it, Grizzly, you and Handley,
and we'll try to fill your gangs the
best way we can"
You'll be up on the stagings your.
self, won't your" asked Grislow, strug
Cling into his working coat.
After a bit. I'm going down to the
lower avenue to turn out the crooks
and diamond wearers. It's time they
were learning how to earn an honest
dollar"
You'll get yourself killed up" grum-
bled Lexington. Work is the one