The Delta independent., 1916-05-12

miueu ueu are apt u nave oil GU
quence which is more or less con-
vincing.
But with the opening of business the
geyser spouted again. The exchanges
were mobbed by eager sellers. each
frenzieG struggler hoping against hope
that he might find someone simple
enough to buy. At ten o'clock the bank
closed-'T Temporarily. the placard no.
tice said. But there were plenty to be-
lieve that it would never open again.
By noon the trading panic had ex
hausted itself little, though the lobby
and cafe of the Metropole were crowd
ed, and anxious groups quickly formed
around any nucleus of rumor or gossip
in the streets.
Between one and two o'clock, while
Brouillard, Leshingtcn and Arson we're
hastily eating luncheon sent over to
the mapping room from Bongras', Har-
Ian drifted in. .ii 1tl tit
Spill your news" commanded Lesh-
ington grufly. Whats doing, and
who's doing it,"
Nobody, and nothing much." said
Harlan, answering the two queries as
one. The town is falling apart like
bunch of sand and the getaway has
set in. Two full trains went east this
forenoon, and two more are scheduled
for this afternoon if the railroad PEG
pie can get the cars here"
'Good-by. little girl, good-by,'"
hummed Grislow, entering in time to
hear the report of the flight.
But Leshington was shaking his big
head modify. Laugh about it if you
can, but it's no joke" he growled
When the froth is blown away and
the bubbles quit rising, there are going
to be some mighty bitter settings left
in the bottom of the stein"
You're right, Leshington," said
Harlan, gravely. What we're seeing
now is only the shocked surprise OF IT
as when a man says 'Ouch!' beIore
he realizes that the dog which has bit
ten him has a well-developed case of
rabies. Well come to the hydrophobic
stage later on"
By nightfall Of this first day the edi-
tors ominous prophecy seemed about
to reach its fulfillment. The avenue
was crowded again and the din and
clamor was the roar of a mob infuri-
ated. Brouillard and Leshington had
Just returned from posting a company
of the workmen guard at the mixers
and crushers, when Grislow. who had
been scouting on the avenue. came in
Harmless enough yet" he reported
ITS only some more of the getaway
that Harlan was describing. Just the
same, it's something awful People
Cot r1x Ill
on the road up the hill to the station
with no possible hope of getting q
train before some time tomorrow
Transfers are charging twenty-five
dollars load for moving stun that
won't find cars for week, and they're
scarce at the price"
Leshington, who was not normally a
profane man, opened his mouth and
said things.
If the Cartwright crowd had one
man in it with a single idea beyond
saving his own miserable stake!" he
stormed. What are the spell-binders
doing. Grizzy?"
The photographer grinned. "Cort-
wright and a chosen few left this aft
ernoon. hotfoot. for WASHINGTON, to get
the government to interfere. That's
the story they'd like to have the people
believe But the fact is. they ran
away from Judge Lynch"
Yes: think see 'em coming back
mott" snorted the first assistant.
Then to Brouillard: THAT puts It up
to us from this out Is there anything
we can dc?"
Brouillard shook his head. II don Z
mt
from President Ford The entire west
tern division will hustle the business
OF emptying the town, and the quicker
1t Is done the sooner it will be over"
For tumultuous week the flight
from the doomed city went on, and the
overtaxed single-track railroad wrought
miracles of transportation. Not until
the second week did the idea OF mate.
rial salvage take root. but, once start
ed, 1t grew like Jonah's gourd. Hun
dreds of wrecking crews we're formed
Plants were emptied. and the ma
chinery was shipped as II stood. Houses
and business blocks were Quilted OF
everything that could be carried off
and crowded into freight cars. And
most wonderful OF all. cars were founn
and furnished almost as fast as thew
could be loaded.
1T begins &c look little better e
said Arson on the day in the third
week when the army Of government
laborers began to strip the final forms
frcm the top Of the great wall which
now united the two mountain shout
ders and completely overshadowed
and dominated the dismantled town
II the avenue would only take its