The Delta independent., 1916-03-03

and finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal.
CHAPTER II-Brouillard meets ]. wes-
ley Cortwright and his daughter. Gene
We've of the auto party and explains the
reclamation work to them.
CHAPTER III-Cortwright sees in the
project big chance to make money land
no chance for a man to get in anywhere" !"
brouiilard is impervious to hints from the
nnancier. 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-
acts ira dd to furnish Power and material for
springs up about the site Steve Massin.
gale threatens to start gold rush II
Ford to build a railroad branch to the
place. thus opening an easy market for
The ore from the Little Susan" mine.
CHAPTER v-Brouillard and the COM
Rany's promoter clash. but on orders from
washington Brouillard turns over the
plans for the power installation.
CHAPTER Won a visit to Amy Mas
singale at her fathers mine Broullard
nnds she understands him better than he
had thought.
CHAPTER Willie tells her of his need
for money to pay of his dead fathers
nce anything save his love for one wom-
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.
He reached up from the lower step
where he was standing and took her
hand
Yes; and l know more than that.
/ know that you are mighty brave
little girl and that your load is heavier
than mine-worlds heavier But you're
going to win out; if not today or to-
morrow, why, then, the day after. It's
written in the book"
She returned his hand-grip of en-
couragement impulsively and smiled
down upon him through quick-spring-
ing tears.
You'll win out, too. Victor, because
it's in you to do 1t. I'm sure of it
I know it. There is only one thing
that scares me-"
Name it." he said. I'm taking ev-
erything that comes today-from you"
You are strong man; you have
Q reserve of strength that is greater
than most mems full gift; you can cut
and slash your way to the thing you
really want, and nothing can stop you.
But you'll forgive me for being plain.
won't you?-there is a little. just the
least little bit of desperation in the
present point Of view. and"
Say It," he commanded when she
hesitated
Il hardly know how to say it. There
were ideals in the beginning; don't let
them fall down in the dust or in the
in the mud. It's got to be clean money.
you know; the money that is going to
give you the chance to say, Come, girl,
let's go and get married You won't
forget that, will you?"
He relinquished the hand of encour-
agement because he dared not hold 1t
any longer, and turned away to stare
absently at the timbered tunnel mouth
whence a faint clinking of hammer
upon steel issued with monotonous
regularity.
Il wish you hadn't said that, Amy
about the ideals"
Il don't know what you mean" she
said simply
Perhaps 1t is Just as well that you
don't. Let's talk about something
else-about the railroad. President
Ford hasn't decided; he won't decide
until he has looked the ground over
and had chance to confer with me-"
She bridged all the gaps with swift
Intuition. He means to give you the
casting vote? He will build the exten
sion II you advise It? Then 1t will lie
in your hand to make US rich or to
keep us poor" she laughed. BE q
good god-in-the-car, please, and your
petitioners will ever pray" Then, with
an instant return to seriousness: But
you mustn't think of that-of course,
you won't-with SO many other and
greater things to consider"
"On the contrary. ! shall think very
pointedIy of that; pointedly and re-
gretfully-because your brother has
made it practically impossible for me
to help"
my brother?" with a little gasp.
Yes. He offered to buy my vote
with a block of Little Susan stock.
That wouldn't have been so bad IL he
hadn't talked about it."
when Mr. Ford comes you must
forget what Stevie said and what
have said Good-by"
An hour later BrouilIard was closet
ed in his log-built Office quarters with
big. fair-faced man. whose rough
tweeds and unbrushed soft hat pro
claimed him fresh from the dusty-dry
reaches of the Quesado trail.
1T is your own opinion that l want
Victor" the fair-faced man was saying
mot the government engineers. Car
we make the road pay II we bring II
here? That Is a question which YOU
can answer better than any other liv
ing man. You are here on the ground
and you've been here from the first. ,