The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-07
right by Charles. scribner's saps

| full week that the distant thunder q
the dynamite brought the WELDON
tidings of the pushing of the railroa
grade over the mountain barrier. Ais
but this was an item of minor I'm
+ portance-it was on. the Saturday q
this weak that the second tier of form
| was erected on the great dam and tn
EEtnpped first section Of the massiy
gray foot-wal Of concrete raised itsel
| in mute but eloquent protest agains
the feverish activities of the miracle
workers. II the protest were threat
it was far removed. Many thing
might happen Before the gray wal
should rise high enough to cast it,
shadow, andsthe shadow Of the COMING
end. overethe miraculous city of thu
plain.
It was Brouillard himself who pu
this thought into words on the Sunday
when he and Grislow. were -lookipt
over the work of form raising and find
ing 1t good.
Catching you, too, jS=t, Victor?'
Queried ,tbe ,hydrographer, dropping
easily into his attitude of affable cyni
cism. 1T thought it would. But tell
me, what are some Of the things that
may happen?"
tits easy to predict two of them:
Some people VIII make pot OF money
and some will lose out. ''.'--'7----...
Grislow nodded. "Of course you
don't take any stock IN the rumor that
the government will call halt?"
Brouillard was shaking his head
slowly = ~
IT don't pretend to have opinions
any more, Grizzly. I'm living from. day
to day. II the tail should get big
enough to wag the dog"
They were In the middle Of the high
staging upon which the puddlers
worked while filling the forms and
Grislow stopped short goi i ,cTs
whats come over you, lately, Vic
tor? I won't say you're half-hearted,
but, you're certainly not the same
driver you were few weeks ago, be-
fore the men quit calling you. 'Hell's
Fire." .-o.., i7 ~ '2-''-''-> 2
@Brouillard smiled grimly. tits 60
ing to be a long job, Grizzly. Perhaps,
l saw that / couldn't hope to keep
keyed up to concert pitch all the way
through. Call it that, anyway. I've
promised to motor Miss Cartwright to
the upper dam this afternoon, and it's,
time to go and do it."
It was not until they were climbing
down from the staging at the fJack'sl
Mountain approach that Grislow ac-
luired the ultimate courage of his con-
Victions. e -
Going motoring, you said-withf
Miss Geneyieye. That's another
change. I'm beginning to believe in
YOUR seven-year hypothesis. You are
10 longer a woman-hater."
S. "Oh, bally! There are times when
you make me feel as If I had eaten too
much dinner, Grizzly! This is one of
hem.r@Put it. in words getuit~outsrof.
7our system"
''It needs only three words: You are
A. month ago this city.
building fake looked as crazy to you
IS it still does to those of us who
haven't been invited to sit down and
AXE a hand In Mr.. Cortwright's little
anne. Nov you seem to have gone
ver to the other side. You hobnob
With Cartwright and do officeSwor for
i'm. You know his fake is a fake; |
nd yet I overheard you boosting it |
be other night in Poodles' dining |
DOM to a tabIeful OF money maniacs |
8 il. Cartwright were giving you a
axe 49, -si-=zi< : II
Brouillard stiffened himself with
srk as he paced beside his accuser,
ut he kept his temper. -
You're an old friend, Grizzy, and
Eighty good oneAs have had oaGassk
lon to prove. II = your privilege to
Rse your mind. Is that all :"
No. You are letting Genevieve +
makea fool Of you. II You
ere only half sane you'd see that she Il
{ q confirmed trophy hunter. Why, I
1e even gets down to young Griffith
nd uses him to dig out information
1out you. She"
Hold on, Murray; there's a Emit,
i'd you'll bear with me HI say that
~ are working up to it now Brouil7 4
rd's jaw was set and the lines be-
geen his eyes were deepening. II
mt know what you are driving at :
lt-you'd= better call 1t or, can tako ]
re of myself"
<xr - 40 sarr .-H.x l. 4
ought you could" said Grislow
usipgly. 'But the Indications all II
an Ihe other way. 1t would be all
sht If you wanted to marry her and p
Q wanted you to; but you don't-and ,
q doesn't. And, besides, there's I
ny; you owe her something, don't
u 4or don't you? You heedp't grill 4
ur teeth that way. You are only =
ting a part of what is coming to !
u. Faithful are the wounds Of Q a
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