The Huttig news., 1916-06-03

CHAPTER VIII-Mirapolis the city Of numbered days. booms. Cartwright per suades Brouillard to become consulting engineer of the consolidated electric DOW CT company in return for S100 600 stock.
 Brouillard was shaking his head slowly.
 T don't pretend to have opinions any more, Grizzy. I'm living from day to day. If 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.
 What's come over you, lately. Vie tor? I won't say you're halfhearted but you're certainly not the same driver you were few weeks ago. be. fore the men quit calling you sHell's Fire"
 Brouillard smiled grimly Its go ing to be long job, Grizzy. Perhaps I saw that I 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 dime to go and do it."
 It was not until they were climbing down from the staging at the Jacks Mountain approach that Grislow ac- cnired the ultimate courage of his con victions.
 Going motoring. you said-wlth Miss Genevieve. That's another change. I'm beginning to believe in your seven-year hypothesis. You are no longer woman-hater."
 "Oh. bally! There are times when you make me feel as if had eaten too much dinner. Grizzy! This is one of them. Put it in words; get 1t out of your system
 Tt needs only three words; You are hypnotized. A month ago this city building fake looked as crazy to you as it still does to those of us who haven't been invited to sit down and game. Now you seem to have gone over to the other side. You hobnob with Cartwright and do office work for him. You know his fake is a fake; and yet I overheard you boosting it tho other night in Poodles' dining room to tabeful of money maniacs as if Cartwright were giving you a rake-off"
 Brouillard stiffened himself with jerk as he paced beside his accuser, but he kept his temper.
 You're an old friend, Grizzy, and mighty good one-as l have had occa- sion to prove. 1t is your privilege to ease your mind. Is that all?"
 No. You are letting Genevieve Cartwright make fool of you. If you were only half sane you'd see that she is a confirmed trophy hunter Why, she even gets down to young Griffith and uses him to dig out information about you. She"
 Hold on, Murray; there's a limit, and you'll bear with me If I say that you are working up to 1t now" Brouil- lard's jaw was set and the lines be- tween his eyes were deepening. T don't know what you are driving at, uul yOu U6IteT CdiI IL Ou Soh taho care of myself"
 'If I thought you could-if l only thought you could," said Grislow musingly. But the indications all lean the other way. It would be all right if you wanted to marry her and she wanted you to; but you don't-and she doesn't. And. besides, there's Amy; you owe her something. don't you-or don't you? You needn't grit your teeth that way. You are only getting a part of what is coming to you. Faithful are the wounds Of a friend you know"
 Yes. And when the psalmist had admitted that, he immediately asked the Lord not to let their precious balms break his head. You're all right. Grizzy, but I'll pull through. Then, with a determined wrenching aside of the subject: Are you going up on Chigringo this afternoon" 2"