The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-03-16

tory OF Grislow's telltale feldglas
Brouillard was summing himself luSr
riously on the porch step at the Mas
singale house and making up for los
tire-eounting all time lost when
spelled absence from the woman b.
loved But Miss Massingale was II
charmingly frivolous frame OF mind
That is the fourth different excuse
you have invented FOR cutting me on
OF your visiting list not counting thu
repetitions." she gibed. when he haC
finally fallen back upon the time de
mands OF his work to account for hi.
late neglect OF her III | wanted Il
be hateful ! might insist that yot
haven't given the true reason yet"
Perhaps will give 1t before I go, >
he parted But Just now I'd much
rather talk about something else. Tell
me about yourself. What have you
been doing all these days when
haven't been able to keep tab on your
Flirting flirting desperately with
Tig, with Mr. Arson and Mr. Grislow,
and that nice boy OF yours, Herbert
Griffith. and with-Do. not with Mr..
Leshington; he scares me-makes a
Little girl. you need a mother-or a
husband; | haven't made up my mind
which. When he does make up his
mind I'm going to shrek and run
away"
And you firt" he protested re-
proachfully. Now tell me about the
Little Susan: is the Bluegrass farm
looming up comfortably on the eastern
edge OF things?"
In twinkling her frivolous mood
vanished.
"Oh, we are prosperous. desperately
prosperous. We have all the improve
ments you can see and lot that you
cant see. And our pay roll--it fairly
frightens me when make II up on the
Saturdays"
II see" he nodded "All going out
and nothing coming in. But the money
is all here, safely stacked up in the
ore bins, You1l get 1t all out when
the railroad comes"
THAT is another thing-a thing |
haven't dared tell father and Stevie.
When | was in Mirapolis this morn.
ing | heard that the railroad wasn't
coming. after all; or. rather. Tig had
heard II and he told me. We were dig
ging for facts when you met us on
Chigringo ayenuo-trying TO find out II
the rumor were true"
1T means a great deal to you,
doesn't it, he said evasiyely.
1T means everything thousand
times more now than II did before"
His quick glance up into the sud
denly sobered eyes OF the girl stand.
ing on the step above him was voice
less query and she answered IT,
We had no working capital. as I
think you must have known. Once a
month father oraStevie would make up
a few pack-saddle loads of the rich
est ore and freight them over the
mountains to Red Butte. That was
how we got along But when you sent
me word by Tig that the railroad com
pany had decided to build the extern
sion, there was - there was - a
chance.
Yes" he encouraged.
"A chance that the day OF little !
things was past and the day OF big |
things was come Mr.. Cartwright and
some OF his associates mad been trying |
TO buy an interest In the Little Susan
Father let them in on some sort of a
stock arrangement that | don't under |
stand and then made himself person
ally responsible for dreadful lot of
borrowed money"
borrowed OF Mr.. Cortwright?"
queried Brouillard.
No; OF the bank Neither Steyie
nor knew about II until after il was
done. and even then father wouldn't
explain. He has been like a man out
OF his mind since Mr.. Cartwright got
hold OF him-everything is rosescol-
ored, But you see how 1t all depends
upon the railroad"
Not so much upon the railroad now
as upon some other things" said
Brouillard enigmatically You say
your father has borrowed OF the bank
lis Mr. Cartwright mixed up in the
loan in any way?"
Yes; he arranged 1t in some way
for father don't know just how. All
| know is that father is responsible,
and that If the railroad doesn't come
he will lose everything"
Brouillard gave a low whistle. 81
don't wonder that the quitting rumor
made you nervous. But | think | can
lift one of your burdens. What you
heard in town this morning is a fact:
the railroad people have stopped work
on the Buckskin extension. Don't
faint-they are going to begin again
right away"
Obi" she gasped. Are you sure?
How can you be sure?"
I've given the order,' he said
gravely, IAN order they can't disre-
gard. Let's go back bit and I'll ex-
plain. Do you remember my telling
you that your brother had tried 10
bride me to use my influence with Mr..
Ford?"
. 'As if l should ever be able to for