Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-09

soft has ~ "a II anssrs through
.Ais sriSaled Aatrx
~eay. smith; you mustn't forget
that I'm from Missouri" he said half
physically.
nut ! shouldn't think you'd need
to be shown In this particular in
stance. was the smiling rejoipder.
1.-THE chance to sell you people water
from your own dam isn't the only
thing or the mnin thing in this case.
They are obliged to have this dam site
or, at least, one as high up the river
@ this. In order to get the water over
to their newly alienated grant In the
western half Of the park"
you've Got Il straight" said the
colonel.
Every good. Then they're simply
obliged to- have your dam. or Don't
you see the alternative now, colonelf'
Heavens to Betsyi" exclaimed the
breeder Of fne horses, bringing his flst
down upon Williams desk with crash
that made the ink bottles dance. And
then: "What lot Of fence.posts we
.are-the whole kit and bIlin' Of US !
Il they get the dam, they sell water to
us; II they don't get 1t, we sell it to
them I"
THAT'S IL, exactly" Smith put In
quietly. .And should say that your
stake In the game IL worth the stihtest
light you can make to save It Don't
you agree with me7''
"Great Jehul should say 20 !"
calculated the amateur trust tighter.
Then he broke down the barriers mas
terribly. ''That settles It. Smith. You
can't wiggle ont Of It now. no way or
shape. You've got to come over into
Macedonia Ind help us. Williams tells
me You refused him, but you can't re.
fuse me-"
II Smith hesitated, 1t was only partly
on his own account. He was thinking
again Of the young woman with the
honest eyes when he said do you
know why turned Williams down
when he spoke to me the other day?"
Colonel Dexter Baldwin had his
faults, like other men, but they were
not those Of indirection.
II reckon I do know, son." he said,
with large tolerance. you're lame
duck Of some sort, But that's our
lookout. BARLEY Is ready to swear
that you are not q crooked crook, what
ever else 1t is that you're lodging for.
Besides, 4here's yesterday"
: I'VE agreed to; forget the yesterday
Incidents" the lame duck reminded
him quickly. And then II ought to
say NO. Colonel Baldwin: say 1t
straight out, apd stick to it. II I don't
say tiff ! ask for Z little time-it is
because ! want to weigh up a few
things-the things can't talk about to
you or to Williams. If. in the end, I
should be fool enough to say Yes, it,
Is only fair to you to say that, right in
the middle Of the scrap, ! may fall
to pieces on you"
Baldwin was too shrewd to try to
push his advantage when there was.
or seemed to be, chance that the
desired end was as good as half at
tanned. And it was purely manful
that made him get up and
thrust out his hand to the young fell
low who was trying to be as frank
AZ he dared to be.
"Put 1t there, john he, said heartily.
Nobody in the Timanyoni Is going to-
pry into you an inch farther than yOu
care to let 'em; and II yop get into
trouble BY helping us, ;you can count
on 1t least one hacker who will stand
" you until. the cows come home.
Now. then, hunt up your coat, and
we1l drive over to Hillcrest for q bite
10 EFT. I had my orders from the.
misses before I left town, and know
better than to 60 home without you.
Never mind the commissnry khaki. It.
won't be the first time that the work
Ing, clothes have figured at the Hill
crest table by q long shot"
Ito. Be ContinuedD