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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
COLLEGE USHERS
IN RESUMPTION
OF SCHOOL YEAR

WITH ." q >n..1 o. TO st. Louis
roiIrer i~TOI.a.N Iao-n.ng at \
o.cIo,A. tho boy and gIFTs of Homo
iuiu VII hegn ~ Iio{~k back 20 The
city - ruuiHW 'acir S..dy BY next
eek II: - t" .o..iir s".0n!s ana
PuDa4ou a"adr'..v and Pun;tA"u pr,ra
r@tnry =, hnol M! SAN ID" II 49,
Ion
The VA VIII 7 10 nav alfe:: the
schools e the cts d. u has those O.
some rIace5 On ILL., u.o.i,iaYd. l"n&-
boa a~ad,r:y u"d tie Kane ham"Aa
ho:~ hOOl viii continue t:te!r drill,
in vita renewed "n"r%l AMI Ct.or
schools Viii continue to keep their
gardens W as before. The depart
rent Of public instruction has found
i difficult to get male teachers dur
ug the summer h>t ,at it Will have
Il fore" next veal with the usual NUM-
Der OF mon.
Two new teachers are on the staff
o. the st. Louis college. Brother
AdOIph. who is coming from Japan.
where he has taught for II years,
viii nave charge OF the junior and
senior science classes. Brother Wal
ter. who had charge Of the science
courses last year, has left for Day
ton. Ohio. Where he will teach in the
engineering school.
Brother Ernest comes direct from
Dayton, Ohio, u take the place OF
Brother Edward, who has been in
charge of the third grade OF the prepa-
ratory department.
New teachers for the public SCHOOLS
in Honolulu and all OF the islands ar
rived in large numbers on the Maui
last week and on the Sierra this morn
ing They are being sent to their
various schools from the department
of public instruction which is unusu
ally busy at present caring for them.
Among the new teachers to arrive
tor Punahou last week were: Helen
G. Spalding, from Hudson, Vermont,
a Simmons college graduate, who will
be matrOn of the dOrmitories; Miss
Alice Wolf of San Francisco, and Miss
Lucy l.. DOggctt, niece of Prof.
Charles II. Hitchcock, from Wood
mere school, Long Island.
Miss Alice l.. Castle and Miss BeS
sic 2. WOlthall, VINO will teach in the
Punahou preparatory school, have ar
rived. The latter is visiting Mrs. F.
{. Lyser.
Punahou opens next Monday morn
ing although the offices Of both
schools have been open for over a
week now for early registration
An increase in registration COM
mensurate with the growth of the
city is expected in most of the pub
lie schools.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
DAILY REMINDERS

St. Louis College will open Tuesday,
Sept. ADV.
Wanted-Two more passengers for
motor party around island, 81 each.
Lewis Garage, phone 2141.-AdV.
For Distilled Water, Hires Root
Beer and all other Popular DR. nks
try the Con. Soda Water Works Co.
ADV.
Mary E. Canty and child, Master Ball
omley, Mrs. John l.. Whitmore and
two daughters, Geo Webb, Theo. E.
Martin, Miss J. Matthew, Miss Carrie
Shipman, Eugene Campbell, Miss
Laura Pratt, Mrs. ". B. Williams,
Master ]. D. Morse, Miss c. Moore,
Miss E. Moore, Dennet Wilmington, l..
A. Kerr, Mrs. L. B. Kerr. Miss K.
Andrade, Miss NJ Andrade, J. NJ.
Cooper. Mrs. L. NJ Gray, Miss E. Ad-
d., Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. McCreery,
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Isenberg, Miss Es-
Their Kopke, S. Robinson, Mrs. Harold
Giffard and son, Albert Grub.
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TO Fight
IN signal CORPS

Arthur F. kiXty, formerly marine
writer Ter tie HNnolulu Slr-itn etln.
las followed out his arnotnced intcn
ton of joining the sigr"l US Ct the
California militia, according to lc-
PORTS received from the coast where
Re went about a mouth ago. The
Santa Barbara News Of August Is had
the following acCour' ,'' the former
Honolulu newspaper man:
Arthur E. BiXby. formerly employ
ed as reporter on The News, ar
rives here tomorrow from FOn1lulu
On his way tC France. He was a
member of the Hawaiian Guard when
the war broke out, having for the
past two years been in the signal
corps service.
Anxious to see acti"e service he
secured a transfer from Honolulu to
San Francisco, and at San Francisco
lie was assigned to 1 signal corps
destined for service in France. He
has a brief furlough, which permits
a stop here of two days. and a further
visit of few days with relatives at
Covina
From there he joins his signal
corps for the long journey to France.
While in Honolulu he had been con-
nected with the Star Bulletin, going
from The News to Honolulu to take
& position on the Honolulu evening
PAPER"
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Despatch of Vessel Made Pos
SibIe BY Professional Men
Working as SteVedoreS

Held for six days yrs, hor seized.
lie sailing date III S!dt..y Ia '>r
Australian strikes. tHo Venlu!, vs.
able to get her cargo aboard Only IVY
the volunteer efforts - professional
men. business men and farmers who
came into the city from oNtside dis
tricts and worked like Hay IaNor"rs
to make possible the despatch Of the
vessel.
There we're dentists. doctors. bank
ers and wealthy ranCherS amOn% the
amateur stevedores. Several Of them
were worth >"0.0Eh to $i"'.'.n. tn"
Venture officers claim. The voluntary
work IF ;heSe embryo Sleve| yes Was
brOmL:ed by patriotic hehets 'h"t the
commerce of the AntipOQes should not
lie interferred with during va time
While the crew Of~the Ventura did
not become affected by the strike NAL
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
SIERRA brings
l47 TO HONOLULU

With 424 bags of mail for Homo
lulu and 35S bags for Australia, the
Sierra arrived in Honolulu this morn
ing. She will steam this afternoon
at , o'clock
The boat also brought for Honolulu
III first class passengers, 81 second
class passengers and four steerage
passengers She had about ~ tons
Of cold storage freight for Honolulu.
Exactly % first class passengers, 10
second class passengers and one
steerage passenger will go on to Aus
traia. The boat has a lot Of gen
eraI merchandise for Sydney and way
ports.
Many school teachers were aboard
the Sierra, including Miss Minnie E
Chapman, head of the art department
of the College of Hawaii, who arrived
to take up work at the college after
a summer vacation.
Miss Elizabeth Matthews is to take
UP position in the domestic science
department of the College of Hawaii.
Mrs. Anna Dahl, who is to take
charge of the dress-making course of
ILIC NOIICSt vi liza W dI4' lINSu W ItII
her two daughters, Miss Anna and
Miss Helen Dahl.
Miss Leonora Andersen, director OF
physical education of the Y. w. c. A,
returned to Honolulu on the Sierra.
Miss Sybil Carter and her mother,
Mrs. F. W. Carter, both of whom are
we'll known in Honolulu, returned af-
ter a two months trip to the main
land.
Mrs. Sallie Hume Douglas, teacher
of the Royal school, returned after
d trip to the mainland.
Miss Lorna Jarrett returned this
morning after an extensive trip on
the mainland.
Charles B. Dwight returned to Ho-
nolulu. He, left early in the sum-
mer and has been on a vacation trip
in California
Kenneth Decker also returns after
vacation trip to the mainland.
G. J. Waller, ,Jr., was also among
the passengers this morning.
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Give the children a chance at the
big fist. pond, corner 5eretania and
Fort streets, Sept. 8, 1917, where the
deIicatessen sale for the benefit of the
Red Cross will be g:Ven.-Adv.
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PASSENGERS EXPECTED

The following passengers are book
ed to sail by the steamer Matsonia
leaving San Francisco September G.:
Herbert Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Stearns, Miss Mary Weaver, Miss Sy-
bill Carter, Mrs. F. W. Carter, Miss X.
Asbahr, Miss Helen Blake + Miss Pop
Ply Wichman, Mrs. H. D. Wishard,
Mrs. McLennan and son, Dr.. and Mrs.
F. E. B. Robertson, Norman King, A.
R. Tinker, ]. H. Pratt, Mrs. John
Laws and infant, Miss F. Hoffman,
Miss Katherine Scott, Miss X. McIn-
tyre, Miss H. Fom, Mrs. Helen X.
Wilder, Mrs. H. H. Renton, Mrs.
Laura E. Burgner, Mrs. BallOmley,
Geo. Uhl, Mr.. and Mrs. Deprubnikoy,
Frank Alexander, Miss Mary Hayward,
Miss Margaret Shipman, Mrs. J. S. b.
Pratt, DR.. H. Macaulay, Mrs. c. P.
Morse, Master G. Morse, Miss A.
Moore, Mrs. W. l.. Moore, Mrs. Den
net Washington, Mrs. Bottomley and
son, Mrs. J. T. Wakefield, Mrs c. F..
Peterson, Mrs. F. c. Cooper. Mrs. A. l.
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. H, McAndrews,
Miss H. Adds, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. c.
Eaton, Mrs. Ernst Kopke, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Keene, o. ]. Mcconnell, Carl Ebol
dsen, Miss Ruth Benedict, Miss Jean
Porterf1eld, Miss Cora Varney, Miss R.
S. Caldwell, Miss H. Pires. Miss Le-
land Carter, Mrs. Jas. V. Longstreet,
Mr.. McLennan, Mr.. and Mrs. R. P.
Faithful and child, Mr.. and Mrs. C. l..
Marlenee, ]. Smith, J. G. Silva, John
Laws, A. E. Lauritzen, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Rego and daughter. Miss H.
Blackburn, Mrs. Florence Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Macintosh Mrs. l.
AI;nn L ILL., IL IInrt NIrn
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The regular monthly meeting of the
Epiphany Womans Auxiliary and
Guild will be held at Guild hall, on
Tenth avenue. on Tuesday, Sept. 4,
beginning at 2:3O o'clock.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
CHARGE FORMER SLEUTH
WITH SELLING LIQUOR

John Hill. former member of the
local detective force, was arrested
last Saturday night by Assistant Liz
uor License Inspector Jack Roberts
and Detective Medeiros for the al
legged sale of intoxicating liquor with
out a license According to police
Hill has been selling liquor for a long
time without being apprehended
When arrested, three pint TASKS of
whisky and 80 quarts Of beer were
found. They will be used as evidence.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03

Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku.
Waialll and WaiaLae-"S:36 am,
$3.50 pm. 49,.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mil and
Pearl City-t7:45 am, 1886 am,
'11:02 am. 1913 pm, "4:24 pm,
$3.50 pm. TIPS pm.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahfawa and
LeilehuA-'9:15 am, "1:52 pm.
$3.50 pm. "7:13 pm.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hcur
train (Cnly first-clGss tickets honored)
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at $50
am. for Haleiwa Hotel; returning
arrives in Honolulu a. 1910 pm.
tho Limited stops only at Pearl City,
Eva Mill and Waianae.
ly. Except Sunday. tsunday
only.
c. 2. EIsoN, r. SMITH,
Superintendent. G. p. A.
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INWARD

Or Leilehua-tG:0o ar.
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OAHU AILWAY TIME TABLE
OUTWARD

OUTWARD
For Walanae, WnIaIua, Kahuku and
Way StatioEs-"9:15 am, 1920 pm.
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stations-t7:30 a. m, '9:15 am,
*11:%0 am, '2:15 pm. 1920 pm,
'5:15 pm. 1880 pm, t11:15 p.o.
For Wahiawa and Leilehua--I1:O2
am, '2:4O pm, $500 p.m. '11:3O
pm. ...."
For Leilehua-tG:00 ar.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14
CHAPTER x,,-censIns.d.

Il believe you are right" said Rod
10. leaning back In his chair and
Starring at her through his glasses. 'Ii
Ne can only make him speak But
where IL hef"
Working for my father"
-What do you meanT
II mean that l suspected him from
the 6rst. md ms there was IN opening
for private confidential man. who un.
derst0od engineering-a vacancy made
BY the promotion Of my fathers pri-
vafe secretnry--l prevailed upon him
to give the p17ition to Shurtliff. Fn-
ther hates TIE name Of Meade, hut he
worshiDs efficiency and he knows that
6rz.uiff Ii the very incarnation of the
particular kind Of ability TINT he t:e-
sircs. 30 he 10 with my father con-
SANITY and have him always under
mY eve. When we 60 away in the car,
be goes along"
"What nre you going to do7"
sWin his confidence. his affection II
can, appeal to lin. and"
"By Jove." said r. ,lney, II believe
Jon can do 1t. You can't drive that old
man."
Fl know It." said the womnn.
sYou haven't told him that you
thought 1t was his faultY''
mo"
II. coridn't do nnything with mnn
like Shurtliff. You Gun. You can win
his devotion. you cnn let him see how
much tl,r reinstatement Of Bert Meade
IN honor again means to you. You can
do It."
Meanwhile you viii help me. won't
your
I'm sny way. In every way. Do you
know where he has goner'
r haven't the slightest idea. He
might he In Africa, or South America,
OF ont West. or up North. Do you see
those flowersf'--she pointed to great
Aunch Of American Beauty roses,
which had been forced for her appar-
emily. and which she had received on
that very day-"Dards. you know, the
Madison avenue florist, sends me a box
Of magnificent blossoms-roses, vfo-
lets. orchids, Always different-every
week. They speak to me Of him."
= sHave you ever tried to trace them?"
sNo. I know whence they come and
ehat u all. We will hear from him
some day. somewhere, somehow.
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charge Of some special work, that
him in any emergency. He actually
found himself consulting Meade on
occasion.
He had accompanied the younger
man on one of those rambles which he
had hitherto taken alone. He had not
broken down Meade's reserve, but he
had won his admiration and regard.
Vandeventer was not unknown in en-
cheering circles. In earthwork he
was by way of being an authority.
His experience had been varied and
extensive. Meade's reserve and reti-
cence rather hurt the older engineer.
He had invited confidence and had
even given his affection. He intimat-
ed delicately that IL the other were
under a cloud Vandeventer might be
in position to help him.
1t was fortunate Tor Meade's pur-
pose Of concealment for his incognito,
that most Of his engineering work had
been done abroad and that he had
been out Of touch with American en-
cheering for practically the whole Of
his career. Vandeventer was q Har-
ward man. too. and that made it espe-
cially hard for Meade to keep from
betraytng himself. As q matter of
fact, the younger man actually longed
to make a clean breast e. 1t, but he
could not quite bring himself to do it
yet That might come later.
Three months ought to see the COM
pletion Of the dam and the long canal,
which Has to carry the stored water
to the irrigation bitches below. Van.
deventer was already making plans
for another big job, and he had de-
cided, in his own mind, that among the
subordinates whom he would take
with him the newcomer should have
the hrst chance. Vandeventer felt
proud and satisfied when he surveyed
the work that had been accomplished
in the six months of labor. To be sure
the delay in the completion of the
spillway dsQuieted him a little.
The dam had reached the spi.iway
level a fortnight before. and had now
passed it. Indeed, on The fifth of jan
uary the dam builders were within
five feet Of the top; that is, the crest
OF the dam was 100 feet above the
level of the valley. They lad planned
to run the spillway around the east
ern end of the dam. The rock drills
and dynamite which had been ordered
had finally arrived in December, and
by putting as many rs possible to
work on the spillway Vandeventer had
succeeded in opening 1t for its entire
width to an average depth of about
seven feet below the intended top of
the dam; that is, 1t was now about
two feet deeper than the actual crese
OF the dsra, but It still lacked 1--WE fest
OF Its designed depth.
The rainy season, an inspection OF
IfAo records nad shown. was not due
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14
CHAPTER XIV.

The Former and the Latter Rain.
The work on the dam was progress
ing splendidly. Vandeventer, driving
his men hard. shared in all their furi-
Gus efforts. He was not only their
leader. but their Inspiration. He had
surrounded himself with a body Of
able assistants, and his teamsters and
workmen had been culled until they
had become a small army of picked
men of which to be proud.
Among all these Meade stood very
high. In the four months he had been
with Handkerchief he had shown such
grasp Of things, such an ability to
handle men. In one on two instances
when. with intention to try him. the
resident engineer had given him
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Meade. 20 suddenly reduced to the
ranks. would have chafed against the
position Of subordination and would
have resented the humble duties with
which he was charged. But Meade
was happy to be following. even in this
extremely modest way. the profession
that he loved. And he did his unim-
portant work with zeal and care. II
IL not much to soy. but he was the
most efficient of the Junior engineering
force on the dam.
It was not because Meade was un-
social that he kept to himself-not at
oil. From his own galvanized.iron
quarters he used to stare longingly at
the men grouped around the big camp
fires. for. the nights were growing chill.
smoking and laughing. exchanging ex-
perlences and telling stories. Nothing
would have pleased him better than to
hive Joined in, and he could have told
stories md relnted experiences that
would have been unique even in that
gay crowd Of young Adventures. But
he did not dare. He feared to betray
himself. What he wanted above ev-
erythlng WINS to preserve his incognito.
It would he fatal to his chances of ever
working up to anything worth while
II they found out who he was.
And he had n tremendous pride to
a, = n,,,,or ~ r...t thav NJ, rte ,,,.s
,,ro,yoI 30 h,nsa,, So,,n o., ,,a..s". =.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ~ rorsa. .ha,, nS,,,,, -.
,u,or,ro ona th.v rraT, rat,a. ~ IT.
h,r, ayen as thev ,a,t hin, oInna A.,
!. fe,v q, Tho mon fI,h,, h,,,,,,,,au 80.
- whom he bod h.ar i,;nd IN .as,er
ana h.,nfu, wara stou,Iv d.,n,rS ~
him 1 ~
The ,d,enass q, nm o,m,os. ne. a,a
not onnan, 70 him avan a. Me az Az. w
,or,,,d. no,,. no,h,nr IA - go.
H. n. oo,ia ~, 90. .a,.o. 81. 80.
Evan ror,b,,r. oIona ahn,,. ~. h,,;.,
,,,o,,,a ~. .a.,,o G. ,,,,o,. 49,, ..,..'
: ,nnn % .,ao-o,'s wv, hn"ua 49,
s,,.,. =. stn,ss t"a,' AZ, ,s,,,, .
~ a.i,,,,o.ad 81. as,,,ass ,,,n.,,o.',..H
Moaaa NO. -. aooa,,,,,,n,,.., ~
,,nasr ,nsaad Thsra ,uos ~ Ssa gu
- .ha a = oho,,t nhioh n. a., NJ. ,.nS,..
= ,,.t,a. a,tho,,a, hrdro,,,,os 80 ...
t,,ro, staa, wee ,ba th,nns tha. -.
annaoiad - Mn, n. 90. ro,,os T., .,s
dpaI,tv of bic orac.,ons %. .,o .ne
hroncbe. - HE nrofesston Na,t,o. 80
=, thano a,,a, noi,aa -, h,,, haoa,,.. "" ~
ala mot work monotononslv NJ eitber ~
them. He had \ natural Instinct for
tonopranbv md instead of nurn,s.-
.less,v strolIinp nhout the countrv no
made n careful insnection Of tbe valley
which was TO he converted into buoe
reservoir by the dam.
The tinm itself was perhnns mn
eighth OF mile long Mt the bottom md
touched the receding hill on one side
and the spur Of Spanish mesa on the
other at the top-a huge mound of
earth with clay core extending from
side to side at the parrowest part of
the valley. When completed 1t would
be 125 feet high above the old river
bed, with a roadway 20 feet broad on
ton Of Il. Below the dam and on the
low ground between the mesa and
Baldwin,s knob the camp. with its gall
vanixed iron shops, bunkhouses, dining
halls, kitchens and officers quarters,
had been erected. The configuration
Of the ground was such that, although
It was unusual to put them there, con-
venience had rendered 1t desirable in
this case.
a.,
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14
Wanted 10y Distributed.

Marion was given a beautiful ring
christmas eve. She was overjoyed
out changed 1t from one finger to the
otner aE evening. No one noticed II
that evening. but she kept 1t up the
next morning. Her mother, fearing
Marion would lose the ring. said:
why don't ycu put your ring on ons
nnger and keep 1t there. Marionr
well, ! don't like to be mean. Whsg
I keep it or one finger I pity tbs or
aEAs
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TO BE CONTINUED1
Alexandria.

Inere are few cities that can lool
BACK to past like that Of Alexandris
and fewer still with s:cn a past thai
can contrive to keep up with the times
and look forward to the future. Tn.
relics Of 25 dead centuries of AIe1
andrinn history have to be looked 70,
IN the guide books. In the city itseh
they ;.ie covered up by the latest mod
ern improvements. a few erudita
Ale1andrians may argue about the real
nationality of Cleopatra, but most Of
them are talking about the price Of
cotton and the latest project for dredg
ing the harbor.
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JRY AS ne WILL 70 CONCEAL HIS EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
COMES TO MN RAPIDLY At THE DAM
c.,,st4 !, n.-..s n a.,-sc>

Following collapse bridge
and ths old sudden death
Meade blame
daappears from his home in New York. he
Job under the OF Roberts
and makes good Meanwhile Helen nngwo Meades
Rodney quietly working
young
ucuary Of by
shun who had been the old mans devoted
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1se . meath and Q haR JET 1Aas
woaid Give him ample time - eo0-
pasts ne dam ana the pduwny. This
year. oowever. fhefs had been some
vefy unusoai rains dunng NJ nan ana
me water neek OF tne Gam was now "
heet oeeps when mace II e reee below
tne lever 70 wnaen tne oem hao ttseA
ano ~ resi- neaoW tne SUBWAY. FMS
va mucn more water tnan anyoos
foso oteameo vOuio % In inc Feeess
sosE ~ tnet umes ano was perhaps
noIe tnan snooio nave Deen allowed.
sun tnere was safesy margin q
zee! Wnicn Saoaeventef was sure
"ouio De ample. 1ne financial promo
esas VI tne Pro9ect were vefS ANXIOUS
20 nave tne reservoir tul wnen tns
llusaung eeaSou openeos ana tne en-
siheef Judgment mao Deen innuenceo
ny tnear eaSerness 10 get II workin&
Inc broad sheet OF water ran back
Into the valley for many miles. I51
fact, the dam had transformed thai
country Into Q beautiful lake. Some
times 1t rained In the mountains when
1t did not rain down In the valley.
ana there was q constant, IL very
small, rise In the level Vandesenter
personally carefully gagged the wateg
every day. Naturally he had noted
that IL rose gradually, but as the dam
rose proportionately more rapidly, Nd
was not uneasy. Yet, as q good en-.
gineer. he was watchful and largely
because OF the unfinished spillway ne
nFVpf the IN the limit
The weatherwise from the town,
who sometimes rode up to inspect the
work, assured Nandeventer that II
could not possibly ruin before March,
and the mere fact that SO much watei
had fallen rendered 1t more imprOb
able that any more WOULD come down
But ut three on the afternoon OF Jan
uary sixth 1t suddenly began to rain
hard without warning ana with nc
premonition on the part OF anybody.
II was not one OF those terrible down
pours known as cioudpursts, out II
was an excessively haro' STEADY rain
Inc heavens over the range were
black with CLOUDS ana SO far as any.
one at the dam could Sc, 1t was rain
Ing from the crest or the mountains
down. Ihere were some anxious dis
cussions IN the dining room OF the res
ident engineer ana his American as
sistants.
AT four O'Clock 1t was decided to
open the undersluice gate about half.
way, out when this was done the vol
ulne OF water 1t was capable of dis
charging was too small to help very
much, ana on opening 1t to its fullest
extent the velocity OF the water rush
ing through was SO great that the
river pea was rapidly secured out. For
rear OF Undermining the toe of the
dam IL was necessary partially to
close the siulce once more.
Inc "ater was rising, hrst at the
rate OF three or rour inches an hour
tnen mar ioot' ana finally nearly
ioot. by SIX O'CLOCK that night II
nao risen TWO teet. II was still rain
'hs haro Ut mat hour' although moi
qui,e 81 iuriousiy us II had been. Ii
l. u'u RUN uhtii morning at the pres
en' RUE, uiere "ouiu sun De mar
En- VI shle'y :" perhaps fourteen OF
nh.een iee' u, ua"n' Atnoueh the
situauon requ'reu "atch1 uiness ano
"us ~" ~, u'arii'hs' IL was mol
desperate. Inc men were ADVISED &c
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14

How young Roberts, thu mys.
terious engineer, uses his tAIentS
and knowledge to good rdvan.
tage 10 told In the next install.
ment-he gets the opportunity I"
wipe out all disgrace. real or
fancied.