Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-19

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tfae afternoon, ana when the eas @as
detached ana switched to tlse siding
Hsta tsft up ia The hIiis saEaa twenty
miles freGn the sawa. Ii was too wet
and uncomfortable TO leave II. DIS
regarding she aOwnfsonr. however. Cur
itss. who laa come up with IL. made
| a very careful investigation of the
completed bridge, which more than
surpassed his expectations In IT'S APP
nseSaHce of sturdy graee as well as
| ia tbs evidences os careful workman
ship in It's erection.
That eysalng Iha special engine
pushed the other private car up from
the valley, bringing the people who
| had Inspected the bridge. 4 few more
| weeks would complete the great Via
duet. Everything was proceeding in
the most satisfactory svay and Colonel
iflingworth was very much eiated over
the situation.
Who would have thought he said
as they sat down to dinner In the
brightly lighted observation room,
that II would rain Ia this country mt
this season Of the YEAR,"
! "ft will probably be over by tonor-
| row morning" observed Rodney.
IF IL continued long enough ard
rained hard enough, that dam would
have to be looked after. Wen go over
! aud see II tomorrow" said the colonel
| cheerfaily.
What wonld happen If 1t gave
wayf" asked his daughter.
'It would food the valley, sweep
away the town, and" he paused.
| well, satherI''
| Ruin the bridge"
| We can't afford to have another
failure after the International" said
Severence
| Now there was newcomer at the
table, big rancher named Winters.
| whom Rodney had met In the town
| and had introduced to Colonel Hing
worth. The latter had Invited him to
dinner aud TO stay the night In the
extra sleeper. and Winters, who had
particular reasons for wanting TO talk
with Rodney and to meet Miss Hing
worth, had accepted
3You can count on it's stopping" he
said at last. Ny ranch is hundred
miles to the north of here. I heard
Rodney was with your party, and as
he was an old ciassfnate of nine--in
fact my best friend at Harvard along
1 with Bert Meade"--and the mention of
the forbidden name caused quick
glances to be passed around the table.
but raised no comment--s'the chance OF
| seeing him brought me down here. /
know the weather along this whole
section of the country; it's the dryest
place on earth, and would almost of
fer to swallow all the rain that will
fall after this storm spends itself.''
well, that's good" said Curtiss. "be-
cause I've heard that the dam lacks
Very little of completion, but that the
spillway has been delayed
You'll find that the storm has bro
ken In the morning" said Winters con-
fidently.
After dinner Colonel Ilhngworth, de.
sirous of talking business, called the
men OF the party, except Rodney and
Winters, back into the observation
room of the other car, leaving the two
men with Helen.
MIR. Shurtliff,' said Helen, as the
men stepped out on the platform, the
secretary following, since his employer
had intimated his services might be
needed, IF yau can. wish you would
come back here as soon as possible. q
Certainly, Miss nlingworth,n said
the secretary, Immediately, if your
father finds that he does not need me-
sRod," said Winters when they were
alone, I'D so long way to see you
but / might as well be frank. I did
, not come down these hundred miles,
leaving my ranch In the dead Of winter
with all its possibilities of mishap to
!, the cattle, simply to see you, or even
Miss nifngworth here, although she is
worth IT. he went on with the frank
t bluntness of a western man.
Ill 'Of course you didn't said Rodney.
smiling. Il know I'm not a sufficient
II attraction"
came to talk about Meade
/ MIR. Winters said Helen. cIasnina
i her hands over her knees and lean.
! ing forward, '..if You know anything
s fabout him, where he is, what he Il
5 doing, how he fares, is he wen, does
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