Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-02

shall In Tucson, AriZ. Casey is an
enigma to the office force; he wears
dude" clothes, but he had resigned
a chair of engineering in the east to
go on the road as a fireman and his
promotion had been spectacular.
While waiting for Marshall Richard
reads a report OF the ravages of the
Colorado, despite the efforts OF
Thomas Hardin of the Descent Recla-
nation Company. This Hardin had
been a student under Richard and
had married Gertny Holmes, with
whom Richard had fancied he was in
love
CHAPTER II--aMrshall tells Rick
ard the Overland Pacific has got to
step in to save The Imperial Vale
and sends him TO che break. Richard
declines because he does not want
10 supplant Hardin, but Is won over.
stop the river; damn the expense"
says Marshall.
CHAPTER lII-Rickard Journeys to
Calexico, sees the irrigated desert and
1edII3 luutu dDbhb IialluiH anu H'9
work.
CHAPTER lV-At the hotel he
meets Mr. and Mrs. Hardin and lines
Hardin, Hardin's half sister. Di5ap-
pointed in her husband and an inccr-
rigible coquette, Mrs Hardin sets her
cap for her former lover ana invites
him to dinner
CHAPTER V.-Rickard visits the
company's offices and takes control.
He finds the engineers loyal to Har-
din and hostile to him. Estrada,
Mexican, son of the Father OF the
Imperial Valley" tells him Of the gen
eral situation.
CHAPTER VI.-Rickard attends a
meeting of the directors and asserts
his authority. Hardin RACES. Estrada
tells Richard OF his forebodings that
his work will fail. Il can't see 1t
finished"
CHAPTER VIT-Tnnes is discov-
cred in her 3 den. She tries to cheer
up aHrdn,. who IS furious esaius
Richard.
CHAPTER villa family luncheon
OF the Hardins which throws light on
them.
CHAPTER IX.-Hardin discovers
that Richard is planning leyee to
protect Calexico and puts him down
as incompetent. Gerry thinks her lord
jealous.
CHAPTER X.-The Hardin dinner
to Richard discloses further the fam
ily characteristics. Hardin is surly
and sulky. lines Is hardly polite.
Gerty plars a progressive ride in
Richards honor.
CHAPTER XI--Rickard encounters
the INSTRUMENTATION Of the company
engineers. He is stirred by the In
1ians' statement that this is tde hun
dredth year of cycle, when the
Great Yellow Dragon, the Colorado,
grows restless. He makes various
preparations, pushes work on the Ca
lexico levee and is ordered by Mar,
shall to take a fighting chance on
the completion of IIardin's pet pro-
Ject, gate to shut the break in tie
river.
CHAPTER XII--4San Francisco is
destroyed by earthquake and fire, and
dredge machinery. which Rickard had
ordered Hardin to have shipped, is
burned through Iardin's neglect.
Richard secretly equips the big water
tower as a signal station.
CHAPTER XIII.-Gerty Hardin de
cides that Richard still loves her and
plans campaign that promises
trouble.
CHAPTER XIV.-The progressive
ride is begun under adverse condi
t;ons-Wind and dust, with the guest
of honor absent Then MacI.ean
Richards secretary, brings word that
the river is raging and every man is
wanted on the leyee.
CHAPTER XV,-Hardin motors off
with a load of dynamite, leaving
everything in confusion on the levee
Innes, through a friendly engineer, is
sues orders in her brothers name, tC
save her brothers face. The levee
and the signal tower save CalexicO
till Richards return.
CHAPTER XVI-Gerty Hardin be-
gins to get really interested in Rick
ard. The wind blows gale and the
leve is in danger again.
CHAPTER XVII.-Women as well
as men work on the levee the second
night Innes finds Richard and Gerty
together and begins to suspect his sis
ter-in,law Her brothers's wrong
headedness and Richards evident eff
fciency only serve to embitter Innes
against Richard.
CHAPTER XVIII. = The river
washes away half of Mexicali, Calex
ico's Mexican twin city, but Calexicc
still stands.
CHAPTER XIX.-A stormy public
meeting il held in which representa-
tives of the settlers. the Overland Pa
cific and Mexico clash. A telegram
from Richard that the river has
broken out again saves big row and