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The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-23


Of them are willing to admit today
that they were the mistakes that re-
suited from listening to those who
were afraid to meet the issue in the
really economical way at that time,
by building a building adequate to
the needs of the district for the next
fifteen or twenty years at least.
As a matter for consideration,
relative to the needs of the Arvada
School at present, and as guide for
future thought and contemplation,
the enrolment in the school incr, as
cd in the last two weeks to the num-
ber Of II more than the formerly
and no one seems to know when this
increase is going to cease. or just
where the kids all are coming firm.
1t seems that nearly every family
that has come in and located psrina-
nently has an average of three to
five children Of school age. 30 in
the Fin and Sixth Grades Il Mas
been found necessary to divide them
and make arrangements to care for
them elsewhere, II a place suitable
can be found, under separat,
teacher. In the two grades there
are now enrolled in full attendance
1876 pupils, and we are told that
no two teachers can successfully
instruct more than thiry-five or forty
pupils. At present it is indeed
doubtful IL building can be had to
accommodate the thirty-five pupils
to be isolated from the rest Of the
school, and IL not, the only other al
tentative is to hold half day sessions
for these grades.
When these conditions are staring
US in the face, and continually going
from bad to worse. how Gun anyone
find fault with the School Board for
going ahead with the building in the
hope Of solving the deplorable prob
lem?
Another progressive step was tn
ken. Monday. when by vote Of 30
for to IL against, 1t WINS decided TO
transport the children TO and from
school. The result Of this election
was about the same proportionatcly
- the bond election. It developed
the fact that = large percent Of the
taxpayers Of the district were ncu-
trail on the proposition, and not in
tsrssted In school matters, to 20 and
vote either way. The business pen
pie Of Arvada left It largely to those
outside Of town, who were most in
tensely interested, and the opposit-
ion could be traced largely to the
same source Of the opposition TO the
srhool building. Evidently. the ma.
jority Of the taxpayers Of the Dis
trics arc anxious for better school
conditions and II not actively In In.
VoT arc paSsiveIy 80.
Tho funeral Of Il. 8. Marshall took
place from Olingcr's Saturday after.
noon, and wss attended by many Of
his old friends md neighbors md fcl-
low workmen In the printers crnft in
Denver. His sister, Mrs. N. r. Wisc,
Of Mexico. Missouri. and brother, j.
r. Marshall, Of Carlton. Missouri
were with his hssrt-brokcn widow nj
the bier. Mrs. Wise started In re-
sponSe 70 \ telegram telling her OF
his very serious Illness. and arrived
shortly before he died. Mr.. Marshall
will be missed by large circle Of
k-tS~ls 49,. 4. liz, 4. =. ...k.l..
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-23

= Alfred Bacher, who underwent
critical operation \ couple of weeks
ago in . Denver Hospital, is rapidly
recovering. we are pleased to report.
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-23

Mr.. Barbour, who recently purch-
ased property in Griffith, is assist
ant cashier in the American Bank &
Trust Company.
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-23

Earl Murchicon and bride are
visiting at the Murchison home this
week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-23

Mr.. C. A. VAR is shipping car of
cabbage this week.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

Il thought you were never coming"
he grumbled.
Let me take it," pleaded the en-.
gineer.
Nonsense, there is no danger" Har-
din saw personal affection in the plea.
He put his hand affectionately on the
mans shoulder.
'You so home and catch a nap; this
is my job He was standing on the
step. Crank her"
There was nothing for Silent to do
but to get out. Hardin pointed the
long nose of the car into the darkness
She was off like the greyhound she
suggested. missing a telegraph pole by
half an inch.
"Who is in charge here?' a woman's
voice was piercing the racket of wind
and wave.
The dawn was breaking. Down the
New river he could see the wind whip
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
CHAPTER XVI.
Rickard in Town.

The town woke to a matter-of-fact
day. The sensational aspect Of the
runaway river had passed with the
waters were under control: that the
men had gone home to sleep. so the
women got breakfast as usual. and
tidied their homes. The Colorado was
always breaking ont. like naughty
child from school. Never would the
cry Of "The river!'' fail to drug the
blood from their cheeks. But relief
always came: the threatened danger
was always averted. and these pioneer
women had acquired the habit Of swift
reaction.
That afternoon. Mrs. Youngbere was
to entertain at the A B C ranch the
ladies of the Improvement club. 1t
was a self-glorification meeting. to
celebrate the planting Of trees In the
streets Of Calexico. and to plan the
campaign of their planting. Mrs.
Blinn drove into town to get Gerty
Hardin. Neither woman had seen her
husband since the interrupted drive
the night before.
II don't know whether should e" !"
Mrs. Hardin hesitated, her face turned
toward the A b c ranch. perhaps
there Is something we could do"
II have just come from the levee."
Mrs. Blinn's jolly face had lost 1t,
apprehension. "The water has not
risen an inch since breakfast. Most Of
the men have been sent home. When
Howard didn't come home to lunch. ]
grew anxious. But Mr.. Rickard says
he sent him to Fassett's with more
dynamite
'"There he is." thrilled Gerty.
Mrs. Blinn's eye swept the street.
"SVhere? Your hushond2"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

"No. Mr.. Rickard. l'assing-the bank.
There. he's stopped. l wonder II he is
going in3 You call him. Mrs. Blinn."
Obediently her friend hailed Rick.
ard. He turned back to the windy
street. He felt boyish: the crisis was
giving him mercurial feet. He loved
the modern battle. Elements to pit
ones brains against, wits against
force!
Gerty Hardin's face was flushing
and paling. 'sThe river" she faltered.
"Should we be alarmed, Mr.. Rickard?"
Smiling, he assured her she should
not be alarmed: the levees would pro.
tect the towns.
"Mr. Hardin Is up at Fassett's
ranch. he will be coming back today.
told your husband, Mrs. Blinn. to
catch a nap and then relieve Mr.. Har.
din"
Gerty found a significance in his
words. He had said "Afr. Hardin" and
"your husband, Mrs. Blinn." It was
enough to weave dreams around.
I'VE can't do anything. Mr.. Rickard.
to help?" urged Gerty Hardin. her
voice tremulous.
II hope we won't have to call on you
at ALL"
There was no excuse to linger.
Gerty threw wistful little smile at
parting.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

waiting for her. Rickard could neat
the man repeat. I'm sorry, Miss Har.
din. It's an outrage. That's what Il
In"
Queer. they couldn't see that Il waS
Hardin's fault; Hardin who was ur
the river fighting like Z melodramatie
hero; fighting without caution or 70
serve. demoralixing discipline: he
couldn't help admiring the bulldog On.
ergy, himself. That was what all these
men adored. He'd clenched the girIo
antag0nism, now, for sure! How hes
eyes had flashed at him!
Hello! There was a tree floating
down toward the station house.
"Bring your poles!' he yelled.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

ping the water into whitecapped fury.
Vicious he muttered. "Those heavy
waves play the Old Harry with the
levee."
"Where is my hrother?"
Miss Hardin" cried Silent.
"Where is hep demanded Innes.
Her hair Streamed away from her face.
Her cheeks We're blanched. Her yellow
eyes peerins into the dusk. looked
owlish. Her wind-spanked skirts clung
to her limbs. To Silent she looked
boyish. as though clipped and tro,l-
sered. "Where is my brother?' she re-
peated.
Silent told her without reservations
where he had gone and why. There
was no feminine foolishness about
that sister of Hardin's. A chip of the
old block. Funny, the men all thought
of her as Hardin's daughter on ac-
count of the difference Of age. AS to
comrade. proudly. he Dragged of the
taking of the dynamite over that road.
less waste.
"Whom did he leave in his place?'
Silent knew. only. that he himself
was not in charge! Hardin had or.
dered him to bed.
maybe Mr.. Estrada?' she haz.
arded.
"He Is not here. he went down the
road to look after the track Hardin
went off in such hurry. guess he
told nobody" chuckled the engineer.
still glowing.
Then I'm it :" cried Innes Hardin.
"Win you take my orders. Silent?'
"Sure," he chuckled again.
Through the rush Of the wind and
water came the whistle Of a locomo.
tive.
"a special" cried Silent. Hardin's
sister and his friend looked at each
| othec, the same thought in mind /:
Rickard. in from the Heading!
! On her face Silent saw the same
spectacular impulse which had flashed
over Hardin's features a short time
| before.
She put her hand on his arm. Isl.
lent. you're his friend. Straighten this
out. We can't have him come back
spyfDg-and find this" She waved her
hand toward the disorganlzed groups
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
"I'd take more orders" sueeeste

"I'd take more ORDERS" suggested
the engineer.
'.Then send a third Of them home,
tell them to come hack tonight at six.
Send away the other third. tell them
to come back at noon. Keep the other
shift. Say you'll have coffee sent
from the hotel, tell them Hardin says
to stop wasting stuff. Tell them. oh,
tell them anything you can think Of,
Silent, before he comes" Her break.
down was girlish.
She could hear the signal Of the 10.
comotive: coming closer. Then she
could hear the pant Of the engine as
1t worked up the grade. 1t was
steady gentle climb all the way from
the Junction. two hundred feet below
sealevel. to the towns restin>:. at the
level of the sea. It quickened her
thought of the power Of the river.
Nothing between it and the tracks at
Salton. Nothing to stop its flow into
that spectacular new sea whose basin
did not need drop of the precious
misguided flow. She could hear the
bells; now the train was coming into
the station: she would not wait for
Silent. She did not want to meet
Rickard.
No one saw her as she left the levee.
She passed Silent, who was issuing or.
ders. She heard him say. '"The boss
says So"
She took the road BY the railroad
sheds. to avoid the dismissed shifts.
moving downward. At full speed, she
collided with a man. rounding the
sheds corner. 1t was Rickard. Her
veil had slipped to her shoulders and
he saw her face.
Miss Hardin!' ~ he exclaimed.
Whatever are you doing here1
Il was looking for my brother"
You ought not to be out at night
alone here"
Its morning."
with every Indian in the country
coming in. III send Parrish with
you"
She recognized Parrish behind him.
She tried to tell him that she knew
every Indian in Mexicali, every Mexi-
can in the twin towns, but he would
not listen to her. I'm not going to let
you go home alone"
She blinked rebellion mt the sup.
planter Of her brother. But she found
herself following Parrish She took
deep pride in her Independence, her
fearlessness. Tom lot her go where
she liked. She had an impulse to dis
miss Parrish; every man was needed.
hut he would obey Richards orders.
MacLean had told her that! "They
don't like him. but they mind him!"
Richard made his way down to the
levee. "Where is HARDING" he asked
of every one he met. Silent came up
to explain that Hardin had gone up to
Fassett's just few minutes ago to
carry dynamite. The river was cut
ting back there. Good" cried Rick
ard. that's bully
"He left me in charge" glibly lied
the friend Of Hardin. ANY orders,
sir:"
"Things are going all right?" began
the manager He stopped. From
above came dull roar.
Dynamite" cried Rickard.
The friend of Hardin had nothing
to say. II thought you said he went
only few minutes ago:" demanded
his chief
There was another detonation. Down
the river came the booming of the Sec
ond charge.
That's dynamite for sure" evaded
Silent.
mot minute too soon!" declared
Rickard. going back to his inspection.
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column was blank.
She saw Wooster coming toward
her. His swapping black eyes shot out
sparks Of anger.
HE won't let me CO."
"Who won't let your But she knew.
"Casey. Says he'll send some one
else. l said as nobody else'd make
Hardin stop. He said as that was up
to Hardin"
OF course, he. wouldn't let Wooster
60!
"Orders me to bed" spat Wooster.
"Wonder why he didn't order Cruel.
too. It's spite. antagonism to Hardin.
that's what 1t Isl" She believed that.
too. Tom was right. Rickard did take
advantage Of his authority.
She did not see Rickard until he
stood by her side.
I'm sorry not to spare Wooster.
Aliss Hardin. Rut there's stin work
ahead. He's got to be ready for call.
II Hardin insists ON spelling one good
soldier. that's his affair. l can't let
him spoil two"
Wooster shrugged. and left them.
"Spoiling good soldiers!'
i've taken Bodefeldt of duty.
told him to relieve Hardin"
B0defeldt who blushed when anyone
looked at him! He would be about as
persuasive to Tom as q veil to q des-
ert wind! She turned away, but not
before Rickard saw again that trans.
forming anger. Her eyes shone like
topaxes In sunlight. She would not
trust herself to speak. Wo0atae Waa
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
CHAPTER XVII.
Opposition.

Opposition.
The second night of the food, the
women Of the towns dragged brush
and filled sacks for the men to carry.
1t was past midnight when Innes Har-
din left the levee. While her feet and
fingers had toiled, her mind had been
fretting over Tom. Two nights, and
no rest 1t was told by men who came
down the river how Hardin was hero.
ically laboring. She yearned to 60 to
him perhaps he would stop for few
hours to her entreaty. But an uncer.
tain trail across country. with the
dust-laden wind In her face? She de-
cided to wait for the dawn. A snatched
sleep first. but who would call her?
She would sleep for hours. SO weary
every muscle. Her mind fixed on Sam
as the only man in town who had
time to saddle q horse for a woman.
She went In search of him. She
found that the long adobe Office build
ing had already taken on the look of
defeat, of ruin. The easements had
been torn from the partitions; the
doors and windows were out. The fur
niture had been hauled up to high
ground farther away for safety. She
went hunting through the ghoulish
gloom for the darky, turning her lam
tern in every dark corner. She knew
that she would find him sleeping.
Then she heard steps on the veranda.
She ran toward them, expecting to see
Sam. She swung her lantern full on
two figures mounting the shallow
steps. Richard was with her sister.
in-law.
"Oh. excuse me-" she blurted blum
deringly. OF course Gerty would take
n wrong intention from the stupid
words
The blue eyes met those of Innes
with defiance. It was as though she
had spoken: "Wcll, think what you
will OF It. you Hardins! l don't care
what you think of me-"
What indeed did she think Of it?
Why should she feel like the culprit
before these two, her words desert
ing her? It was Gerty's look that
made her feel guilty. as though she
had been spying. TO meet them to.
gether. here ut midnight. why should
not they feel ashamed? She had done
nothing wrong. And Tom down yon-
der fichting--and they make his alb
sence Il cover for their rendezvous.
I'm looking for SAM" The effort
behind the words turned them into an
oratorical challenge.
$50 are We. l want to send him
home with Mrs. Hardin. She's worn
out"
"She can 60 home with me. l am 60
ing directly. AS soon as give mes
sage to SAM" She instantly regretted
her words, abruptly halting. It came
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him! Why. the building was desert
ed. Ogilvie's letters had rropbesied
ruin. 1t all looked wrong tol.<nn. Go
ing on to the levee. he met Mclean.
Jr.. who was coming away. The boy
told him vaguely that he would find
Rickard around there. somewhere.
''I'll hunt him up for you
"Why, they are letting itcget ahead
Of themw Babcock's manner sug-
gested that he was aggrieved that such
carelessnesa to his revercd company
should go unpunished. Something. he
told MacLean, might have been done
before the situation got as bad a.
this!
His excited stride carried him
across the dividing ditch. which now
was carrying no water, into Mexicalt
MacLean had to lengthen his step te
keep pace with him. The havoc done
to the Mexican village excited '3ab
cock still more.
Estrada. just in from his submerged
tracks. was lolnging against an adobe
wall. His pensive gaze was turned
upstream. The posture Of exhaustioe
suggested laziness to Babcock, who
was on the hunt for responsibility. He
was more than ever convinced that
the right thing was not being done.
ESTRADA ~
Estrada took his eyes from the river
Babcock looked like swapping ter
rier taking the ditch Mt bound. lilac
Lean. Jr.. 1.-the greyhound. followed.
"What the devil are you doing to
stop this?" A nervous hand indicated
the Mexican station cleaning in its
fresh coat of paint; to the muddy wa.
ter undermining its foundation.
Estrada drew a cigarette out Of his
pocket; lighted 1t before answering.
mot a thing. What do you sug
gest?"
A big wave struck the bank. The
car on the siding trembled.
another wave like that and that
car'll so over" cried BabcOck, jump.
ing. mad. "Why don't you do some.
thing? Why don't you hustle-all OF
you?" He would report this incompe-
tency.
Down the stream came a mass os
debris. broken timbers. ravaged brush
wrenched fence post. a chicken coon
A red hen. clinging to Its swayina
ship. took the rapids.
"Hustle-what2" murmured n
trada.
Babcock glared at him, then at TIE
river. His eye caught the approach,
ing wrecIage. Men came runnlaa
with their poles. The caving bank was
too far gone. The instant the drift
ing mass struck It; there was q shudt
der Of falling earth. tie car topples
toward the lonc waters. the waves
breaking into clouds of spray.
Human responsibility fell to cipher.
The rivers might was magnificent.
Even Babcock. come to carp. caught
the excitement. "COme, MacLeau.~
he cried. swatch this! The stations
going" He Joined Estrada by the
adobe wall.
"Have cigarette1" murmured
Edna n1n
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
CHAPTER XVIII.

The Passing Of the Waters
Babcock came rushing down from
Los Angeles that morning to see what
in thunder it was all about. He asked
every one he met why some one didn't
get busy and stop the cutting back Of
that river? There was no one at the
offices Of the company to report to
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

to her that Rickard would insist upon
delivering her message. OF course. he
would oppose her going. Some petty
reason or other. She knew from the
men that he was oppositional. that he
liked to show his power. Not safe. he
would say. or the horse was needed.
or Sam too busy to wait on her!
"Y0u cannot 60 home alone. you
two. The town Is full Of strange In
dams. Give me your lantern. Miss
Hardin; I'll rout out that darky."
Rebelliousiy sno gave him the Ian
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12

What will the valley do? Fac.
ing tremendous loeees u Il does
not push the damage suits flied
against the railroad, Il faces Ut.
ter ruin u the railroad abandons
the fight against the river.
Marshali puts the Issue squarely
up to the ranehers, but 10 10
blumine3 Go on with the story
In the next Issue ef this papes.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
EpNAHfA1kEN
WITH HARDIN GONE, HIS AIDS DIS0RGANlZED, WHAT
WILL RICHARD SAY7 INNES ACTS TO SAVE
HER BROTHERS. FACE.

engineer of the Overland Pacific is
President Marshall the Colorado
which Hardin the
Desert Reclamation failed ckad
Hardin who student under him
college, married Holiness with whom Rckard
Calexico Rickard
and Mrs Hardin and nnes Hardin the formers half sister 1nne
Rckard brother Hardin
a
him down thinks husband
honor Rckrd pushes and ordered Marshall
take fighting chance completion Hadn project
break midst Hardns
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ping the water into whitecapped fury.
Vicious" he muttered. "Those heavy
waves play the Old Harry with the
The Brunswick news., 1919-01-24
MOTHER! GIVE CHILD
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TONGUE is COATED
IT cross, feverish, sick, bilious
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Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
child simply will not stop playing
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Millions Of mothers give california
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/ Ask your druggist for 50-ceut bot.
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Most of the violations which are the
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The Brunswick news., 1919-01-24
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