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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Passing Of the Waters.

The Passing Of the Waters.
Babcock came rushing down from
Los Angeles that morning to see what
In thunder 1t was all about. He asked
every one he met why some n didn't
get busy and stop the cutting back of
that river? There was no n at the
Offices of the company to report to
him! Why, the building was desert'
ed. Ogilvie's letters had p%rophesied
ruin. 1t all looked wrong to him. Co.
Ing on to the levee. he met MacLean,
Jr.. who was coming away. The boy
told him vaguely that he would find
Richard around there. somewhere.
"Tll hunt him up for you."
"Why, they r letting 1t get ahead
Of them |" Babc0ck's manner sug-
gested that he was aggrieved that such
c~arelessness to his revered company
should go unpublished. Something. he
told MacLean, might have been done
before the situation got as bad as
this!
His excited stride carried him
across the dividing ditch, which now
was carrying no water. into Mexicali.
MacLean had to- lengthen his step to
keep pace with him. The havoc done
to the Mexican village excited Bah
cock still more.
Estrada, just in from his submerged
tracks, was l%ounging against an adobe
wall. His pensive gaze was turned
upstream. The posture of exhaustion
suggested laziness to BabcOck.S 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 a swapping ter
rier taking the ditch at a bound. Mac.
Lean. Jr.. a 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-
gesty
A big wave struck the bank. The
car on the siding trembled.
Another wave like that and that
car'll go over" cried Babcock, jump
ing, mad. "Why don't you do some
thing? Why don't you hustle-all of
your" He would report this incompe-
tency.
Down the stream came a mass Of
debris, broken timbers, ravaged brush.
a wrenched fence post, a chicken coop.
A red hen, clinging to its swaying
ship, took the rapids.
"Hustle-what?" murmured Es-
trada.
Babcock glared at him. then at the
river. His eye caught the approach
ing wreckage. Men anne running
with their poles. The caving bank was
too far gone. The instant the drift
ing mass struck it, there was a shud-
der of falling earth, the car toppled
toward the flood waters, the waves
breaking into clouds Of spray.
Human responsibility fell to a cipher.
The rivers might was magnificent.
Even Babcock, come to carp. caught
the excitement. "Come, MacLean.'
he cried. "Watch this! The stations
going!" He Joined Estrada by the
adobe wall.
"Have a cigarette7" murmureo
Eduardo.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
START ROAD WORK IN SOUTH
Al States New Actively Engaged in
Improving Highways for Better
Transportation.

Road construction, which has been
suspended or partly suspended in
every part Of the South since the
United States entered the war, Is re-
Stunning in all southern states on a
far greater scale than ever before In
the history Of that section of the coun-
try.
In Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky the work of making per.
manent and new highways cannot get
full swing during the winter season,
but extensive preparations are under
way In these states for intense activ-
ity in the spring. In the balance Of
the southern states where as good
work q be done in the winter as In
the summer, big starts have already
been made. Great activity is reported
In Louisiana and Mississippi.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
Copyright Bobbs. Merrill Company

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 Richard. Her
veil had slipped to her shoulders and
he saw her face.
Miss Hardin" he exclaimed.
"Whatever are you doing here?"
II was looking for my brother"
"YOu ought not to be out at right
alone here"
ITS morning"
with every Indian In the country
coming in. I'll send Parrish with
you"
She recognized Parrish behind him.
She tried to tell HIM that she knew
every Indian Ia 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 Minked rebellion a. the sup
planter of her brother. But she found
herself following Parrish. She took a
deep pride in her independence. her
~fearlessness. Tom let her go where
she liked. She had an Impulse to dis
miss PhI:.>&. every man was Needed.
but 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 Hardin?" he asked
Of every M he met. Silent came up
to explain that Hardin had gone up to
Fassett's just a few minutes ago to
carry dynamite. The river vas cut
ting back there. "Good," cried Rick
ard, that's bully!"
HE left me in charge" glibly lied
the friend Of Hardin. "Any orders,
STRIP
"Things are going all right?" began
the manager. He stopped. From
above came a dull roar.
dynamite" cried Richard.
The friend OF Hardin had nothing
to say. VI thought you said he went
only a few minutes ago?" demanded
his chief.
There was o1other defamation. Down
the river came the booming of the Sec
ond charge.
That's dynamite for sure" evaded
Silent.
mot a minute too soon" declared
Richard, going back to his inspection.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

tree. A minute later. 4 was dancing
down the stream. They raised the
bank against the pressing tapping
waves. There, the tree had etrlo1k
again. They ran down the levee with
their long poles. Each time that hap
pened, unless the obstruction were
swiftly dislOdged, she knew 1t meant
an artificial fall somewhere. a quick
securing out of the channel. The men
were working like silent parts of a big
machine; the confusion Of the first
night was gone. From their faces one
would not guess that their fortunes.
their homes, hung on the subduing Of
that indomitable force which had not
yet known defeat. which had turned
back explorer and conQuistador. All,
there was the lurking fear of it! VIC
tory still lay to its credit; the other
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
go!
"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. Richard did take
advantage of his authority.
She did not see Richard until he
stood by her side.
"Tm sorry not to spare Wooster,
Miss Hardin. But there's stiff work
ahead. He's got to be ready for a call.
If Hardin insists on spelling n good
soldier, that's his affair. l can't let
him spoil two"
Wooster shrugged. and left them.
"Spoiling good soldiers"
'Ive taken Bodefeldt off duty. l
told him to relieve Hardin"
Bodefeldt who blushed when anyone
at him! He would be about as
persuasive to Tom as a veil to a des-
ert wind! She turned away, but not
before Richard saw again that trans
forming anger. Her eyes shone like
tOpazes in sunlight. She would not
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
FAMOUS ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Great Britain Has So Strongly Forti'
fled II That II 10 Rightly Con.
sldered Impre0nable.

Since the day, more than 200 years
ago., when the flag of Great Britain was
flung out over Gibraltar, the strong
est fortress in the world, that country
has won many triumphs in commerce
and has become mistress of the seas.
The rock of Gibraltar Is 1,4OO feet
high and across the narrow bay maj
be seen the coast Of Africa only nine
miles away. The rock is nearly three
miles long and about half a mile
broad. On the eastern side the cliff Is
so steep that nothing but a monkey
can scale it, and there is a colony
Of monkeys living there, the only an
imals of their kind living wild In
Europe.
The only possible approach to the
rock is by land from the north, or
from the sea on the western side. As
viewed from the ocean the Rock OF
Gibraltar is impressive. strong, gloomy
and forbidding. But flowers grow about
the steep walls. The great Victoria
batteries, occasionally fired. are
screened and sheltered by acacia
blossoms. Here are concealed 1OO-ton
guns, sinister, threatening. The north
and northwest sides are h~oneycombed
BY Notifications. There is a town and
harbor on the west, protected by b's-
teries and forts rising from the base
to the summit Of the rock. Modern
guns of the most formidable EAttern
rA- 49, L.
inhabited BY a british colony Of about
25,OOO people. Everything is under
strict military regulation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

went off in such a hurry, I guess he
told nobody" chuckled the engineer,
still glowing.
"Then I'm it," cried Innes Hardin.
"Will you take my orders, Silent?"
"Sure," he chuckled again.
Through the rush of the wind and
water came the whistle of a locomo-
Il 1e.
"A special !" cried Silent. Hardin's
sster and his friend looked at each
other, the same thought in mind :
Iiickard. In from the Heading!
On her face Silent saw the same
spectacular impulse which had flashed
before.
She put her hand on his arm. ISL
lent, you're his friend. Strengthen this
out. We can't have him come back
spying-and find this" She waved her
hand toward the disOrganized groups.
I'D take more ORDERS" suggested
the engineer.
"Then send a third of them home,
tell them tu come back tonight at six.
Send away the v.her third, tell them
to come back at noo 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 To-
comOtive; coming closer. Then she
could hear the pant of the engine as
it worked up the grade. 1t was q
steady gentle climb all the way from
the junction. two hundred feet below
sealevel. to the towns resting at the
level of the sea. 1t 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 a 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
Richard.
No one saw her as she left the levee.
She passed Silent, who was issuing OF
ders. She heard him say, THE bose
says So"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

"WhO is In charge here?" a woman's
voice was piercing the racket of wind
and wave.
The dawn vas breaking. Down the
New river he could see the wind whip
ping the water into whitecapped fury.
"Nicious," he muttered. "ThOse heavy
waves play the Old Harry with the
levee."
"Whcrc is my %brother?"
Miss Hardin :" cried Silent.
"Whcre Is hep demanded lines.
Her hair streamed away from her face.
Her cheeks were blanched. Her yellow
eyes, peering into the dusk, looked
owlish. Her wind-spanked skirts chung
to her limbs. To Silent she looked
boyish. as though clipped and trou-
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 IS Hardln's daughter on ac-
count of the difference of age. AS to
Il comrade. proudly. he Dragged of the
taking of the dynamite over that road
less waste.
"Whom did he leave In his placer"
Silent knew, only, that he himself
was not in charge! Hardin had or
dered him to bed.
Maybe Mr.. Estrada?" she haz-
arded.
"IIe is not here, he went down the
road to look after the track. Hardin
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

square inches of foundation, in which
cas 1t would be necessary for the
foundation to take care Ct practically
the entire distribution of the load. On
the other hand, a monolithic pave
ment, in which the individual units are
we'll bonded together. might distribute
the wheel loads to Obviate all necessity
Of further distribution by the founda-
ton. and If adequate drainage were
provided and there were no danger of
heaving of subgrades, the foundation
might be omitted entirely.
The heaviest vehicle that ordinarily
has passed over a public highway
heretofore is the 15-ton traction en-
CINE. Such engines are SO designed
that the rear axle carries about two
thirds of the total weight, which ar.
%rangement gives a concentrated pres
sure on the road surface of about Ave
tons. under each rear wheel. The use
of much heavier equipment is in sight,
however, and unless some regulations
be passed to prohibit 1t, the occur
ACAlNC "a Cu-tO VI CNCA uCQSACk AAO-
tortrucks, may become common on
highways adjacent to large cities or
between large centers that are only a
few miles apart.
In assuming the maximum wheel
load for any particular road a reason
able allowance should be made for fu-
ture increase. Since mOtortrucks have
into use there has been a con
slant tendency to increase both their
rates Of speed and the loads they carry,
and 1t is probable that this tendency
will continue. Furthermore. many
roads not now subjected to motor
truck traffic will attract such traffic
after they are improved. and this pos
sibility always should be considered.
Increase In the volume Of traffic also
may be an important factor
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

,.t.s. herself to speak. Wooster. was
waiting for her. Richard could hear
the man repeat. "I'm sorry, Miss Har.
din. It's IN outrage. That's what 1t
is."
Queer. they Souldn't see that 1t wal
Hardln's fault; Nardln who was up
the river fighting like q melOdramatic
hero; fighting without caution or re-
serve. demorallzlng discipline; he
couldn't help admlring the bulldog en-
ergy. himself. That was what ~ these
men adored. He'd clenched TOE girls
antagonlsm, now, for sure! How her
eyes had flashed at him!
Hello! There was q tree f1Oating
down toward the station house.
Bring your poles" he yelled.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
FIRM FOUNDATION FOR ROADS
Aim to Distribute Pressure Due to
Wheels Concentrated on Sur
facs-Iook to Future,

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The purposes Of a foundation are to
aid In distributing the pressure due to
wheel loads concentrated on the road
surface. SO that the intensity Of pres
sure on the subgrade will not exceed
a safe unit-bearing power. and also to
prevent, If possible. the crust Of the
road from being disturbed by the up
ward pressure Of the subgrade due to
the action Of frost. ground water, or
other disturbing influence. In the case
Of a pavement consisting of compare
lively small blocks. such as vitrifed
brick, bonded to each other very slight
~ or not at all. an entire wheel load
might be concentrated on only a few
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
By
EDNAH AIKEN
WITH HARDIN GONE, HIS AIDS DIs0RGANlzED, WHAT
WILL RICHARD SAY7 INNES ACTS TO SAVE
HER BROTHERS. FACE.
lei BROTHERS. FACE.

Synopsis-k. G. Richard. IN engineer Of the Overland Pacific. Is
sent by President Marshall to stop the ravnges of the Colorado river
In the Imperial valley, Il task at which Thomas Hardin, head Of the
Desert Reclamation company, has failed. Ickard foresees embarmss-
neht because he knows Hardin. who Il student under him In an
eastern college, married Gerty Holmes. with whom Richard once
thought himself in love. At the company offices at Calexico Rickard
finds the engineers loyal to Hardin and hostile to him. He meets Mr..
and Mrs. Hardin and lines Hardin. the formers half sister. lines
is bitter against Richard for supplnnting her brother. Hardin dis
covers that Richard is planning a levee to protect CalexicO and iNHa
him down as incompetent. Gerty thinks her husband Jealous. Gerty
invites Richard to dinner and there plans Il progressive ride" in his
honor Rlckard pushes work on the levee and is ordered by Marshall
take a fighting chance o n the completion of Iardins pet project, a
gate to shut the break in the river. In the midst of Gerty Eardns
progressive ride, which is begun despite a terrific wind and dust storm,
word comes that the river is raging and every man Is wanted on the
Eve
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
Heavy Toll Of Grain Smuts,

It would doubtless be safe to say
that we are paying out annually as a
price for what amounts to national
negligence grain enough to ill an ele-
vator of 100000 BUSHELS capacity.
This vast and really inexcusable toll Is
exacted by preventable smuts. 1t is a
waste Of sufficient wheat to supply our
allies with 100000 barrels Of -four,
and oats epoagh to feed 100000
horses for a year. The simple and in
expensive formaldehyde treatment Of
seed will save most Of this loss.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
XVII,
OPPOSITION,

The second night Of the flood, 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 zane
down the river how Hardin was hero
ically laboring. She yearned to go to
him perhaps he would stop for q few
hours to her entreaty. Rai 49, pqCer-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
ROADS FOR PASSENGER HAUL
Hishways Are Now Used 70 Greater
Extent Than Railroads-chanee
Made Recently.

The need for good roads Is the &C.
knowledgment by government officials
that for passenger haul the public
roads are used to a greater extent
than the railroads. This condition has
been created within Q single genera
ton,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Finland Bon6res,

Originally the Finlanders werF Are
worshipers. and to this fact, doubtless.
may be traced the custom, psver neg.
lected at midsummer and other sea-
sons. of lighting on the bills bonflres.
around which the country folk dance,
while they join their voices in musical
chorus. At the coast this traditional
fire is often lit upon a raft some short
distance from the shore, and there the
festive throng o. in a circle singing
almost as long as the flames continue
to illuminate the somewhat weird
scene.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
All Mixed.

Mrs. Mix-"There was a time when
you minded what I said. but now it's
like water on a ducks back-in at one
ear and out at the other."-London
AuSwerA
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

Agitated Daughter ION the lnks)-
Oh. mother, whatever shall we dot
Fathers in that bunker and here come
the parson and his wife.-Boston
Transcript.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
uses Made o. Concrete.

wv W00O ~ OVnSuVVVs
Concrete is not only being used for
the foundation, but also for the entire
thickness Of the road surfacing mate
rial, including the foundation, with
more or less success.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

ter was running close to the station
house.
She saw Wooster standing near. cal
culating the distance. the time. PER
haps. before the new station would 60.
She hailed Wooster. Ruin was pre-
saged In the lines Of his forehead.
"Pretty ba6Y" she cried.
He shook his head.
us Tom back?'
"He's over there. now. Fighting like
all possessed. He'll work till he
Drops" Wooster was proud of that
method.
1--WE all know Tom" Her pride
sprang up. But he's got to stop for
a while. I'm going up after him."
mot II my names Wooster. I'll go.
He'll mind me-"
She watched the lowing river, swol-
len with w%reckage. She saw, with
comprehension, Il section Of a fence ;
somebody's crop gone. There was a
railway tie, another! The river was
eating up Cstrada's new roadbed? A
cry broke from her as a mesquit on
the coffee-colored tide caught on a
buried snag. The current swirled dan
gerously around 1t. Instantly, the wa
ter rose toward the top of the levee.
Mea. came running to pry away the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

Richard VA With Her SiSter-in.1aW.
not smile back at him, but rode Oh
toward the levee.
levee, a sea of muddy water spread
over the land. There was yet a chance
to save the towns. the town, she cor
rected herself. as her eye fell on the
Mexican village across the ditch. For
Mexicali a doomed. Some of the
mrt tyxs ba1 already fallen: the va
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
Develops Better Spirit

Develops Better Spirit
Good roads develop q spirit Of enter.
prise which results In better homes,
better schools and better farming.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

The bravest Of meo have the least
Of brutal. bullying tnsolencA
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
Daily fhouaht

die content I die for the liberty Ct
my country.-De LanneA
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
What will the valley DOT Fac.
Ina tremendous losses II Il does

JnQ tremeHooU8 uoB8es " It ooeS
not push the damage suits filed
against the railroad, II faces ut.
ter ruin II the railroad abandons
the fight against the river.
Marshall puts the issue squarely
up to the ranchers, but 10 he
bluffing7 Go on with the story
In the next issue Of this paper.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25

You cannot keep boys on q farm
located on q bad road.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-01
RAINBOW MEN
At FORT BLISS
New Mexicans Arrive For
Decentralization After
Long Service.

One hundred and forty-three men
out Of Battery a. 10th field artillery,
New aIexico's contribution % the
Rainbow division. reached the Fort
Bliss rehabilitation center and viii be
discharged wednesday. The battery
went overseas in the Ian Of 1917 and
saw active service for almost two
years
TIE organization participated in
practically all major operations Of the
world war after Americas entry into
the struggle Among the operations
in which New Mexico artillerymen
were engaged were hateau-Thierry.
scissors. St Mihlel, the Champagne
offensive and the Argonne-AIeuse Of
fensive
Following the signing Of the arms
tice the battery went into Germany az
q part Of the American army Of occu-
patton
The Organization was operating as
army field artillery for the First
American field army and on this ac-
count was not returned TO the United
States with other units OF the Rain
bow division
The battery was formerly the
famous national guard battery Of Ros-
wei having been organized years ago
BY capt. Charles n DeBremond.
naturalized citizen Of Swiss nativity,
who went to New Mexico in search Of
health The battery saw service on
the Mexican border before being called
out for service IN France
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-01
POOLING WITH
HEALTH SERIOUS

1 have frequently asked druggists
What do you push in a blood medi-
cine2" The answer usually came The
kind I can make most money on" Ny
answer has always been Not me"
have succeeded pretty well and / have
always recommended the one that I
had found by experience 10 be the
best and the one I would be willing
to take myself or give to members OF
my own family. I have never offered
the public a medicine that we do not
use at home. This is why I can offer.
Number 20 For The Blood" with a
clear conscience. we have not only
tried IL on thousands of others but on
ourselves. We take IL in all cases
where a blood medicine is needed, no
matter in what form it shows itself
and we get splendid results in con-
stipation. kidney. stomach and liver
troubles / firmly believe if every one
would begin in the spring and take
Number 40" they would escape ma
laria and fevers in all forms. J. c.
Mendenhal. 30 years a druggist.
Evansville, Ind. Sold by Kelly & Pol
lard. wholesale--Adv-