The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-06-07

leading lnncS Hardin through the en-
gineers' quarters.
"yeJ. It's conpletew
Her Br..ner had .d.d her az break
fass that Iac:1.aG h1w g-a3d!y they
had ben wasting tlfael She would
not lot herself admire the precision of
tie arrangements, :he showers back Of
the wk!.e fncD's quarters. the mesquit-
shaded kitchen. Gcrty's elaborate set
Ting was OF piece, Il would seem,
with the new management. House
keeping, not fighting, then. the new
order OF things!
Tom was airc to &c; his gate done.
She knew what II meant 10 him; to
the valley. The food waters had to
5e controlled. That depended, Tom
had proved TO her, on the gate. And
the men dance and play house. as n
they we're children, and every day
countlngl
She thought she wns keeping her ac-
cusations 10 herself. but Estrada wns
watching her face.
I'VE are here, you know, for n siege.
There are months of work ahead, hot
months, hard months. The men have
got TO be kept well and contented. We
can't lose any time by sickness" lie
wanted 10 add 'and dissensions." The
split camp was painful TO him. an Es-
irada. "I;vcn after we finish the gate.
IL we do finish it."
She wheeled on him, her eyes gleam.
Ing like deep yellow jewels. you've
never thought we could finish i'll"
Esirada hesitnted over his answer.
"fou are IA friend of Toms, Mr.. Es-
trada?'
Surely! But ! nm also nm admlrer
OF Mr.. lsickard, mean of his methods.
l can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick
ard had scored there. And the burn
Ing OF the machinery hnd left wound
that she still must salve.
"You have no confidence In the
gutcy"
"rhe conditions have changed"
urged Estrada. you've seen the mess
ientY As II was planned, II was all
right, a hurry-up defense. Marshall
all along intended the concrete gate
Tor the permanent intake. Have you
seen the gap the Hardin gate Is 10
lose? Have you heard what the last
Ioods did TO IL? It's now twenty-six
hundred feet, ana Disaster island.
which your brother planned 10 anchor
q. swept awayi Ii II cnn be done, II
viii. you can rest assured, with Rick
Ird-" he saw the Hardin mouth then
-"npd your brothers zeal, and the
trength of the railroad back OF them"
The camp formed hollow trape-
ium; the Hardns' tents, and Mrs.
)owker's, were isolated on the short
Richards ramada and his
ent were huddlcd with the engineers.
Icross. toward the river. behind Ling's /
nesquites, began another polygon, the
amp OF foremen and white labor. I
iome OF these tents were empty.
"Is this Mexico, or the States?" 1
sked Innes.
Mexico" She wondered why he
nlted so abruptly. She did not see,
or the glare In her eyes, II womans
art In the ramada they approached.
Estrada marched on.
Outside the ramndn, the two women
ict. Gerty's step carried her past
ke high-bred horse. Her high heels N
ut Into the hard sand. There was
iggcstion Of prance In her micn. She
nvcd her hand gayly at the two, Il
RED, "H0w hot II Isl" and passed on.
lnnes saw Rickard at his long pine
'ble used for desk.
II can see it all from here" Not for
oney would the sister OF Tom Har-
IN go in
At table, that evening, her family
card with surprise Gertys announce
ent that they We're to eat In the mess
mt with the men. 1t was too hot to
'ok any longer; this had been one of
'e hottest days In the year.
She expected TO hear n protest to
e new arrangement from Tom. SHE
us TO see new development--sulle
signation. II he would accept Il, she
ust not argue. Both sister and broth
knew why II was too warm to cook
~ longer.
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