Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-03
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be standing near.
1--WE must have dynamite" bawled
Hardin. Are the wires down between
here and Brawley? We must get
wire somehow TO Los Angeles. to rush
It down here this morning"
"It's here. There is carload on
the siding" yelled Silent.
Hardin did not need to ask by |
whose orders IL was there. An angry !
scowl spoiled his face.
'Put some on the machine" He
was turning away.
Silent called after him. Did Mr..
Hardin think it was safer There was
no road between the towns and Fas-
sett's. The night. the xplosye-should
they not wait till morning? The ques-
ton threw his late chief into "A rage.
did ask you to take it," 1t was
the opening for his fury. Safe VIII
the towns be safe il the river cuts back
here? The channel has got to be
widened, and you talk OF your own
precious skin Wait till l ask you to
take IT, Get out the machine III take
it to Fassett's myself"
Silent left the levee, smarting. He
backed the machine out OF the shed
and sped through the darkness toward
Mexicali where the car of explosives
was isolated.
Hardin. buttoned up to the ears, mis-
soft hat pulled light over his forehead,
was waiting hnpatiently. Here was
something TO be done he coveted the
activity.
Il thought you were never coming"
he grumbed.
Let me take itw pleaded the en-
gineer.
Nonsense. there is no danger" Har-
din saw personal affection in the plea.
He put his hand aflectionately on me
mans shoulder.
you 20 home and catch nap; this
is my job" lie 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 or like the greyhound she
suggested missing q telegraph pole by
half an inch.
"Who is in charge here?' woman's
voice was piercing the racket Of vino
and wave.
The dawn was breaking. Down the
New river he could see the wind whip
ping the water into whitecapped fury
"Vicious." he muttered. Those heav!
waves play the Old Harry with tn
levee"
"Where is my brotherY
Miss Hardin" cried Silent.
"Where is he?" demanded Innes
Her hair streomed away from her face
Her checks were blanchod Her yellow
eyes. peerine into the dusk, lnoke
. owlish. Her wind-spanked skirts clun
to her limbs To silent She locke
, hoyish as though clipped and trot
: sered "Where is my brother?' she re
A peated.
. silent told her without reservation
where he had gone and why. Their
a was no feminine foolishness abor
: thup sister of Hardin's. A chip of tn
old block. Funny. the men all though
y of her as Hardin's. daughter ON az
l. count of the difference Of age. AS
IS comrade. proudly, he Dragged of III
( taking Of the dynamite over that roa'
less waste.
3 oWhom did he leave in his place
IS silent knew. only, that he himse
n was not in charged Hardin had o
X aercd him TO bed.
x 'Maybe Mr. EstradaT she ha
arded.
10 "ae is not here, he went down Il
In road TO look after the track Hard
r went of in such hurry, | guess
le told nobody" chuckled the engine,
ne still glowing.
ne "Thon I'm itw cried lines Hardi
n, "Wm YOU take my orders, SilentT"
in "Sure." he chuckled again.
IS Through the rush of the wind Al
water came the whistle Of a LOGON
N tive.
er "a special" cried Silent. Hardil
re sister and his friend looked at ca
GER other. The same thought in min
lot Richard. in from the Heading
ce on her face Silent saw the sai
ns spectacular impulse which had flash
ny over Hardin's features a short iii
VI before.
Sh- She put her hand on his arm. "
PISS lent you're his friend. Straighten Il
ter out. We can't have him come bach
IL spying and find this" She waved
VIZ hand toward the disorganized grou
ntS I'D take more orders" suggest
the engineer.
IAN Then send third of them hon
big tell them TO come back tonlght ut :
ew Send away the other third. tell tn
TO come back mt noon. Keep the OF
he shift. Say yonll have coffee
lck from the hotel. tell them Hardin s.
to stop wasting stun. Tell them.
ess tell them anything you can think
2 a Silent, before he comes" Her bre
II down was girlish.
She could hear the signal Of the
ere. comotiye: coming closer. Then