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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
CHAPTER XXI.
A Complete Camp.

"Complete, isn't it?" Estrada was
leading lines Hardin through the en-
g%ineers' quarters.
Eyes, it's complete"
Her Brother had told her at break
fast that morning how grandly they
had been wasting time! She would
not let herself admire the precision of
the arrangements, the showers back Of
the white mems quarters, the mesquit-
shaded kitchen. Gerty's elaborate set
Ting was of a piece, 1t would seem,
with the new management. House
keeping, not fighting. then. the new
order of things!
Tom was afire to get his gate done.
She knew what 1t meant to him; to
the valley. The flood waters had to
be controlled. That depended, Tom
had proved to her, on the gate. And
the men dance and play house, as II
they were children, and every day
counting!
She thought she was keeping her &C.
cusations to herself, but Estrada was
watching her face.
1--WE are here. you know, for a 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 He
wanted to add land dissensions." The
split camp was painful to him, an Es-
trada. Even after We finish the gate.
If we do finish it"
She wheeled on him, her eyes gleam-
ing like deep yellow Jewels. you've
never thought we could finish it,"
Estrada hesitated w his answer.
"You are a friend Of Toms, Mr.. Es-
tradaY
surely! But I am also an admlrer
of Mr.. Richard, l mean of his methods.
I can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick
ard had scored there. And the burn
ing of the machinery had left a wound
that she still must salve.
"YOu have no confidence In the
gate"
"The conditions have changed"
urged Estrada. you've seen the mess
tent? AS it was planned, 1t was all
right, a hurry-up defense. Marshall
all along intended the concrete gate
for the permanent intake. Have you
seen the gap the Hardin gate Is to
close? Have you heard what the last
floods did to 1t? It's now twenty-six
hundred feet, and Disaster island.
| which your brother planned to anchor
to, swept away! If 1t a be done. 1t
will, you can rest assured, with Rick
ard" he saw the Hardin mouth then
land your brothers zeal. and the
strength of the railroad back Of them"
The camp formed a hollow trape-
zium; the Hardins' tents. and Mrs.
Dowker's, were isolated on the short
parallel. Richards ramada and his
tent were huddled with the engineers.
Across, toward the river, behind Ling's
mosquitoes, began another polygon. the
| camp of foremen and white labor.
| Some of these tents were empty.
as this Mexico. Of the States7"
asked lines.
"Mexico." She wondered why he
halted so abruptly. She did not see,
for the glare in her eyes. a woman's
| skirt in the ramada they approached.
Estrada marched on.
Outside the ramada, the two women
met. Gerty's step carried her past
! like n hieh-bred horse. Her high heels
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

Of nothing; they moved US n to the
liquid falling beat.
The music dropped them suddenly,
solating them ut the stern of the deck.
The silence was complete. Richard
broke 1t to ask her what she thought OF
the camp.
Her resentments were recalled. She
Numbered through her impression of
the lightness. the gayety.
"A work camp does not have to be
solemn. You'll find all the grimness
you want If you look beneath the sur
face"
The guitars were tuning up. "Shall
l take you back? l have this dance
with your sister,"
She thought Of Tom-on his lonely
cot outside his tent. She forgot that
she had been asked a question. He
was dancing again with Gerty! II that
silly little woman had no scruples. no
fine feeling. this man should at least
guard her. If he had been her lover,
he should be careful he must see that
people were talking Of them. She had
seer the glances that evening! The
business relation between the two men
should suggest tact. If not decency! 1t
was outrageous.
Richard stood waiting to be dis
missed; puzzled. Through the uncer'
tain light, her anger came to him. She
looked taller, older; there was a flame
rs oo.,;,,- vnrc;nn In hnr ovaS
1t was his minute of revelation. So
that was what the camp thought! The
wife of Hardin-Hardin! Why. led
been only polite to her-they were OLD
friends. What had he said to call down
this sudden scOrn? "Dancing-agaln-"
Had he been all kinds of an ass?
my turn, Miss Innes!" demanded
MacLean, Jr.
"Oh. yes" she cried. relief in her
tone.
Richard did not claim his dance
with Mrs. Hardin. He stood where
the girl had left him. thinking. A few
minutes later. Gerty swept by In the
arms of Brock. Later, came lnnes
with Junior; the two, thinking them
selves unseen, romping through a two
step like two young children. He was
never shown that side of her. Gay as
a young kitten, chatting merrily with
MacLean! Should her eyes discover
him, she would be again the naughty
young woman!
He'd gone out Of his way to be po-
lite to the wife of Hardin. What did
he care what they thought? He'd fin
ish his job. and get out.
A minute later, he was being rowed
back to camp.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

mada she saw that another woman
was there. She caught an ilnpassioned
gesture. Her only surmlse rested on
Innes. Gerty saw that she was dark;
she looked the halfbreed. The brown
woman drew back as the white woman
entered. Gerty smiled an airy reas-
surance. She herself would wait. She
did not want to be hurried. She told
Richard that she had plenty Of time.
'~There Is something you want to tell
mel" Richards patience was cour'
teous but firm. He would hear her er-
rand first. Gerty, remembering the
imploring attitude of the stranger. de-
termined that she would not be sent
away.
"Will you excuse me. sonora? 1t
will be only a minute"
She was to tell her errand. and
briefly! Gerry swept past the intruder.
"Sit down, Mrs. Hardin"
Resenting the infection, she said
she would stand. Her voice was a
little hard. her eyes were yelled. as
she told her mission. Her usual flu
ency dragged she felt a lack OF SYM
pathy. In short, she proposed a COM
missary department, herself In charge.
I'D like to feel I was of some use."
urged Gerty. my heart is bound up
in this undertaking; II I'm allowed to
stay, I'd like to help along. This Is
the only way l can, the woman's way"
"Aren't you taking a good deal on
yourself, Mrs. Hardin?"
Then she forgave his hesitation
quite, as 1t was of her he was think
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
CHAPTER XIII.
A White Woman and a Brown.

For a few weeks Mrs. Hardin found
the mess tent diverting. Before the
Delta had expanded the capacity of
the camp her soft nook had been over
taxed, her hospitality strained. The
men Of the reclamation service, thrown
into temporary inactivity, were eager
to accept the opportunity created for
another. Failing that other. her zeal
had tagged. Events we're moving
quickly ut the break Richard was alb
sorbed. Mrs. Hardin told herself that
1t was the heat she wished to escape ;
not to her W ear did she whisper
that she was following Richard, nor
that the %percolator and chatting dish,
her shelves and toy kitchen were a
wasted effort. She kept on good terms
with herself by ignoring self-conf-
dences.
Richard, the discovery unfolded
slowly, took his meals irregularly. His
breakfast was gulped down before the
women appeared; his dinners where
he found them.
mo wonder!' reflected Gerry Har-
din. "Ling's cooking is so bad" Small
wonder the manager fOraged for his
meals.
She worked out a mission as she
lay across her bed that hot afternoon.
Her duty became so clear that she
could no longer lie still. Immediately
she must retrieve her weeks of idle
| nncc . what y,v,ct J(iclyO mi thin0, IF hpr9
She buttoned herself thoughtfully into
a frOck of pale cOlOred muslin, cream
slipping toward canary. White was
too glaring on a red-hot day like this.
Pink was too hot, blue too definite. A
parasOl Of pastel green, and she looked
like n sprig of fragrant %mignonette.
She found the open space Of the
trapezium swarming with strange
dark faces. So silent their coming she
had not heard the arrival of the tribes.
She isolated the COcOpahs, stately as
bronze statues, their long hair stream
ing. or wound mud-caked under the
brilliant headclOths. FOregathering
with them were men of other tribes !;
these must be the Yumas and Degui-
nos. the men needed on the river.
These were the men who were to work
on the RATS. weave the great mat
tresses. A squad of short-haired Pr
mas with their squaws and babies
and their gaudy bundles, gaped at the
fair-haired woman as she passed. The
central space was filling up with Pr
mas and MaricODuS. P0pagOeS, too /:
she knew them collectively by their
short hair. These were brush cutters.
This. then. meant the beginning of
real activity. Tom would at last be
satisfied. He would no longer sulk
and a G alternately at the hOld-up of
the work.
Before she reached Richards ra-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

cut into the hard sand. There was a
suggestion of prance In her mien. She
waved her hand gayly at the two.
cried. "How hot 1t is !" and passed n
lines saw Richard at his long pine
table used for a desk.
II can see 1t all from here" Not for
money would the sister Of Tom Har-
din 60 in!
At table, that evening, her family
heard with surprise Gerty's announce
ment that they were to eat In the mess
tent with the men. It was too hot to
cook any longer; this had been one OF
the hottest days In the year.
She expected to hear a protest to
the new arrangement from Tom. She
was to see a new development-sullen
resignation. II he would accept 1t. she
must not argue. Both sister and broth
er knew why 1t was too warm to cook
any longer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
ChAPTER Xxx.
A Soft Nook.

Times travelled, gleefully, In a ca
boosc, from Hamlin Junction to the
Heading. She could not stay away a
day longer! Never before had Los
Angeles been a discipline. Why had II
Srrtted her. made her restless, home
sick? Then she had discovered the
reason history was going on dow
wonder. Going on. without her. She
knew that that was what was pulling
her: that only!
The exodus OF engineers had started
-iverward in jug, Gerry went with
Tom. and she FAD made 1t distinctly
clear that 1t wa. DOT necessary for In
aes to follow th'sc. Ridiculous for tvs
women to codd!s 4 Tom Hardin! Un-
ssss lines had n special interest!
Her pride had kept her away. But
Tom did not write Gerty's letters were
social and unsatisfactory the newspa-
per reports inflamed her. The day be-
fore she had wired Tom that she was
coming. She had to be there at the
end!
Gerry welcomed her stifly. Assum-
ing a conscientious hOstess-ship, she
caught fire at her waning enthusiasms.
Gerry looked younger and prettier.
Her flush accumulated her childish feN
lures which were smiling down hea an
o0yance over this unlimited visit.
"We have all the home eCI.forts.
haven't we? Why shouldn't we be com
Portable when we are to be here for
months? I'm going to brave 1t QUITO
the bitter end. even If bake. 1t is my
duty" She would make her intention
perfectly clear! There ought to be at
least one coy place, one soft nook
that suggests a wOman's presence. We
have tea here in the afternoon. some
times. Mr.. Richard drops in" The
last was a delicate stroke.
Afternoon tea? At the Front? IL
fbis modern warfare?" The girl draped
der irc,y with a smile.
Qertv waa stealinR q nleased snrvev
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
CHAPTER XiX-Continued.

MarShall's voice halted them. "Men
Of the valley" The audience, swayed
again. listened. Hear me. The rlv-
er's running away again down yonder.
This is "A message from Richard. It's
broken through the levee. It's started
Cor the valley. Now. who's going to
stop it? Can you? Where's your
force, your equipment? Who II rush
20 that call but the company you are
%houndlng? | gave you F%araday's mes
sage. His hands on the table. Not
another cent from him unless you
withdraw those suits. You say you
have given me your answer. Blacks
answer. Now the river plays n trick.
1t calls your bluff. Shall we stop the
river. men of the valley? We can.
xNilI you withdraw your suits? You
can. What is your answer now. I'm
aJerial valley"
The scene broke INTO bedlam. Men
Jumped to their chairs, to the velvet
q.Itn of the boxes, all talking, scream
sng, ee~sticulnting ut once. The Yellow
dragon was never so fearfully visual
lZed. Out Of the chaos of mems voices
came n womnn's shrek, "For Gods
sake, save our homes" 1t pitched the
Danic note. "Suve the valley! Stop
&hp river"
MarSlAll's Indian eyes were reading
chat mass Of scared faces as though 1t
were n sheet of typed paper. "barton,'
ne called through the din. "Where's
Barton?"
Two men lifted BartOn's puny fig
are upon their shoulders. His vibrant
voice rolled above the shouting. "Thc
valley withdraws its suits against the
company"
"Thcn the company yelled Mar
shall's oratory, "the company with
draws the river from the valley y
F'andemonium was loose. There were
cheers, and the sound of women sob
Ding. Barton was carried out on the
shoulders of his henchmen. Black led
a crowd out, h%arnnguing to the street.
On the street. Marshall fell back to
NncLean. ''That was Il neat trick the
s.iver threw in our hands" His voice
had dropped from oratory; the de-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
CHAPTER XXI.
A Visit to MaIdonado.

Mrs. Hardin's descent on the office
that afternoon was successful. but not
satisfactory. She had found the man.
ager brief to curtness. She was given
no excuse to linger. She traced Rick
ards manner to the presence OF Mac
Lean, and snatched at her cue. She,
too, could be businesslike and brief.
Her errand was of business; her man.
ner should recommend her!
Richard had seen her making
straight toward the ramada. 1t was
not the first time; her efforts to line
her nest had involved them all and
often. But today. he was In a bad
humOr.
"For the Lords sake" he groaned
to MacLean as she approached.
MacLean's grin covered relief. He had
never heard Richard express himself
on the subject before. 1.-THE dead-set
Hardin's wife was making at Casey"
was the choice gossip and speculation
of the young engineers on the Delta.
MacLean had a bet up on the outcome.
Ilc kkIllCu lA1V
II am not going to spare any more
carpenters" growled Richard. 1t was
an inauspicious day for Mrs. Hardin's
visit. Things had gone wrong. Vex-
atoms were piling up. A tilt with Har-
din that morning, a telegram from
Marshall he was feeling sore. Des-
perately they needed labor. Wooster
had just reported. venomously. 1t ap-
peared to Richards spleen. increasing
drunkenness among the Indians.
Gerty's rufles swept: In. Her dress,
the blue null with the lace medallions,
accented the hue of her eyes, and
looked deliciously cool that glaring
desert day. Her parasol, Of pongee'
was lined with the same baby hue.
Her dainty fairness and childish at
liability should have made an oasis In
that strenuous day, hut Richards dis
Indignation of temper was too com
plete. He rose stiffy to meet her. and
his manner demanded her errand.
She told it to him, p%laintlvely. Her
eyes were appealing, i~nfantile. Would
1t be too much to ask, would Mr.
Richard mind In the least, he must be
perfectly frank and tell her If they
would be in the way at all, but while
this hot spell lasted, could they, the
three Of them, eat in the mess tent
with the men?
Surely" Richard met 1t heartily
She would find 1t rough, but If she
could stand 1t. yes, he thought 1t q
good idea.
And then there was nothing for her
to do but go. Her retreat was grace
full, without haste, dignifed. She
smiled q farewell at MacLean, who
was watching the approach of 1nnes
Hardin and Estrada. Richard did not
see the abOrted entrance of Hardin's
sister and the young Mexican. He
was itching to be at his work.
He let out a growl when Mrs. Har-
din was out of earshot.
"Shucks! What in Halifax do WON
en- come to a place like this fOri
There's Hardin-brings in two women
to cook for him, and now, please may
they all eat with the men?"
His secretary subdued a chuckle,
He was visualizing a procession OF
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
CURE FOR T|NGLE
ALMOST FATAL
Muscular Barber and Vibrator
Puts His "Patient" in
Hospital.
NECK NEARLY BROKEN
Medical Man Tells Remarkable Elk.
p~erience Of Man With Finger Tin
pIe-Man's Neck Now In
Plaster Cast

ChIcago.-"They tried to cure the
tingling In his little finger by breaking
his neck, and they almost succeeded"
DR.. Charles E. Humlston. retiring
president of the Chicago Medical soci.
ETY.. told the story Of James G. Snow,
and his adventures with a vibrator
and a willing barber.
Mr.. Snow Is an insurance solicitor
and lives with his wife and two chill
dren at 1851 Glenlake avenue. He is
forty-fve years old and at present In
St. Joseph's hospital with a plaster
collar about his neck.
Trouble Starts In Finger.
Snow experienced the tingling SEN
sation In the little finger Of his right
hand a week ago. He tried rubbing
1t. He tried letting it alone. 1t still
tingled. Some one suggested a VI
orator.
The man with the vibrator also be-
lieved In adjusting the spinal column
and the neck. He tried some of his
best adjustments IN Mr.. Snow and for
OuC luSluul IuC pnSAC0S WA0
almost unconscious by pain.
He woke the next morning to find
his head could. not be turned. His
neck was stiff as an icicle. He couldn't
shave, so he went to a barber shop.
The barber was a practical man in
more ways than one.
Strenuous Treatment.
The human neck held no mysteries
for him, he admitted, and he only
asked permission to twist it a bit. He
was given the chance to show his skill:
and Mr.. Snow almost tainted.
Now enter DR.. l. S. Trostler, X-ray
specialist at st. Joseph's hospital; DR..
w. F. Grovener and DR.. Hugh Nc
Kenna.
"Mr. Snow came to the hospital"
said Doctor Trostler, ito see what the
X-rays would show. ] found a bone
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

in his neck, technically known as the
axis, had been fractured.
II called in Doctors Gr0venOr and
McKenna. They put his neck in a
plaster cast and he is said to be get
ting along all right now. But the
next time there is anything wrong
with him you can bet he won't have
his spine-or his neck-adjusted to
suit"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
Thieves Find Phones Easy.

Atlanta, Ga.-The "drop-a-nickel"
telephones recently installed over At
lanta are proving "just what the doc
tor ordered" for the petty thieves in
search of spending money. The hard
working burglars, who formerly de-
pended on the "penny-slOc' machine.
now find it easy to remove the tele-
phone apparatus from its fastening,
take it to a secluded spot and empty
It at their leisure.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

claiming fire was zone from the black
eyes. ITS only Il break in the levec.
Richard says he can control 1t; esti-
mates two weeks or so. 1t may cost
the o. =. n few thousand dollars, but
1t saved them half II million. Now
we'll have that game Of poker. Mac
Lean"
In the balcony, Hardin was staring
at Brandon.
"If that wasn't the devils WI
duck
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
Maintains Equal humidity.

The air in all parts of a cigar case.
vault or other place where moist
ure is needed is kept equally
humid by a new device In which
an electric fan drives its breezes
through q box filled with absorbent
material soaked In water.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

boxes of choice Havanas-from Bode-
feldt, HamlIn and the rest Of the
gang. He need not buy q smoke for
q year.
Richard threw himself back in his
chair. take this letter, MacLean. To
Marshall" Then his worry diverted
him. "who in thunder Is selling liquor
to my 1ndiansT'
Hold on; that letter can wait. You
get the horses up, MacLean, and well
ride down to Maldonado's. It's his
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
orioinal "pouar-a-vear~ Man,

New York.-The original "dOllar-a-
year" man Is free. After serving ten
years Of his sentence, w. 81. johnson
has been released from prison BY the
governor. johnson stole $50 and. got
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
Qomestlc Niplomacx.

Brownsome-"To keep peace In the
family a man must occasionally give in
to his wife," Wilkie-"That's right
There are times when I let my wife
make me do exactly as I please"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09

~ The consumption Of newsprint pa.
per by the daily. weekly and monthly
publications Of AustrSAla rupp shert
1000 tons q mo0tA.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
Small PAY,

New York.-"TIl be the lowest paid
man on EARTH" unused Joseph Kassap.
facing q five-year term In prison. The
pocketbook Kassak had grabbed con-
tanned one cent.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-24
MEDALS FROM GERMAN CANNON ID bE GIVEN
 JOAN CAMPA|GNERS
Names to Be Engraved on Trophies From Captured Guns as
 Civilians Q. 8. C.

Every worker participating in the Victory Loan, which will be offered to the public April s1, will be awarded 8 medal by the Treasury Department for his services The medal will be made from captured German cannon, with a reproduction of the Treasury on one side and certification of loan participation on the other. Under the plan announced at Washington, the medal will be the size of half-doIlar Space will be left for engraving the name of the participating worker on one side.
 The medal win be to the workers in the Victory Loan, working after the guns in Europe have been stilled, what the Distinguished Service Cross was to the worker in the trenches for the harder and more dangerous sery- ice. It Is intended as an appreciation American citizens who realize that the war has been won, but who also are conscious of the fact that the troops have not boen brought back home, and who are anxious to work to the end of perfecting demobilization and re- adjustment of industrial conditions
 Purchasers of the Victory Loan will not be presented with medals because the intrinsic value of the notes will be worth par, but to those who devote their energies to interesting the peo- pie in any of the government activities toward purchases. The possibility of securing one of the medals, which will be the official recognition by the gov ernment of the work performed. should act as a stimulus to men and women In working for the Victory Loan. The only restriction, and that really is no restriction, is that the medals will go only to those who are in advance authorized to perform the york on which the claim for award of the medal is based
 Consequently, when residents of the Eighth Federal Reserve District are ambitious to have one of the medals they should proffer their services to whatever branch of the campaign they want to engage in.
 None or the medals have been re- cefved in the district, but the an. nouncement from Washington indi- cates that it will be one of the most artistic turned out by the United States in recent years. It will be a medal that in both size and beauty will be worthy of handing down from generation to generation to show the activity of the recipient in patriotic work.