Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26

shall in Tucson, AriZ. casey IS an
enigma TO the office force; he wears
dude" clothes, but he had resigned
chair of engineering in the east 10
70 on the road rs a fireman and his
promotion had been spectacular.
While waiting for Marshall Richard
reads report of the ravages OF che
Colorado, despite the efforts OF
Thomas Hardin of the Descent Recla.
nation Company This Hardin mad
been a student under Richard and
had married Gertny Holmes, with
whom Richard had fancied he was in
love
CHAPTER II-aMrshall tells Rick
ard the Overland Pacific has got to
step in to save the Imperial Vale
and sends him to che break. Richard
declines because he does not wan.
10 suppant Hardin, but IS won over
"stop the river; damn the expense"
says Marshall.
CHAPTER III--Rickard journeys to
Calexico sees the irrigated desert and
learns much about Hardin and his
work.
CHAPTER lV-At the hotel he
meets Mr.. and Mrs Hardin and lines
Hardin, Hardins half sister Diaap'
pointed in her husband and an nicer
rigible coquette, Mrs Hardin sets her
cap for her former lover and invites
him to dinner.
CHAPTER V.-Rickard visits the
company's Offices and takes control
He finds the engineers loyal to Har-
din ana hostile to him. Estrada,
Mexican. son of the Father of the
Imperial Valley" tells him Of the gen
eral situation.
CHAPTER VI--RiCkard attends q
meeting of the directors and asserts
his authority. Hardin RACES. Estrada
tells Richard of his forebodings that
his work will fail. Il can't see it
finished"
CHAPTER VII-lnnes is discov'
cred sn'her farden She tries to cheer
up .aIirdiu. who is furious against
Richard.
CHAPTER villa family luncheon
OF the Hardinl which throws light on
them.
CHAPTER lX-Hardin discover
that Richard is planning leyee to
protect CaleXico and puts him down
as incompetent Gerty thinks her lord
jealous,
CHAPTER X-The Hardin dinner
to Richard discloses further the fam
ily characteristics Hardin is surly
and suIly lines Is hardly polite.
Gerty Plans progressive ride in
Richards honor.
CHAPTER XI.-Rickard encounters
the INSTRUMENTATION of the company
engineers. He is stirred by the In
dians' statement that this is the hun
uredth year of a cycle, when the
Great Yellow Dragon, the Colorado
grows restless. He makes various
preparations, pushes work on the Ca
lexico levee and is ordered by Mar.
shall to take q iiehting chance on
the completion of Hardin's pet pro-
1ect, gate to shut the break in the
river.
CHAPTER XII--4San Francisco is
destroyed by earthquake and fire ana
dredge machinery, which Richard had
ordered Hardin to have shipped. is
burned through Hardn's neglect.
Richard secretly equips the big water
tnvar as n SIGNAL station
CHAPTER XIII.-Gerty Hardin de-
cides that Richard still loves her and
plans a campaign that promises
trouble.
CHAPTER XIV.-The progressive
ride is begun under adverse condi-
tions-wind and dust, with the guest
of honor absent. Then MacLean,
Richards secretary, brings word that
the river is raging and every man is
Wanted on the leyee
CHAPTER XV.-Hardin motors off
with load Of dynamite, leaving
everything in confusion on the levee.
Innes, through Il friendly engineer, is
sues orders in her brothers name, to
save her brothers face. The levee
and the signal tower save Calexico
till Rickard's return.
CHAPTER NVI-Gerty Hardin be-
gins to get really interested in Rick
ard. The wind blows a gale and the
leve is in danger again.
CHAPTER XVIL-Women as well
as men work on the levee the second
night. hines finds Richard and Gerty
together and begins to suspect his Sis
ter7ir-law Her brothers's wrong
headedness and Richards evident eff
fciency only serve to embitter lines
against Richard.
CHAPTER XVIII. - The river
washes away half of Mexicali. CaleX-
ico's Mexican twin city, but CaleXico
still stands.
CHAPTER XIX.-A stormy public
meeting is held in which representa-
tives of the settlers, the Overland Pa.
cific and Mexico clash. A telegram
from Richard that the river has
broken out again saves a big row and