Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-29

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promotion had been spectacular.
While waiting for Marshall Richard
reads a report OF the ravages Of the
Colorado, despite the efforts OF
Thomas Hardin of the Descent Recla-
nation Company This Hardin had
been 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 q
and sends him to che break. Richard
declines because he does not wan
10 supplant Hardin, but is won over.
stop the river; damn the expense
says Marshall.
CHAPTER lTl-Rickard Journeys to
Calexico, sees the irrigated desert and
learns much about Hardin and his
work.
CHAPTER IV-At the hotel he
meets Mr. and Mrs Hardin and lnnes
Hardin, Hardin's half sister. Disdp-
pointed in her husband and an nicer
rgible coquette, Mrs. Hardin sets her
cap for her former lover and invites
him to dinner
CHAPTER V.-Rickard visits the
companys Offices and takes control.
He finds the engineers loyal to Har-
din and hostile to him. Estrada, a
Mexican, son of the Father of the
Imperial Valley" tells him Of the gen.
eral situation.
CHAPTER VI--Rickard attends a
meeting Of the directors and asserts
his authority. Hardin RACES. Estrada
tells Richard of his forebodings that
his work will fail. 81 can't see it
finished"
CHAPTER VII-Innes is discoy-
cred in her arden. She tries to cheer
up aHrdin, who is furious again
Richard.
CHAPTER villa family luncheon
OF the TIardins which throws light or
them
CHAPTER IN Hardin discover
that Richard IS planning q Icyce 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
lily Characteristic Hardin is surly
and suky lines is hardly polite.
Gerty Plans Il progressive ride in
Richards honor.
CHAPTER XI.-Rickard encounters
the INSTRUMENTATION Of the company
engineers. He IS stirred by the In
dams statement that this is the hun
dredth year of cycle. when the
Great Yellow Dragon, the Colorado,
grows restless, lie makes various
preparations, pushes work on the Ca
lexico levee and is ordered by Mar
shall to take n fighting chance on
the completion of Hardin's pet pro
Ject, a gate to shut the break in the
river.
CHAPTER XII-+San Francisco il
destroyed by earthquake and fire, and
dredge machinery, which Richard had
ordered Hardin TO have shipped, is
burned through Hardin's neglect.
Richard secretly equips the big water
tower as signal station.
CHAPTER Mulberry Hardin de-
cides that Richard still loves her and
plans 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 levee.
CHAPTER XV.-Hardin motors off
With load of dynamite, leaving
everything in confusion on the levee.
lines, through friendly engineer, is
sues orders in her brothers name, to
save her brothers face The levee
and the signal tower save Calexico
till Richards return.
CHAPTER XVI.-Gerty Hardin be-
gins to get really interested in Rick
ard The wind blows a gale and the
leve is in danger again.
CHAPTER XVII.-Women as well |
as men work on the levee the second |
night. Innes finds Richard and Gerry
together and begins TO suspect his sis
ter-in-law Her brOthers's wrong /
headedness and Richards evident eff
fciency only serve to embitter lnnes
against Rickard.
CHAPTER XVIII. - The river I
washes away half of Mexicaii, Calex-
ico's Mexican twin city, but Calexico
still stands.
CHAPTER MIA 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 |
forces united action by all