The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

""t'E companies and brandon
through the valley Star. We're poinrn.
d oIf Thar The valleys salvation leD,at
1H "n rhr immediate control of Oh,
river. that the railroad only. ha,
power To- effect it. Tha>. conservative,
. were .Uun~"i.ng rautiou. only tha
morning. The Star had issued am extra
70 special edition pleading for eo-ouera
ZION. If The river breaks ogr again.
warned BFaudoG's ptlfor... -wfrnDvr
immediate force 10 restrain IT, rarI8.
.aa.."u 1oT that valley is dream rha,
Is Zone. And The only force equal TO
'.aT emergency is .H- railroad WHY
deliberately auta-uDiza rae ~airoadg
The Desert Reclamation company r
is Wei known. O., bankrupt. For the
Instant the railroad has assumed the
responsibilities OF the smaller orgaai-
zaH"l. apply The same situation 70
individuals. suppose % private citizen
D. I'D straits. and another comes for
ward O." hriD him. Must every cred
ii'' assume thar rne Samaritan should
pay 'he crushed citizens r.U>s I'm the
present issue. ~oIf-iurerpsr should urge
consideration Better "a small loss
."hay Jhat tomorrow may amply re-
iund. than total ruin fu rh- future"
Hardin. from his mu-o,e unSharpd
table. could see the anxious curiosity
setting toward the railroad group
over glasses. heads were close to-
grfher. Near him. the raIk ran high.
scraps Of inhammabIe speeches blew
his way from Barrou'S party.
HardIn'S mouth wore ser sheer
Water company talk Black was
haranguing his comrades. stand ont
against them. Don't lpr them bIuff
Won. Marshall will try 10 bluff Won
stand together" BartonS resonant
organ broke through the CHATTER.
Marshall is not going 10 bluff Us"
Grace and Black began 10 talk al once
Hardin'S lip grew rougher. Where had
they all been II il bad not been for
MN: Why. he d pulled them from
thrir little farms back East. where
they were toiling-where they'd be
toiiing yet. They'd had the vision of
sudden wealth-thpy hadn't the grit
70 work for il. to wait for In. How
many years had he been struggling?
Tie was young man when he'd gone
INTO TINS thing. and he was old now.
Coffee and cigars had been
reached Of the midday dinner. Bah
cock was nervouSly consulting his
watch. shouldn't we arrange the
neetingT" he asked for the third time
The social and casual air Of the meet
ng had leased him. What had the DO
ttical situation in Mexico 70 do with T.
he important session confronting
hemE His fuSsy soul had no polite .
office rooms every one Of .
hem. MacLean looked to Tod Mar
han 10 answer.
Il think il will arrange Itself" His
-oice was SiFken. "It is 10 he a dis
uSSion, conference. You can't slate
hat"
We could program" began Bah
ock, looking at his watch again.
II don't think we'll have TO-" Mar
hall smiled across the table. You'll
nd this meeting will run itself. There
: not man here who is not burning
D speak. Look ut them now Drop
paper in that crowd. and see the
laze you'd get! You can open the
leering. Mr.. Babcock, and would
Iggest that you call on Mr.. De la
eCa first"
The eyes Of the dining room fol-
WED the party as they filed past the
lZzing tables. Faraday was not in /
,wn: Marshall represented that pow
:. As he walked out, bowling right !
nj left, his right hand occasionally {
,tended in his well-known oratOricaI. I
gesture. His black tie was I