The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-05

orceiioulry not opiio sH"c of hef she
mad worio1 blm gr4lrl1y h.ce
sine would not plolse bonulf to muriy
him II hc sued lor bis 1iyotcc. Sic
had told h,m to nel, her that atlcr INC
courts had SET HIN free. She cohId
NOT 1a.e him sure a. her.
m exclamation from him recalled
her. she found TINT hc wns no longer
stirring nt her; his eyes were liNcd on
the trembling structure over when
"initlcshlp," luo,n with rock, was
creeping.
~ want TO stay with you, you lrow
Tint dcnrpst. rut II doesn't feel u Int
10 see them nll working like MIR cgs
and me lonilns here. You don't mg 1T
oh. no. Gcrty did not mind She
was tired. anywayl She wna 8 ne
bnck 10 her tcntl
lie thrust ycllow paper into her
hands. 81 sent that on today. Per-
hnps you viii bc giudT
She lung mother Of her lnscruinblo
smiles ut him. and went w tlN h1tk,
the papor unread IN her hunlr
Tho long afternoon wnrc away They
were uoW dynumitlng thc lurs'st rocks
ON the care before unloading Then.
The heavy l5ud1 could not bc 'mpJlod
quietly cnoth Not dr.hhlcd iho rock.
hut dumped simultaneously else thn
gravel urd urH m.nht hr washed
down str,uu mucr inWu they could b"
pri together iHuy wra must hr uu-
loaded nl uuro; thn dn IN flrn's
train fn' terrific. ii.s crrw loJtrd
Ike devils. drrurho1 from thr spray
which rose FROM lte river each tmo
The roob.rour begun blnctcncd hy thc
smoke tUm iic h,.cniug engine Tho
river waa usly !n Its wmth. u wuH
humrlu. llclf ter iis anal stand
ug.iU.l thc 0hurdiiy of human iri'u-
tipn: &C. yellow tn.l Nishod through
the bcuts uf the nestle.
Tie order cnmc Tor more speed.
Richard moved from bank To- mft:
knee deep ip wntcr screaming orders
through the din: directing the gangs;
speeding the rock trains. Hardin oscii.
lntcd between the lc,ec and dams. TAXI
Ing orders. giving orders. Ills energy
WIS superb. II had grown dirk. but
no ono yet had thought ~ the lights.
the great Wells burners stretched
across the chrnncl. suddenly. the
lights nnrcd oui brightly.
Not one ~ those who lnborcd or
watched would ever forget that night.
The spirit of rccslrffncss entered
even into the rtolid native. The men
~ tie Reclamation forgot this WINS not
their enterprise; the Hardin faction
Jumped Ia l,icknrd's orders The
watchers on the bnnk sat tense.
thrilled out ~ recognition of aching
mulclcs. or the midnight creeping chill.
No one would go home.
To Inncs. the struggle was vested
in two men. Richard running dawn
yondcr with that light foot of his. aud
Hardin with the nghting mouth tense.
And somewhere. she remembered.
working with the rest. wns Estradn.
Those three were nghting for the justi-
ficntlon of n vision-nn idea was at
stake. a hope FOR the future.
I,ickard passed and rcpasscd her.
And had not seen herl Not during
those hours would he think ~ her. not
until the idea failed. ar wns trium.
phant. would he turn to look for her.
visIbiy. the drama moved toward tn
climax. Before many hours passed the
river would be captured ov the idea
forever mocked. Each time belching
engine pulled across that hazardous
track II flung n credit TO the man-side.
Each time the waters. slowly rising.
hurled their weight against the rreak.
Ing ,restles where the rock was thin.
q point was gained by the militant rlv-
.r. liz roar sounded like the last cry
~ n wounded anina. In Inncs' ear:
the Dragon was reality that night ~
u spent liz rng. against The shuckles