Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-03-28

knew the date himself. He expected
the answer would trail wisps of other
information. He mad very active GU
riosity about Hardin. The mans fail
ures had been spectacular.
The young fellow was thinking
aloud. 1.-The dam went November
10Th. Hardin was given a decent in
terval to resign. OF course he was
fired. 1t was an outrage" He re-
membered that he was speaking to a
stranger and broke off suddenly. Rick
ard did not question him. He made
another note. Why was it an outrage
or why did it appear so? In perspec-
tive, from the Mexican barranca,
where he had been at the time. the
failure Of that dam had been another
bar sinister against Hardin.
81 see that you are from the Univer-
sity of Californian" Richard said, and
nodded at the pin of gold and blue
enamel.
"Out for year." glowed the lad.
dad wanted me to get some real stuff
In my head. He said the Colorado
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knowledge in a year than I'd get in
six at college. kicked up an awful
row"
The older man smiled. "Of course.
You don't want to go back now"
The boy made wry face. ''He ex-
poets me to go back in August. Says
must"
"You did not tell me your name,"
was suggested.
"MacLean, George MacLean," said
the young man rather consciously. 1t
was a good deal to live up to. He al
ways felt the appraisement which fol-
lowed that admission. George Mac
Lean, elder, was known among the
railroad circles to be a man of iron,
enc of the strongest Of the heads of
the Overland Pacific system. He was
not the sort of man a son could speak
lightly of disobeying.
"Of course everyone calls me Jun
ior."
81 guess you'll go back if he wants
you to-" smiled Richard.
ooh, but what a rotten trick it
would bep' exclaimed the son of the
man of iron. ITO throw me out of
college-I was daffy to finish with my
class, and to get me here, to get me in
terested-and then after I've lost my
place to pull me back. Why, there are
things happening every day that are |
liberal education. They are only just |
beginning to understand what they are |
bucking up against. The Colorados !
an unknown quantity; even old engi-
neers are right up against 1t. There |
are new problems coming up every |
day. The Indians call her a yellow
dragon, but she's a tricky woman.
she's an eel; she's giving US sums to
break our teeth on"
''Who has the next room?"
used to be the general managers.
Ogilvie uses it now"
"And who did you say was Ogil-
vie?" They turned back into the
room.
''You can go in. He's not here. He
Is the new auditor, an expert account
ant from Los Angeles. Put in by the
year. He used to come down once
a month. After Hardin went out he
came down to stay"
"Whose say-so?"
81 don't know. The accounts were
rotten, that's no office secret. The
world knows that. Hardin is blamed
or it. 1t isn't fair. Look at Sather's
stone palace in Los Angeles. Look at
Iardin's tent, his shabby clothes"
I'D like to meet Ogilvie," observed
he general manager.
ooh, he's not much to meet. A pale,
vegetarian, a theoso-
hist. You've seen 'em. Los Angeles
S full of 'em. He was here when Har-
In was fred. You could see him see
lis opportunity. His chest swelled
p. He looked as If he had tasted
neat for the first time. He thought
hat he could woozle into the empty
lacel He went back to Los Angeles,
onvinced them that the auditor
hould be here, protect the company's
lterests. 1t sounded mysterious,
Ieuthlike. as If he had discovered
so they let him bring the
ooks down here. He is supposed to
e ferreting. But he's 'woozling.' He
sed to be in the outer Office. Said
lie noise made his head ache, so he :
loved in here. All the committee
lettings are held here, and occasion
ly the directors meetings. Water +
too. Ogilvie's taking notes
wants to be the next general mana /
sr; 1t sticks out all over him."
whats the derivation of woozle7
lis with deep gravity.
'Wait till you see Ogilviel' laughed
S entertainer. Then as an after
ought. 'Tbis is all public gossip. m
e's fair game" tb
The door opened behind them, and re
ckard saw the man whose descrip-
IN had been so deity knocked off. IN
e recognized the type seen so fire. m
entlv in southern California towns,
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