Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-05-08
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had The minutes Of the last meeting
Leave them here" Rickard waved
him toward Estrada. who held our hi,
hand for the papers.
Reluctantly the accountant rslin.
pushed the papers. His retrea,ina
coaIia.'s looked udicrously whipped
but 10 one laughed Hardins senwI
deepencd.
Showing his power" he thought.
Hes going 10 call for a new mack =.
Estrada pushed Dec minutes ,,ronyh
with bur few uuaeportant iui,rrnr,.
uonS. lie was sitting ar The same desk
with kicsard. Hardin sensitive and
sullen thought DE saw the meeting
mau--si between them.
Several times De attempted to br,,e
the -.l-.el affairs of the water or.
pan.es before the directors. Richard
would not discuss the water com,s.
MES
because he's not posted, He's ba.
s-AN.N- 10 So what he's up against"
r4u Hard'us stormy thoughts
He "as on his feet the next minnie
with - motion 10 complete the hardin
heaa-are Violently BE- declai~ed m
Bahc.es and MAcLeau his wrongs. me
injustice ,hat hal been done him. Mar
shall h.i Der -hst fellow Maitland con.
Fine. him that the gaze WAS nor nrac-
ucah.e' had it not been for him the
gate would he in place now: all his
ume and money sawed. And the Matt
land dam built instead. Where vas
II: w here was tile money. the time.
pun i- 1nAt little toy: SlcStnin-. His
lace purpled over the memory Why
was b. allowed 10 begin a-ain with
The s;fef ANSWER HE that. Why
was allowed 10 begin again? Its all
en,-IS play. that's what it is. And
when am in it again up to my neck
he pulls ME OF q"
This was the real Hardin. the IN
conih oyerased Lawrence student,
Tie rew manner was lust veneer.
Riek-rd had been expecting it to wear
thin
i think." interjected R.ckard. that
We all agree with AIR. Marshall Mr.
Hardin that "a wooden head-ate On sir
Iour lva cou,l never De more than
mASesAift. I understood that the
nrst day he visited lie river with YOU
ne had the idea o. rut the ultimate
gate. the cate Whicl WOULD control the
water supply OF the valley. up at the
crossing on rocs -auLlation. Mr.. Mar
sh'A does not expect 10 uuish that in
une 70 be OF nrsJ USE. He hopes the
wooden safe viii solve the Immediate
problem. Il was case of any port in
a storm. He has asked NE TO report
my opinion"
"Why doesn't he give NE a chance
70 20 ahead Jhcu:" srovied the de-
posed manager. Instead Of letting
the intake widen until it viii d. an i'm
possibility to condne the river there
lt aug"
$50 You do think that it will he an
mpo~>.hlity TO complete the gate as
7lauuedg"
Hardin had run TOO fast u didn't
mean that," he stammered. Il mean
t viii be difficult if We are delayed
much longer.
Have you the force to re-begin
"orA az once:" demanded Richard.
Il had IT," evaded Hardin. Il had
everything ready 90 20 on-men. ma. 7
er.al - when We stopped the last
line"
answer my question. please" -
l should have 10 assemble them ]
gain. admitted Hardin sulsily. y
hickard consulted his notebook. 81
hink we've covered everything. Vow
want 10 propose the laying OF a spur q.
rack from Hamlins Junction TO the y,
leading. His manner cleared the n
'ase u supernumerarles this was
De climax. Hardin looked ready to So.
pring.
Ana IN connection with that the de- vi
.olinent Of quarry in rAe granite :,
us back OF Hamlin's. continued Rick l.,
rd' not looking AZ Hardin. =,
Instantly Hardin was on his feet If
Us list Numbered on the table. II rs
lal oppose that" H. Jared IT IS alb
lutely unnecessary. We cant alforu ~
D. 20 You know what that will cost l.
one hundred thousand dollarsl" 81
lcsard Interrupted him. L want an %
preparation this morning for thar ne
mount. It Is in my opinion. shso- or
rely necessary II We are 10 save the WI
Hey. We cannot afford not TO do II.
r. Hardin" " tt
Hardin s'ared AT the other men for ,ol
pport; be found MacLean's face a iu'
lnk wall: Estrada looked uncom- ~
riahle. Babcock had pricked 10 his Ga
Rs ~ the sound Of the desired appro-
.ation; his head on one side. he ~
'Aed Ike an inqu.sitive terrier. e..
Hardin spread out his hands in helm. -
desperation You'll ruin US" he rfo
d. It's your money. the o. P,s ,nt
you're lending it. not giving il 10 +.
You are going 70 swamp the Des- n
Reclamation company. We oon't -'I +
o~ funds away Ike that" Oas hun. ,.,