White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-23

Its nice here" repeated the young
fellow, leading the way. They were
followed by a few Idle g~lances.
Richard looked with approval at the
tan slim figure which vas assuming
the courtesy of the towns. The fine
the muscles of the mouth too sensitive
yet for manly beauty. but he liked the
type. 1.-the as a young desert-reared
Indian. his manner and carriage told
of n careful home and rigid school dis
cipline.
He WAS ushered into u large cool
room. The furnishings he lnventoried I:
a few stIf chairs. a long table and a
typewriter desk, closed for the Sab
bath.
The stenographer's room." an
nounced the lad superfiuously.
Whose stenographer"
General property now. Everyone
has a right to use her time. She used
to be Hardin's. the general managers.
She Is his still. in a way. But 0gilvie
httI~ nfI buS3 iHbct VI tu8 tliiG-
Richard had not heard OF Ogilyie.
He made a mental register.
"When did Hardin go outy" lie
knew the date himself. lie expected
the answer would trail wisps of other
information. He had a very active Gu
rlosity about Hardin. The mans fall
ures had been spectacular.
The young fellow was thinking
aloud. The dam went November
Goth. Hardin was given a decent in
teryal to resign. OF curse he was
fired. Ii was IN outrage" He re-
membered that he was speaking to a
stranger and broke off suddenly. Kick
ard did not question him. He made
another note. Why was 1t an outrage
or why did 1t appear so7 In perspee
tive. from the Mexican barranea,
where he had been Mt the time. the
failure of that dam had been another
bar sinister against Hardin.
II see that you are from the Unlyer-
sIty of Californian Richard said, and
nodded at the pin OF gold and blue
enamel.
"out for a year." glowed the lad
Dad wanted me to get some real stun
In my head. He said the Colorado
would give me more lessons--more reaI
knowledge In a year than I'd get Ia
six at college. I kicked up an swfuI
row"
The older man smiled. "Of course
| You don't want to go back now"
The boy made a wry face. He ex
poets me to 20 back In August. Says
must"
you did not tell me- your name
was suggested.
"MacLean. George MscLean," sale
the young man rather consciously. 1
"a a good deal to live up to. He al
ways felt the a~ppraisement which fol
lowed that admission. George Mac
Lean. elder. was known among tn
railroad circles to be q mar OF iron
one OF the strongest Of the heads o
the Overland Pacific system. He wa,
not the sort of man a son could speal
hShuy VI uisoDey hub-
"Of urse everyone calls me Jun
Tor"
II guess you'll go back II ne wants
you TO-" smiled Richard.
"Oh. but what a rotten trick II
would bel exclaimed the son Of the
man Of iron. ITO throw me out OF
college, was daffy to finish with my
class. and to get me here. to get me in
t~erested-and then after I've lost my
place to pull me back. Why. there arr
things happening every day that are
liberal education. They are only Jus
beginning to understand what they arr
buckins up against. The Colorado'l
an unknown quantity; ven old enH
neers are right up against II. Their
are new problems coming up ever,
day. The Indians call her a yellow
dragon. but she's q tricky woman
she's an eel; she's giving us sums Il
break our teeth on"