Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-14

AT the home of Ruth Ranger.
Eugene Craig was in earnest con-
yersatlon with Dinny. The girl had.
beer injured by the water wheel
and US upstairs under the care Of
a nurse. Craig had escaped from
the perilous predicament uninjured.
ITS all my fault, MIR. Craig"
Dinny Walled. ''Mallinson gave the
girl a revolver and told her. she
would find you at the dam. | did
my best to warn you. If had only
been on the job Miss Ranger woul1
not have been hurt"
At thai moment, Henry MallinsoA
entered the room
Pm on to your dirty. tricks
Mallinson," Craig almost sh0ut2l ]
and from now on it's 4 fight to tho
finish He approached the ma
menacing.y.
The doctor, seeing a struggle was
about to take place, interfered. "Yo,
must be quiet" he warned, Miss
Ranger is out Of danger, but she
must not be disturbed. And, undel
no circumstances will she be per-
mitted TO talk business for at least
two weeks"
MaIIinson was highly elated al
the Doctors orders. If they were
enforced, the dam at Lost River
could not be completed and Rutl
would have to live up to her agree,
fnc1t. MaIiins0n Immediately hunte,.
up the nurse
at would be worth your Will :
to carry out the doctors ORDERS" hi
said, handing the nurse a large size.
bill, particularly in regard to thai
Craig man.
While the days slipped by ans
Ruth was ConvaleScing, she became
more and more restless over prog
reSs at the dam. She wondere
why Craig or Weatherby had moi
gotten in touch with her. She ha
no suspicious of the work of Mallin !
son, and was ignorant of the facE
that notes had been withheld repea.
edly from Craig and her vice
president.
If Craig had his worries therI
was also another party in our dram /
that shared them with him. Viva /
Delamar loved Mallinson madly, an |
as the days slipped by, she say
Ruth would be forced to marry tn J
man she loved, unless S0methin, ,
came to a head Immediately. Vivian
determined to lend her assistance t !
Ruth-to do something that woul,.
keep M2Ilinc1l from marrying tn
girl
Consequently, she sought Dim -,
and explained that he would hav ,
to get access to Ruth and find OF
who the money should be receive !
from at the completion of the dan
Ruth had virtually been a prisone !
and was out of touch with every.
body connected with her project.
BY strategy Djnny managed tt
climb in a window and toss a not !
to the girl His efforts we're re,
WardeJ BY the information that hi
must seek Mr. Crawford, fc i,
whom the dam was being construc
ed, and have him at the Range
home the next morning.
In a few days Eugene Craig ha
accomplished the impossible. TIL
Lost River Dam was completed !
schedule time The importar !
move next, however, was to get th
check from Crawford and pay Mall
Iinson back the money loaned.
Otherwise Ruth would lose every
thing Haunted Valley and Craig
for she had pledged herself in mar
riage to Mallinson should she fai!
to repay the million.
A bronze slab was brought III
bearing the following inscription:
Lost River Dam
Designed and Constructed
For The
Crawford Power and Electric Co.
BY
Ranger, Inc, Engineers.
Hang il up on the dam, boys =
Craig shouted jubilantly IT'S all
over now but the cheering.
Meanwhile, Mallinson was doing
all in his power TO prevent the final
payment His last precaution was
to phone the nurse and instruct her
to admit no one to see the patient
Consequently, when Mr.. Craw-
ford arrived, he discovered that il
was impossible TO see Miss Ranger.
AS he was about to leave the house
Dinny appeared on the scene and
explained the importance of his
visit The youngster then outlined
plan for tho man TO gain access
to the patient. Dinny planned to
fall downet airs, and in the contus-
ion, Crawford was to slip into the
room
Dinnv7 acrobat scheme worked
I;te : ,rn and the head Of the