Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-13

your remark and have come TO
offer you ten-day extension on
your loan, If that will help you.
Ruth was profuse in her thanks to
MallinsoR and Weatherby also
showed his appreciation.
AS the girl left the office, she en-
countered Craig. "Sharkey was
fight about Mallinson," Craig began,
he is at the bottom of all your
troubles"
Ruth looked at Craig curiously.
4 beg your pardon" she replied,
Mr.. Mallinson has just demon
strated his friendship in a very
welcome manner. But if you want
10 really serve me, 90 and take
charge at Lost River Immediately. |
will be down later"
Craig was at a loss just how t,
answer. MalIinson, after all, hal
gotten the upper hand. II was
natural that he was discouraged. As
he walked down the corridor, ne en-
countered Dinny. The youngster
III LlINCl
Listen, Dinny," Craig confde5
',if you see or hear anything sus-
picious around these diggings, re-
port 10 me at once at the dam.
Mallinson was extremely p eased
with himself AS he wondered wha
his next move would be, the door
of his office opened and beautiful
but flashy-looking girl entered.
She evidently did not believe
wasting any time, for she immedI
ately blurted out 10 Mallinson:
must have five hundred dollar
Brennon is in jail on your account
and | haven't dime. I'm Haze
Vernon, his fiancee."
Mallinson could not help blt
smile. Then an idea came TO him.
He lost no time in confiding it to his
visitor. And remember his name
is Eugene Craig call him Gene,
he finished
"Pll take the job" Miss Vernon
answered.
With the contract date close at
hand, the main dam at Lost River
was completed. However, import
ant work on the machinery, spill
ways and grading was still uninish-
ed. To Eugene Craig all the credit
was due, for he had worked like
beaver. Ruth was aware OF this,
and she wondered il, perhaps, she
had judged las young man too
harshly.
Yes, Mr.. Craig is sure a hustler
one OF the foremen was confiding to
Ruth. Things have been hummlng
since he got here"
Beg pardon, where can ! find
Gene Craig ?"
Ruth and foreman turned and be-
held a rather fashy-dressed young
woman. Ruth felt a bit annoye-
over the familiarity Of the girl with
Craig.
/. He's in his office over there in
that she'd" the foreman answered
Hazel Vernon thanked the man ano
started in that direction Ruth
watched her for a moment, then her
curiosity got the better OF her anC
she followed and approached the
shed where the girl entered. Ruth
did not intend exactly to become ar
eavesdropper, but she could not help
but overhear strange conversation.
"You can't stall me any more"
she heard a feminine voice say, u
won't stand for it, You just don't
love me any more and you won't
come out and tell me so. | tell you,
you can't throw me down, you are
breaking my heart II just can't
live without you"
II Ruth was startled, Craig was
amazed beyond description. He was
about to deny any relationship with
the girl when she whipped out
revolver and attempted to shoot her
self. Craig sprang to her side, and
as the revolver went off, the bullet
pierced the side Of an oil barrel. At
that moment Ruth rushed into the
shack.
"Ruthp' Craig shouted, don't
listen to her, it's a trick-a trick to
turn you against me.
But Ruth rushed to the girls side,
and in so doing she upset the barrel
of oil, which ran all over her skirt.
Craig attempted to intervene, but
without success, and as Ruth at
tempted to leave the shack she
brushed against a blow-torch stand
ing Just outside the door. Craig
shouted as he saw the flame ignite
the girls skirt. Ruth, however paid
no heed to the preferred assistance
but plunged into a sluiceway and
was swept along by the swift waters.
A look Of horror passed over
Craig's face as he saw Just ahead
of her the water wheel, turning with
a deadly rapidity, and he dove into
the sluiceway to save Ruth from
being crushed by it. He swan mad
ly, overlook the girl, and tried to
swim back with her against the
current. But they were steadily
thrown back by the current toward
the rnenacinp water wheel.