The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-28
Chapter 26
A TRAITOR IN CAMP

lTlelQ was SIlll WOIklng SlQe DN side with the men in the tunnel he and all the foremen save ont who stood on guard. They were all dog tired. at the breaking poin physically and nervously-the mer threateningly sullen and hostile.
 Another half-hour and it l! done" Glenn said encouragingly as they started shoveling away thc debris from the last explosion but one that would be necessary. The next fuse lighted would let tha water in from the other side
 The men only muttered sullenly Glenn, tired to the dropping point himself, turned his back for an instant. One of the men leaped bearing him to the ground, The others rushed up.
 A brief, but desperate struggle ensued The foreman arrived with a revolver but Glenn, regaining his feet, signed to him not to fire. The instruction was over as abruptly as it had begun. The men went back to work-still sullen, but with no hope now save that of finishing the work.
 A half hour later, Glenn threw down his shovel and turned tc the rebellious workmen. Get your pay at the office" he said. The book keeper will give you double time then get out. Don't ever show your faces around here again."
 They went, muttering threaten ingly, but he knew that they were whipped to a standstill. After they had gone Glenn lighted the final fuse. Something less than a min llte after he gained the bank of the reservoir outside, a great ex- plosion shook the earth. A mo- ment more and the river, which had been pressing hard from the ether side against the thin wall of rock and dirt, came bounding, tumbling, rushing through
 Glenn and the foreman swung open the control gates and the water came pouring into the great reservoir, surging and swelling, and beating with mighty hands at the wall of cement and stone which alone held it in check.
 Glenn stood for some moments motionless. watching the inspiring spectacle.
 Presently he gave the necessary instructions to the foremen, then with a sigh of relief went off in the direction of his office. Here he wrote few hurried lines to Morse advising him to warn the settlers the water had been turned into the reservoir
 He handed the letter to one of the foremen to deliver, then strode towards the cabin
 Anne was sitting near the table in the living room halfway through with the huge pile of mending. when she heard Glenn's step on the porch. She put down her work and ran quickly to open the door
 Don't dare come near me until I've changed and washed. he said, indicating his undiscovered clothes and hands.
 Laughing, she tiptoed to kiss him anyway. "Is it finished?" she asked eagerly.
 He nodded and went to the bed rom. We turned the water in 20 .ninutes ago, and I despatched a note to Morse to warn Burkhalter and the ranch owners"
 When Glenn came back into the room a little later, he was clean and freshly shaven. but he still looked tired He threw himself across the couch with a heartfelt sigh of joy. NO, dearest, don't want anything to eatv-yet." This to Anne, who perched solicitously on the edge of the couch. "Be sure to wake me at T sharp, will you?" as he stretched out for a nap. By that time I'll be ready t1 eat everything you and Delphine can concoct in the interim
 You're not going back tonight tired as you are" Anne protested.
 He nodded, his eyes already half closed. "Yes, I can't take any chances-NeYer you mind" he went on drowsily, "once this confounded rumpus is over" In minute he was sleeping.
 At 6:30 Anne, who had spent the time sewing slipped out to the kitchen to see how Delphine was coming on with dinner. The snip py Frenchwoman had taken over the cooking and dishwashing for the entire establishment without a word i simply as matter of coursel
 Soon it was time to rouse Glenn Anne paused to powder her nose and pat her hair carefully into place before the crazy little mir TOT over the "washstand" in the