New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

Over the basin. some quarter of a mile away. hung a complicated network Of scaffolling. on which innumerable mannlhIns cIung - chung and worked. Up and down the mountainsidr. craWlrd mnum"r- able others. a Coasclcss. harricd ant-column, cartju~ up material passing it to the insects on the scaffoldmg. then hurryiDG away for moro.
 The people around here. the ma lives, you know" Douglas cN- plaincd. arc dead against Inc res- ervoir project. They have their own little private ditchcs which th" big reservoir will drain off. They will ba forced to pay for water rights which they had before for nothing, and naturally thoy'r" fighting the thing tooth and nail, There's even beon talk oC--
 "How very stupid" Anno com- moutcd abscntly, her attention "2S concentrated on the scene of ire mcndous, purposcful activity through tho glassos--' "Whcn you consider how many moro people will benefit and how much better IL will hr for everybody in th" long run to have this whole sec ton developed
 Douglas shrugged "Tho aVcrag" human being doesn't see things in tho long run.
 Anne focused tho glasses on the clinginc figures on the scattoIdlng. suddenly, she leaned eagerly for ward. Far out on the scafIolding, bending over some newly poured cement with the pail still in his hand, stood her acquaintance o1 the mountain spring.
 While she watched him intcntly he straishtcncd up, and moved on to another part of the Scaffofding Among all the other husky work mon, there was no miatahing his frame and stature.
 "Who is hc?" she asked with as much casualncss and indifference as she could command.
 There WAS a curious, Qulzzlca smile in the attorneys eyes aa h' put down the glasses. 'Nh\. hr5 q sort of hermit who lives in . hu I'D here in the mountains some where. l bclioNc-
 A hermit. Anne smiled too anC glanced down iuvoIuntarily at tho hand he had kissed. If she lNe" anything about mon, those ha' 1,.n,,,itt.
 "Incidcntally,' Douglas W'nt oi in a bantcring tonr "he'8 tn" mos unpopular man in the Sicrras.
 "Oh --" Anne would haV liked to pursue the subject further put she had no opportunity, Mors and Breton were approaching.
 At clo.c range. Eretton. th chief pnginccr, had a sWart. wei weathorcd face. krcnly blue eye and mouth which any man shout have known better than to tamp" with. He made Homr parting re mark to Morse. took off his hat t Anne. and started off down the tra' which led to the construction camI
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 watch. "Thcrc's another little mat ter I wan. to attend te OH the wa home"
 His confidential! aid gave him quick. inquiring glance, and h nodded briefly. Were not &oin lo build any bridge" h" said. "I}rr' ion may as well understand thi first as last"
 Douglas shrugged up his shou ders and wen, on ahead down tn narrow trail toward his automobii'
 Anne. Who was waking wit Morse, broke a.somawhat proionge silence. Il wonder what it WouI be like tos ,itc in d hat in tIl mountains - fix. th"--rr-hcrm s.r. Douglas ;vas telling me about
 What herm;t?" her compano inquired.
 The man in front turned 'Oh, uas it's: making litlie joke J explained.
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