Evening star., 1934-03-13

wear q brand new suit on morning
when the wind was bound to blow up
q storm. she d have to call taxi. {.
ratatat -ratata- -ratatating :. and her
hat. maybe she could buy maga-
zine big enough to cover it while she
dashed from lobby to curb. .ratata.
such q duck of hat, delft blue and
perky. so few hats these days looked
good on her boyishly cut black hair
:. .ratatat. color made her eyes look
almost blue instead of grey. ting!
With quick fingers she whisked the
sheet from the roller. slid it across
the desk to her employer, Tom Bevins,
switched on his desk light with one
hand and with the other reached for
the telephone which whirred impa-
tiently.
"Bevins Construction Company.
Miss Lane, speaking. Oh, yes. Jack
son. I'll tell him. You'd better park
the car and meet him in the lobby"
She turned from the telephone.
"Jackson's here with your car. Mr..
Tom
The big head with its shock OF iron
hray hair turned with reluctance
NTell him to go back home. I've got
khree hours work ahead OF me. III
call him when I'm ready"
"But, Mr.. Tom. you're scheduled to
10 to the Clement dinner. Mrs. Bev-
ms called this afternoon and asked
me to see that you left here by 5
o'clock. It's 5:15 now"
"Confound the Clements. Linen
and chatter and not thing ut for
man to eat. I'll be so almighty gao
when we get into the field and can
have real grub OF an oilcloth table
sover. say. that reminds me, take
this letter"
Judith reached for her note book.
knapped a rubber band over the hrst
6azes, chose a finely pointed pencil
Ind waited.
Dale, Lampere h Morrison...
Better address this to Lampere, MAKE
1t informal. Dear. .ah. dear MORTON:
q spoke to you some time ago ABOUT
khe Rio Diablo project.
TN case you've forgotten (strike
Ahat out). To refresh your memory
Tbo1t 10 years ago a fy-by-nlght
realty company conceived the Idea
nf dauaming the Rio Diablo, tenn
heramental stream In Southwest
Eeras north and east Of the Rio
Erande. q particularly desolate re-
tion.
The idea Of the dam was al
sight. I have no doubt but what lrri-
ration and controlled water supply
will turn It into one OF the leaolng
ndtrus fruit sections OF the Wo1io:
However. after they'd talked lot OF
Xoor suckers (strike that out) home
Seekers into investing their money IN
6he land; had built railroad spur
mto the country to carry these poor
ah. homeseekers, there. they de-
bamped.
When the affair (put IN another
kord for affair, judy came to my
notice made quick trip down there.
4 found about a hundred OF tnese
homeseekers still there because tney
didn't have any place else to 60. Iney
had sold their old homes to invest IN
Shis desert land and were there grub
6inp a mere existence out Of the soil.
The spur had been abandoned and
Iheir condition was pitiable.
1T decided. after my survey. that
I would build that dam. out OF my
bwn capital, II necessary, and with
HIS end in view will leave here June
/ with my engineers to make q COM
blete survey of the project.
1T am going to want legal protec-
No,1 every step Of the way, for 1t Is
possible that the original promoters.
binding they may make some more
honey out Of that country. will try
10 horn in you'll have to find some
other word for horn in, judy.
II am going to want some one from
your office. either you or one OF your
partners, to accompany me on this
"trip for the purpose Of searching
titles, ETC. My secretary, Miss Lane.
will be available for any stenographic
work in connection with the project
both here and in the field. and will be
familiar with all details pertaining to
fhe expedition, should you call at the
of1ice during my temporary absence.
IT will appreciate your immediate
attention to this matter and wish to
know at your earliest convenience,
which one Of you Cbetter make that
which member OF your hrnn) will ac-
eompany the expedition"