Show 8 s P S ri v er when the colorado burst its banks and d 6 flooded the imperial valley yf r Cali califern forn a a BH EDNAH JIKEN 12 8 bobbo company SYNOPSIS tk 11 t 1 1 K C nickard rickard all engi 1 neer of the tile Ove overlin 1 iacino ie Is ollied to it 0 a e oan a e of areil lent in tuc son on aria baxey I 1 Is an enigma to the filbee h K dude but he had resigned a chair ot of irta in the fait lo 10 ito on the roid As a clr man at aal I 1 his h promotion had bad been P P e r while vt waltin ml ting tor Mi bit ishall 1 akk t 1 k ard resa report on the r ot of tho the colorado deraita the tile effort efforts of thomaa thomas ot f the deser atlon rm a thil a alardin had been 1 etil stil dent u uhlmer amy I 1 lilt rk k hail ani had ina ra ald d garty with vile ho it rickard had fancied bas art wa la in 10 lov I 1 chos hoe ili it charge there wits only time HP ile thought thouR lit to le knew th flit anino he be gouid aull hear first word surprised him litra no one otie up it to it i months ngo ago it was man tom alardin he lie m wilt wt geneal manager ot of the comp compain tin ho ile waa was to resign tf to offit hi its AF 1 j I 1 am going to send you down to the break face na its the tile f dilim ac cay pity I 1 nuy may toll tell you that it ua vua u case of firing tiring hed inadi it i im Ilia chiko lal do down ra taire I 1 I 1 know murmured hillard it vm grol groling ng more inore difficult more inore its tasteful if it marshall till to rui it hud had been incredible that annna folly t It eckless gant bling nothing not liing ebe make a cut in the tile lanis of n lid river AIt without hout put ting in head gates to control it a filid zoild id rues better it as a 1 I koblein now nil all right the writer riter of 0 the report led cd just rend wilsn t the int ont one was failure let the river tut cut back and tle the KOV gov ern rient moika at baguna o 0 bould lie be it n pickle had hall made still to gain time he lie chilt marshill Ma Afat ishill shall tell him the situation 1 I ie le onla oil the engineering side fide of it I 1 dont know the relationship of tt e t to 0 coal lilt 11 I 1 IN here thi railroad cuine cattle in the in inside ade of it that etory story I 1 rat 1 I 1 guarantied to I 1 amaday tle tile clo 11 ing nf of that henk there u ax a big district to gave 81 lint that tile th rail road tut lit flit you that later lie in lei blue perfectly formed rings into the air S liln eca them 1 I perhaps you youe ie nard how I 1 arada fir the gentral rei ural took a part of inen int i the de le ert to sell a mine lie after ili was nude inide he lie decided to lot let it slip slin lied led found something liea lie er 1 to eo 0 o more inore to hill III than tin flit sale cc ef it estruda I 1 its a IK ng dinall a great man ho ile hud the idea annl ant others ind hall of turn ins trig the clur of the divert lie dreamed aniol himself of dolne doing it it if sick desp li it itin t coine to bini the colorado Color solid lie ile carrying aim intend in tend ot of howling it country ill flit eduardo the con pon Is not like him blin II 11 d ill e hi hia nit ther iou oil know what they nrc are about ot at nil alike in ili N miff ife und and I 1 11 than it caine to It Ickard that lie bait ward that Mims bull annl an I 1 ot I 1 enla had hall married ids Is fra fai tiou beauties of guadalajara lip atan it to piece together tho tile per ronal background of the tile story 41 it atia as a long time tinie before 1 fradak could get it and ite its a long story As soon ns as ho he began he lie mas knockel knock tl doila 1 other min men took hold you ll 11 heir beir be ir it nil all in the nalley liar nair din took tool a day to tell it t to met lie ile sees ss a martyr promoters Iro moter pot irot in the thing shelled into a a swindle they cl ora nhi on before a drop of water was brought in liar din lina hus lota lots of ances I 1 lie ile 1 d I made the original survey so when lie sued for liln hia hick ho be took tool the lie papers of the company in stifle ment lien lies a gam nort sort of ineffectual lies dune citing with nith hia teeth to this I 1 idea iden and I 1 ea es not 0 enough fur for it lie user uses the metho delu gaits 30 ou only alala ot of it ce halt of 1111 ali i roLlf ii kits minted kill ii it false firt allme aall 11 he lie pot got up lip nn an other coal pun pan on oll hot that method roi alio llio the lustra company tried to denla 11 the ile decort project it nas n in bad then and he be wil to bring tiring a few drops ot of 11 to the retort it max who alil ill that hit lilt he lie deliver dellier the uit silted up he cut IKI ih hi suniti story hw ito was in it I 1 lad all tole lit hid d brou elit alit in at hed thir wont thi till dillont niomy for land with lilt it 11 tt ter to inal ino I 1 fl ti thi cut N u yonder onder it ana delprat def prat e it attic trian Itt elard td it disliked the shod loud load olcen tiit lit ot of IN 11 first 1 clasa 1 in ili t nanet r luc iz hint mim the inan nian sho trait hindi hil it alit I 1 carpets of if ill I 1 li ill f impossible tiny longar 1 to blin he ile hart hall R dl frig NI ion nt of a inree largo flirt hirt Itri nj tm lit t it and it tic ni at ht lit neumon nf uMon from froin thair first mid last MR 11 4 ito 11 brintell to liu mar liall he lie otiis istl ns his lil time with lawsuits atar shall mih ills rui lii I 1 lind hall to dether fr filter unter tt 0 thae colonist it hns then that ho lie ran ner into mexico Mex lc so si aim to kil it bt luthir tt r trudyt rull tiit tit for hu hit tonal nul and made hn cut clit I 1 11 knoll rest it rank avay f foa om him it mude th salton felt pid he ncr eier ole 1 you o 0 any renon ren on frn Nned It Ickard i aninise rith uny tiny ewh why lie invade cut with ut nna ain herid fcoite ate 1110 no money 1 eting out nn othir cigar 1 I I told you ina it raw rai Un ivainer ticer starts PIT too quick il lt liln ln oil on tho tile iong foot oil olt is lie linn ling o 0 lota lots if f thili alx ni tl lilt it filloff fil loft but na its ou say thearo the yr ro it 1111 t lit belr milte to git ri andi rids kiy vms its it that thu the fae of the half arter cattle to rickard tilt than it N with ith that look of van ci t high br ceding ond and guar guarded flo I 1 re r anil and site it bifilar dint lint sister to tilt loud spilling mouth I 1 queer cut cuilli it a nat nature uro t anil and tty carl card Atari hall mas ae boltic to tieni deal out to hlin hill go in aln down 1 1 thre ind and finish ir ardina joti blow 1 film up to be the clr ha he etim ON thu 0 him orders ele ON al flail th husband of may holmes orders I 1 it mas wn who nho came to me hit lilt not until lied tried lt ched worked corked tor for nion month thIll laying layug ug to dim dini tha th alth a flav luce face innel and it chiffon neill 11 wn uns twinkling over oner lili oa humor ll ardin did it bat taj a rk rod gold all talc k it wili true lilt he said suld wed lul bud to nune our track i ahrie ili ho four finith nt at balton salton it was true hint that it ought to 0 o one of tho tile richest ill atilda Ht ilda 4 by the tile 0 1 hut but ho lie clon clenched died me by clever laltoo balt Lal tto to put 1 rut I t at spur in lit milco macli I 1 eap an othur railroad olt off by it fiat fafty parallel iia rullel and there the I 1 k inke it 0 railroad impossible tin tilt coine come to tie 11 rit cu auw their at I 1 agunik u cu nil filing on tin the ot of the riser dottai nt at the loading once onee he ike told mi in i I 1 ilon dont t inow I now how much truth there in it flie ealce reclamation la bonice did try 13 buy up plant for a paltry sum surn he lie mb libe bhart is 18 I 1 Inell 11 led long to I 1 to turn urn hat that river bunal tin the district 1 a e expected before the ir ar aim out it t lime the take tile he ira ap ill ii oil off our hands ItI cLord nn tin k idt nii i MarA mariliall liall hinl land taken liline lihi relf lf hr lie none of it alardin the hillik thin wn lie nut ina hiir e tory story lie ile feord him stay acreal etil fill varnita the D sert cont italy an as lie beillen lils us it Ill lufi rant tnt 1 fi the condition that v e anize the company I 1 was flit lit in place us its president of tin tit ci c rl oration and lip lie ii aa made gennil Inu of course we ne had to control the stock NN e put up two tholand dollari 4 alardin lind elinn ted it tt would tot ui ua less than till aalf its tout us 1114 a it million things babitt bien going oln right I 1 aradas temper hurst burst out all it 0 adlle bock back las s to resign and it ie ts po portion that ou ant ant ini all to MW nil allai ill wice bound all d queer to hline elf dr do mocking aa u til if anyone anone hould should know what nn tin absurd filing lie ike MIS us leny belitz asked to do lie felt lian 1 bills harp in dian eye 4 on hi ili v its n if detecting it pet tines all i if he lie il in n t t are liow how far I 1 interpreted td til it li ii it t pince once amit t for him 1 I I want vi tint you in control doai don n there nickard ItIc kird knew he lie wn wax I 1 in ing a ili i enli nl ull till oia agalia if it inada n din rn ta ill im all sorry he lie was I 1 beginning eg inning NN lien carhill ill lut cut in lit gool fort 1 you are not going to turn it doli down rill I 1 he lie rat nut t bull x inert duloin stare it it at jol jot I 1 d juino nt at L edcar inott ino tt t circuit c 4 lint lilt I 1 can t go sar tom marshall lall leuned buck black the full aa batir ing of fit his 11 11 chitin blankly amoun hd inix ill eia told It Ickard that he lie land bein found wanti banting Nan ting nghe he hud had white blood in his lellis I 1 it li good of you to think of if me plow I 1 it l 1 lt t ali binl 14 to say thee the e thing 4 yon kiltau that I 1 knon it 14 nn till li ik nor to lie ile paled 11 0 nit it to 3 ini ott for swit 1 a pite ot of work nork 11 1 1 me to ill but I 1 ant rho pro Adent ot of s nho lio kii w nit hall ken in en the jut just stop that rivert play of feature your turn he raid fuld don dont t too lia hastily take your time he lie waa wan jI jiIng the ful foil or vorse itam aur liall eliom he lie reopened eNed loc meant so much lint ha he coulon couldn t help it lie cotilde t tt till it that atory lu hi I 1 ili ina w that would bruah it aside as a child eipl pa rode coi ildr t make it clear to tile mau host f inn tale ns balancing hlin hint why he could not oust tom din 1 is I it a 1 I person ll 11 leaora re aora 11 gaze lind find returned to his ring aint ins ing rickard d it AMIS vms pe personal ronal ihen I 1 don t pt it I 1 moulden t lie ile nour aur mind if I T disint NU ou to tile little thing to take the alg thin ion tire re goldir to he be quarried juar ried he ile alil lit lot I 1 ot nit for I 1 that inn can valt the river therea there a it aher running amay 1 1 ruining the lie valety the lie liomel ot fit fai nilles men nien have carried in with lilt then ivr lye asked nuked you to pin them thein 1 a a imbt of honor to he ile aid ity ay iy I 1 have va ed 3 ou oil ki to pay it blut s history bing written in hint that de leipart bert ie akil asked ikil i kil ou to enrite it and aou ou stay 0 1 N o I 0 no o I 1 I 1 ye yes yei i I 1 dipped It Ichard the marshall oratory hall amilt illin to hid his hit fact in ihl moment mig 1 ly thir anglo 1 baxon acl 4 an aukard artl silence hung ilicia laii till n aou ou 10 tonio nott flit first train out M a nd oil V i iii lust int still that the expense fp enso dini and il I 1 the eri nier I 1 limi 11 far call cnn I 1 RO go I 1 D I 1 n the t I 1 cried L it d marshall just go ahead CHAPTER III the blessing of aridity when left thy tile initial lino line nt at Jin imperial junction the atit afternoon lili hn bics follo followed Nied the lie train he deserting rather than the one that kus as to arry blia to ili lil ills 4 new labors ibon li he ile felt again the ho thrill of 0 that twe bia hl trance into it new nenn country alth the pulling up of the port r m ireen u carpeted stool the Binin of the train a cates tes the curtain fell on thu the luczun bet scene ile the long lino line of enra wait wn Pali allig off with IN linen cohered Pulli pullman llam and dine e s steaming coart krade grade conrd the bink the it lire silon hecl been nimat sea and dei crt ert an was now again old beach re christened imperial junction for railroad conlen convenience tence vins itself lower than the ancient sea ven line where once the gulf had hall reached rickard knew he be could find ond bluella at tit that desi art rt station should he lie look tool for them ite ile picked up hll bag that the porter ill ind ill thrown nn on the ground and faced ohp runK rung lown down curtain its scene vaa vias a yellow eta sta titi boure brolan br aln under a de desert ert nun run at d larico avater tank leond and in lit the distance ill stance the inevitable aird mountains 4 like scene lilb flat and thin in tilt thier ir unreal hues lines of 0 burnished plok ind and purple A cluty dittli it train va vas backing pad phikip up tip the tile cars to carra caiar into alic th edity for the early curly already the valley lind nier ted its industrial lint iiii artim or tim ho tile lute late rain papa pago of 0 the colorado had land made it U tho ali e wh ifould pay pity little to the of 01 ening of a new agricultural ill itrice in the bert of a tit ei t ollita 1 I tilt ir I 1 r to the of the alier which had land 61 made of a i nit of hut that tit 1 I 1 rrt ert an nil enlind binl ind sm re rit hing into crint na uld tho tl seit ly by ii MII ali ritt littlon lon ill its it laid 1 id done alone befort or tile lie or crilow ou arti ilow iv the I 1 iirma clcil sea sell tile ali flood signe inere apparent tin till re had fuld f lit the tile lirt li rt plant lere I 1 ere fi fl urea halt artil tit track and to tit the p uth till frihse of noting willing hid hill tale the putli hlll of the cc clionidi CI borad s tit dil I 1 nith |