Show 09 1111 gnaws sees ass am now a y g river W when hen the colorado burst its banks and floored Flo oled the imperial valley if f california L a a S 2 5 EDNAH AIKEM AIKEN a C rabb Cst phy SYNOPSIS 1 lk l i K ic C Ric nickard icard an engi nil neer of the overland is I 1 calle I 1 to the of I 1 reel rest lent marshall Ma ini in tucson on ariz I 1 casey is 1 an elterm to ahti offic faree i he wean wears 1 clude 1 ud e c cloth 1 0 tl 1 e s but he h I 1 a I 1 resigned a cha chair 1 r 0 of t en i r in e t r ing inc in the last to RO go on the road AS firemon ft nd I 1 Is pronto promotion tion had tarn 64 n idec c ta ular amille N litle A altink alt lne for alarm nil i I 1 lye k ard ard roils re 11 s report on tho ravages of the colorato Col color oralo lo 10 d pian the lie effert of iti omas alardin of the ilia riewert necla alec mitlon coin com tan rany this alardin had been a it stu student tent under mickarl and had marrita d berty itolle to with lilt whom nick a ra hull had f b wan 1 in 1 love 11 II ir marscall rickard the ove overland riana facine has hns ilot t t ftp in to save tl lie 0 I 1 imbert m aari rt 1 I alley an I 1 Is 1 him to t the Is L I 1 I 1 ichard ek rd declines b t e baue ot use he be does not W want ant to at i har liar din d in but ie Is won over igop the river damn he the expense t taya aye martha 11 LItAl Irl it hl tit nickard journeys to C calex alexso fees the irrigated deitert anil learns if arm much about liar lin anil anti his work ori ann arr 1 tan mr ir ant lira and inn inar Ilar ardin dinn is aalf titter bitter is ahe I 1 in her huball huba nl and nd an in or 0 quette Z ing hit in alln I 1 n 1 I 1 er or rap cap for her onner former lover ani an I 1 im ites him to r dennar of courso course berone ee eNer rone lone calla calls me jup jur lor for 1 I 1 guese you von 11 RO go back if h hi balits yoi yol ii t illta oh but aja amt t R botten it lei let encin nied the fon ot of the enn of 0 iron ia fil throw ili 1119 out of colleen I 1 aas anft in with my clani and tn to get rpt me here jo 0 o ret get mo me in ter eted and then after ive ire lost my place to 0 o pull me buck back N h there tire things t mini ning every iny tiny that are a luc nilon the me nip ju juit jurt rt to what they ore are buckitis buckl buck itil iii up against the colorado a an unknown quant lt enn old engineer rs are hialit up it there are new nom pr blenis coming up tip enery dai tin the call her a bellow ellow dragon draff on but plies a tricky woman abes adhn tin eel she s giving us sums to break breal our teeth on anlo ift lin ahna ll 11 the ext rhonl b used to be the general manager managers ogilvie urta it now and mho ho did you say aas as le to the turned back into the roona 1 I 1 lou oil can RO go in lit ile a not here he ile IR I 1 the tie new auditor an expert export ne account count tint 1 from los I 1 lut ut in b the 0 11 when hen it assumed control last year he ile bovil to come dinn once a month after Ila alardin rollin went ht out he came do to I 1 n to stay 11 IN hose say rol I 1 1 I don do t know knoll the account accounts were rotten alinte no office the world know a that hardin Is blamed for or it it in I lent n it fair look at gather a etoni palace in I 1 09 angeles I 1 ook at tit Ilar dins tent hi his shalby clothes Cloth eq id like to meet ob observed nerved the genal billit manader haje oh ho he to not much to meet A pile white shired 1 r P theosophist iodia au h seen em coq angeles 1 11 1 full of eni em ile H lay hee heie i h hen rl far din tin it waa as fired lou IOU could tee see him ace u his hn opportunity ills cheit chet che it letl 1 l up he ile looked its a if he had find tasted meat ment for the first time he thought that he be could into the empty place I 1 he ile went ent back to I 1 Auci eles convinced them the tile a I lie 1 ettre protect the hea coin lanys interest it roundel mysterious if he lie lind dico cred so rol th lit him hlin brine bring tre books dmn herp here he lie 1 Is q C 0 I 1 to lo 10 I 1 e ferreting ferre tInK lint lilt lie to T if he umed to he ile in ilip outer of ce R ild tid th nole ma ilia ie to hlo fit h ad nil uhe the no it hl moitt in hire all the coin are hehl heill here liege an nil ally the dirt dinc tors meeting meetings an ier I 1 companies 1 t too Og illies taking notel note i wants to I 1 c jhc thc lit next general manager it tick oat all till over him hatm IN tto tile of I 1 I 1 th this s with deep VS IV t till oil w tet le I 1 laughed his Q antt then na ns nn an tifer thought tho tills this la Is nil p kllc iles fair caniell the door d them and Ill It cLard raw r aw the lie arin who io le description scrip hal hill been fo deftly knocked on off ile ro 21 ahr tipe sein sen so frequently I 1 southern callot nia nin to tawni tile pole 1 go 1 I c exile I ile NOO ae cliance chance of Is 1 con rationed b hi stern rules of f and sobriety it waa the tb temperament uhla must pir perforce force translate n personal per onal necessity int a dowa dotra thia this gentleman a just la is just 10 1 oking around stammered starn SIa cLean confused on fused the n nodded off ili felt sombrero Pom brero and putting it on a chair with ith care hy this it vins apparent that no one save hardin knew of his corning comins lie was as ahead of marshalls let ten lie ile did not like the flavor rai or of hie his ent entrance fance what provision Is in being made for the new general manageri inn ringer erf the on aimed 11 r bit the auditor they are not talking of filling the position milton jut lust yet he responded there Is 1 no need at tit the k I 1 ogilvie dismay wa was too sudden giorl ork Is 1 being going along niong nicely better I 1 say nill nd lusted umed as it now 1 than it ltd did before I 1 heard lint that they had sent a pan nan from the office to sir marshall did ou hear car his name stam mired nit red ogilvie I 1 I 1 the auditor recovered red himself 1 I 1 would buc little heart of it were it truo I 1 nin in cloae touch with the los an ae acet I 1 ks e office it Is true how do aou oa know tile dl ne y war wi too sulden su iden the flabby facia facts 11 leq I him 1 I in no illel ard the new general enalin r it t 4 hc till 1 11 1 cl air I 1 tile ali flat top sit 41 down 11 III like ilia to fribo n tall with willi 3 ou oil it you aill all me ille o allo Ml laflel lo blurt muff IN as as wt ills ilia arii lo 1 I ni upp irn irp ire i II 11 i mil nin busy bwy thim biorn i lorn in ins maht I 1 trouble ou tor for 0 to IN 31 are in ahli ank k rickard non knew knem lit 11 man to the lophie ot of 1114 11 corpus eh 11 41 t oui 1 if it I 1 N aiu oil i b bt n our way V I 1 luing aa around bero I 1 ive ve tl ib tiny lay to mil 1114 sarc wai wa i loit in tr brinit in it athi that sir mr would not t 11 hill lil lie move 1114 11 into luto the tile next rot roin in toner row rom the en c ineer moved to the Mt nilos t tint int pencil on the alfalfa I 1 bliwn mn A ArDIN aroath of willows marked tile lie courm cour m of new river hah had cut exit mi perl louy nor nal th to 11 V letter h b picked out tu ill ank alier tl told the story of f the flo binol alie he oil 01 I 1 chafant I 1 it X na the cui I 1 ell inn irm of the b one rould couill tell th it IN 1 the tall had lien too antu oivo too ha fur for thoo met etli iltis it the tile ta ito lid fill 1 dl I aided tutting butting the attia of the letter tilt hood flood outers d I 1 nn mil grade aho low slow lind had till td the danger toot an iden in lit thit I 1 lie ile mould see that I 1 t ater froin from the 1 I ati r ton tower er he bed d speed lit tit entering another flood and a hether NN whet lier or Cal calexico exico ret get the worst of it anle 4 i one readi A lo af pf ditc itc moot of tile Airi ritan tomal 1 aci rc i tile sir do aou ou ned me inel ile 1 turned I 1 nek ack into the ra rin in he ile could collid t e that 11 enn ean il as its aching to nt L I 1 out of the room aam le tin biml 1 14 t II 11 1 1 imbt ro rd d A I 1 light fco einck to fall 4 11 lilt hint as ill 11 illde I 1 hue lue velli veined 11 fingers ars inide in ide it bluff arnon 1 apers it pers hank thank roll I 1 It lelard nodded nt tit mott I 1 uin tin u ho ito hurst burst into the butr if f ice lice ita it the neu ne fion fimi lickon hn 11 katoll 1114 alper per inn the of the he room fliece vcr nert jilt luff ing their chaira the tie tinn aerl soleil for nothing iti ion iou I 1 lim ren eilf atle pid did ablone kno that lit li via i co I 1 liburt client ili the Marl ball nil all olier eidl oil mil ulry lr removing hit pipe lie is to in i ln 14 il 4 to perform f mit ali ed to sing aa tant ulten hen I 1 i idd 1 no 0 o announcement stirly bly I 1 nt tit r more afore alke ehl enid sald alint I 1 I 1 I 1 t elardin I 1 nur ogilvie ilick lint 11 rd nd alt vic cried maclean jtb it ii d d 4 nonine burst out ooster oost tr iso no one ji biked ked illin what lint he tie i it lint IN I 1 ery inin in tit the room I 1 vs thinking of 11 whose shadow thlu i writ morl ala 4 luta Itt elard dolne atlea at lea the Ifer cules tit t the chet I 1 erkward the feree tallef lint pete which illitch haq li it short cut to Frider lew augustus ian hod felat ine ileaure aure thi froin from M 1 4 tin then lie lit dolne doping ele elke by toils time done that t take ank him firo unie ach a gull 11 snapped ooster iho ho haged ogelle n ant doe does a snake tin tit door of boned imd tind rickard came in oti ly the out onto r door floor opened to hardin aho lio ito uld int flip tile general nim ni in nier u to the one tin the thour lIt aln atil froin from to 11 it ant tit t 1 th tho itolle milt oer tiler the pretending not to mo n the gitein conc lon inn was on pery enery fee 1 spoke hardin coming lower hello hella hello it friendie frien dir entingh tn to the kan en mice hoth m n 1 I ure t re end g ad that it dnn mr olor nice 11 remarked ruel hardin ht his legs outspread out pread ills hands in lie ills pockets rockets ts 1 is catl faill them thin the men rather overdid the laugh 1 I hiding hitting ih 1 duet brettl touch tough la quiren 1 Ila in i din 1 I pent vent a hi in sun 1 c lust wits alie be rejoina 4 r ahl ls 1 n haun lintn thoi iKi from the treet thou flow 11 ll t lit 1 1 coif imf lor tor td n HS hardin nine little to d 1 tile right thing lani aa tile lio tie I 1 lf to ilia suh ird ni othilie olli oth inc ilir it de tie wn inq further from his inam tinn ills liga 1 itt ditol lpt kat I 1 afore akil ikil fae fal the thir im fin penetrable rable knich of the it at in clearly to t pit kar 14 mill the rhe thicker h ker silence van iloilo hardin still tl the outer dorr door apelle I 1 the 11 corli r eil denti tl n florit talked albed into it i tiola rel collit tho 1038 ant mer ilotti it ilias of ln middle lIle hel ailt r lenar len tr it mexican wi lilt asti linn writ ton in lil 4 lii bred red ferturo ills erace grace and ills dalic hair good mid illar din mith th the PUP sity M 11 smile told inn wirt nil iIii the al gre goethi thi lit at Ilk kard ikard 1 I ml ill ItIc Lver vono vorie in the office ahli hardin nub ills hi othar 1 l ih fit rl fal ai betray d to pignone lili lil i dep hurt his raw 1 hea lien he lie had hat tripod stepped don 1011 under conr of 0 it erflg nation mon lie luid hall sand ain face by te tall 1 hix efer aenone None khrt it rupture I 1 math ich Ili one of it 1 a of tho the cointin cuin coin tim rn hai ln iii anido eifle it imire lo 10 for thon to ewe together tal that cintli lini lin III vor tunce to tile company lila list MI 1 1 Flier lile to month belore li 11 kardy maitland Malt land lad had hwn III denvert it dead deni tn in hi hla 4 huth in n los angehr 1 hatli not ane tie tin hal belli enough to si lit it f theli thell hope 1 pc to tit h kne n tint nil lits IJA force uns litts dally ex pectin lil lit Ill ekard s entrance nos as ill iother to chief ali on n of I 1 ahe lie RI go aerni 7 the new nin nager lipid out his ills hand funeral n eral friend of of i t arty founder of ti tinli lp companies ani fathel of the imperial valley tint binl malag me a brother of the alleia r estradas ns sen sensitive Itlie annl an ollett Is arnda looked nt fit hardin then p wd on t tle tte cli checker ecker clars tind ean eau 1 I tim bour in ili I 1 log 04 cart Cl rt lie ile lias idio chosen eai to fill the beancy mado made by maitland s death tenth stacle IH lis eyes mij virl rd govrd hardin nose ose diw not fill I 1 L ril d III 1 d I he lie not heard herd or did lio lie ano know nina ly id like to to lime n meeting a con arence fk rence tomorrow toni urro morning 11 illel ard rd sp enking mr hardin will aou ou vet ct the hour at bour our conn cotti lence because it so kindl done effir alln plumed lila first lit it M ill n mt t be pos possibly bit foi die me to be ile tl it ere I 1 in going to I 1 0 04 angelia in he the biorn in 0 lie ile turned and left the office ollice I fol follow loMitz ins him I 1 oh mt ali ou t take I 1 it that wa tie lie eT postulated concern concerti in nali sensitive san itlie stature I 1 ill take orders from him but he lie g gao ale me none rone grouted hardin it a e n it n V hit ill on oil think I 1 in ili not sore hut tilt 1 dont like him aits it fany fanty dude dutle lies he 4 not lint I 1 tl a arin for this jol joh then aou ou kne him before it as n to estrado at t collage coll as my llly ein e cr in ln alu tor alim hall found him in ir ti tie e aliw booti A theor I 1 is glance arted 0 on it tilt t face aas s thir th or did ild not alardin iii kaiml kno of IM irs lllian 1110 d 1 crud on the roil rod ro d of tile J I 1 in th hept liked birri birran vicas cal 4 of f mexico where mar all lilma lint julit lut lie mould not try to lemunde hardin to gile up ill ills trip tn to ro ang tic it might be I latr itter ill forthe for tho neu ina to to tuko abhi lilt hie his predecessor au out of it t v it nv V nin I 1 in it alir oil ia itching 11 bindis artl is face ith Bib IC ib tOt oi I 1 till nut t lo 10 lilt d i m 11 uth th ila 1 I 1 arnda if I 1 it lul I 1 I 1 tit tin i ena I 1 10 1 0 of it ait itt lit tit 0 it sill my illy stort stool to mad r C non lil VII tint it IQ in all this for me vos PO s illy ne ile 1 d I jill alt t my tor for stal ng it iliad be like me It luning tl binl iii still alif it do setting the I 1 im nars birtil areu arc one ono had lilt I 1 ru ou batira finkl I 1 I 1 d 1 11 ilk to ayi fyi 1 I iset lilt h 11 tim 1 1 0 ill t hot I 1 of the tile tall of the bar aid a 1 I I 1 out ciu t lot go col I 1 NO ono doubli ou agan 14 1 4 hardin turned awni alth tit an tin ugly 1 oath tile mexican stood witch am ins bli hl i algir io pot r ilar 1 din I int I 1 in tile office ltd ard was speaking to PT on whom 1 if he it had 1181 drown irn n one side out of barsht t pf tile th checker pla 1 rs 1 I amt tit yon to ia U for 1110 lot nt sit dl till agreeable ills III ame imply d 11 that the tile hey boy alam 9 not glen 1 the chance to to iw I 1 V off lint aline IT it d es ws tit UK train I 1 nil till out in ili the ma ni rn ingi ing I 1 aix flatt n ill allne a litter for aan 5 tit it tile hafl it let nt tit it tv lie ile n time little I 1 maint t tv rut rat h 14 afore fore he lie leardi tr tor I 1 not nn nihei niI let le ei t if it ht h it really going coin ill go litin t to ednk think it over nut lilt fie tie tint an r n he lie iid ild alpy linit n I 1 ill lit it in t want jo jtb ua it la ill bufore tho the moll styrol then alil hat mat he lie thou thought itt lie ans net not likely tol to I 1 |