Show 6 IN river P the colorado burst its banks and a flooded the imperial valley if Calif onla bf IS EDNAH AIKEN P alb SYNOPSIS CIt ArrIt lk tk l t K C flick luckard art an evitt 1 neer 0 of the 0 overland verla n d vacille to call callol to t the orece otare ot jre lent mar marshall s hall 1 in tuc bon on ariz I 1 cuty acy a cy I 1 in an e eulima n to the tho office force h wear wears dude clothes but he I t ad resigned a chair of engineering 1 in tie 11 rait to RO go on tha roa a I 1 as a ft a fireman an I 1 his t tion had bad been TC ilar while V B tang for b Mari 1 arshall 1 hall nick ard read a report on the r a ot the colora volora lo 10 despite tho effort of hardin of the demart a tion company thin this hardin had been beert a under It Ickard and rial bat married gebur Ito holat lint with whom nickard had fa fancied neiel b w in lov lit il tells hickem rickard the overland ham rot to step in to rave save the imperial Ironer lal val valley fut y and send him to the break dei liner bf he does not riot want to imp plant liar din e bu but t Is in won over stop the river damn the expense naya mays marshall Ill journeys Jour pey to cal calexico exico X leo seem the irrigated d 1 t aliel ria 11 learns te ns ni much U ell about hardin and d 1711 lile work wr A tal ane nc nam py w dr mr ant nry airs alardin OL ind na i 1 n em hardin Lr ahall halt sister disappointed in her husband ami and un u incorrigible coquette att arn hardin ete pets her cap for her liar former aver r and incite him to dinn r luckini icat e r aha bilte in time to to see shutting the he outer gata gave behind film ilia ills exit 1 a chorus of 0 indignant voices an out outraged A tl 1 d eli amet ihl from woo it cr luck I 1 I 1 on the othir eln side of the door ilici IMP ard tho the hotel binl tind iff its curl curt ous ou or lila ilia mcw lillep where here ogilvie uns making it creat great show ct occupation lie ile had not acen seen ile MIH am making it ell dhe for his hotel when the renua voice of 0 the hailed him will you come to my car cur its on the right her here e can cart have a little lunch and then loob loot over ever some juais together toe ether I 1 have botne pictured pic turea cardin turned away with an ugly UBI oath of the rarer end the gate they may bp ne to you nickard spent the afternoon atte moon in the car ear tho the twin town towns did not arem 0 MI o hostile lie thought he lie inet like the mexican wae was earning hie hig ra thera mandit lie anns tta the nr nf the roid which the aerland I 1 11 n bitle Ts US building bul liling botwen the twin tn wl and the crossing a director ot of the do beert bert company an I 1 ohp hd of a email small enin linny which aich lind been tr to arx lect rights and keep harmonious rein con with the bister sister country rickard him blin full of ment and heard for the lie firma time conw tle the tory story of we rakish riner ln in bert to him film nits the relation of mardin to the com pilip ile has the bad luck that roan mat 1 exclaimed Ft foradas rott soft mi latent voice la in in hai anni 4 Is bronil ed and lie h to t nea ke bork ork to hae tho piper up the day he lie atts there the Is 1 of course co Is 1 phy P hy iles li hid id the devils dells own omm luck with tit PIOT e I 1 clifford honest hut but father mull it and not hont lionett oh there theres a string of them once he lie ont pat to ITer moRillo to get efa nil nit opt inn on roy lindi they wre w re already covered cover pl by on nit option hel lie I 1 by 1 men in scotland another man would have waited for the three montha to ti pas ire 1 went to tho choulat bed those lien with ith till mills mit s pal era tie lie w ald fill all tt ru data ahr j he ile d haaze tho the survey re repealed prated tho the etory story brau ion fort inn I 1 ining tunit find told with little dis cre pincy cv A friendly refrain the nar narrative rathe I 1 ho ile has the bad luck lack that man t and tho scotched option reminded rickard Kic kard smiling nt at lila lits own poor joke it van lutt junt that A case of alardin luck ne aln lie off inlo in I 1 t In treet some ct ci tat nl there lo 10 follow low aff up n tic vt copt 1 I on ne tie attillia at tillit am ir lie was noer n ninn man to neglect a chance nothing caine of it though aind when ahen he ranched reached glasgow lie found hie his man bad had lit ald it tw avi v 1 b te fon fort or heen been ie io forr ottin ehleb three times Ilardi nit crowd 1 I the ho ocean trying to corner the opportunity ho he thought he lip had bovin it 1 ln n I 1 laziness Is his ills trouble its just Jut crift mat lack or in er astuteness or procrastination criticized lit his listener to allm himself elf iio ile knew anuw uw it was had w changed A man cannot 1 oen though he be bounding lioun ding down doin a quick sant without meeting arom influence 4 ue had limn thrown hard men strong nun mn it not a ranle 1 I want to fuer more of this some flut this map I 1 ander what you told me trio of this by p m sir estrada their liendo bere still it ruling riding over 11 x rough work ork bench when hen the jal Jat ano anfe so catok announced that ditner llin cr ills ailing in the adjoining car litel elin nn I 1 I 1 ode feldt and several varni vcr ni engi engineers joined them it find been outwardly n dar lud had lounged so BUI tally and physically hut but luscre he lie turned in hint night I 1 he haid the nd and dilim allon ll lon of ot ills his force and ani omo of liter ailees nothing tie d up ill child 10 I 1 0 from froin ill neAll of the mexican insinna aas aa opio and ani ane als 0 to o bo be anif nordin had alumn bl his hand the river as ho thought thou clit of it ap n p bared anred he the least formidable of his fill op I in nth he ans imagine it as a eteh 11 horse nind nd by the fumbling of of its kulil be ills ilia it uns to hicso 1 the prop lill a lea leal I 1 it in bridled to 0 o the fand 0 o aonda ins sire hia his noose lind hild olf it ono one inie time too a luck I 1 CHAPTER VI red tape at ten 0 clock the next morning orning ni din entering tin tho office again 1 the zen in winger a fond found there hyfer mal george ean tin tho ni nt w und unit pt bircy rey dill dal cock the tream trea m cr er wl i I 1 0 linit ln imen put in by lie the Oe aerland rland file old company am reorganized a thea lind had junt jurt come coine in from los angeles the trip ninde in aftel an a 1 I car to attend q din dir actor a 8 meet trig kard entered a few minutes later E behind him followed to 0 filp illk 4 well uell the new nin nager that he lind had the minutes of the last me meeting etling ieee them here It ickard waved bilm 1 IM gonril to nril E F orada nho inho held out hie its 11 lin 1 fr f r the papers o 0 reluctantly the account accounting int relin UK III illi retreating looked ludicrously ihl pled but no one laughed liardon a scowl deepened showing Show tnt bla ills potter lie he thought lie 9 going to call for a new pack pact I 1 strada pushed the minutes through with but a it few unimportant interruption ile nas sitting sitt loi at the earue same desk alth ath luckhard Ilard lu sen etive and sullen thought he caw saw the in eting managed between them several times be he attempted to bring the tangled affairs of the water oni panics before the he directors Il Ickard would not discuss the water rater companies because hes he a not posted I 1 ilem beginning to ste what hes up against ran hardin 9 stonny t he lie aa on hie his feet the next minute hith fill a motion to complete the hardin hea dRate violently ho lie declaimed almed to babcock Jab cock and anci fa Clean can his wrong wron the injustice that had been done him mar hull had let that fellow maitland Matt land con once him blin that the cate gate not arne tic lible had it not b ben ten for him the kate gate would be in place now nil all this time and money saved and the malt land dam fain built instead here was h t V here waa was the money the time put in tnt little boyl his ills face over the memory why t was aa he alto allond d to begin again with the gate answer me that why ns I 1 allied to begin again 1 its it all child a play what it Is and 0 U lit inn n I 1 am ilia in it t again up to my neck he pulli pulls me off I 1 this was the real alardin the uncouth te ue raged lawrence student I 1 uhe llie new manner was us just a had been expecting petting cx it to wear thin 1 I 1 think interjected Itt nickard ekard that ue e all agree with alth mr marshall sir alardin that a woodin he adgate on silt it foundation could neer be more than a R I 1 understood that the 1 day he united the aristr with a jou he lie had the idea to put the ultimate kate gate the rate gate aich which would control the water unter supply of the valley up nt at the croming crom cros ing on rock foundation air hinr khall hall doks do a not expect to finish in ehno ti to ie I 1 e of first use he lie hopes the mccara sate ate will holve the immediate problem it ans us a te casle of any port in n storm he ile haa has asked me to report my opinion hj fly de dant arit he give me a chance to g ahmad then gro lel the deposed manager of letting the intake widen until it will be bf nn an im in po ability to the aler thorf nt at nil 1 so you do think it will bo be an to comp camputo litte the gate as ml planned I 1 i alardin had find run too fait fat I 1 didan didn t mian that he lie L ruta n itell it will be difficult it if we me are o 0 longs r haye yon you the force to re work nt at otice oncel debnan led Iti hard 1 I lini it evaded hardin 1 I hail a d ready to go on nun ratu n nix apri il we stopped the lag last time anav stir my question please 1 I should hae to numble them again admitted d II ardIn sulkily his note notebook bali 1 I think wove ae se covered everything now I 1 vant i tint to propose the laying ot of a spur track from to the hending 1114 manner bleared cleared the stige st ike vt of supernumeraries title this was ile tl e climax hardin looked ready to 0 o and 1 in connection with that the de lopi nent ol 01 of it 11 in lie the granite hills back of Ila nitin s continued rickard urd nut riot looking ut at alardin instantly was on als feet ills IH flat thundered on the table 1 1 I boull oppose that he flared it ti Is ab I 1 C instantly hardin wai was on his HI feet pol politely lol unnecessary we can t afford it do 3 iou ou know what that wilt III c ct it gentlemen one I 1 undred thousand dol laral sl fil 1 kard interrupted him 1 I U want abit nn an appropriation thia this morning for that amount it iff Is in my opi opinion tilon ab naso ko lately ne cesary if 0 we o are to tove the alley niley e cannot afford not to do it sir mr alardin V alardin glared nt at the otier men for support he found Bla cleans s face a hank flank wall looked uncomfortable for table had find pricked u up P 1 his ears cars at the found mound of the if d fired mired ampro atton hie his head on one ride side be he looked like nn an inquisitive spread exit III handi hands in helpless d desperation sper atlon ruin ua us he raid said it a 3 buur our money the 0 P 18 B but boure oure lending it not ahing it to ua us you ure are going 1 to swamp 11 amp the dea des ert company we cant can t throw funda funds a away ay like that one ine hundred thousand dollars I 1 W hy he could haie hae stopped the river at any time if he baa had had that sura sum once a paltry tho the asand would have saved them 1 I didn t nek ask the 0 P to coma mine in and mitt ruin us but to stop the alier not to throw money away in hoa hog wild fash ion lie ile was stammering inarticulately theres no need of it spur track if you rush my gate through glit it if rickard nodded granted it we can ruh it through but suppose it falls marshall salil fiat the railroad would stand for no contingencies the anh reels at stake are too vital interests Inte restal I 1 cried toca torn hardin what do you know of the interest at stake you or your railroad comil IQ in at the eleventh hour what can rul know I 1 did you promise kroml e safety to thou canlis of families if it they made their hornet homes in this valley I 1 are 3 ou responsible did you bet get up this company in duce your friends to put their money in it kroml promise te to see them through ahat do aou ou know of the interest interests at stake you want to put one hundred thousand dollars into a frill trill god do you know what hat that means to my company it means ruin P estrada pulled him down in his seat rickard explained to the drector a a the necessity in hia his opinion of the spur track and the quarry kock in great quantities would be he needed cars roust must be rushed in to the break lie urged he the importance of clen clenching clench chint lne the issue it if it ite is not won this thi time it its a a it lost cauce he it if it cute cuts a deeper korge gorge the imperial valley Is a n chimera so Is laguda dam the other nia weri ere drawn into the argument lla bock leaned toward liar ding din e con condonation elation maclean was as lu ju dacial estrada upheld the track in lit 11 opinion asen tint to success 4 hardin could see the between betm ettl the new tie conar and lie the unit hit anger liu potently ills temper made him incoherent ile could se It Ickard cool and impersonal Imper fonal ad ling to hll joints and slowly won mon to the stronger side pid hardin on his fiet again ins as helplessly nt tit II 11 it cock when ullen rickard tailed for a vote ote the appropriation uns carried Ilar dins s face was n with kragt then called for a report on the clam ahel be dredge being rushed at I 1 luina lima cluro was ins the machinery anns it not to ha bate hae e been fint finished lied in kiy hy not gat the machinery here IN what tint e x the ii e of taking chances chanc esl demanded ItI cLard alardin felt the personal per implication HP lie uns wn on liln him ft ft in t strond there are no II 11 at maci iann tan alio dont itano it s no as ull ct tf ittin eting it here until un tit u were e re renda aa |