Show builds 0 reservoir and canals by L R DUNKLEY associate engineer continued from april 15 issue the outlet works of the mid alid view dam consist of a 36 inch diameter outlet conduit feet long a gate chamber and tower trash rack and outlet basin and transition 40 feet long all of reinforced in concrete construction the conduit was entrenched in bedrock through tho tha left abutment of the dam with three 10 by 10 toot foot concrete cutoff cut off collars between the trash rack structure and upstream cutoff cut off wall the control works consist of two 24 by 3 foot cast iron slide gates and regulating and one emergency controlled by geared hoists to be located at the top of the dam dike at west end of reservoir at the west end of the reservoir a dike has been constructed ted by enrollees enroll ces consisting of a moistened and rolled embankment of clay sand and some gravel 2500 feet long having a minimum height of 21 feet arid and with 27 foot width on top finished as a gravel roadway the downstream slope of the dike is 21 and the upstream slope 31 the latter slope being protected with a blanket of gravel and boulders with a minimum thick ness of three feet A cutoff cut off trench about 5 feet deep and 8 feet j wide in the bottom with side slopes of 11 was constructed under the upstream section of tho the dike water program rr ot of considerable magnitude the enrollees from the bridgeland camp are engaged on a water conservation program of considerable magnitude the an principal i items of work dinv inv involved 01 ved in the construction of the feeder canals are items of work involved in the construction of the deeded canals are cubic yards of excavation bation all a classes and an d the building ing of f bridges turnouts turn outs flumes blumes checks and other concrete rock masonry and timber structures this work now being approximately 85 per cent completed the principal items of work involved in the construction of the dam and pant nant structures include 44 onn ic ic yards of iwo stripping in fa eions and borrow pits pit M cubic yards of excavation aaion row pits in k cubic rolled embankment 5 yap ards yards of gravel cut offard oft and ell trenches cubic yards in forced concrete of and the hi 1 of pounds ot of rein delnio tor steel and miscellaneous metal work now be being about 75 cent complete the e costs 1 of i serials and supplies it in ix structures some heavy 1 i and skilled labor are biz 1 from project funds detailed designs tor for all ail structures were furnished bina denver office which offic y furnished the detailed pla I 1 the dam arid and re works together with a iner durn dum of instructions for th the the field engineer in supe su the construct construction i on of these fea 1 t to be continued contina d ret next UE iii H F 0 Z aj aremo A 4 sy SYNOPSIS Norsis jim fielding one of 0 the lost generation who had bad left college in the depression and Is unable to ind find a job arrives 11 at glendale to visit his friends the mac Pher sons mac had formerly been gardener at his late uncles estate and no now w works tor for T 11 II vaughn ol of mca d dow 0 brook jim Is tired of being supported by his married sister kay while he still can marry lenore an attractive divorcee aho is in love him and have an easy life because of her wealth his mind rebels stopping at the village drug store tor for a sandwich he meets dolly a pretty soda fountain girl when he be inquires about the vaughns she asks if 11 he is a friend of cecilya Cec ilys she also entrusts a message to tommy young son of the fa family mily and tells him bun how to reach the vaughns estate estat approaching coure the house jim en encounters ers a torn tom boyish little girl fishing she Is startled cd and falls ul in the brook incensed at first she discovers she likes jim and he learns that she is susan vaughn lie he discovers cecily Is her older sister ile he sees tommy a youth of eighteen who imagines he Is in love with dolly jim explains his lit S impe impecunious c position to the macpherson ons og they tell him that mr vaughn Is recovering from a nervous breakdown mrs mac pherson suggests that hat mac give jim a job as handyman jim goes tor for a walk to think it over and picks up a horse shoe cecily a lovely young girl appears riding a limping horse jim scolds her when he sees the animal has thrown a shoe there Is an angry scene jims ire cools and he is 13 intrigued as he thinks about her ile he tells the ons he wants to stay and assumes his duties as handyman CHAPTER III continued 5 N nice ice p people eople he remarked talking over his first day on ion the job with the ons at supper 1 I 1 feel as though ive been in a nightmare most of the afternoon miss parker gave me the marketing list so late that when I 1 got back from the village the cook time to do the roast and was obliged to resort to salmon salad which accord in ins to her own sworn statement gives the nurse indigestion 1 I should think so mrs macpherson remarked serving stewed chicken and dumplings dump lings with an air of complacency not unmixed with scorn salmon out of a can the cook threatened to leave of course jim continued and was paci pacified fled only when miss parker made me promise to drive her in to the movies tonight question am I 1 expected to go into the show with he and hold her hand during the love scenes certainly not mrs macpherson exclaimed indignantly and mac pherson listening with interest gave one of his rare low chuckles susan fell off the root roof of the barn jim continued between soothing attacks on the dumplings dump lings tommy had an accident with the station wagon last night are such things daily occurrences or were they arranged especially to make me feri feel at home they want taking in h hand and mrs macpherson said crisply obviously referring to the vaughns discipline p lane that miss parker is no more than a fly in a hailstorm hail storm macpherson made no attempt to deny the statement the conversation veered momentarily from the vaughns hall half way through the cherry cobbler however jim asked a question there another vaughn he inquired casually 1 I thought you mentioned an older daughter macpherson glanced at him quickly but jim with a bland and innocent expression was pouring cream on the cobbler I 1 cecily mrs macpherson replied ashes visiting friends you seel macpherson appealed to jim sees all knows all where Is miss cecily bessie cape may mrs macpherson snapped justifying her husbands humorously expressed opinion of his wie its a house party she added the house party at cape may extended well into jims second week at meadowbrook Meadow brook 1 the girl he had met in the drive was cecily he was sure of that there were photographs to of her scattered about the lower flo floor ot the house the painting above the fireplace was more vivid the artist had captured a suggestion of her coloring the apricot bloom of her skin her sherry colored eyes her bright curling hair but the artist had given her a gentle dreamy expression gentle expressions were charming no doubt and indicated a pleasant disposition but jim when he glanced at the portrait recalled the scornful glint in the red brown eyes the arrogant tilt of the rounded chin the artist had not provoked her anger of course jim rather regretted that the painting lacked the spirit and vitality of the girl on the chestnut mare the house party was a break tor for him jim reflected it if cecily had discovered him filling wood boxes the day after the encounter in th the drive she would no doubt doub t have ordered him cill ill the place dy the time she returned he reasoned she would have forgotten the incident he learnd le arnad by devious means a few scattered facts about cecily she dominated the hou ho since miss cecily here I 1 suppose we can have corned beet beef hash for luncheon he heard miss parker remark to nora as he waited respectfully hat in hand to drive her to the village cecily was popular the telephone rang and cars filled with young people raced in and out ol of the drive cecily was interested in someone who did not meet with her fathers approval he could scarcely avoid hearing snatches of a conversation between miss parker and a friend from a neighboring estate ke he was trimming vines outside he living room window at the time and the neighbor obligingly was a little deaf he learn a great deal however merely that the object of cec UY ilys s interest was artistic that might mean anything ol of course though later he heard something about a summer theater and the word bohemian pronounced by miss parker with fastidious distaste he learned too that mr vaughn had forbidden cecily to have anything to do with the undesirable young man under pain of penalties hinted but not detailed he reviewed dallys dollys references to a mythical rival in the light of the conversation he had overheard was the that guy to whom dolly had scathingly alluded the artistic young man whom miss parker had mentioned what cecily sees in him perhaps hed better stop in at the drugstore drug store when in town he seen dolly since the afternoon of his arrival he delivered her message to tommy the storm breaking at twilight had canceled its importance he had an idea that dolly would not be offended by his negligence his desultory acquaintance with tommy convinced him that the affair with del dolly it if there was an affair was important only to tommy dolly however bore no malice when jim went into the drugstore drug store ane one morning to have a prescription filled for mr vaughn she greeted him with a jaunty hello mr barrymore jim assumed an engaging air of contrition no he said with a slow somewhat sheepish smile im the extra man in and about the house dollys dallys eyes narrowed and crinkled youre jim she said returning his smile the new man out at the vaughns how did you know tommy told me she perched on a stool behind the fountain pert per as jim had remembered her friendly amusing its funny she continued the day you came in here I 1 thought you were a friend of the vaughns you looked id just had a haircut hair cut jim countered dolly considered for a moment then she leaned toward him across the fountain and asked in a confidential undertone the idea mister Is it a bet jim shook his head dont you read the papers theres a depression he said oh her expression changed im sorry she said slowly its none of my business anyway again her eyes glinted teasingly between thickly masca raed lashes are you a good hired man she asked im improving jim replied and by the way im indebted to you for the job to me to you jim replied you sent me out to the vaughn place with his name the speed demon with the sandy hair herbert she smiled youre responsible what are you going to do about it must I 1 do anything you must let me pay my debt at least what evenings are you tree free mondays and fridays to you good ill arrange something she smiled okay Mi mister sterl but what about tommy jim asked perhaps ill be risking my job oh Tom tommy she grimaced laughingly he the man about town hes cut though she added and useful sometimes 1 can dodge tommy he thinks I 1 spend my evenings rending reading customers claimed her attention then jim promised himself the pleasure of spending an evening with dolly at some undetermined date in the immediate future meanwhile he devoted his attention to his assorted 0 ted duties ile he discovered surprisingly angly singly as he became accustomed to the vagaries of the household that he was happy at meadow brook he wired kay to send his clothes she responded ded with an avalanche of telegrams ranging from a mildly facetious cobe come home all is forgiven to persistent demands for or information he wrote her a letter being careful to give her no idea of the nature of his position shed turn up sometime ol of course he wrote to lenore the letter gave him a great deal ot of difficulty he destroyed a quantity of stationery sitting at ons desk in the living room of the cottage at intervals he swore well he had submitted to it he no use kidding himself lenore was attractive he liked her then what at any rate he had no intention of making a definite break this was a temporary arrangement he would write of his position amusingly lenore would understand would she the question recurring at intervals was a source of annoyance to jim lenore had glorified the memory of his youthful devotion during the years of her unhappy marriage hed never been able to tell her that his feeling for her had changed she should have sensed the difference perhaps she had but admit it women had a devastating capacity for deceiving themselves oh he wrote to her finally the letter was not satisfactory it lacked entirely the touch he thought it should have what was the difference he probably be permitted to remain at meadow brook when the princess re turned that imperious young lady named cecily shed probably see to it that he be was discharged at once that was why he thought of 0 her at intervals why he wondered when she was coming home he had no warning of her arrival if he had gone to the garage that morning he would have seen her roadster there between the sedan and the station wagon he did not go to the garage after breakfast he went about his task of sweeping the terrace jim thought ot of how pleasant the early morning was when one had become accustomed to rising at half past six birds were singing cobwebs sparkled on the grass the wind was cool and fragrant the screen door opened and there she was slender and trim in whipcord jodhpurs and a shirt ot of heavy ma kaw g Z ak im the extra man alan in and about the house cream colored silk jim glanced at her fleetingly from the far end of the terrace and hastily turned his back good morning she called in a clear gay voice jim did not reply he whistled loudly and made swishing sounds with the broom will you saddle lady for me she asked pleasantly ill nip nip in and have some breakfast jim felt that the request demanded a reply he turned she looked at him for a moment her expression was puzzled then she recognized him ohl she said not quite so gaily its the S P C aa A 1 good morning miss cecily jims manner was deferential he saw that her eyes were flashing good by to independence he thought goodby good by to me meadow do w brook when she spoke her voice was crisp and cool 1 I thought you were the stable man she said hes been doing I 1 this h is who are you jim he replied the new extra man and he resist addin adding in and about the house oh h she appeared to deliberate for a moment she said nothing and turned toward the door jim ventured a question shall I 1 saddle the mare tor for you he asked no thank you she stood at the door her hands in her pockets her chin lifted her eyes flickering over jim so youre the new man she said at length youre more decorative than the last one I 1 wonder how long stay CHAPTER IV the mental picture ot of his employer which jim had drawn was correct in only one particular he was querulous to an extreme in other respects however jimr imagination had erred mr vaughn discounting the traces of recent illness was a rather handsome man and not beyond the early fifties lie he had graying dark hair keen hazel eyes attractive clear cut tea tures jim found him settled in an arm chair in the living room one morning as he came in with the mail mr vaughn wore a dressing gown of maroon colored silk mr vaughn glanced up from the the magazine mail he asked bric briefly dy yes sir herel the voice was impatient jim walked across the room to the arm chair mr vaughn took the letters ruffled through them ran a searching glance over the t table able beside de the chair wheres the paper knife he asked irritably where is miss parker miss parker is in he garden jim replied shall I 1 call her never mind find the paper knife maybe its on the desk the knife was on the desk would you like me to open the letters jim asked when h he m had returned to the chair mr vaughn |