Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — The City of Numbered Days [ARTICLE]

The City of Numbered Days

SYNOPSIS. —9— Brouillard. chief engineer of the Nlquola Irrigation dam, meets J. Wesley Cortwright and his daughter, Genevieve, and explains the reclamation work to them. Cortwrlglit sees a big chance to make money, organises a company and obtains government contracts to furnish power and material. Steve Massingale threatens to start a gold rush if Brouillard does not Influence President Ford to build a railroad branch to the place, thus opening an easy market for the ore from the “Bittie Susan” mine. On a visit to Amy Maslingaie at her father’s mine Brouillard tells her of his need for money to pay off his dead father's debts. She tells him to be true to himself. He decides for the extension. Mirapolis, the city of numbered days, booms. Cortwright persuades Brouillard to become consulting engineer of the consolidated electric power company in return for SIOO,OOO stock. Stoppage of work on the railroad threatens a panic. Brouillard spreads the Massingale story of placer gold in the river bed and starts a gold rush. The gold rush promises to stop the reclamation project. Amy tells Brouillard that her father has incorporated the •'Little Susan” and is in Cortwright’s clutches financially. He tells her he has made SIOO,OOO and declares his love. Amy loves him but shows him that he has become demoralized. Massingale's placer gold find was a fraud, but a real find is made.

Suppose, young man, that the brother of the girl you loved got himself Into very serious trouble and that she could be saved much sorrow and he very severe punishment only if you gave up the best job you ever had and cleared out of the state. Would you make the sacrifice?

By Francis Lynde

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