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For the first four days of the week, Dick was quite despondent about the water proble the reerection of the condenser, he heard a wild shout and beheld Dick and his four helpers laughing and slapping each other's backs, knee deep all of theushed into the ditch from the neell

"My luck has turned!" roared Dick "My luck has turned! Look at it! Look at it! It ater fifty acres I'll bet there won't be an inch of water left in the range Wow!" and he plunged full length into the little crystal streanal for a general recess And theand returned to work stea but unspeakably rejuvenated The sudden appearance of the water seeer like a happy omen for the whole endeavor and it would have been difficult to tell as the er or Dick

Rabbit Tail's as a full seven days At five o'clock Sunday afternoon, the absorber was finished The old tool shed stood reine house The condenser was half finished, the engine was standing in its new hoer to adjust when the new parts should arrive

When the old iron triangle called supper, Rabbit Tail sauntered up to Roger

"Good job, Boss, huh?"

"Fine! The best ever! Rabbit Tail, the country isyou Indians interested in civilization"

The old chief grinned and shrugged his shoulders "To-night, we go," he said

"Let er "I' the condenser for ," said Roger and he strode over to the bench where the four Indians were fitting together the condenser pipe They looked up and grinned affably at Roger

"Rabbit Tail says you fellows may stay and help me finish this condenser, if you will I know I can find the money to pay you for it How about it?"

Jo, the spokesent eyes

"No, I guess we'll go on back to caht you were interested in what I aer

"So we are It's always interesting to learn what you whites are trying to do You work so fearfully hard that we Indians are always curious to find out the idea back of the work But as for helping you do the work--well, it's like this, you folks are alwaysblankets or pottery or building hogans orcere to help us"