Dinner Under Tense Shadow of River Rivalry in the Desert
In a Tucson office the Overland Pacific pits engineer Rickard against Tom Hardin and the Desert Reclamation crew over a levee plan to save the Imperial Valley. Rickard faces hostile engineers, secret motives, and a race to marshal rock, rail, and men as Colorado waters threaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Rickard
Overland Pacific
Marshall
Tucson
Rickard
Colorado River
Thomas Hardin
Desert Reclamation Company
Hardin
Richard
Eastern College
Gerty Holmes
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Innes Hardin
Estrada
Gerty
Tom
Iife
Bloodstone
Bodefeldt
Wooster
Grant
Slardin
Shin
Tom Hardin
Gerty’ Holmes
Gue
Mr. Rickard
Ted Marshall
Everglass
Rickman
Innes
Missouri
Gert
Achilles
Mrs. Hardin
Los Angeles
Lawrence
New York
Chicago
Plano
Casey
Mess
France
Silent
No. 6
Irish
Volcano Lake
Black Butte
Mericall
Mexico
Yuma
Gerry
Coulter's
D. R. Company
Desert Hotel
Colorado
O. P
MacLean
Tacng
Patagonia
Old Hamlin’s
Porter
Zacatecas
Brandon
Matt Hamlin
Maldonado
Cornel
Gila
Hamlin
Coronel
Junior
Hardin Fails To Carry Out Rickard's Plan
The text notes Hardin's inability to follow orders and Rickard's schemes being ruined by both fate and Hardin's failure. Rickard's plan is scuttled as a consequence of these combined factors, with a teaser for the next installment.
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Hardin
Rickard
Weeping of Wild Animals Across Species
Observations note that many ruminants shed tears when wounded. Hunters report the stag weeps, the bear cries when hurt, and the giraffe also appears tearful toward the hunter. The passage discusses tearfulness as a common response among game.