Dramatic reunion tests past love in Arizona town
Rickard, an engineer for the Overland Pacific rail road, is summoned to Tuscon to work with President Marshall. In Calexico he encounters Gerty Holmes and Innes Hardin, sister and wife of Tom Hardin, leader of desert reclamation. Tension rises as old feelings and rivalries collide amid new business loyalties.
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Synopeis
Rickard
Overland Pacific Railroad
Marshall
Tuscon, Ariz
Colorado River
Thomas Hardin
Desert Reclamation Company
Hardin
Eastern College
Gerty Holmes
Overland Pacific
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Mexico
Mexicali
Amazon
Richard
Marshalls
Innes Hardin
Mrs. Hardin
Gerty
Pioneer
Alabama
Suh
Gerry Holmes
Mr. Rickard
Tom
Improvement Club
Tucson
Marshall's
Inpes
Lawrence
Bookman
Innes
Gerry Hardin
Tom Hardin
Captain Brandon
Desert town hosts a pivotal new general manager
Richard Rickard arrives at the Desert Reclamation office in Calexico, amid gossip and power plays. Ogilvie, the auditor, fears exposure as Rickard moves to assess the books while Hardin’s ouster weighs on the town’s fragile order.
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Calexico
Pete
Richard
Lithle
Hardin
Ogilvie
Colorado
S. Ogilvie
Los Angeles
O. P
Suther
Stone Palace
California
MacLean
Marshall
Rickard Seeks Valley Salvation Amid Conflicting Views
Rickard pushes a drastic plan to save the valley, diverging from Har din. The next installment promises to justify his ominous forebodings and his monumental undertaking.
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Rickard
Hardin
Parrot Quip Cited in Boston Transcript Exchange
A fragment from the Boston Transcript records a playful exchange where Jack calls someone a bird and she joyous replies she is indeed a parrot, highlighting a lighthearted moment.
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Jack
Boston Transcript
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