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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1905)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER i, 1905. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. f Le Page Lacked ,'Nerve By Frank H. Sweet, Copyrljh i ii uh 1 1 1 m t v t u ?t Hit T "Jut, factor, ft airua to me Ilk put ting onr lm ml Into auothrr'a radm," reimmatratoU Ia Page bluntly. "It'a puttlug our handa upon ahoul tlrra Unit are bending over our own rarhe," retorted the factor aiiitrlly. "Our company cam luto tlila country ilrai and rang! It from th divide to II ic arum line unmolested, nml now 1hex Interlopera anink In ami approprl al tlii beat trnpplnf valloy In Hie hole avtlm. Tbcy must te driven out, I'nf nml you miiHt do It." "Well,- thoiiulit fully. "I suppose I (oiild do It Hut from tlie divide to the now Una la a bis; territory for one company to claim, factor, and I don't think any of our men linve been Into that particular ralley for more tlmn two yean. It la fifty mllea away ami off our regular Hi of work. I gener ally acatter my men along the river country on account of the audita) com Ing to drink ami the eaalcr trausporta Hun. Tbat family could renin lit In the valley a lifetime and not really hurt ua You know that, factor, newldin, they liae Juat aa much right here aa we tiave. And there la another thlug," cool 1y. and Ignoring tha wrath that wan flaming to the factor fuce. "ever alnce I heard how they went to the valley last winter, juat a young man and ul wife, acroea 8K) mllea of aa bleak coun try aa avan a trapper ever turned hla iMi-k to, ! have wlalied that I could meet them and ahake band." "You aeetn to know all about them," amered the factor. "Not a word more than you. Antolne waa up that way trapping and told you what he told the real of u. lie met the man hlmaelf and heard hint nay that be bad lint been married loiijr and Hint the M, MSJMIBVHH. MKWUKt'hH, DO HOT tl.t HIM VII. " two bad reached the valley lu good condition. That la all, only you and I look at thing differently." The fartor'a wrath could not contain Itaelf longer. Terhnpa so," he atormed. "but you'll Mo tlil Just aa I look at It. You're un der contract to the company." "For Bra yeare." calmly, "to huut, trap and do the work according to my ability. I am aatlxncd." "Well." menacingly, "you will take four men nnd to tlila valley and rlear It of It vermin." Ilowr "Any way you like, ao long aa It'a done thoroughly," anapped the factor. "You never naked n question like that licfore. You must Im losing nerve. IKho.it them, bum them, drown them: there are way enough. Or no" con trollln,: hluiwlf with an etrort-"pcr-ha you'd better not do th:it. Storie art out and prejmllce the country against u. Frlcbton them off. A goiMl wny In to destroy their cump ami )irovlhlou and tul.e uwny nil their MeHpoiix, then Klve them ao mnny hour to leave the country. They'll go nil rlylit. 1 followed that method until I waa kIvcii I'luiTKe of a post. And. I.e Pago!" "Yea, fiiclor." HYou will discontinue having your way of looking at thing. You belong to the rompany, and I voice the com luiny'a order. rndertnndf Any fall tire on your part, or leaving the aerr Ice, men 11 losing everything coming to you. Thnt'a the contract." "I have rend It." smilingly, "and my way of looking at thing haa never In terfered with my work ao fnr. You know Hint" Yea. the factor knew It. Hut stilt hi eyea followed the atrong figure aa It titrode away with anything but friend ly looka. There waa bad blood between the two, and but for the fact that Le Tage waa worth any three men at tha oat and could control the other aa 110 one ele bad ever done, and aecmed to have an Instinctive knowledge of jwbere to obtain the beat and moat fpelta, be would long ago have found jnean of getting rid of him. More over, he had an uneaay feeling that the company valued Le Tagc'a lervlcea al most at much aa It did hla own. ' Inside- of half an hour Le rag bad elected ammunition and provision and picked out the four men who were to accompany him the beat at the trading post, he believed, and men after tila own heart; atrong, wiry, Indefati gable, wko would fight or work so long t. 19031 by Frank H. Sweet. 1 1 M It H 1 H4-M-M44 tM tW a atrcngtb btted and 011 whom In could depend. The work wua not aii'-t a he would like, but that did not tual ti r; It wa the coiupaiiy'a and he wn In the coiiipnny' ervtce. The second day they reached tin head of the valley, entering It by wa) of a ravine through which plunged ar Icy treiim. Thl they waded, ffcyond. the ground eloped rupldly and wai thickly wooded. They could overlook niot of the valley. "Now, men." ald !-r Page, "auppoa we Mender and work gradually down the valley, examining the wood Uior ouglily. They luive likely built a cubln aoinewliere, aud If they see ua flrat and atixptst our errnnd they may try to keep out of sight." "Walt a moment," exclaimed one of the ineu. "Nu t that moke half a mile or o dowu yonder, over tbone pine topV" And he poluted with bis flu g"r. 1 I'uge Mhadeil hi eyea. "Ye, that' moke," he aald after a harp Mcrutlny, "aud It aeema near the stream. They've built there on ac count of the water. Wall, we'll fol low right down the bank and settle thing st om-e. Hut mind, men, no fighting uuIcms there'a need. We'll try to ieruade them to leave peaceably. If they refue to go, we'll oe force. I think we can get back to the post by tomorrow night" There wa little need of caution, for the ground along the bank waa cov ered with pine needles aud gave nt aound of their footsteps, and the tree were ao thick aa to coaceal everything a few rods away. It wa only when they bad approached to within thirty yard that they aaw the cabin. Hut before they reached It a woman came hurrying out, wringing her hand "()h, mon I ileu, mon IHeu!" ahe cried wittily. "My huaband ha been hurl by a falling tree aad mut have a doctor. It I sixty in Ilea, aud 1 have n little baby and cannot leave It ami my htiHliund. Oh, mesaleur. mesHleur. do not let him die!" Ie I'Hge wa a man of quick thought nml prompt action aud of sympathetic heart. Whirling to hla men, be aald bluntly: "You will return at once to the factor. Tell him the expedition 1 a failure. Walt. I will aend him a noto." lie scribbled a few line on the back of an enveloe and gave It to one of the men. "Now go!" be ordered. The note rod: Furtor-I did nor hve the nrv aftM II. I am aolnc lo Ihit River Qulnr pint rti-r a doctor fur the nun, who I hurt. I t an ao quicker than any one rlaa. Of couraa I ahall lot lh CUM du ma, Im e I leavt the company' rvlc. LE PAGE. Hut he did not lose the money. Three month afterward 1 letter reach ed him through an Indian runner. It waa from the company' office In Lon don nnd ran. By adTlre of our corrporMlfit at Que bo wa liav dwMH to appoint you to the fitrtorahlp of the Uadlng pot which con. trol your m tkri. four prmloceMor w have tranafi-rrrd to atioth-r pot. Your reapM-trully, T. TAVNE. Secretary. I'. 8. -Any arrears of aviary due you will be Mint from tha Qurbw o(lie. ailll lammed. I'ncle Ilufua wa one of the caline.4 ami moHt fiuuhle of mortal. Nolmdy had ever Been him excited or Impatient Hut there came a time that tried him. The fumnce In the bnacmcut of hli house wa working badly. He had been experimenting with a new variety of coiil, lu which there wa a coimiderahle proportion of "!uck." and it did not ccio to be burning. He threw ojieti the door of the furnace, thrust the end of a lung poker deep Into the amoMcr lug lull anil atlrred It up Vigorously. 'Hie reault wa startling. A fierce burst of flame and amoke came forth, not only enveloping I'ncle Cufua, but blowing out tliv Hue cap In the rooms above and filling the boue with aoot and a ahe. In the midst of the excitement Uncle Itufus came up from the banement with hla usual alow and regular step. Ilia face waa black with grime, bla eye brow and eyelaahea were singed to a crlap. and what waa left of bla balr and beard waa a sight to behold. He went to mirror and took a good look at himself. "Waal." be aald aiowly and deliber ately, "I waa needing a shave an a hair cut anyway." ! Poeeat. Btone forests are found In various parte of the world. In many caaea they are hardened by some peculiarity of the atmosphere and are found stand ing Just aa they were when clothed with green foliage thousands of years ago. The Little Colorado river, in Arizona, baa long been famous aa a locality for auch finds. At one place more than 1,600 cords of solid atone tree trunks, sections, limbs and loga were fouud by the government sur veyors. Most of them were alllclfled, tuauy aeven to ten feet In diame ter and from twenty to eighty feet In height. 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