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"All right," concluded Tlioipi'.
Next iluy Hcotly t'MitbllMhed himself,
UK linil boon agreed. Ilo did not need
to hlioot niiyhudy. Duly hliusrlf I'jimu
down ,to litvimtlguto tin statu of nf.
fnlrn. Hi attempted to parley, hut
Boottv would lui v nomvof It,
"Out outl" was U llijit and Inst
word.
At tho mouth of tho rlror booms of
logs cliiiliud tootlmr nt tho Hid hud
been prepared, Into thu liiclosuro thu
dt'lvo wiiii tlonled nnd stopped. Then a
raft wan formed by passing now mit
nllit lopes over thu logs, to each ono
of which thu lino wan fnsteiird by a
linrdwood forked plu driven nstildo of
It. A till,' dragged thu rrtft to Mar
(j lint to.
Now Thorpe wnn nummoned legally
on two counts, l-'lrst Judi;o Hlierinnn
cited iiim' fop contempt of court; sec
otid, Morrison fc Dnly sued him for nl
leged damage in obstructing their
drive for holding opon thu dam sluice
bvyond tho legal hund of water.
CHAPTKIt XVIII.
KNDINt) tho call of trial Thorpo
took n threo weeks' vacation to
visit bin Hlxter. Time, tilled
P
with excitement nnd rcupomdi
blllty, hnd erased from bin tnlud tho
blttf'iiit'Hn of their parting. Now ho
found himself no Impatient that hoj
ctnini nanny wan 10 gui incrv.
Ilo learned on bin arrival that sho
vt tint nt liiiinn. Mm. Ilptiwlck tirovinl
not pearly so cordial an tho year bo-'
fore, but Thorpe, absorbed In hi en-1
gcrnofw, did not notlcu It. Mr. Hen-
wick iiiuiigni linen nun kuiiu " u
thu IltiKheHe.
Thorpu found tho Iliichea renlilenco
without dlllleiilty and turned up tho
ntralKht walls to thu vcrundn. On thu '
HtepH of tho latter a rug had boen ,
hpread. A doton youthi and maldciiH
lounged on It boft Mirface. Thorpe, (
a ho approached tho Unlit from n tall
lamp jtiKt iipddu thu hall, hcltn(e1.
vainly trying to tnako out tho URUrcu
beforo him.
So It was that Helen Thorpo unw
him flrnt and caino fluttering to inret
him. .
"Oh, Harry! What n MurpHicr nho
cried, and Hung bur arms about hi
neck to kin him.
"How do you do, Helen?" ho replied
nedately.
Till wan tho meeting ho had an
tlelpated ho long. Tho prcHenco of
other brought out in him Irresistibly
thu reproeulou of public dltiplay which
was ko strong an element of hi ca
fwr. I
A littlo ohllled, Helen turned to ln
trodtico him to hor frlond. Ho took.
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11 jmuiv uii iiiu nivfin iii 41 i .
unying n wopj all tho evening. Thero
vn nothing for him to hu Tlicso
young peopto tulliod thoughtlessly, a
young peopld do, of tho affairs belong
ing to their own lttlo pjrclc.. Ho had
thought pluo nnd forest and tho trail
bo long that ho found tlieso square el
bowed Btjbjoct refusing to bo Jostled
nsldu by any trivialities
Ho took Helen back to Mrs. Ilea
wlck'a about 10 o'clock. They walked
slowly beneath tho broad leaved ma
ple, whoso bhadowa danced under tho
tall electric light, and talked.
"How Imvo you done, Harry?" "ho
Inquired anxiously, "l'our letters Imvo
been ho vnguo."
"Pretty wol," ho replied. "If thfngs
go right I bopo some day to hnvo a
butter pluco for you than tliltf,"
Hex heart contracted. middunly. It
Wan all h!iu could do (0 keep from
bunrtlifg Into tear. ' Tho IndcllnlteneBd
of bin niiHWer oxanperated hor nnd lin
ed her with Billion despair, Hho said
nothing for twontyhitop. Then:
"Harry," Hho uald 'quietly, "can you
tnko 1110 away from Mr, lteiwwlck'B?"
' "I don't linow, Holon. I can't tell
yet. Not Just now, nt any rate."
TTnrry," Hho cried, "you don't know
vlmt you'ro doing. I tell you I can' I
Btiiiul Mih. Houwlclc any longer. I
know you'vo worked hnrd and that
you'd Klvo mo nioio If you could.
ho hnvo I worked hard. :Nov wo ought
to chungu this in soino way. I cn Jjotn
position a teacher or somo other work
somewhere. Won't you let mo io thnt?"
Tlionio was thinking that It would bo
easy enough to obtain Wallace Carpen
ter consent to his tnklng ?1,000 from
tho prolllH of tho your. Uut ho know
also that thu strugglo In thu court
might need overy cent tho new com
pany could opn re. It would look much
butter wore ho to wait until nftor tho
verdict. If favorable, thero woiild be no
dlllleiilty about sinning tho money. If
ndvorac, ihcro would bo no money" to
spure. And go until' tho thing was nb
polutoly certain ho hesitated to explain
tho tiltuatlou to llclun for fear of dls-
pppolntlug her,
-X think you'd better wait, nclen800Undro, ndftflJirnlCt,,
rift tw. I'Uero 'II bp..Umo .c.ooubU .tot '
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By STEWART : it
EDWARD M
WHITF. .f.i
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Wftonri E tl board WhH
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2
"II thut Inter uiien Jt becomes iiucch
nary."
"And III the meantime Mny with Mr
Itenwlek?" llnnlird 1 1 clou.
"Ye. I hope It will not Imvo to bo for
very long."
"How loin; do you think, Hurry''
pleaded the girl.
"That depend on circumstance," re
piled Thorpe.
"Old" Hho cried Indignantly.
"Harry," ho ventured ofter a time,
"why not wrlto to Undo Amos? HI
wauling im to como (0 hliu seem to me
ery genorou."
"l'oti wjll do nothing of tho kind."
comma tilled Thorpo Btcrnly. "Amo
Jfh'irpb I an unscnipulou man" who
bceamo iiuRcrupulotily rich. Ho delib
erately tmetl our father a a tool unil
then deiitroyed him. I consider that
any ono of our family who would have
nay thing to do with him 1 a traitor!"
Tho girl did not reply.
Nest morning ThoriK) felt uneasily
repentant for hi ntrong languago. Aft
er nil, thu girl did lend it monotonou
life, and ho rould lint blamo her for re
belling agaliiMt It from tlmu to time.
Her remark had' been born of thu re
bellion; they hud meant nothing In
tlicmxclvcH. Ho could not doubt for u
moment her loyally to tho family.
That night he wroto Wallace Carpen
ter for 51,000.
Wnllncif Carpenter wn not In town.
Iteforo the letter had followed him to
hi new addre and tho iiiiMwer had
returned a week had pnnHtil. Of couniu
the mony wn gladly put nt Thorpe'
IJxpoHiil.
Thu latter at onco Inter-
Mewed hi dlntcr.
"Helen," ho ald, "I Imvo mado ar
rangement for Homo money. What
wouht you Itko to do thl year?"
Sho rained her head and looked nt
him with clear, bright gaze. If he
ftiuld no enHlly nil ho tho money, why
had ho not douo no beforo? He It now
how much ho wanted It. Her hnppl
hcmh dlil not count. Only when hi
quixotic idea of fapilly honor wcro at
tacked did ho beillr hluifielf.
"I am going to Undo Amos'," sho re
plied dlHtluctly.
"Whatr nkeI Thorpo Incredulously.
Tor answer nho pointed to a letter ly
ing on the table. Thorpo took it nnd
rend;
My Dear Nlce Iloth Mr. Thorpo and
myself morn than rcjolco Hint tlma nnd
reduction Imvo rcmovc that. I inut con
fcnK, i.nturnl rrcjudlco nlilch tho unfor
tuiuito family unnlr, to which 1 will not
iilluUv, raUnl In your mind nmlnat u.
Am wo nnld lonif ngii, our homo la youra
when you, may wish to mnlco It no. You
nlnto your prcatnt readlncaa to nomo Im
mediately. Unleaa you ulro to tho con
trary wo fhull uxnect you next Tuwiday
evening on h 4:M trnln. I ahnll tia nt
tho Central 111111011 itnawlf to itirct you
ir your brother I now with you I hIiuuU
bo 'iwt ' him ulo nn.) will bo
""V nVVT Bivo mni a igiuun win.
tho ilrm. An, your uncle.
AM03 TUOM'U.
Nuw York, Juno C, 1&S3.
Oi finishing tho hist pamgraph tho
render crumpleil tho letter ,uud throw
It Into tho grnto.
"I am Norry that you did that, Hel
en," -stili) he, "but I don't blnmo yon.
and It can't bo helped. Wo won't need
to tnko advantage of hi 'kind offer'
now."
"I Intend to do so, however," replied
tho girl coldly.
"What do yon tnenp?"
"I menu," sho cried, "that I nm sick
of waiting on your, good pleasure. 1
waited and slaved and stood unbear
able things for two year. I did It,
cheerfully, nnd in rohirit I don't got n
civil word, not n decent explauatlqp,
not oven a caress!" She fairly sobbed
out tho lust word. "I can't stand It
ny Iquger. I hovo tried nnd tiled and
tried, and then when I've como to you
'for tho littlest word of encouragement
yoTi linvo" told mo I wuh young and
ought to tlnluh my education. You
haven't n cent when It Is a question of
M'hat I want, but you ralso money
quick enough whey your old family Is
IiiHiilted. iHii't It my fumlly too? And
thuu you blamo mo because nftor
waiting lu vain for two years for you
to do oomuthlng, I stnrt out to do tho
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',..,, .,.. . 8oPOh rri10rno
.ZZS" S !m?r
host I can for myself. I'm not of ago,
had
and
pnlor. I.lko most noblo natures, when
absolutely lu tho right ho was Incapa
ble of defending himself against mis
understandings, "You know that Is not true, Helen,"
liq, replied, almost sternly.
"It Is truo," sho nsHovorntcd, "and
I'm through." . l
"It's a littlo hard.' slild Thorpe, pnua.
lug inn hand weurtly betovo ms ej.-,
"to work hard this way for years and
thou"-
y Blio laughed with n havd littlo nolo
of scorn. , d.. . K
"IIoon," siild Thorpe, with new oner
ov. "I forbid von to havo 'anything to
do with Amos Thorpe. I think ho It n
UPW '..I I I I
"I ntinlt do'hs 1 please," she Tepliea,
crossing liof hands bohlnd her.
Thorpe's eyo darkened,
"Wo hnvo talked this ovor a Kreat
tunny times," ho warned, "and you'vo
always agreed with mo. Itumembor,
you owo something to (ho family."
"Most of tho fnmlly neem toowe
fiomollilriff," sho replied, with n' flip
pant tough. "I'm suro I dldn't'clioono
"Helen," $nld 'Thorpe, wtth new encryy.
tho family. ' If I had I'd Imvo picked
out n butter one."
"You mny tako your choice, Helen,"
ho snld formally. "If you go Into tho
household of Amos Thorpe, If you de
liberately prefer your comfort to your
honor, wo will hnvo nothing moro In
common."
They faced each other with tho cool,
deadly glniico of tho race, so similar In
appearance, but so uullko In nature.
"I, too, offer you a home, such as it
U," repented tho man. "Choose."
At tho mention of the homo for which
means were so quickly forthcoming
When Thorite, not she, considered it
needful, tho girl's eye Unshed. Sho
stooped nnd dragged violently from be
neath thu bed n Hat steamer trunk, tho
lid of which nho threw open. A dress
)ny on tho bed. With n fine gesturo sho
folded tho garment nnd laid it in the
bottom of thu trunk. Then sho knelt
nnd without nnothcr glanco nt her
brother standing rigid at tho door be
gun feverishly to nrrango tho folds.
Tho cholco was made. lie turned and
went out.
CIIAl'TGU XIX.
W''llTn Thorpo there could bo no
halfway measure. He saw Unit
the rupture with hi sister was
.---I Until, and tho thrust attacked
him in ono of hi few unprotected
points. At tlrst the spring of his llfo
seemed broken. He did not caro for
money, and nt present disappointment
hnd numbed hi Interest lu tho game.
It seemed hardly worth tho caudle.
Then In n few days he began to look
about him mentally. Unconsciously tho
combntlvo Instinct was aroused. In
lack of other object on' which to expend
itself Thorpe's lighting spirit turned
with energy to tho subject of tho luw
sult. After ids sister left tho Rcnwlcks
Thorpo hluuolf went to Detroit, where
ho interviewed at onto Nprthrop, tho
brilliant young lawyer whom thu Arm
had engaged to defend Its cuse.
"I'm afraid wo hnvo no show," ho re
plied to Thorpe's question. "You see,
you follows wero on tho wrong sklo of
thu fenco In trying to enforco tho law
yourselves. Of course you may well
say that Justlco was all on your side.
That doe not count. Tho only recourso
recognized for Injustice lies In tho law
jjourls. I'm afraid you nro duo to lose
your caso."
"Well," said Thorpe, "thoy can't
prove much damage."
"I don't expect thnt they will he ablo
to procure n very hoavy Judgment," re
plied Northrop. "Tho fncjs I ohall ha
ablo to adduce will cut down damages.
Hut tho costs will bo very heavy,"
"Yes," agreed Thorpo.
"And," then pursued Northrop, with
n dry omlle, "they practically own
Bhormau. You may bo In for contempt
of court-nt their Instlgntlon. As I un
derstand It, they nro trylug rather to
Injure you than to get anything out of
It themselves,"
"Thnt's It," nodded Thorpe.
"In other words, It's a caso for com
promise." "Just what I wanted to got nC snld
Thorpe, with satisfaction. "Now an
swer mo n question. Suppose n ninn
Injures government or stnto land by
trespass. Tho laud Is nftorwnrd bought
by another party, nns thu latter nny
claim for dnmago agutust tho trespass
er? Understand me, tho purchaser
bought after tho trespass was commit
ted." "Certainly,'' answered Northrop with-"
out hcsltntlQii, "provided suit is brought
within six years of tho tlmotho tres
unss was committed.' t
"Good! N6w, sen here. ThqsoM,r:&
D. peoplo stole nbout n BQctlon of go'v
eminent pluo up- pu that vver,, auOLX
1
iHiiiovo thoy suspect that any ono
know they'vo been stealing. How
wpilld It do if It were to buy that sec
tion at tho land otllco nnd'thrfntcn to
piio tlicifi for the vnlttn of tho pino thnt
prlglnnlly stood on It?"
Tho Jawyor'B eye glimmered behind
(he Ioiirok of his plucc-no2.
' "It would do very well indeed," ho
replied, "but you'd liavo to provo they
did tho cutting, nnd you'll hnvo to pay
exports to estimate tho probablo
amount of tho timber. How much, on
a brond guesn, would you estimate tho
timber to como to?"
"Thero ought to bo eight or ton mil
lions," guessed TJiorpa after an In
stant's silence, "worth In the stump
anywhere from nlxteen to twenty thou
sand dollars, It would cost mo only
eight hundred to buy Jt."
"Uo so by all incann. Oct your doc
ument nnd evidence all lu shape and
let mo have them. I'll sco that tho suit
I discontinued then."
Tlio next dny Thorpe took tho train
north. Ilr tho tlmo ho hnd bought thu
sixteen roVV.es constituting- tno hccuuh,
.enrolled out n dozen witnesses to tho
iheft and spent n week with tho Star
nucttc expert In looking over tho
crotind ho hnd fallen Into tho swing of
work hgaln. HI oxperlenco nllll ached,
but dully,,
Only now ho possessed no interests
outsldo of those in tho new country,
no nffcctlou snvo the half protecting,
good nnttired comradeship with Wal
lace, tho mutual .self restraint respect
that subslKtcd between Tim Shearer
nnd himself nnd tho dumb, unreason
ing dog liking ho shared with Injun
Charley. HI eye became clearer and
ilcndlor, hi method moro simple and
direct. Tho taciturnity of his mood re
doubled In thickness. Ho was less
charitable to failure on the part of sub
ordinates. And the nuw (Inn on the
Ossnwlnnmakco prospered.
OIIAlTCIt XX.
that time
In cutting
pine. Tho
this hnd nil
been turned back Into tho company's
funds. From n slnglo camp of twenty
llvo men tho concern hnd Increased to
Fjx'li'rg, well 'equipped communities
of 80 to 100 men apiece, using nearly
200 horses and hauling as far as eight
or nine miles.
Near the port stood a mnramoth snw
mill capable of taking caro of 22,000,-.
000 feet n year, nbout which n lumber
town had sprung up. Ucsldosjis orig
inal holding the company had acquired
nbout 100,000,000 mora back iicar the
headwaters of the Ossawlnamdtee.
During tho four years In which the
Morrison & Dnly company shared, the
stream with Thorpo ''the' two firm
lived In complete nmlty and under-
""'""' " ".: i
stanumg. iNorinrop nnu iuuj cu um (
Northrop hnd ployed ms,
nnr.1i. aVIIIfiilli-. Tho older cnnltflllsts
t-nf .r......t.iir within tholr rlnhtii
and suw to it that no more careless
openings wero left for Thorpu's
shrcwdues.
Aud as tho younger man on bis side
never attempted to overstep bis own
rights tho interests of the rival firms
rarely clashed. As to tho fev disputes
that did nrlso Thorpo found Mr. Daly '
singularly nnxlous to please. In tho ,
dcslro was no friendliness, however. I
Thorpo wns watchful for treachery
mni svuiu iiouiij i.vi.m.w ..... ........
unisncu wncn ai uiu cim ui wv iunrm i
year tue m. u, irnusicrrcu us oi-1
erntlous to another stream a few miles
east.
"They're altogether too confounded
don't, bellovo they've ever foOtiftlit in
tho fond it stood on. In fact, I don't
Ptvn years passed. In
I it I Thorpe hnd succeeded
I I I JOO.000,000 foot of
! 1 money received for
nnxlous to help us on that freight ated for himself absorbed all other sen
Wnllnco," snld Thorpe, wrinkling his , tlmcnts. Ho demanded It of others
brow uneasily. "I don't Itko. .It It J rigorously. Ilo could do no less than
Isn't natural." demand it of himself. Tho chief end
Thorpe's Camp One was celebrated of nuy man, ns ho saw It, was to do
in threo Btatcs. Thorpe hnd set out to.woU and successfully what hla life
gather around him n band of good found ready.
woodsmen. Except on a pinch ho Success, success, success. - Nothing
would employ no others. ' could bo of moro importance Its nt-
"I don't enre if 1 Tget In only 2,000 tnlumcut argued n man's ctndency In
feet this winter, nnd If n boy dops ; tho schema of tilings. Anything that
that," he answered Shearer's expostu-' interfered with it-personal comfort,
hitlons, "It's got to be u good boy." inclination, affection, dcslro, lovo of
Tho result of his policy begnn to show tnso, lndlyldunl llklng-was bad.
oven In tho secoud year. Men were a Thorpo cared for Just threo people,
little proud to say thnt they hnd put In nnd none oil them happened to dash
a winter nt "Thorpo's One." Thoso who Wuh his ujaehlnc. 'JJhey.wero Wallace
had worked theto duritij the first year Carpenter, littlo Phil and lnjua Char
wero loynlly cnthusluatlc. As thr-r were i0
authorities others perforce had to nc- Wnllnco was always personallyagrep
cept tho dictum. There grow n dcslro j abJo (o a.,loriw Latterly, since tudoree
nmong the bettor class to see vmt , tlonof the mill, ho had developed unex
"Thorpo's Ono" might bo like. In the j)0ctcd acuu,pn in th? disposal, of tho
autumn Hnvry had moro applicants , gea8ons Cl,t to whdlesalo dcalors in
than ho know what to do with. Klght-, Chicago. Thereafter ho wns 'often in
een of the old mon returned. Ho took he W0(Ml3 l)oth f0P plcnsuro nnd to,sct
them nil, but when It came to dlstrlbu- ilta partner'8 Ideas on what tho' firm
tlon threo found themselves assigned i WOuld have to offer. Tjio cntlro respon
to oue or tho othor of tho now camps, , Bibllltv of tho city end of tho busluess
And quietly tho rumor gained that Wft3 j,j Ma imna3.
tlicso threo hnd shown tho least willing Intun Charley cpntluued to hunt nnd
pplrlt during tho previous winter. rap j tho country round about Once
Tim Shearer was foreman of Camp t pr twico ft month tho lumberman would
One, Scotty Parsons wns drafted from ( Snowshoo down to the ljttlo eablu at
tho veterans to tako dmrgo of Two, tll0 fovj.gt Entorlng. ho would nod brief
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Tffo'rpo ohghged two 'men';
lm t0 tx arhrco and Four,
Known to
but In so-
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. .a .1 a m. ) j ... . A.
1
accept tlio commlfffllon.
You enn do It, John," said ho, "and
iZlLZf?. rioboayB,
fault but my own.'
Tho result proved his sngnclty. . Rod.
way wax ono of the best foremen In tho
mm mmi4 vhh k rk liAjf .MirttHrtH Irt I
outfit. Ilo got moro out of his men, he
roio Ixstior to emergencies, and ho ac
compllshcd tnoro with tho same re-
courccs than nny of tho otlicrs except
S?2BSI
was dono for somo one elso ho was ca-
pnblo and ciriclcnt. Only when ho wa ,
called upon to demand on J.ls .own i nc-,
count did tho paralyzing shyness affect
him.
Uut tho ono feature that did moro to
attract tho very best clement among
woodsmen was Camp One. Old woods- i
men will stll toll you about It, with a
longing romlnlscont glimmer In the
corners of their eyes as they recall Its i
gloric act tho men who worked In It
To Imvo "put In" a winter In Camp
Ono wan tho mark of a master and tlio
ninblil
forest
jmbltlon of every raw recruit to the j
Uut
rtmn n ,- r nnnn a portion pot only, to the capitnl original
SSSrt u TTSL ?S UZ'd , s invested, but also In ratio to tho $
rSSf S-SKn S25J ! W. tlmo and genius ho had h.HscK-
man cr
proved himself; ho remained In It only
ns long as hla cflldency deserved' the
honor. Its members were invariably
recruited from ono of tho other four , B ""-w wy omiw...
camps, never from appllcanbi who bad I At rnoment that Thorpa had cho
not been In Thorpo'a employ. I Bc io, bo c6"tc,nt wltb ,,Q X?
So Shearer waa foreman of n picked ' niado he. could have, so to apMk., de- ...
crew. Probably no toer body of men dad k Ideni Is jth Jils-part; cr In-
was over gathered at one camp. Somo
of them hnd the reputation -of being
tho hardesj: citizens in threo states;
others wero jmtld as turtledoves. They
were nil ploncora. They had the inde
pendence, tne unabasnea eye, Uio- in
subordlnation erven, of tho man "Who
has drawn bis intellectual and moral
nourishment at tho breast of a wLkl
nature. They wero afraid of nothing
alive. From no one, wero he chore boy
Dr president, would they take a single I "T booms; be had bought a tug; built
word, with tho exception always of J boarding bouse. All this cest raon
Ilm Shearer and Thorpe. ? He wished sow to construct;dogA
And they were loyal. It was a poIrrJt gins railroad. Then he promised hint
of honor with thorn to stay "natll the ' M and Wallace tbafthey woW Ira h
last dog was hung." He who deserted
in the hour of need was not otdy a ren
egade, but a fool, for he thus earned a
magnificent licking If ever 'ab ran up
hgnlnst n member of the "Fighting
Forty." A band of soldiers wcro they.
ready to attempt anything their com
mnna,cr ordered, and it must bo con-
fussed, they were also somewhat on,
tho order of a band' of pirates. Mar
quette thought so each Bprlng after tho
drive, when, hat tilted, they surged.
fcwearing and shouting, down to Den
ny Hogan' saloon. DenBy had to boy
new fixtures when they went away,
but J.t F worth it.
Proud! It was'no naraefer,JttBatlJUInj:ii.ajyr"e." H . W t .
rri.n ni nf fnn fn .w.n.i -i,r,n,i
";.-" ,:l.r 2' T. r.? . ?:..,..
olt:r "" ,n,,u- ooulu I'lw luougui
o roaring, flghting devils. Others
JS nd ! calculations of
' "unocf Jhy cordd put In
lt lbc" Bct Lo,a c bc,P Uko
,u;r
Thorp? himself, of courses ..madq his
headquarters nt Camp One. During
&a five years ho had never .crossed the
strait of "Sfack'lnaw. The rupture with
ws sister hnd mado repugnant to him
nu tho southern country. All winter
long be was more than busy at his log-
j;b- ouunmriB uu opi-uk ui uic uuu. .
uccnsionaliy no visttcu aiarqticttcuuc
always on uusluess.
He waB happy becanse ho wn3 too
busy to bo anything else. Thq, insist
cut uced of success which ho had crc-
ly and sent himself on n cracker box.
"How do, Charley?" sn,ld be.,
"How do?" replied Clinrley.
They filled pipes and smoked. At
raro Intervals ouo of them made a re-
mnrl; lArKiilv- ' '
mark tersely:
"Catch urn. bqavcr lasV wqek," re
marked Charley. "" "
t'dobd haul.'w-HMnmentcdThorpe.
nt....v-- '.,'"" ' v
N4. -. t, ' ' '
"I' saw n mink trhck''by tho big bowb
der," offered Thorpe, "
"H'ml" responded, Charley lit a long J
drawn .fnlwlto tf&W. tf
Yet somehow, tlw wen cam to km. .
j each other betted rik! tetter,. xihI etieJj; kj
'0.111. . w.vfeii
pend on the other to the ttttenmat, irt
spjto of tho difference in rnce.
Aa for Philip, He wits like wmo"
vM Jn;(ncM Ut C1 by H(Toctj8? (a
SZZZliW?lf&
bjeome domestic Ho drow tho ifntor,
" - - -- -
Ing ho played ntrodoualy hbi violin
lidno worse bending bl, great VJiHq
brow forward wfth tho wdff tttroMn;
his eyes, swaying his shoulders with jt
hrtntA Inlf.flit- ( ilifB mkn it turn tin I' (I I
thD horrible tunes ho played. And,
... ,, ,nM. . . .,, ,rtl.av ,-, wa-i"n
.nn,,,lP,M Bi. nwll1f ,fnM. aiS ulr. ' '
h(j tf Twr, An(1 fn turn tlm '
lumbormmt accorded him a good nur
tured affection.
Financially tho company wan rated
high and yet was heavily In debt. Thin
comnUon of flffaIra by u0. mcaM con-. s
8tUutCfl an anoraaly , lha imvtbfflng '
ijUgjucsg
,., 'nla nf .... f fltfn npa llfill -
been immediately reinvested In tho
btifilncB. ,Thornq intpmlcd to establlnh..
Ih m n w A arm aa IiIm a1 at A It f )
-- VeVuSSl
I cI,t,,ldcd' ,i . , g
I Every autumn tho company found It-
inpnH, (or part of, vMali he, borrovyed
eomo money, be could have divided tho
proOts of the season cut Uut thl bet
was not yet ready to do.
lie had established five more camps;
he bad acquired oyer 150,000,00Q.,inortf.--of
timber lying contiguous to lite owni
be had built arftf nipped)' wbdorn,
high efficiency mill; bo bad constructed
a harbor breakwater and the neccs-
rcauy to commence jiayiug ui:rniiyivi f
.Tie had made all tho 'estimates nnd '
efcn tho preliminary survdy. Hawaii
therefore tho moro grievously dlsap
polt'cd when Wallace Ca-rpecter iaride
It Im, possible for him to do so. , ., , .
It, vas about the middle of July, ulo
was h Ittlng back Idly in the' cleat '
painted rnlll otllco with the big square,
desk and tho three chairs. Through"
'tho door he could see Collins perched
on a hljrH Btooltbfore tho shelMlko
desk. From the cpen window came the
clear, muaic, al note of the drcHlar saw,
the fresh, ai-omatlc smell of new lunv
bcr, th bracing air from Superior st)r-
rare mnmMihi aTieu a flrese.'nr&en-tJ.
t w n- trlrlMr relaxed.'? afs r
-v- -- ""--" -,., ' .
. roso beforo him alia iooKcataun wiw
n.- .i i rTn ixranilaroal v-nnre i
his sister was. She, would be -twenty-two
'years old now--' A. 'tendernesK.
bnunUng, tearful, lrr,vaded- hi .ikmi; i v
At such moments tho t'mrd. shell of his
rough woods ltfoseemct1 to rcml npaVt !
He longed wjth n gre loiilngfer
sympathy, f'or love.
The outer door, beyond v'1'0 CS wHm
hlndi which CQlllns.and lilS&u&3& .
were
i i liHced. flew oncif.v5WioTe heard
(cr StOOd beforo hlllt,
. jU KreVujjZ nnd WallacV- Carpeaty
"Why, .Wallace. l" dldn'tktrnw "relr " j
V5a
wcro comlngl" began Tlofl. &d,B Wat. -'
ped. . Tho boy, usually so fresji nrvjl
happily buoyant, looked ten yeaYso!d
er. "Wrinkles had gathei-ed between ,SUf'
his eyes. "Why, what's tho matter?"
cried Thorpe., . .- ' -V "-
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