The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-22
Our Daily Short Stories
A LOGGING CAMP STORY.
BY ETHEL M. CoLsoN,
(copyright 1901. by Authors. svndioat.

,ogring camps are by no means par
and the "shanty-man's" life is
liam happy one. But the McAdams
Is easily the most popular in all
4. Muskoka region, and the shanty-
~.n who carry their huge turkeys"
hsber in the autumn usually travel
d,b good courage. There is no unfair
.ss or unjust discrimination under the
f.Adams authority. The food, if
,arse. is good and plentiful. and the
uan who suffers unavoidable injury
rbne at work is sure of his pay-check
Notwithstanding. Also there is much
dIity in the evenings, and the man
ybo can sing a good song or dance a
lever hornpipe is king among his fell
avs so thoroughly is the entertain
rent appreciated. For which reason
ugus McAdams turns away appli-
ants every autumn when other camp
bremen go begging for helpers.
Archie Brewster, cheerily trudging
ne forty miles intervening between his
boroe and the McAdams shanty last
utumn, believed his lot a happy one.
Is a skilled sawyer he would receive a
enerous wage for his labor. His
christmas dinner was to be taken with
senevieve Dixon and her parents; and,
the spring, quiet home wedding
nth no more camp winters, but q hap
-;so -, tI,a laY,a for,,, eouz...
ause Of these mercies of providence
srohibald Brewster lived in Paradise
or three weeks and over: the inevita-
lie serpent, Transforming the paradise
b purgatory, wore the burly guise of
ry-faced Jonathan Newling, the dis
ppointed man to whom Genevieve Dix
IN had recently returned a chilling
No, thank YOU
The men had been singing that even
ng, and Archie. who could troll out
hearty ballad acceptably, had sung of
pve and home and kindred topics. His
ellows had good-naturedly twitted him
Jpon his love- sick condition, and he
lad answered merrily in kind. Then
jonathan Newling. twisting his wry
houth in derision, had sarcastically in
uired as to Arches arrangements
oncerning his Sweetheart's love- MAX
ng during his absence.
Il guess Genie amt ther kind of
3irl to go a pinin' fer kisses" he OBJ
Ierved, with irritating slowness. 81
pas two days later in reachin' camp
ban you, Archie, an seen Sam Bailey
IRWIN Genie home from their Billions
ance party. Seemed ter me 'twa a
Doughty good thing Sans horse is a
iiddy driver"
|uch hints as these, although scorn-
|ully discredited, were as gall and
formwood. Jonathan, seeing his ad-
|antage, dropped them continually. By
|he time the sawyers were working
|sr enough from camp to have their
nners sent out to them daily, the
|wo men, working always together as
Pc two best sawyers in camp, were
but open enemies. The fact that
Angus McAdams had several times re-
Ilrned from his weekly visits to Brack--
3aven, the nearest village, without a
ftter from Genie, added fuel to the
anne which tormented Archie. When
Ionathan quietly reminded him that
pam Bailey was staying at home for
|he winter the jealous lover had much
i do to keep his hands off Jonathan.
Then came the day when a careless
lnd unskilled ax-man felled a tree
4 such wise that one long limb swept
|onathan from his feet and sent him
lpinning, and Archibald Brewster, rem
tered unconscious, lay pinned to the
farth by another heavy bough.
They threw the stunned sawyer
fcross the back of a horse and hur-
FED to camp with him. Angus Nc
kdams. wise with much wood-knowl-
fdge, declared that the wind was
Pnly knocked outen him." and he
Eould be all right in a day or two.
But, the heart having already gone
put Of Archie, under Genie's per-
Fstent silence, the return of the