The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09

good in this firm
But know wouldn't do It withou. your co,a H.
boy. when needed the amount let you nave "
you know You can have it, it's be had. Wallace
wasn't hesitating that account was merely try
thousand dollars. We haven't got it,
But you'll never have to pay it, assured " aliacs Gag
"a man has to figure paying whatever he puts his
Signature to- asserted Thorpe can give you our III
enough timber to make lp the amount It don't
get railroad. that ALL
Il knew you'd help out. Now It's all right SAID
Wallace, with relieved air.
how to increase his cut to thirty million feet
I'll it," he muttered to himself after Wallace had
gone visit the MILL I've been demanding success
othe good many years: now III demand of
myself.
CHAPTER NxII-
The had struck for the woman Thorpe , did
in midst of grand surroundings an active strenu-
life among great responsibilities starved hunEFy
drawn her these had worked unobsrusvey to-
wards the formation of single psycnoloslcal eonaon.
misery beside which the mere struggle to dominate
Of nature little thing And the woman he at that
is than woman she IS the best OF that man
made visible.
Thorpe found the first time filled with the
spirit restlessness His customary iron OF TEN
tail work another without seeming to penetrate
below the surfaceneed Of any one task But week be
fore absorbed in the component parts
of his enterprise. Now outside of 1t. Thorpe
of mind much to heart, and coHoated
Invariably he held himself to his task an effort
tremdous effort succeeded In doing So The effort
moving gently his eyes staring sightless his chain
cd softly and yet firmly that he felt no strength
ulled him. Then he was conscious OF the physical
warmth of the SUM- the faint sweet woods smells the
soothing the breeze. the sleepy ccadake note
it on The nine needles there in the golden food Of
dance. dream-dream on-vaguely comfortably,
sweetly
Lord Lord,' mpatiently Whats coming
20 me I a little off feet.
he hurried rapidly to his duties After an hour
of the hardest he had been REQUIRED
trivial subject. he again unconsciousy sank
by degrees into the old apathy.
Glad it isn't the busy season.! he commented to him
self. Here quit this Guess it's the
are he m 70 eape o OF y Rs
petty routine He sat at his desk at O'Clock and
he read carefully the following two rather hurriedy
of the next he seized only the salient and essential
the bundle thrust aside in inpa
tienes Next day he he returned to the wooas
old fighting spirit before which mere instincts could
cisive his commands direct and to the point. To all
He opened Camp the Fighting Forty came back
from distant drinking joints This was in early sepem
That able-bodied and devoted band of
his own let them feel that year meant thirty
million bust They frightened their leather belts
stood ready commands After much discussion
from by driving them French Creek z
To this end gang was put to clearing the creek bed
It tremendous job Centuries OF forest life had
choked the little stream nearly to the level of its banks
Old and surps lay imbedded In the decayed
trunks blocked the current; leaning tama
racks fallen timber tangled vines dense thickets
to its tie appearance of tropical jungle
than of north country brookbe ALI these things
be removed. by and either piled to side
burnt. In the end. however, it would pay French
Creek not a large stream. but It could be driven
during the time OF the spring freshets.
Each night the returned in the beautiful
like twilight to the camp There they sat. after eang
smoking their pipes in the open air Much Of the
while Phil crouchlng wolf-like VIOLIN
rasped accompaniment OF dissonances The mems
lent themselves well to the weird minor
the chanteys These tmes-when the sang. and the
nigh-wind and died In the hemlock tops-were
Thorpes worst moments His soul tired days
struggle, fell to brooding He something
he knew not what.
The singing In mighty chorus. swayins
their heads in unison bringing roar the
emphatic words of the crude ditties written by
genius from their ranks
Come all ye throughout old Michigan
Come all ye gallant umbermen. list to shanty man.
On the banks of the Muskegon. where the rapid
Oh-we'll range the wild woods Ger while a-lunlbering
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