The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-07

the coarser mould had nothing to do with
the great elemental truth Of 1t. For the
first time in his life Thorpe felt the full
crushing power of an abstraction With
Gu! thought, nstinctively he threw be-
fore the necessity of the moment ali tha1
was lesser. It was the triumph OF what
was real in the man over that which
environment. alienation diilcullies hao
raised UP within him.
AT Big Junko's words, Thorpe raised
his hammer and with one mighty blow
severed the chains which bound the ends
OF the booms across the opening. The
free end Of one of the poles Immediately
swung down with the current in the d.
rection of Big Junko- Thorpe IKE cat
ran to the end OF the bonn. seized the
giant by the collar. and dragged him
through the water to sa:ety
Run he shouted. Fun for your
life.''
The two started desperately hacx,
skrting the edge OF the logs which no"
the very seconds alone seemed to hold
back. They were drencied and blinded
with spray, deafened with the crash Of
tinbers settling to the leap Inc men
on shore could no longer see them for
the smother The great crush OF logs
has actually begun its first majestic
sliding motion when at last they emerged
to safety.
A, first few OF the loose timbets
found the opening. slipping quietly
through with the current; then more;
lally the front OF the Jam dove for
ward: and an instant later. the smooth.
lift motion had gained its impetus and
sweeping the entire drive down
through the gap.
Rank. after rank. like soldiers charg-
Ing. they ran. The great fierce VINO
caught them up ahead OF the curren'
1r moment. the on.il river WIS 'u'! oi
Ices iostIing eagerly onward The sud
I,nIv far out above the uneven tossing
skyline of Superior the strange north
ern ..loon1," or mirage. threw the spec
te-e Of thousands of restless thinkers ris-
icr and falling on the bosom OF the lake
they stood and watched them go
ooh, the great man! on. the sFeaI
man" rnnrmured the writer lasca''i L., .s,t
The ere ndeur OF the sacrifice mao
struck them dumb They did not under
stand the motive beneath It al but the
i:,ct was patent Big Junko broke down
ard sobb5d
b. After time the stream of logs
through the gap slackened, In a mo-
noent more save for the inevitably
s1r.rsded few. the boouls were empty. a
deep sigh went up from the attentive
''' "she.s gone!" said one man. with the
anUhosix of novel discovery. and
Then the awe broke from about their
minds and they spoke many opinions
ard specuations. Thorpe mao diSaP
neared. They respected the emotion and
DID not follow him.
ut was just plain damn foohsnn 49, :
-tn.oit was great" said SAearer: ma.
n1sacconnt tzckass OF 3 Big Junko ain t
worth as much per thousand feet as
c~o1I ,,,F;te nine -
Then they noticed q group OF men
,o-l7er;og about the Office steps. and on
= someone talking. Collins the book
keener. vas making a speech
Collins was a little llatchet-faced man,
with straight. lank hair. nearslshted
Ewes, tinid. order-Ior!ng disposition,
and great suitability for MS profession.
He was accurate unemouonai. ana vail
liable. All his actions were as dry as
the saw-dust in the burner. No one mad
ever seen him excited But he was
human, ana now his knowledge OF the
company's affairs showed him the dra-
matte contrast He knew. He knew
that the property of the firm had been
mort e-ad to the last dollar in order to
assist expansion. so that not another cent
could be borrowed to tide oTer present
difficulty He knew that the notes for
sixty thousand do lars. covering the loan
to Wallace Carpenter. came due In three
months; he knew from the long "a bic Of
statistics which he was preparing and
comparing that the seasons cut should
have netted profit of two hundred
thousand dolars-enough to pay the in
terest on the mortgages. to take up the
notes. and to furnish a working canital
for the ensuing year. These things he
knew in the strange concrete arithme-
teal manner Of the routine bookkeeper.