The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-21

The bed of French creek was cleared
Three of the roads were finished, and
the last begun. So much for the work
of it.
Morton and Cary shot four deer be-
tween them, which was unpardonahly
against the law, caught fish in plenty,
smoked two and a half pounds of to-
bacco and read half Of one novel. Mrs
Cary and Miss Carpenter walked a to-
tai of over 100 miles, bought twelve
pounds of Indian work OF all sorts,
embroidered the circle of two ernbroid-
cry frames, learned to paddle a birch
bark canoe, picked fifteen quarts of
berries, and gained six pounds in
weight. All the party together ac-
complished five picnics. four explora-
tons and thirty excellent campfires in
the evening. So much for the fun of it.
Little Phil disappeared utterly, TAX
ing with him his violin, but
leaving his broken bow. Thorpe
has it even to this day. The
lumberman caused search and inquiry
on all sides. The cripple was never
heard of again. He had lived his brief
hour, taken his subtle afti 81: venge-
ance OF misplayed notes on the crude
appreciation of men too coarse hbered
to recognize it. broug It together by the
might of sacrifice and consummate ge-
MUS two hearts on the brink of mis-
understanding-now there was no fur
Their need for him, he had gone. So
much for the tragedy of it.
saw you long ago." said Hilda to
Thorpe. Long, long ago, when was
quite young girl. I had been visit
ing in Detroit, and was on my way
ali alone to catch an early train. You
stood on the corner thinking, tall and
brown, with a weatherbeaten old hat
and weatherbeaten old coat and
weatherbeaten old moccasins, and such
a proud, clear, undaunted look on your
face. 1 have remembered you ever
since
And then he told her of the race to
the land office, while her eyes grew
brighter and brighter with the epic
splendor of the story. She told him
that she had loved him from that mo-
ment-and believed her telling; while
he, the unsentimental leader of men,
persuaded himself and her that he had
always, in some mysterious manner,
carried her image prophetically in his
heart. So much for the love of il.
In the last days Of the month of de-
light Thorpe received a second letter
from his partner, which to some extent
awakened him to the realities.
Ny dear Harry" it ran. ct have
made startling discovery. The other
fellow IS Morrison. I have been a
SA-AANs SANRA0 0OAls anu dLl Cduk1L ulCc-
~ You can't call me any more names
than have already called myself. Nor
rison has been in it from the start.
By an accident / learned he was be-
hind the fellow who induced me to in
vest, and it is he who has been ham,
mering the stock down ever since. They
couldn't lick you at your game, so they
tackled me at mine. I'm not the man
you are, Harry, and I've made a mess
of it. OF course their scheme is plain
enough on the face of it. They're go
ing to involve me SO deeply that l will
drag the firm down with me-
If you can fix it to meet those notes,
they can't do it. have ample margin
to cover any more declines they may
be able to bring about. Don't FREE abort
that. Just as sure as you can pay that
$4,000, just so sure Wen De ahead OF the
game at this time next year. For Gods
sake get a move on you. old man. If
you don t-good Lord The firm'u bust
because she can't pay; I'll bust because
III have to let my stock go on mar
gins-itn be an awful smash. But
you'll get there, so we needn't worry.
I've been an awful fool, and I've no
right to do the getting into trouble
and leave you to the hard work of get
ting out again. But as partner I'm go
ing to insist on your having a salary
ETC."
The news aroused all Thorpe's martial
spirit. Now at last the mystery sur
rounding Morrison & Days unnatural
was riven. 1t had come
to grapples again. He was glad of it.
Meet those notes? Well I guess sol
He'd show them what sort of a propo-
SluOn they had tackled. Sneaking, IN
demanded scoundrels! taking ad-
of a mere boy. Meet those
notes? You bet he would; and then
he'd go down there and boost those
stocks until NJ. & D. looked Ike a last
years birds nest. He thrust the letter
N his pocket and walked buoyantly to
the pines.
The two lovers sat there all after
noon drinking in half sadly the joy of
the forest and of being near each
other, for the moon of delight was al
most done. In a week the camping
party would be breaking up, and Hilda
must return to the city. 1t was uncer-
tain when they would be able to see
each other again, though there was
talk of getting up a winter party to
visit Camp One in January. The af-
fair would be unique
Suddenly the girl broke off and put
her fingers to her lips. For some time,
iimly, an intermittent and faint sound
lad been felt, rather than actually
ASNi " INT eAiS AASS uidi Aiulheu bedl-
ng of heart. Gradually it had in
sisted on the attention. Now at last
{ broke through the film of conscious
less.
What is ftp" she asked.
Thorpe listened. Then his face lit
with the joy of battle.
MY axmen," he cried. They are
cutting the road"
A faint call echoed. Then without
nearer at hand the sharp ring
If an AK sounded through the forest.
CHAPTER Xiv