The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-02
CHAPTER XVII
barge Pole STAT. sailed

CHAPTER XVII
Three later the steam barge Pole Star sailed
down The reach Saginaw Bay
Thorpe had received letters Carpenter advis-
irr him Of a credit him I Marquette bank and
aclosdag draft sufficient expenses TIM
shearer Had helped out list of necessaries
in time everything loaded. the gangplank haul
ed in and The ttie arsonatts set their faces
toward the point where the Big loipreF swings
The weather was beautiful. Each morning the sun
rose out OF the frosty blue lake water and set in
Of deep purple again al the full.
drew broad paths across The painless From
the southeast daily lake trades TO die
set. then to return still nights
W-rt.
the ten horses in the ..old their hay and
peacefully though at home in their
stables jackson Hines had helped select them from
stock firms changing Locality going Of
business Judgment in such matters infall-4
le but he had resolutcly take the posi-
ton OF barn which Thorpe offered him
NO" said he. shes north. j M gettn,
old ard Illenmatics amt what yon might
abandorin, Up there it's colder than Hell on
So shearer hid picked out barn boss of his own.
This important for the horses are the main-
stay IF logging operations had selected also
hlacksinith four half
hook men. and many handy with AK
The blacksmith is also a good weodfsteiler car
penter4| explained Shearcr -Four teams is all we
ought 10 keep going at a clip II we need few Az
men We can pick EN- ", at Marquette think
this saagtr stick picked en-
most in the prime Of riddle life bstNeen
thirty forty. in appearance, .coeiS in
buccaneers hard nails. Altogether Thorpe thought
them about as rough set OF customers as as, fs i,aa
deck and tobacco juice abroad ard ssore m
eessantls. Toward himself and Sheaser tlsir manner
was an odd mixture Of independent equality and
slight Difference It was as much rs to say. 4 o., re
the boss but I'm good man as YOU my aay. s.,
Thorpe might have wondered al their CONSUMING 70
work for obscure little emp belonging e srse f
horn Loyalty 10 and pride in the firm Tor Wi1aeh
For this he feels that ne owes It g ms
reputation ally himself only vita ilrlns OF e1edil-
ma yoi,rpstars oecasionay You viii see
three veterans In such camp buf II Is gene
rally case Of lacking something hette5 it. -
q his sronies an idea thy We're aooi 70
.sticali,s Tfe that the young fellow
,ae reeiel nut a little skilled manoeuveng TO In
Them with the idea that i Nould Pc ss5 .s
concern up-river
Everything depended how well Thorpe lived up to
his Reputation the outset l',1t Tim himself be
eged in Thorpe bldly So he lad o. no o.. tsafs did
brought Soon after leaving dock ne saw a one
Of tlle tealnsers drinking from pint y 1aal
60 y ,ha mans lips and threw it overheard Then
he turned sharp his heel ard walked away VIII
M b y nreaee pleased The men showed them
3e md made nd MISTAKE little else
~ lef Iaser really was lest they become too sell
tled in the protective attitude As they TOOK ~ lles
we're about good aturedy, 70 heli' ao3, d Noii!s
rr.enhorn. This they considered sSesss,,ists -
Sc aniin their minds s3ileS We're
inclined 10 Thorpe much as q grown i@h
q child.
Fine weather followed Them up me long , , $500 $500
Of Lake Huron. the noble breadth q the iysio'
Passage past opening through the i'9usi'ii ~
snds of the Bay: into the ~ Mary :
1v,ey were locked through after som delay on
.betr ,ro,. westward Biz SEA Mater beyond
rfSfof Law Fiawat1as Po5e-nah. the i-aha 81 tfiG
Sesr morning by daybrealS man Was at WORT
packing cases ''dfFels at'
cra,es In their improsised stals the patent aotsts
.aaa J., catch a hint of shore-going and whinIllt2
IA, IA O'clock there doomed against the stsSnse
, rs - +a PICTURED Rocks shallow bay and what
"a = dock, distorted the northern mirage
"rfatts her said the captain -, -,
,o,,s ,ater the steamboat slid between Inc Sel-
,r..fYs IF two outlying reefs. and With sacke?,d
moved Slowly ioNss'is
.rSar,e knew wei that the structure MAO Pc {
.raas az aud belonged to MORRISON y LAY - -, !,
NAN had had foresight 10 purchase
$500; ; an tho deep water side OF the bay ae 3hsis
,,,,ici,,ated no trouble an ''iea'lis. -,
Morrison & DAILY owned the pier itseii, sl - -
u,s5rh II ahut1ed belonged TO- 5lnii,. lo1a,
sro,r tre arms Of hay lac could iSAs w.
So, s,a,qinr near the of the WAR. 80 III,
x,,,,er reversed, the Pole star po.e -
,ny.ass@ her r,oorings Thorpe recosaizea
head of eight woodsrnel. AZ .o ,.li,,f tn.
catch this line, sung out we MAJ
COL % a line on the wiei 80. !, ,,,,,,e1t
Ma On. moved and the iittle rope, aitsi q -
slid overheard With splash. ~ e,aas as,ern
TN ea..jn with ~ curse. ssIalled lNii speed 90 =, -
.capisn siorsn, cried Dyer STEPPING forward. -
are t3,at Won arc land here nothing pue ~
& %. merchandise