Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-08


 about a week later Radway and his scaler happened to be talk
 ing over the situation. The scaler, whose name was Dyer, slouched back in the shadow watching his great honest superior ay e cra@ty dainty cat might watch the blunder- ings of a St Bernard. Dyer had pre- else little black mustache, whose ends 5 he was constantly twisting into points; black eyehrows, and long, effeminate, black laShes. The two men conversed in short, elliptical sentences, using many technical terms.
 'HThat seventeen white pine is goirS to underrun," said Dyer. Tt won't skid over 5000"
 sIt's small stuff," agreed Radway, s'and' so much the worse for us. But the company I'll stand in on 1t, because on the mill cut"
 The scaler nodded comprehension.
 "When are you going to dry haul that Norway across Pike lakeY'
 Tomorrow. She springs, but the book says five inches of ice will hold 8 team, and there's more than that How much are we putting in day now7'
 About 10000"
 Radway fell silent.
 That's mighty little for such a crew." he observed at last doubtfully.
 Y always said you were too easy with them. You got to drive them more''
 'sWeII, it's rough country apolo- gized Radway, trying, as was his GUS tom, to find excuses for the other par ty as soon as he was agreed with in his blame There's any amount of pot holes, and then we've had so much snow the ground ain't really froze un- derneath. 1t gets pretty soft in some of them swamps. Can't figure on put ting up as much in this country as we used to down on the Muskegon."
 The scaler smiled thin sniIS all to himself behind the stove. Dyer knew perfectly well that the work was be- hind, and he knew the reason. For some time the men had been relaxing their efforts. They had worked hon. estly enough, but certain snap and vim had lacked. This was because Radway had been too easy with them. Your true lumber jack adores of all things in creation a man whom he feels to be stronger than himself. If his employer is big enough to drive him, then he is willing to be driven tc the last ounce of his strength. But once he gets the notion that his boss ag afraid of or for him or his feelings or his health, he loses interest in his working for that man. As you value 2 your authority, the love of your men and the completion of your work, keeI bluf brow and an unbending single ness of purpose
 Thorpe had already commented or the feeling among the men, though owing to his inexperience, he was moi able to estimate its full value. The men were inclined to a semiapologetic air when they spoke of their connec tfon with the camp. Instead of being honored as one of series of jobs this seemed to be considered as merely g temporary halting place in which they took no pride and from which they looked forward in anticipation or back an memory to better things.
 "Old Shearer, he's the bully boy : said Bob Stratton. T remember wher he was foreman of M. & D. at CamI o. Saw-we did hustle them saw logs in! I should rise to remark! Out if the woods by first streak of day. re call one mornin' she was pretty cold and the boys grumbled some about turn in out. Cold says Tim, you sons o1 guns! You got your ch'ice. It may be too cold for you in the woods, but it's blame sight too hot for you in hades and you're goin' to one or the other! And he meant it too. Them was great daysg Forty million year and not g hitchg
 The next morning RadWay trans ferred Molly and Jenny, with little Fla bian LaveQue and two of the younger men, to Pike lake. There earlier iT the season number of pines had been felled out on the ice, cut in logs and Left h expectati tion sof Ice thick enQugl