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white haired physician from Marquette

white haired physician from Marquette
kept repeating over and over.
A half dozen ran toward the point
Of the cliff to peer down stream, as
though they could hope to distinguish
anything in that waste of food water.
"The dams gone out" replied Thorpe.
II don't understand It. Everything
was IN good shape as far as ] could
gee. 1t didn't act like an ordinary
break. The water came too fast. Why,
1t was as dry IA bone until just as
that wave came along. An ordinary
break would have eaten through little
by little before it burst, and Davis
should have been able to stop 1t. This
came all at once, as IL the dam had
disappeared. I don't see.'
His mind Of the professional had al
ready begun to query causes.
How about the men? asked Wni-
lace. "lsnt there something l can
do:"
you can head hunt down the riv-
err" answered Thorpe. II think it is
useless until the water goes down.
Poor Jimmy. lie was one Of the best
men had. l wouldn't have had this
happen
Tho horror Of the scene was at last
beginning to filter through numbncss
into Wallace Carpenters impresslona-
bic Imagination.
"No. no." he cried vehemently
"Thcrc is something criminal about it
to me. I'd rather lose every log in the
rivcrr'
Thorpe looked at him curiously. at
is one Of the chances of war" said
he
I'd better divide the crew and take
in both BANKS of the river" suggested
Wallace.
"Sce If you can't get volunteers from
this crowd" suggested Thorpe. 81 car
let you have two men to show you
trails. ] need as many of tho crew as
possible to use this food water
"Oh, Harry cried Carpenter, shock
ed. You can't be going TO work agair
today. before we have made the slight
est effort to recover the bodies"
"If the bodies can be recovered. they
shall be- replied Thorpe quietly. But
the drive will not wait. We have NJ
dams to depend on now, you must re
member. and we shall have to got out
on the frcshet water"
Your men won't work. I'd refuse
Just as they wilt" cried Carpenter, hi
sensibilities still suffering.
Thorpe smiled proudly. you do moi
know them
by Jovew cried the journalist in
sudden enthusiasm. by Jove. that is
magniiccnt,'
Tho men on the river crew hat
crouched on their narrow foothold'
while the jam went out. Each hal
chung to his peavey, as is the habit Of
river mon. Down the current pas
thor feet swept the debris Of food
Soon logs began to swirl by-at frs
few. then many-from the remainin.
rollways which the river had autom I
| ically broken. In little time the edd,
caught up some of these logs. and i'm
medatcly another jam threatened. Th
river men. without hesitation. as cain
/
thrown the weight Of its moral terro
against their stoicism, sprang, peave.
! IN hand. to the insistCnt work.
Thorpe's face lit with qualification
He turned to the young man.
You sea-" he said in proud simplicity
With the added danger of freshet wa
ter. the work went on.
preached from inland his clothes drip
ping wet, but his face retaining its ha
bitual expression Of iron calmness
anybody caughtY" was his first Ques
ton as he drew near.
Five men under the face" reptile,
Thorpe briefly.
Shcarer cast a glance at the river
He needed 10 be told no more.
Il was afraid of It," said he. 9TH
rollways must be all broken out. It
saved us that much. but the froshe
water won't last long. It's going to b
a close squeak to get 'om out now
Don't exactly figure on what struck tn
dam. Thought first I'd go right u
that way. but then ! came down to Sc
about the boys"
where were you:" asked Thorpe
"On the pole trail. got in little
as you see
In reality the foreman had had
close call for his life.
WED better 90 up and take look,
he suggested. The boys has thing
going here all right
The two men turned toward tn
brush.
Iii, Tim" called voice benin
them.
Red Jacket appeared, laundering u
the cliff.
"Jack told me TO give this to you.
he painted, holding ont u chunk q
strangely twisted wood.
"Wherc'd he got thiS?" inquire
Thorpe quickly IT'S piece of I'll
dam he explained TO Wallace, VIII
had drawn near
picked il out Of the current" rs
Piled the man.
The foreman and his boss bent o.
gerly over the morscl, Then the
stared With solemnity into each other
eyes,
"pynamite." exclaimed SheGrcr.
CHAPTER NNIN.
E~1OR a moment the three me-
4 1 stared at each other wIthou