Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-11

II jest went over in til bresh to kill
few pa'tridges. and when / come bac
l found her this way"
Were you hired to watch this dan
or weren't you!" demanded the tens
voice Of Thorpe. Answer me, 70
fool"
Eyes, ~ss," returned the man,
shade CT aggression creeping into
voice.
well, you've done 1t well. You'y
cost me my dam. and you've killed Il,
men. II the crew finds out about 20
you'll go over the falls sure. You g
out Of here. Pike. Don't you ever Il
me see your face AGAIN.
The man blanched as be thus learno
OF his comrades death Thorpe thru
his face at him. lashod by circsn
stances beyond his Aabltual self co
troll.
ITS mon like you who make Il ,
trouble" he stormod stupid foo
who say they didn't mean to. 1t ism
enough not to mean to, they shou
mean not TO. | don't ask you to thin
just want you to 10 what tell 20
and you can't even do that"
He threw his shoulder into a heay
blow that reached the dam watcher
face. and followed it immedla ely
another Then Shoarer caught h /
arm, motioning the dazed and blood
victim of the attack 20 get out of sichV
Thorpe shook his foreman off with OF
impatient motion and srode away u
the river, his head erect, hi. eyes Has
ing. his nostrils distcnded
II reckon you'd better Inosry," Shea
err dryly advised the dam watcher, AMI
followed
| Late in The afternoon the two md
reached Dam Three, or. rather. the sd
on which Dam Three had stood III
same spectacle rcpea ted Itself here. @ |
cept that Ellis, the dam watcher, v
nowhere to be sccn.
"The dirty whelps." cried Thorp|
"They did a good job
He thrashed about here and thci
and so came across Ellis blindfold,
and tied. When released tho da
watcher was unable to give any n
count of his assalanta.
"rhqy came up behind nc willie
was cooking he said. "One Of e |
grabbed me, and tho other one kivert
my eyes Then hears the shot al
knows there's trouble"
Thorpe listened in silence. ShearI
asked few questions. After the loI
voiced conversation Thorpe arose 4
ruptly.
Where you ngf" asked Shoarer.
But thcyoung man did not reply. "
swung. with the same long. nervo1
stride, into the down river trail.
Until ate that night thc three mon,
for Ellis insisted on accompanying the
hurried through the forest. ThorI
walked tirelessly. upheld by lis VOL
but represscd excitement. Shear
noted the fire in his eyes and, from 4
GOODNESS OF his greater age, counseli
moderation.
II wouldn't stir the boys No."
painted. for the pace was very swil
utR IL hlll SOi.lt Oiic O'tA t-4'l', A.
be murder on both Sides
He received no answer. About mi
night they came TO the camp.
Two great fires leapcd among 4
trees. and the men were grouped u
tween them. talking. Eyenin. ht
brought its accumulate Of SLOW ang
against the perpetrators of the outrad
Even as the woodSmen Joined thu
group they had reached the intensi|
of execution. Across their purpo|
Thorpe threw violently his personally
''You must rot GO" he commanded
Through their anger they looked
him askance.
II forbid il" Thorpe cried.
They shrugged their Indifference al
arose. This was an affair Of caI
brotherhood. and the blood of thl
mates cried out to them.
) THE work." Thorpe shouted hoard
ly THE work. We must get thoI
logs OUT We haven't tirner'
Then swiftly between the viii
strained face of the mailman trying
: convince his heart that his mind hi
} been right and the fanatically exalt
! river men interposed the sanity Of RI
way. The old johber faced tho MI
calmly. almost humoyouSly, and son
how the very bgness OK the man COZ
manded attention.
You fellows make me sick said \
you haven't got the sense God gayJ
rooster. Don You see you're pl1vil
: riPht in those fellows hands? VII
do you suppose they dynlmlted tn
= dams for: To kill our boys? TIL
never dreamed we WAS dry pichin' III
dam. They sent some low lived VIII
down there 10 hang our drive. and|
looks like they was going to succeed
thanks 10 you mutton heads.
"S'po,e you 90 over ana take 4
apart. What then? Then have a scri
Probably you lick EN-. You whale ID
lights out of lot Of men who probal
don't know any more about this lid
shooting of our dams than log I'D
about RULED shirt Meanwhile yoI
drive hangs. We'll? Well, do you sd
pose the men who We're back of I'll
shootinc-do YOU suppose Morrison
DAILY give a tinker's dam how NAL
men of theirs you lick? What th
want is 10 hang our drive If TIL
hang our drive, it's cheap at the prl
OF few black eyes"
The speaker paused and grimm
| good humoredly at the mems attontl
faces. Then suddenly his own becaI
grave.
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