The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-18

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Mo,iD. stW upheld bg Fabian, looked al
him piteousiU.
alton held for the cutting of different
lengths of log. low the timber was
ski'lfully decked on the skids In such a
manner that the Pile should not bulge
or fall and so that the scaler could
easily determine the opposite ends of
the same log short. Il thousand and
one li;tlc dctails which ordinarily a
man learns only as the pxigencies arise
to call in experience. Here. too he first
realized lic was IN the firiug line.
Thorpe had assigned lin as bunk
mate the young fellow who assisted
Tom Broadhead In the telling. Henr-
Paul was n fresh complexioned. clear
eyed. quick hammered young fellow,
with an mir OF steady responsibility
about him. He came from the southern
part OF the state. where during the
summer lie worked on a little home
stead farm of his own. After q few
days he told Thorpe that he was mar
rled. and after fcw days more he
showed his bunk mate the photograph
OF sweet faced young woman who
looked trustingly ont Of the picture.
She's waiting down there for me,
and 1t amt so very long till spring."
said Paul wis.fully. shes the best 1T
tie woman man ever had. and there
amt nothing too good Tor her. chum.
my"
Thorpe. soul aick after his recent ex.
periences with The charity Of the world.
discovered q real pleasure In this fresh,
clear passion.
Three days after the newcomer had
started In ut the swamping Paul. dur
Ing their early morning walk from
camp to the scene of their operations,
contided In him further.
Got another letter. chummy." said
he. "Come in yesterday. She tells
me-" lie hesitatcd. with blush. and
then a happy laugh, that they amt
going to be only two of Us at the farm
next year"
You mean!" luerled Thorpe.
"Ycs." laughed Paul. "and II it's a
girl she gets named after her mother
you bet"
The men separated. In moment
Thorpe found himself waist deep in
the pitchy aromatic top OF an old bull
sap. clipping away at the projecting
branches. After time he heard Paul's
guy halloo.
Timber" came the cry, and then
the swisb-sli- -sli--crn.s!i OF the trees
fall
Thorpe knew that now either Hank
or Tom must be climbing with the long
measuring pole along the PROSTATE
trunk. marliing by means of shallow
ax clips where the saw was to divide
the logs. Then Tom shouted some.
thing unlntelis,.ble. The other men
seemed TO understand. however. for
they dropped their work and ran hnsti-
iy in the direction Of the voice Thorpe
after moments indccision did the
same. He arrived TO i.ud group
about prostra;e man. The man was
Paul.
Two Of the older wo0dsmen. kneel.
Ing. were conducting cOolly hasty
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