Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-11-18
1.-The Blazrd Trail"
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IAbnt llutu from Isl lidEt
paint after all That is great trait
of the lumber jack
But Dyer. the scaler. finally caused
III. outbreak Dyer was an efficient
enough man in his way, but he iovsi
his own case His habit was to stay in
his bunk of mornings until well after
daylight To lhlS there could hc no
objection except on the part Of IN"
cook. who was supposed 80 attend To
his business himself. for The scalcr was
active in his work when once he began
ii and could keep UP with the SkiddinS
BIT now he displayed strong aniIpa
thy To the north wind on the plains.
Il don't pose for no tough son of a
gum" said be To Railway. And I've
got some respect for my ears and feet
She'll warm mp little by tomorrow.
and perhaps the wind II die. | can
catch up to you fellows by hustling a
little. so guess III stay IN and work
on the books today"
"All right" Railway assented, lit
tic doubtfully.
HIS liul'ffliNb P|l hd 30 WV 49,. g - -
of the week Finally Dyer hung out a
thermometer, which he used to consult.
The men saw il and consulted it too.
At once they felt much colder
'.Shc was stan 10 below" sputtered
Baptiste Teller, the Frenchman who
PLAYED the fiddle. He freeze trou TO
nees eenside Dat is too cole for max
in de work"
Them plains is sure q holy fright,
assentcd Purdy.
"Th' old man knows it himself" "
agreed big Nolan.
Did you see him rammin' around
Yesterday askin' us if we found her too
cold? He knows very we'll be ought
not TO keep a man out that sort o
weather"
you'd SILVER like dog in hrier
path on Il warm day in July" said
Jackson Hines contcmptuonS|y
shut upr' said they. You're barn
boss You don't have to be ont in the
cold"
This was true. So Iackson's inter
vention went for little worse than
nothing.
at amt lax he has muffin besides, "
went on Baptiste. He ran max q"
cut in de needle OF Dc foreS'."
That's right" agreed Bob Stratton.
"They's the west /half of eight amt
been cut yet"
So they sent n delegation TO Railway
nj. ,,.oc tho cnpEpcrngn
Boss" said lie bIuntly. shes too
cold TO work on them plains today
She's the coolest day we had.
Railway was too old hand at the
business 10 make any promises y the
spot.
"I'll see, boys" said he.
When the breakfast was over the
crew were sent TO making sideways
and travoying roads on eight" THIS
was precedent In time the work on
the plains was grumhlin"ly don" IN any
weather. However. as TO this Radway
proved firm enough He was good
fighter when he knew he was being in
posed upon.
And as the days slipped by he tight
ened the reins Christmas was APP
preaching. An easy mathematical com
put.tion reduced The question of com
Melting his contract with Morrison d
DAILY TO n certain weekly quota In
fact he was surprised nj the size OF 1t.
He would have 90 work diligently ana
steadily during the rest Of the winter.
Having thus detinit" task to ac'
complish in a definite number OF days.
Railway grew to be- moro Of t"s%
ma ter. Thus he resained 10 a snlah
degree the respect OF his men. Then Ae
lost il again. ;,
One morning he came in from tax
with the supply teamster ana woke
Dyer. who was not up yet.
I'm going down home for Two OF
three weeks" he announced TO Dyer.
"You know my address You'll nave 10
take charge. and | guess you'd better
Ie, the scaling go. We can get the ta'.y
M the banking grounds when we Deglh
10 haul Now. we amt got all the time
there is so you want 10 keep the Do!s
at II pretty we'll"
nvcr twisted tie little ro:rts y US