The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-02

the order Of band OF pirates. Mar
quette thought so each spring after the
drive, when. hat tilted. they surged,
swearing and shouting. down 20 Den
ny Hogan's saloon. Denny had TO buy
new fixtures when they went away.
but 1t was worth IL.
Proud. 1t was no name for IT, Boasti
The. fame Of Camp One spread abroad
over the land. Some people thought
Camp One must be sort OF hellhole
of roaring fighting devils. Others
sighed and made rapid calculations OF
the number OF logs they could put I'm
IL only they could get hold of help like
that.
Thorpe himself. of course, made his
headquarters at Camp One. During
the five years he had never crossed the
strait of Mackinaw. The rupture with
his sister had made repugnant to him
all the southern country All winter
long he was more than busy at his log
ging. Summers he spent at the mill
Occasionally he visited Marquette, but
always on business.
He was happy because he was too
busy to be anything else. The insist
ent need of success which he had Gre
ated for himself absorbed all other sen
timents. He demanded IT OF others
vigorously. He could do no less than
demand it OF himself The CHIEF end
of any man, as he saw il, was to do
well and successfully what his life
found ready.
Success, success, success. Nothing
could be OF more Importance. Its at
tainment argued a mans efficiency in
the scheme OF things Anything that
inierfered with it-personal comfort
inclination. affection, desire, love Of
ease, individual lilling-was bad
Thorpe cared for just three people
and none Of them happened 10 clash
with his machine They were Wallace
Carpenter, little Phil and Injun Char
ley.
Wallace was always personally agree
able to Thorpe. Latterly, since the cree
tion OF the mlll he had developed uncx-
pected acumen In the disposal az tine
seasons cut TO wholesale dealers in
Chicago. Thereafter lie was often in
ihN NNNAo nUtAt iWA IfAAtAfhhAN NAAht W NlNt
his partners ideas on what the firm
would have to offer. The entire rcspon-
sibllity Of the city end OF the business
was in his hands.
Injun Charley continued 20 hunt ana
trap IN the country round about. Once
or twice month the lumberman would
snowshoe down to the little cabin at
the forks. Entering, he would nod brief
ly and seat himself on a cracker box.
"How do, Charley?' said he.
'How dor replied Charley
They filled pipes and smoked At
rare intervals one Of them made a re-
mark tersely:
Catch um beaver las week. re-
marked Charley.
"Good haul" commented Thorpe.
Or:
II saw n mink track by the big bowl.
der" offered Thorpe.
"Hmr' responded Charley I'm long
drawn falsetto whine.
Yet somehow the men came to know
each other better and better. and each
felt that I'm an emergency he could de-
pend on tho other 70 the uttermost in
spite OF the difference I'm race.
AS. for Philip, he was like some
strange, shy animal, retaining all it's
wild instincts, but led by affection to
become domestic. He drew the water,
cut the wood-none better. In the even.
ing he played atrociously his violin
none worsc-bending his great white
brow forward with the wolf glare In
his eyes. swaying his shoulders with
fierce delight In the subtle dissonances
Of the horrible tunes he played. And
often he went into the forest and gazed
wondering at occult things Above all
nc worshiped Thorpe. And in turn the
: lumberman accorded him a good ma
tured affection.
Financially the company was rated
high and yet was heavily In debt This
condition of affairs by no means con
stitutes an anomaly I'm the numbering
business.
The profits of the first FIVE years had
been Immediately reinvestcd i'm the
business. Thorpe intended 10 establish
in few years more big plant which
would he returning benefices I'm pro-
portion not only to the capital original.
~ invested, but also In ratio 20 the en-
ergy, time and genius he had himself
expended
Every autumn the company found IT,
self suddenly In easy circumstances
At any moment that Thorpe had chO
sen 10 be content with the progress
made he could have. SO 60 speak, de-
ciarcd dividends with his mariner. In
stead OF undertaking more improve
ments. for part Of which he borrowed
some money, he could have divided the
profits Of the seasons cut But this he
was not yet ready 10 do.
lie had established five more camps;
lie had acquired over 1J0.OOO.0OO moro
Of timber lying contiguous to his own
he had built and equipped n modern
high efficiency mill; he had constructed
a harbor breakwater and the neccs
sary bOoms; he had bought tug: built
n boarding house. All this cost mon