The Yale expositor., 1905-05-05


'Ill meet anybody or anything from
bears to Indians"
81 know an Indian, too-Geezigut, an
Ojibway. We called him Injun Charley.
He was my first friend In the north
woods. He helped me get my timber.
This spring he killed a mana good
job, too-and is hiding now. l wish
knew where he is. But Wen see him
some day. He'll come back when the
thing blows over. See! See"
whats" they all asked, breathless.
"Its gone. Over beyond the hills
there caught a glimpse of Superior"
"You are ridiculous, Harry" protest
ed Helen Thorpe laughingly. 81 never
saw you so. You are a regular boy"
"Do you like boys?" he asked gravely
of Hilda.
adore themv she cried.
"All right; don't care" he answered
his sister in triumph.
The air brakes began to make them
selves felt, and shortly the train came
to grinding stop.
"What station is this?" Thorpe asked
the colored porter.
"Shingleville, sah," the latter replied.
81 thought so. Wallace, when did
their mill burn, anyway? / haven't
heard about it,"
"Last spring, about the time you
went down"
as that so? How did it happen"
"They claim incendiarism," parried
Wallace cautiously.
Thorpe pondered a moment, then
laughed. 81 am in the mixed attitude
of the small boy" he observed, 'who
isn't wicked enough to wish anybody's
property destroyed, but who wishes
that if there is a fire, to be where he
can see it. / am sorry those fellows
had to lose their mill, but it was n
good thing for us. The man who set
that fire did us a good turn. If 1t
hadn't been for the burning of their
mill they would have made stronger
fight against us in the stock market"
Wallace and ITilda exchanged
glances. The girl was long since aware
of the inside history of those days
you'll have to tell them that" she
1T will please them"
"Our station is nexty' cried Thorpe,
''and it's only little ways Come.
get readyr
They all crowded into the narrow
passageway near the door, for the train
barely paused.
"All right, sah," said the porter,
swinging down his little step.
Thorpe ran down to help the ladies.
He was nearly taken from his feet by
a wildcat yell, and a moment later that
result was actually accomplished by
q rush of men that tossed him bodily
on to it's shoulders. At the same mo-
ment the mill and tug whistles began
to screech and miscellaneous firearms
exploded. Even the locomotive engineer,
in the spirit of the occasion, leaned
down heartily on his whistle rope.
The sawdust street was filled with
screaming, jostling men. The homes
Of the town were brilliantly draped
with cheesecloth, flags and bunting.
For moment Thorpe could not make
out what had happened. This turmoil
was so different from the dead quiet of
desertion he had expected that he was
unable to gather his faculties. All
about him were familiar faces upturn-
ed to his own. He distinguished the
broad, square shoulders of Scotty Par
sons, Jack Hyland, Kerlie, Bryan Mo-
loney; Ellis grinned Mt him from the
press; Billy Camp, the fat and shiny
drive cook; Mason, the foreman of the
mill; over beyond howled Solly, the
tug captain; Rollway Charley, Shorty,
the chore boy; everywhere were fea-
lures that he knew.
AS his dimming eyes travelled here
and there, one by one the Fighting
Forty, the best crew Of men ever gath
cred I'm the northland impressed them
selves in his consciousness. On the
outskirts sauntered the tall form of
Tim Shearer, straw peeping from be-
meath his fax white mustache, his eyes
glimmering under his fax white eye
brows.
Big Junko and Anderson deposited
their burden on tho raised platform of
the Office steps. Thorpe turned and
lronted the crowd.
At once pandemonium broke loose, as
though the previous performance had
been nothing but low voiced rehear-
sal.
ooh, aren't you proud Of him?" gasp
ed Hilda. squeezing Helen's arm with
little sob.
In moment Wallace Carpenter, his
countenance glowing with pride and
pleasure, mounted the platform and
stood beside his friend, while Morton
and the two young ladies stopped half
way up the steps.
At once the racket ceased. Every
one stood at attention.
"Mr. Thorpe" Wallace began. Eat
the request of your friends here, have
most pleasant duty to fulfill They
have asked me to tell you how glad