Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-13
~ White Horse By HARRY IRVING 0lEENE
(copyrisht. by Joseph B. Bowles,

Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 The construction department of the Superior & Western railroad had de- cided to sink spur deep into the body of the woods and connect AT cher with Turtle Junction. Dunham, the gray old timber fox that had charge of that bureau, sent for the representatives of the Badger Lum- Der company. and of Findlay z Brother. Cardiff and Findlay. the rep resentatives, came the next morning to Dunham's office.
 Now, boys," he said as the rivals glowered at each other through the smoke fog, "seeing that we are all here together we might as well drop sentiment and have little medicine talk. The s. & w. wants those ties at bedrock price. and 1t wants them as soon as man can deliver them. What are your figures, CardiR?"
 Thirty thousand dollars" said Cardiff, as he thieved quick glance at his rival from across the Manito- wish
 And yours, John?"
 twenty-five thousand"
 Then I'll call it twenty-five thou sand, too" responded Cardiff. prompt. ly. Externally Dunham remained cool, but internally he was agiow with warm, glad smile.
 "Well, I guess the price Is near enough right, boys, If wc can only get together on the question of de- livery. Of course. 1t is understood that time is the essence of this con tract. When can you deliver those ties in our yards at Archer. MT. Car diff?"
 The black brows of the Badger repre- sentative contracted as he gazed deep into the silent woods. Between April 1st and 10th, depending on how soon the breakup comes" Findlay sat looking at them in grim silence. and Dunham. after giving him plenty of time in which to make bid. husked a dry cough from his voice and went on thoughtfully:
 Pretty late, but don't suppose can ask you to deliver them by airship | at those figures. Our minds have met as to the price, and, of course, which one of you gets the contract makes no difference to me. But inasmuch as MT. | Cardiff spoke first and MT. Findlay can't better the bid suppose might as we'll let Cardiff-"
 Hold on," broke in Findlay as his jaw suddenly thrust itself out. If give you $5o,000 bond that will deliver those ties at Archer, March 1st, 30 days before MT. Cardiff's date. do I get that contract?"
 Durham glanced at Cardiii, and Car ditf, staring stupidly at his rival. said nothing at all. So, presently. Durham
 answered "yes." and at that word Find lay arose.
 So, with that the incident ended, and
 John Findlay strode away. as many an- other victor has done. his heart thump-
 ing triumphantly, and his brain sick with fear.
 Long and bitter had been the fight
 that he and his half invalid brother Joe had waged in those cold north woods.
 and to lose out now spelled ruin just
 as their star of hope was rising brightly
 above the horizon.
 "Of course, there Is only one way to
 carry out that contract, Joe" said John,
 "and that is to build an ice road from
 Camp 8 to Archer. When fixed the
 date with Dunham I thought you and
 could figure out route through this
 swamp and ridge country. but 1t seems
 that we can't make good. And there is
 only one man know who can and he Is
 James Livingston Flint, White Horse.
 we used to call him-and. of course. af
 our. luck would have it. he is way uI
 in Alaska country somewhere. But Tn
 going after him. I'll be back before
 the first of December and I'll bring hin with me, alive if possible. but anyway
 I'll bring him. I'd rather have Fiin' dead than any other man in the pin , cries alive"
 So that night John Findlay packed his grip and departed for the whit land. It was way out Seminow wa, that Findlay found his man. White Horse built the road in lit tle less than three weeks. but he onl! slept on an average of four hours 1 ! night while he did it. As for the mel who worked under him during tha frenzied period, they cursed him with
 mi iutermission while the work wa , going on, and are still bragging abou having had hand and foot in 1t of course 1t seems incredible. but , ,s astonishing how much 70 hard-drivel
 men and 20 good teams can do in thre weeks when they work IS hours day |. The road was finished on the 24th o 1. December, and 1t was a good thing |
 look at.
 . Christmas morning came clear an
 bitterly cold. Heavy feet crunched th d brittle snow without the cook shop C a lamp 3, and at the first sound Whit n uorse thrust a heavy, automatic pistt . into his pocket and then leaned fl
 dolently against the logs with hl
 hands buried deeply in his pocket
 The next instant the door was bur, e opeu and in lurched a body of woodi e men who, crovding Into the cornen , d the cabin, left the center of the nos f empty, while Lebeau. who led then h stepped forward and spoke: . ~Bah, you man from Chin Cat Lil