Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
For His
Loves Sake
BY JAMES BUcKHAr1
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,


thr HdIS august ar Was teNeu VIII
the chatter OF pick and shovel, the
rumble Of dumpcars. the creak of der
, ricks. and an occasional heavy blast
that shook heaven and earth like FIR
resounding thunder-clap. r - were
unwonted activities for that qu- and
remote country valley. and its scat
tered Inhabitants watched them With
undisguised excitement and wonder.
Haying and harvesting were now
nearly finished on the upland farms.
and. daily, vehicles filled with entire
/ families came. picnic-wise, TO the
scene Of operations. the people all in
their Sunday best. and gay OF spirits
over their novel holiday Intermingled
with the family carryalls were also
smart buggies. built for two, in which
country lovers and sweethearts
packed their bliss for a long days
happy outing
From the eastward over the long
ridge between Little Otter and Big
otter valleys. toiled heavy wagons.
carrying supplies from the nearest
railroad station for the gangs CT work
men. These supplies We're mostly pro
visions and other necessaries for the
camps But occasionally a wagon
came along covered with a dark col
ored farpaulin carefully dashed down
at sides and ends Those who knew
the signs whispered: There goes a
load OF dynamite" and every one
breathed easier when it had passed
out Of sight
On a certain Saturday afternoon.
GREATNESS and hot. one of these tar
panlip covered wagons reached the
top Of the ridge between Big otter
and Little Otter valleys. and the
driver pulled up his team to rest; for
going down the slope was almost as
hard as coming up. with the heavy
load in spite Of brakes, pushing stead
'ly on the pole All the way down that
long hill. dazzling with its white dust
he stones had been carefully picked
'ut Of the road. lest jolt should set
rec the pent-up demon of destruction =,
inder the tarpaulin Yet the driver
ilways paused on the ridge-not only ;
o rest his horses. but because he
D.
Il his two tons of dynamite
What would YOU do if something
hould give way?" asked a voice be- >,
ind him. suddenly. this blazing Aug =
st afternoon. The driver started and =
urned on his seat. A young man. !,
'iih rife over his shoulder and =
iring Of gray squirrels dangling from &
IL, I
agon. He had come silently ont of -,
he woods near by. and his question -
as like the unexpected crack of =,
I'm on the still air -,
Wal" replied the driver. recovering
S self-possession and shifting his
lid of tobacco to the opposite cheek.
reckon I'd do about the same thing
~ would-rd jump" Al
II wouldn't jump retorted the
lung countryman: that is. not as
ings are with me now. shouldn't
re much if I went up with the out De
Perhaps you wouldn't" replied the l +"
her quietly. "bHt would. I've got 90 90
wife and two kids" -
The young nan with the rife sighed ~,
avily, but held his peace En-
Doesn't that make a diherence?" hi
sed the driver boi
'Yes-it makes a difference" NUT VOL
ed the other He walked to the .Jol
&c Of the road and sat down on the 7
TX opposite the man on the wagon. st,,
mother fellows got my girl" he ton
Il, heavily You don't know any -.
ng about that You can't. A man ~
sn't care much about himself. or ~
thing else after that. There's hod
one thing he does care for nc
like to open up the hot place a :,
e sooner for the man that did it." "
he driver nodded his head Il ices
SIS you're about right" he said. arc,
lon't blame you a bit Wal. it's 40
e for me to be goin' along. I'm da,
y for you-that's fact" He mon
tened the brake-pressure. CHR he
ID to his horses. and the wagon tho
Of dynamite started down the of .
OF
nc Fuuhs man WIN the riHe sat ular
ing down the road Suddenly he OF
ted. and half rose from the bank. i-i,s
ght buggy came whirling into the p,,tI
/ highway from a branch road. -;
the foot of the hill Its his RIG. -.
iod." Kissed the Tilted lover D.,
ny to get her. and take; her over -,
e the railroad building. And she's -, ~ =
citing him and waiting for him, t ia7
y dressed in that white" So
g young man choked. and buried There
ace in his hands All at once. a the
Die cry smote on his ears. He the +
ed up and saw. first. a great cloud work
ist whore the load OF dynamite His !
'een crawling down the hill. Then form,
ng figure emerged from the dust. imbu.
Ike man pitched out OF a win. shirkt
II SPRAYED face downward BY ~.
oadside, where it lay still for no
mt. then stirred. sat up. and oa,i
4 wildly down the hill.
iethiag had broken. and the load
Mantle was running Wild down a..
he hill at the heels Of TWO fren-