The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-21

whitfield diligently. but let no one sec what he was
ma&ng Then, borrowing small tin cup from tho
cook, he iussed over the stove with dark smelly
dccootlon OF tobacco juice and INK. Rosy-Lily was
consumed with curiosity especially when she saw him
apparently digging beads off an Indian tobacco-pouch
which he always carried. But Jimmy Bracket did
not let her go enough get enlightened as tn This
mysterious occupation.
On the following day McWha went TO work again.
but not till after breakfast when the others had long
departed Rosy-Lilly. with one hand twisted in her
little apron. was standing the doorway as he passed
Out She glanced up at him with a coaxng smile
McWha would not look at her, and his face wac ae
sullenly harsh ever but he passed he slipped
something into her hand. To her spccchcss delight
IT proved to be little dark brown wooden doll dain-
lily carved and with two white beads with black ccn-
tiers, cunnngly set into its face for eyes
kosy-Lily huggcd the treasure to her breast Her
hrSt proud impulse was to run to Jimmy Bracket with
II But subter instinct withheld her Somehow
from the way the gift had been bestowed she felt il
was meant to be kind OF secret She carried it away
and hid 1t in her bunk where she would go and look
al 1t from time to time throughout the day. That
night she brought 1t forth, but with several other
treasures. so that 1t quite escaped comment She said
nothing about it TO McWha, but she played with it
when he could not help seeing it. And thereafter her
nlgger-oaby was always i'll her arms.
his compliment however. apparently all lost
on Mc"ha who had again grown unconscious of her
existence And Rosy-Lilly. her part no longer
srove to win his attention She was content either
with the victory she had won or with the secret IN
them And things on smoothly in the camp. with
every one now too occupied to do moro than mind
his own business
Il CHANGED this year that the Spring thaws were
e?ry and unusually swift and from every brookside
landing the logs came down in black. trmblinr
swarms Just below Conroys Camp the river wallowed
round narrow bend anged with slate lodges.
And here, now, IN spite of the frantic efforts of
Dave Logan and his crew. the logs suddenly began TO
Jam.
At this stage Of affairs the boss ak IN hand o;cked
iS way across the monSTous tangc OF the face of the
Jam between the great white jets till he gained the cen-
ter OF the structure Here his pTactsed eye presently To-
Gated the tmbers which held the structure firm the
key logs" as the men called them These he marked
with his ak Then, returning to the shore he called
Tor two volunteers to dare the task OF cutting these
key logs away. Ir0
Such task is the most pcrilous that a lJrbcrrnan
IN all his daring career be called upon to perform
Dave Logan had brilliant feats OF jam breaking
TO his credit, from the days before he was made
boss; and now when he called for volunteers every
unmarried man In camp responded. with the excep-
lion, OF course of VALLEY Johnson, whose limited
vision untitled him for such venture The boss chose
Bird" Pigeon and Andy White, because they were not
only smart axIncn, but also adopts in the riycrmcns
game of running logs"
With jaunty air the two young men spat on their
hands grippcd their axes sprang out along the base
of the Jam and Piled their heavy blades 1t heroic
The work OF these two. choppng cooy out there under
that colossal front of death Their duty was nothing
less than to bring the topping brow of the lam down
upon them yet cheat fate at the last instant if pos
sibe by eapng to shore before the chaos quite over
whclmcd them
Suddenly, while the two key logs were not yet half
cut through. the trained eye of the boss detected
settling near the top of the Jam. His yell of warning
tore through the camor of the waters AT the in
dulling all other sounds. The choppers SpIang
wildly for shore as the whole face Of the jam seemed
10 orumbe in breath
AT this moment scream of terror was heard and
every heart stopped. Some thirty yards or so up
stream and dozen, perhaps, from Shore stood Rosy
Lilly on a log While none were observing her she
had gecfully cambercd out over the solid mass look
ing for spruce gums. But now, when the logs moved
she was SO terror-strcken that she could not even
try to get ashore She Just fell down upon her log
and cung to 1t screaming.
groan of horror went up. The awful grinding of
the breakup was already under way Valley John
son caped wildly out upon the nearest logs fell head
foremost. and was dragged back fighting furiously
just as Johnson went down. there great bel
loving OF rage and anguish; then Red McWhas big
form shot past lcapng far out upon the logs. Over
the sckening upheaval he bounded this way and that
with miraculous surc-footedness He reached the
pitching log whereon Rosy-Llly still clung He
cutcled her by the frock He tucked her under orc
arm Ike ragbaby Then he turned balancing him
self for an instant and came capng back toward shore
a great shout of wonder and Joy went up.-to be
hushed in second as log reared high in McWhas
path and hurled him backwards. Right down into the
whirl OF the dreadful grst he sank. But with
strength that seemed more than human he recovered
himself, climbed forth dripping. and again
with those great uncrring leaps This time there
no shout. The men waited with dry throats. Within
two feet of shore log toward which he had jumped
jerked aside Just before he reached it, and
ing IN the air as he fell TO the child he
down IT his side with stunning yio-
lence AS he fell, the boss and Bracket and of
the Others sprang out to meet him They reached him
somehow, and covered with bruises which they did not
feel succeeded in dragging him, with his precious bur-
dcn up 10 safety. When bis feet touched solid ground
he sank unconscious but with his securely
grippcd about the child that they had difficulty loos
ing his hold
Rosy-Lily. when they picked her up. was quivcring
with terror, but unhauned. When she saw. McWha
stretched out upon the bank motoness. with his eyes
shut and his white lips half open, she fought savagey
TO be put down She and flung herself down be-
side her caught his big white face between
her tiny hands, and fell to kissing him Presently Nc
Wha opened his eyes, and with mighty effort rose
upon elbow. look Of embarrassment passed
over his face he glanced at the standing about
him. Then lie looked down at Rosy-Lilly. grinned
with shamefaccd tenderness, and pulled her gently
toward him
I'm right-elad- -yc're-safe-Rosy-L Lilly" he said
family drawing her face down to his Boys get the
doc to patch up-Pve got to live for Rosy-Lillys
sakeP -