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Jam settled deliberately forward. ruf
ting clump of piles like straw.
.She's comingr cried the Rough Rcd.
"Give me every second you can"
said Ortle. making the last turns.
The mass toppled slowly. fell int"
the swift current and. leaped with a
roar.
Jump the Rough Red cried. AMI
his arm descended.
Orde leaped blindly for the rail,
where be was seized and dragged
aboard by the Rough Red. The axes
fell: Marsh whiried over the wheel;
Harvey lhre" ,...: his throttle The
tug s...a,.x -, leash like hound.
Aps c-,;..i The barrier the logs. toss
ing and tumbling. the white spray fly
ing before their onslaught beat in
vain against the barrier. like raging
wild beasts whose prey has escaped.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
"Come on and let's get something done

"COme on and let's get something done"
tons of reaction in the mild grum-
blings that arose. Although the need
To- struggle against the tireless dy-
namics of the river was as insistent as
ever, although it seemed certain that
moments cessation of effort would
permit the enemy an irretrievabIe
gain. he called halt on the whole
work.
Boys" said he irrelevantly, lets
have a smoke"
He threw himself full length against
q slanting pile. leisurely filling his
pipe. The men stared a moment and
then followed his example. The hori-
zon lay low and black against the
afterglow. Beneath it the river shone
like silver. Over beyond the rise of
land that lay between the river and
Stearn's bayou could be seen the cloud
Of mingled smoke and steam that
marked the activity of the dredge.
Orde was apparently more at ease
than any of the rest. but each instant
he expected to hear the premonitory
crack that would sound the. end of
everything. Finally he yawned and
got to his feet.
"Now," said he, a new ring in his
voice. "come on and let's get some
thing doner'
They responded to man.
By midnight the water had gone
down slightly. Half the crew snatched
little sleep. For several hours more
the issue hung In equilibrium. Then,
with the opening Of the channel into
Stearn's bayou. the heaviest pressure
was relieved. For the moment the
acute danger point was passed. Orde
spent the next two days in strengthen
ing the defenses. The men were able
to take their quota Of meals and Of
sleep.
The jam had been successfully held
at the iron railroad bridge above Red
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
"Wherp was she exposed ~

where was she eypOSrd"'
Down ut HpinZman's. You know
or perhaps you don't that Old Heinz
man is the worst sort of anti-vaccina-
ton crank. Well. he's reaped the re-
ward"
HAS he smallpox asked Orde.
mo; his daughter Nina. Lord
knows where she got it, Mrs. Orde
happened to be with her when she was
taken with the symptoms that begin
the disease AS neigEborly deed she
remained with the girl. Of course no
one could tell it was smallpox at that
time. Next day. however. the char
acteristic rash appeared on the thighs
and armpits. telegraphed to Red
ding for a nurse. Until she came Mrs.
Orde stayed ny like brick. Don't
know what | should have done with
out her
When was this:" asked Orde.
Seven days ago."
"How is Nina getting on?"
''She'll get well. suppose I'll have
old HeinZman on my hands. though.
Emotional old fool. Rushed right in
when he heard his daughter was sick
Couldn't keep him out. And he's been
with her or near her ever since"
I'm going to step up to your house
and see Mrs. Orde."
You can telephone her." said the
doctor.
He called up DR.. McMullen's house
on the telephone
You're a dear. brave girl. and I'm
proud of you" said Orde.
Nonsense. There was no danger at
all. Id been vaccinated recently. And
somebody had to take care of poor
Nina until we could get help How's
BobbyY
After lunch Orde went downtown to
his Office. Newmark came in. Hello.
Joe!' said Orde. with a slight con-
straint TOO bad you got sick just at
that time. We needed you"
"You know I'd have been there if
possible"
well. we had a lively time, you bet,
all right. and got through about by
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Chapter
81 |


into the channel recently
~ dredged to Stearn's bayou the
mass Of the logs racing down
stream from Redding He estimated
that he had still two hours or so in
which TO do the work.
This at first he succeeded in doing.
ami yer! successfully as affecting the
pressure on the jam below To the
crew working In the channel dredged
through to Stearn's bayou the affair
was that Of driving rather narrow
and swift stream. only exaggerated.
A large proportion of the timbers
found their way into the bayou.
Those that continued on down the riv-
er could hardly have much effect on
the jam AS yet only the advance of
the big jam had arrived at the dredged
channel.
1--WE can't keep this up when the
main body hits u.s." Orde painted to
Jim Denning. Wen have to do more
pile driver work."
He made rapid excursion to the
Boom camp. whence he returned with
thirty or forty men.
Here. boys" said he. you can keep
these logs moving in this channel for
q couple Of hours"
Orde now returned to the jam. where,
on the pile driver, the tugs and the
booms he set methodically to strength
ening the defenses.
But shortly the water began to rise
again. this time fairly by leaps. For
the hundredth time. the frail wooden
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ened
They've opened the CHANNEL said
Orde duly. His voice sounded to him
self very far away. He felt himself
moving in strange and distorted sur
roundings. He heard himself repeat
ing to each of number of wavering.
gigantic figures the talismanic words
that had accomplished the dissolution
of the earth for himself. They We
opened the channel" At last he felt
hard planks beneath his feet. and.
shaking his head with an effort. he
made out the pilothouse of the Spri,e
and hollow eyed man leaning against
it. They've opened the channeI.
Marsh" be repeated. Il guess that'll
be ALL" Then quite slowly he sank to
the deck. sound asleep.
When Newmark left, in the early
stages Of the jam. he gave scanr
thought to the errand on which he
had ostensibly departed. Whether or
not Orde got supply Of piles was to
him a matter of Indifference. His
AoPOs oAs idtbSAs PACANtShNC. was tudl
the jam should go out. but be saw
clearly that Orde, blinded by the swift
action Of the struggle. was as yet un
able to perceive. Even should the riv-
erman succeed in stopping the jam
the extraordinary expenses incidental
to the defense and to the subsequent
salvaging. untangling and sorting
would more than eat up the profits Of
the drive Orde would then be forced
to ask for an extension of time on his
notes.
On arriving in Monrovia he drove
to his own house. To Mallock he is
sued orders.
go to the Office and tell them | am
H. said he. land then hunt UP MIR.
Heinzman. l want to see him imme-
diately."
The German entered rather red and
breathless. surprised to find Newmark
at home
"Heinzman." said he. I'm three
weeks at the latest Orde will come to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Farmers should eat
more oatmeal.

Although the farmer of today is able
buy almost anything he wants to
ar or to eat he isn't paying enough
tention to food values when it comes
his own table.
He feeds his stock carefully, avoids
er-feeding and selects the stock food
at he believes will give the best re-
m in strength and general efficiency.
If he has been watching the extern
re researches and experiments on
question of the best human food
muscle and brain he will heed the
vice from all sides to "eat more
laker Oats.
Quaker Oats is mentioned because
it is recognized in this country and
Europe as the best of all oatmeals.
Feeding farm hands on Quaker Oats
means getting more work out of them
than if you feed them on anything
else. 81
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fuently profane.
He shook his fist against the menacing
logs; he apostrOphied the river. the
high water. the jam. the deserters.
Newmark and his illness, ending in
general anathema against any and all
streams logs and floods.
"Well." said Tom North, hes good
and mad this time"
At the dredged channel Orde saw
the rivermen standing idle. and. half
blind with anger. be burst upon them.
Then he stopped short and stared
Square across the dredged channel
and completely blocking it lay sim
gle span of an iron bridge. Behind it
the logs had. of course. piled up in a
jam, which damned back the water.
Where in b. did that drop fromY
cried Orde
'.Come down on top the JAM" ex-
planned riverman.
Orde. suddenly fallen into a. cold
rage. stared at the obstruction, both
fists clinched at his side
'That about settles it," said Welton
Settler cried Orde Il should think
notr'
Welton smiled quantity.
Don't you know when you're lick
edy'
Licked. h-v' said Orde. We've
just begun to fight
What can you do?'
'I'll blow her up with powder"
Ever try to to blow up iron?'
There must be some way"
'Oh. there is" replied Welton. "of
course-take her apart bolt by bolt
and nut by nut"
"Send for the wrenches. Them snap
ped Orde.
But it would take days 1t would
be too late 1t would do no good"
perhaps not" interrupted Orde,
''but it will be doing something. any
way. Look here. Welton. are you
game? If you'll get that bridge out in
two days I'll hold the JAM"
"You can't hold that jam two hours
That's my business. Will you send
for lanterns and wrenches and keep
this crew working?"
81 will" said Welton.
During the next two days the old
scenes were all revived. with back Of
them the weight of the struggle that
had gone before. Pines belonging to
divers and protesting owners were fell
ed and sharpened. Even the inviolate
government supply was commander
ed.
Then all at once, as though faucet
had been turned OF, the floods slack
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
logs grew more ;s., mere restive: tie
defenSes weaker AMI more Inadequate

ALI. that day and the Ext mgr.
~ the fight was hand 10 *, iii.
~ without the opportunity of
breathing space. Then Orrc
| bareheaded and diSbeveled. >,ruirr :"
a high excitement. began To be naIlss-
ed by annoyances The piles gave out.
Newmark left ostenSibly to purchase
more. He did not return. Tom North
and Jim Denning. their eyes burning
deep in their heads for lack of sleep.
came 10 Orde. holding to him SYM
bolically their empty hands.
mo more piles" they said briefly.
Get EN-" said Orde with equal
brevity. '.Newmark will have enough
here shortly. In the meantime get
them"
North and his friend disappeared.
taking with them the crews of the
drivers and the two tugs. After an
interval they returned towing small
RATS of the long tinibers. Orde did
not make any inquiries. nor until days
later did he see copy of the newspa-
per telling how a lawless gang of riv-
|
men and stolen the railroads property.
Orde was everywhere. Miles and
miles be travelled. running along the
tops of the boOms, over the surface of
the jam. spying the weakening places
and hurrying to them a rescue.
Toward noon the piles gave out
again.
Where in b. is Newmark?' ex-
ploded Orde He sent North and
crew of men to cut piles from stand
ing timber in farm wood lots near the
river.
IF the owners object stand them off
with your peaviesr'
were busy with what men they had
left in stringing defenses across the
river in case Orde's works should go
out. When Orde heard this he swore
vigorously.
Crazy fools!" he spat out. They'd
be lot better OF helping here. II
this goes out their little booms won't
amount to a Whit of wind"
He sent word to that effect; but.
lacking the enforcement Of his person.
al presence, his messages did not car
~ conviction. and the panic stricken
owners continued to labor. each &C.
cording to his ideas. However. Weiton
answered the summons. Orde hailed
his coming with shout.
81 want dredge" he yelled as soon
as the lumberman was within distance.
81 believe we can relieve the pressure
somewhat by a channel into SStearn's
bayou. Get that government dredge
up and through the bayou as soon as
you can"
"All right" said Welton briefly.
'Can you hold her?"
1--WE got to hold her." replied Orde
between clinched teeth. Where in
h is Newmark? need him for fifty
things. and he's disappeared off the
face Of the earth! Purdy. that second
cable! She's snapped a strand: Get
reinforcing line on herr He ran
without another thought Of Welton.
But flesh and blood has its limit of
endurance. and that limit was almost
reached. Orde heard the first Fremont
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you asking for a renewal of the notes
you hold against our firm. You must
refuse to make such renewal"
"AlI righdt." agreed Heinzman.
"He'll probably offer you a higher
interest. You must refuse that. Then
when the notes are overdue you must
begin suit in foreclosure"
"All righdt." repeated Heinzman,
little listlessly. do you think he will
hold that jam? got lots of logs in
that jam. If it goes out will lose
heap Of money"
'Well. you'll make quite heap on
this DEAL" said Newmark careiessly.
Suppose he holds it." said Heinz
man, pausing II hate like the mis-
chief to joomp on him."
Newmark looked at the German
sharply. Il suppose you know just
how deep you're in thisY'
"Oh, amt backing oudt." mega
lived Heinzman-"not Bit
Little by little the water went down.
The pressure, already considerably re-
Heved b. the channel into Stearn's
bayou. slackened every hour. Orde.
still half dazed with his long delayed
sleep. drove back along the marsh road
to town. Orde began to review the sit
uation. AS Newmark had accurately
foreseen. he came almost Immediately
to a realization that the firm would
not be able to meet the notes given to
Heinzman. Orde had depended on
the profits from the seasons drive to
enable him to make up the necessary
amount. Those profits would be
greatly diminished if not wiped out
entirely by the expenses. both regular
and irregular. incurred in holding the
jam.
"I'll have to get an extension of
time" said Orde to himself. "Of course
Joe will let me have more time on my
own personal note to the firm. And
HeinZman surely ought to- saved a
lot Of his logs in that jam. And If he
doesn't want to guess an offer of
little higher interest will fetch him"
Finally he pulled up opposite the
Orde house. sprang up the walk and
into the front door
Hello. sweetheart he called cheer
fly.
The echoes alone answered him. He
cried again and yet again. with a
growing feeling of disappointment that
Carroll should happen to be from
home. A moment later Mary, the Irish
servant girl, came through the dining
room caught sight of Orde threw her
apron over her head and burst into ex-
travagant demonstrations of grief.
What is 1t, Nary he asked very
quietly
But the girl only wept the louder.
Orde sprang forward to shower her
with questions. These elected nothing
but broken and incoherent fragments
concerning 1.-THE missus." ''oh. the sad
dayr At this moment Bobby appear
ed from the direction of the kitchen.
Orde, frantic with alarm, fell upon his
son. Bobby could only humble some
thing about smallpox" and ''took
mamma away with doctor"
Where. wherew cried Orde.
At this moment calm. dry voice
broke through the turmoil. Orde look
ed up to see DIR. McMullen standing in
the doorway.
tits all right" said the doctor.
"Your wife was exposed to smallpox
and is at my house to avoid the dan
ger OF spreading contagion. She is not
m.
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your assurance
that you would take them up person
ally. Our resources are all tied up"
Cant we raise anything more on
the nothern peninsula TIMBER asked
Orde
You ought to know we can't cried
Newmark. with an appearance of grow
ing excitement 1.-The last seventy-five
thousand we borrowed for me finishes
that"
Cant you take up part of your
note?"
my note comes due in 1885, rejoin-
ed Newmark. with cold disgust. Il
expect to take it up then. But | can't
until then hadn't expected anything
like this"
well, don't get hot said Orde
vaguely. II only thought that north
ern peninsula stuff might be worth
saving any way we could figure it,"
"Worth saving.' snorted Newmark.
"WelI. keep your hair on said
Orde. on whom Newmark's manner
was beginning to have its effect. as
Newmark intended it should. You
have my Boom company stock as Sc
curity."
Pretty security for the loss of
tract like the upper peninsula tim
Der. thought you'd surely be able to
pay it," retorted Newmark, now secure
in the position of putting Orde entirely
In the wrong.
well. expected to pay it. and I'D
pay it yet" rejoined Orde. Il think
Heinzman will renew the notes."
He seized bis hat and departed.
Once in the street, however. his irrita-
ti0n passed. AS was the habit Of the
man. he began more clearly to see
Newmark's side and so more EN-
phatically to blame himself. After all,
when he got right down to the essen
tials he could not but acknowledge
that Newmark's anger was justified.
Ito be continuedl
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t d e most tr e.
mendouS e Z e r
lions he seemed
but just able to
keep even. Piles
quivered. b e n t
slowly outward.
! ~ M e d lately.
before the logs
behind tn e m
could stir, the
pile driver must
dots work. Back
and forth darted
the Sprite a y d
b er sister tug,
the Spray. tow
ing the pile driv-
ers or the strings
Of piles. Under
the frowning de-
struction t b e
crews had to do
their work. And
II ever a break
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defenses opposed
to millions of
pounds were test
ed to the very ex-
treme Of their en-
durance. The net
work of chains
and cables tight
e n e d. dra wing
ever nearer the
swapping point.
Suddenly, almost
without warning.
the situation had
become desper-
ate.
And for the first
time Orde COM
pletely lost b j 8
s
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there would be no escape. Crushed
and buried. the men would be borne
to an unknown grave in the lake. Ev-
cry man knew 1t. Darkness came. 10
one stopped for food.
Morning found no change in the sit
nation. The water rose steadily. The
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the skin of our
teeth" He arose
and walked over
to New marks
desk. on the edge
of W hich he
perched. is
cost us consider
able. III have to
get an extension
ON those notes."
What's that?'
asked Newmark
quickly.
II don't believe
Ill be able to
meet those notes.
So many things
have happened'-
But" broke in
Ne mark, 1.-The
firm certainly
|, cannot do so. I've
hoon rQlyinO on
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I Ii. that day and the Enxt nsr.
the fight was hand 10 f;:ii,.
without the opportunity of
breathing space. Then orrr
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to reply to Aunt Mans question. and fin
ished their supper in silence. Uncle Jim
spoke little when in his wife'E presence.
She did the talking for the family. So
the meal was gotten through in a very
unhappy manner. each of the four feeling
relieved when it was over. May set to
work to wash the dishes. while Jesse
went with his great-uncle to the cow lot
children were doing their best. poor little
grief-laden souls, to earn their keep
and to hide their sorrow and loneliness.
But that night, after all the household
was quiet-Uncle Jim and Aunt Nan snor-
ing loudly on their pillows-JesSe crept
from his bed and went to the front yard
to weep his heart out alone. But, to his
great surprise. he found May already
there. sitting on the porch. her eyes on
the great moon which hung in the clear
sky. She was making a wish on the full
moon, as she explained to Jesse. And
her wish was for fairy to come and
carry Jesse and herself far far away
from the unhappy home into which they
had been thrust by misfortune. And [
also wished that Uncle Jack might come
to us" said May. He is good. for mann
ma loved him and said he was noble and
true
Yes. I wish Uncle Jack would come
for U.S. sighed Jesse. But he made no
faith in wishes that his little sister had
But in his heart he prayed that Uncle
Jack would find them some day soon
Send us fairy whispered May. her
eyes on the moon. "And send us Uncle
Jack.
And she and Jesse comforted each
other till the moon sank behind some
high trees then they kissed each other
good night and quietly re-entered the
house getting into their beds, where slum-
Der soon came to relieve them of all I'M
happiness.
On the morrow. while Uncle Jim and
Jesse were in the garden wedding the
vegetables. the latter cried out, pointing
into the sky:
See that, Uncle Jim. It's an airship.'
Uncle Jim stopped work to look up
WAL. by golly! So 1t Is one of them
Internal things An as sure as I'm
a-standin' here. the things about to light
In my medder Say. I'm gon' down there
an see the fool thing. You run fetch
your Aunt Nan an Sis
Then Uncle Jim was striding off to-
ward the big fiat meadow while Jesse
ran to the house to call to his aunt and
May. The old woman refused to leave
her churning to go TO 'yap at any such
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Interesting Facts.
About Sponqes

IN ancient times sponges were believed
to be sea foam solidified and in all
ages they have been an element of Curl
osity to man. Some scientists have de-
clared the sponge to be animal life; others
nave held 1t to be a species of vegetable
life, and still others have thought it of
mineral formation. Thus have the natu-
ralists quarreled over the origin of the
sponge. and have disagreed as to its pow
er to move itself from pace to place of
its own volition. But it is now known
fact that the sponge with which you
battle your body is the horny skeleton of
one of the lowest or simplest kinds of an
imals. When alive this delicate frame
work of cells is fastened to a rock or
coral reef. Within its inner cells are lit
tie whip-lashes, which are used to induce
the water to pass through it's pores. This
process Is carried on by slight expansion
and contraction of the entrances to the
pores. Any food carried into the sponge
by the water is absorbed and dgested by
the inner cells.
There is vast variety of sponges.
They are all marine and for the most part
tropical. From the Mediterranean sea
and the Indian ocean is procured the
common variety of commercial sponge
used for domestic purposes. This sponge
Is found at moderate depths by fishermen.
who use glass-bottomed buckets to look
through into the water When sponge
is located it is brought to the surface by
means of long pole with iron hooks
fastened to it's end.
After a goodly supply of sponges have
been hooked up they are left on dry
land to die and decompose, after which
they are thoroughly washed and cached.
Their original color is a dark. muddy
brown.
The rarer sponges, such as the variety
known as Venus Flower basket, are most
exquisitely formed and are to be found
only by dredging at great depths in south
ern seas.