The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-06-01

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ding. After the rear had drop
ped down river from ReddinG
flarroll and Orde returned to their de-
Uerted little box of a house at Mon
mVia.
OEde breathed deep Of a new salts
Santfon in walking again the streets OF
GAts little sandy, sawdust paved. shan
Agfied town. with it's yellow hills and
N wide blue river and its glimpse Of
fze lake far in the offing.
Hanged il / know what's struck
me- he unused. Never experienced
any- remark able joy before In getting
herk to this sort of truck"
Then. with warm glow at the
denrt, the realization was brought to
Mn. This was home. and over yonder
nder the shadow of the heaven point
ING spire a slip of a girl was waiting
M him.
The rest Of the week Orde was alb
amt up the river, experimenting in 4
gpneral way the latter progress Of the
anE1ve.
At the booms everything was In
madness to receive the jam. The
50Bc. swim arm slanting across the
Szger channel was attached 10 it's
B:nch, which would operate it. When
- ESGt * would close -tiie main channel
End shunt into the booms the logs float
sag in the river. There, penned at last
N the piles driven in row and held
kesgether at the top by bOlted timbers,
IL To-, a !.
FHke poles would then take up the
Hsrk of distribution according TO the
aRHnds stamped on the ends. Each
nEand had its own separate sorting
Czns," the lower end leading again
HIo the open river From these each
owners property was RATED and towed
10 his private bOoiis at his mill below.
Grde spent the day before the jam
s9ecared in constr netting what he call
Vsg,s boomerang"
Secret invention just yet" he ex-
sAined to Newmark "Pm going -
Ind up the drive in the main river
Zatil we have things punched; then
III going TO throw a big crew down
Esae by the swing. HeinZman antici-
Urtes. of course, that I'll run the en-
NJ drive into the booms and do all
~ sorting there. Naturally If turn
tFz.1ogs loose into the river as fast as
Z nun across them he will be able to
TSeS them up one at time, for he'll
my, gel them occasionally. II keep
taam until everything else is sorted
1KIy Helnzmans logs will remain, and
- we have no right to hold logs we'll
aages to turn them loose through the
YsageryoFting bOoms, where he can be
RBdy' 10 raft them. In that way he
zTs them all right without paying US
la~sent. See"
Yes, see," said Newmark.
K@ell."' said Orde. with a laugh,
--4sere is gwtere fool him. I'm going
GEs-ush the drive into the booms all at
,z>ase,r but I'm going to sort out Heinz
rSRH,s logs at these openings near the
-Nrnnce and turn them into the main
,.zNunel."
What good will that do?" asked
lskwmark skeptically. "He gets them
4Sxzed just the same, doesn't he:"
sTne currents fairly strong" Orde
lSslted) out. land the rivers almighty
Nas: When you spring seven or eight
llxlion feet on Il man all ut once and
SAzxpected and he with no crew TO
NssEole them. he's going to keep al
zza;ilty busy. And If he don't stop
5eIn this side his mill he'll have to
art and tow them back. and il he
scent stop EN- this side the lake he
axY as well kiss them all goodby.'
ne boomerang worked like a charm.
ace, i'm personal charge. watched that
zsJugh the different openings in his
.s<mcrang the III" logs were shunt-
.FManto the river. Shortly the channel
-sxN full Of logs floating merrily away.
eve got TO go down and see how the
-'7aHehman is making it," announced
1v@.
Ke drove to Heinzman's mill. There
A7Gound evidences of the widest ex-
E-uement Boats piled in all directions.
~ ug darted back and forth. Con
tantly the number Of floating logs
augmented. however Many had al
E4siy gone by.
" you think you're busy now" said
zkia to himself, with n chuckle, "just
,-kit until you begin to get logs. What's
I2doing with that tug?' thought he.
VI. no. He's stringing booms across
~ river to hold the whole outfit"
Ie laughed aloud and drove fran
A4Stily back TO the boOms.
&e's shut down his mill" shouted
.7Sna, "and he's got all that gang Of
i9abankers out and every old rum
Rsays0m in Monrovia. and I bet II
7ypggsay logs to him he'd chase his
t.sE IN circles. I'm going to take Marsh
asrC the Sprite and go to town. Old
SH1nzman." he added as an after
tass1ght, sis stringing booms across the
sSsr-obstructing navigation"
Marsh" he called. "gOt up steamT'
-Edere appeared a short, square man.
.sws blue as the sky.
Up in two minutes" he answered
Harvey. fire her up"
TEntain Marsh guided his energetic
esGrge among the logs floating in the