Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-26

Carlin. which would be piled ON the |
bank Thus he could get 90 work In !
mcdiately at the breakup and with I
ont waiting for some one else. The /.
lumber in Carlin's drive would keep
the men below busy until the other |
owners should also have nut their |
seasons cut aaoat
The ice went out early. When the |
river ran clear in It's lower reaches he !
took his rear crew to Carlin's rollways !
, This crew was forty In number, Il
hard bitten, tough band OF veterans
weather beaten. Scared IN numerous
fights or by the bacEwoods scourgo OF
/ smallpox, compact, muscular. fearless.
/ loyal. outSpoEcn aud free to criticise-
In short. men TO do great things under
| u strong leader The breaking Of the
rollways began. The logs had been
/ hauled to the river. where they were
! banked In piles twenty and even
( thirty feet Ia height The bed of the
stream itself was filled with them for
Il mile. save In narrow channel left
down through the middle Ia allow for
some flow Of water: the banks We're
piled with them. side On. ready to roll
/ down ut the urging of the mon.
First the entire crew by means Of it,
rcavies rolled the lower logs into the
current to be rapidly borne away.
Some tiers would he stuck together by
lee and considerable prying and heav-
ing were necessary In order to crack
them apart. But forty men soon had
Ia. "A al.
or eight To drop below In order that
the river might run clear to the next
section, where the next crew would
take ~ the task These men walked
TO the edges Of the rOllway. rolled Il
log apiece into the water. stepped
aboard, leaned against their pcavics
ana were swept away by the swift
current. The logs OH which they st>ud
whirlcd In the eddicS, cnromed against
other timbcrs. slackencd speed. shot
away. Never did the riders alter their
poses of easy equilibrium.
The evening Of the second day Ordc
received n visit from Jim Dennlng,
foreman of the next section below,
bringing with him Charlie. the cook Of
Days last years drive.
"rhis fellow driltcd In tonight two
days late after drunk, and he tells
mighty queer story" said Drnning.
"Ilc says crew of sixty bad men
from the Saginaw have been sent Ia
by ueiEaman just to fight and annoy
us
"Wcll where are thcy;"
"Dont know"
Bring him over and let's hear the
story" said Ordc.
"lt's straight. Mr.. Orlc," said the
cook. approaching. There's big crew
brought In from the Saginaw waters To
do you up. They're supposed to be
over here TO run his drive, but really
: they's goin' To fight and raise h. for
: why would lie want sixty men u
break out them little rollways Of his'r
up ut the headwate.s? He only owns
; forty mp there. and II nln't more'r
half cut anyway"
. 81 didn't know he owned any"
ayes, sir. He bought that little
johnson piece last winter"
lis he breaking out his roliways he
low" Ordr asked Dcrning.
"No. SIR" struck In Charlie, "hJ
amt"
How do you happen to he 50 wiser
inquired ordr.
We'll" explained charlie. "whcn
got back from the woods last week
lust sort Of happened into McNeilf'
place. wasn't drinkin drop III
= cried virtuous!y In answer to r:!e'i
! smile.
n "Of course not" said Orlc. 81 wa!
t Just thinking of the last time we were
T. IN there together"
+ CHATS Just IT," cried Charlie. "'rhcy
= was always sore NJ you about that
i Wen. In blew old mn licinzman and
: McSeill himself. | Just lay low aud
h heard their talk. They didn't see me
4 SO they opened her up wide"
g "Whnt did you hcnr:"
Il "Wcll. Mcneil he agreed 10 get q
il gang Of lad 0ncs from the Saginaw
y To run In on the river. And Mcneil
g said. That's all rlght about the cash
q Mr. Hcin2man. hut been hggcrln' ~
4. gcttin' even with Grde for some my
r. self He's payin' them 50 day
r Now. who'd pay that fer just rive
c work.
!. Ordc nodded ut Jim Dennlng.
/, "Iloid on. Charlie" suld he. "Wh!
RI are you giving al this away II yol
). were working fer llclnZmauI"
20 I'm wurl,in for you now" reptile,
n. Charlie with dignity. And. besides
you helped me out once yourself"
q Ia, q,