The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-03-23

! "WhatS the matterF' inquired Orde,
approaching.
IF the law don't protect me I'll pro-
tect myself" Reed proclaimed. II
give We fair warming"
"But surely" said Orde. 1--WE have a
right to run our logs through. It's an
open river"
And hev We been runnin' your logs
through?" cried the old man excitedly.
"IIev We? First Off We begin to tear
down my dam, and then when the
river begins a-roarin and a-ragin'
through then you tamper with my i'm
PROPONENTS furthermore. a-lowerin' the
gate and otherwise a.mOdifyin' my
structure"
Ordc stepped forward. Immediately
Reed wheeled. his thumb on the ham
mer
"All right. old spirit of 70" replied
Orde. Don't shoot; I'll come down"
| He walked back to the waiting row.
surely" spoke up Newmark. what
ever the status of the damage suits,
you have the legal right to run your
| ,oGs"
Orde rolled a quizzical eye In his d.
/ 'ection.
"Perfcct-ly correct, son." he drawl'
ed. but we're engaged In the happy
occupation Of getting out logs. By the
time the law was all adjusted and
head Of steam up the water d he down.
In this game you get out logs first and
think about law afterward."
How about legal damages?" insist
ed Newmark.
Legal damages! scoffed Orde. lie
gal damages! Why, we count legal
damages as part Of our regular ex.
penses, like potatoes"
Orde walked to the edge Of the dam
and stood looking down current. Then
he turned to the grimly silent river
men.
Boys" be commanded briefly, 'get
your peavies and come along"
He led the way past the mill to the
shadows below.
Bring down two logs fairly big and
hold them by that old snag," he order
ed. Hold them end on-no, pointing
upstream. Fix 'em about ten foot
apart. That's it. George, drive a cOu-
pie of stakes each side Of them to hold
'em. Correct! Now. run down a cOu-
pie dozen more and pile them across
those two. side on to the stream, Of
course. Roll EN- up. That's the tick
etr
Orde next braced more logs against
convenient bowlder. and an old stull
near shore became the third pier in a
line below the mill.
Now, boys" commanded Orde.
"shove of some shore logs and let
them come down"
The stray logs floating down with
the current the rivermeu caught and
jammed about the improvised piers.
SO in ten seconds after the shore
logs began drifting the jam formed.
low and broad. The weight OF the
ropmoSt logs sunk those beneath to
the bed of the stream. This to a GER
tain extent damned back the water
Below the improvised dam the water
fell almost to nothing. and above it.
swirling in eddies, grumbling 1ercely,
bubbling, gurgling. searching busily
for an opening, the river turned back
m itself.
Nothing can stand that PRESSURE"
breathed Ncwmark. fascinated.
The bigger the pressure the tighter
she locks" replied Orde, lighting his
pipe.
In order to take full advantage OF
the water power developed by his dam
old man Reed had built his mill nearly
At level with the stream. Now the
river, backing up. rapidly overlooked
this tlatA A. the jam frightened by its
own weight the water fairly jumped
from the lowest floor Of the mill to
the one above.
In less than five minutes the old
man descended on the group.
whats the matter hereT he de-
manded.
Matter" inquired Orde easily. "Oh.
nothing much-just little jam"
"Eul it's uooding my mill"
I'm not Interested"
eve Il lot of grain upstairs. It'll be
ruined. You miserable blackguard"
Reed fraulically disappeared. return
Ing hearing an antiIuated pike pole,
and single handed attacked the jam.
ASloaishment ana delight held the
rivermcn GREATNESS for moment.
Then roar of laughter drowned even
noise of the waters.
Only Orde seemed to see the other
side. with n few quick leaps he had
gained the Old mans side.
"lou can't break this jam" he said
kindly, Come ashore. You'll kill
Yourself"
"Break It." pleaded Reed. You're
running me I've got all my money in
THAI mill"
Well" said Ordp we've got a lot
Of money In our logs too. Come" TAX
Ing Reed gently by the arm. there's
/ no reason you and | shouldn't get
along together all right. Maybe we're
both a little hard headed. Let's talk
II over"
II" led the old man ashore. At the
end of ten minutes Orde cried cheer