Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
CHAPTER VII.-(Continued. }

Why Mr.. Duxbury Farley spared the
from master in the freezing out process
was an unsolved riddle to many. But
there were reasons. For one, there was
the lease of the coal lands. renewable
year by year-this was Caleb's own
honest provision inserted In tho con-
tract for the Majors protection-and
renewable only by the Majors friend
Further, practical man at the practl-
cal end of an industry is sheer ne
oessity; and by contriving to have
honest Caleb associated with himself
in the receivership, a fine color OF up
rightness was impaired to the promot-
ers far-reaching plan of aggrandize-
ment
So, later, when the reorganization
was effected; when the troublesome,
dividend hungry stockholders of the
original company were eliminated by
due process of law, Caleb's name ap-
peared on the Farley slate with the IT,
tie of general manager of the new COM
pany--for the same good and sufficient
reasons
1t was during the fervid six months
of Chiawassee Coal and Iron develop
msnt that Thomas Jefferson had
pdSS0Q from Tie Olu Ills " lAV hS"
from childhood to boyhood.
simultaneously there were the COAL
mines opening under the cliffs OF
Mount Lebanon, the long, double row
Of coking- ovens building on the fiat
below the furnace, and the furnace It,
self taking on undreamed- of magni-
tudes under the hands of the army OF
workmen. Thomas Jefferson did his
best to keep the pace. being driven by
a new and eager thirst for knowledge
mechanical, and of gripping desire to
be present at all the assembling OF all
the complicated parts of the threefold
machine. And when he found 1t i'm
possible to be in three places at one
and the same moment, it distressed
him to tears.
OF the home life during that strenu-
Gus interval there was little more thar
the eating and sleeping for one whose
time for the absorbent process was al
too limited. Also, the perplexing ques-
tons reaching down into the under
soul of things were silent. Also, again
mark Of a change SO radical tina,
none but a Thomas Jefferson may reaG
and understand-an awe inspiring Ma
Jor Dabney had ceased to be the frs
citizen OF the world, that pinnacle be-
ing now occupied by tall, sallow
smooth faced gentleman, persuasive OF
speech and superhuman in accomplish
ment who was the life and soul of the
activities, and whom his father and
mother always addressed respectfully
rs Colonel" Farley.
One day, in the very heat of tbs
he n al
whose word the entire world of Para
disc was in travail, had deigned to
speak directly to him-Thomas Jeffer-
son. 1t was at the mine on the noun
tain. The workmen were boiling into
place the final trestle of the inclined
railway which was to convey the Goa
in descending carloads to the bins al
the ke-ovens, and Thomas Jefferson
was absorbing the details as a dry
sponge soaks water.
Making sure that they do 1t just
right, are you, my boy?" said the great
man, patting him approvingly on the
shoulder. That's good. I like to see
boy anxious to get to the bottom OF
things. Going to be an iron master
like your father, are your"
"N-no," stammered the boy. II wisht
Was!"
well, what's to prevent? We are
going to have the completest plant in
the country right here, and 1t will be a
fine chance for your fathers son; the
finest in the world"
",Tain't goin' to do me any good,
said Thomas Jefferson, dejectedly. u
got to be a preacher"
Mr.. Duxbury Farley looked down at
him curiously. He was religious per-
son himself, coming to be known az q
pillar in st. Michael's Church at South
Tredegar, a liberal contributor. and a
prime mover in a plan to tear down the
old building and to erect a new one
more in keeping with the times and
South Tredegar's prosperity. Yet he
was careful to draw the line between
religion as a means of grace and bust
ness as means of making money.
That Is your mothers wish, 1 sup
pose; and it's worthy one: very wor-
thy. Yet, unless you have q special
vocation-but there; your motheu
doubtless knows best. I am only anx-
ious to see your fathers son succeed
in whatever he undertakes"
After that, Thomas Jefferson secret.
~ naue SuCCSss MS BOu, ana wal
alertly ready to fetch and carry fol
the high priest in its temple, only tn,
opportunities were infrequent
For, wide an the Paradise field seem
ed to be growing from Thomas Jsffer
sons point of view, it was altogethe
too narrow for Duxbury Farley. TIL
principal offices of Chiawassee Goa
and Iron were In South Tredegar. an,
there the first vice president wa
building a hewn stone mansion, an
had become a. charter member of tn
city's first club; was domiciled In du
form, and was already beginning t
soften his final RS" and to speak @
himself as a Simultaneously adoption
So sped the winter and the sprin
succeeding Thomas Jefferson's lat
birthday, and for the first time in hi
life he saw the opening buds of til
ironwood and the tender, fresh green
of the herald poplars, and smelled tn
sweet, keen fragrance of awakenin
nature, without being moved thereb,
Ardea he saw only now and then, G
old Scipio drove her back and fort
between the manor house and the raj
way station, morning and evening. f
had heard that she was going to scho
In the city, and as yet there were I
stirrings of adolescence in him to mai
him wish to know more.
AZ for Nan Bryerson, he saw her n
- all For one thing. he climbed /