Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-07-14

~ ~ moi no interfere,
"Vat you dor he de with"
manded "But my logsr
Il have nothing TO do with your logs
You are driving your own logs Ord'
reminded him.
Helnzman vituperated
$50 ahead. Marshw said Orde.
For a second time the chains were
snapped The severed ends OF tbs
booms swung back toward either shore
Between them fioated rowboat. In
I the rowboat gesticulated pudgy man.
/ The river was well sprinkled with logs
Evidently the sorting was going on
well
MAY as well go back to the works, "
said Orde. "He won't string them to-
gether again today. not if he waits for
that tug he sent Simpson for"
Orde detailed TO an appreciative audi
ence the happenings below.
why, he hain't sorted out more'n a
million feet Of his logs" cried Rollway
Charlie. He hain't seen no logs yet"
They turned with new enthusiasm
to the work of shunting III" logs into
the channel
A stableman picked his way out over
the booms with a message for Orde.
"Mr. Heinzmans ashore and wants
to see you" said he.
Orde found the mill man pacing rest
lessly up and down before a steaming
pair of horses Newmark, perched on
a stump. was surveying him sardonic-
ally
Here you poth arel" burst out
Heinzman 81 must not lose my logsi
Vat is your probositionT
Newmark broke in quickly.
1--WE told Mr. Heinzman," said ne,
'that we would sort and deliver the
rest of his logs for 50 a thousand"
-That will be about it," agreed Orde-
But" exploded HelDzman, "that is
IS much as you agreet to drive and
deliffer my whole cut"
Precisely" said Newmark.
Put l hat all the eggspence OF driv-
ing the logs myself. Why shout l pay
you for doing what l hat alretty paid
to haf done?'
0rde chuckled.
'Heinzman." said he, I'VE aren't
forced to bother with your logs, and
you're lucky to get cut SO easy. If l |
turn your whole drive into the river
youll lose more than half of it out
right. and it'll cost you a heap to |
salvage the rest. And, what's more,
IN,
hold Of a pile driver. I'll sort night |
and day." he blufed, land by tomor-
'ow morning you won't have stick
" timber above my booms." He
aughed again You want TO get
Town to business almighty sudden"
When finally Heinzman had driven
ladly away and the whole drive. H
ogs included. was pouring into the
main boom Orde stretched his arms
'ver his head in a luxury Of satisfac-
ion.
''rhat just about settles that cam
'aign." he said to Newmark
"Oh. no. il Doesn't" replied the lat
er decidedly.
WHY" asked Orde. surprised. You
ont imagine he'll do anything more?"
"No. but ] WILL" said Newmark
Early in the fall the baby was born.
{ proved TO be a boy. Orde, nervous
$ eat after the ordeal OF doing
othing. tiptoed into the darkened
Dom. He found his wife weak and
ale. her dark hair framing her face.
new look OF rapt inner contempla-
ion rendering even more mysterious
er always fathomless eyes. She held
er lips TO him. He kissed them.
Grandma Orde brought the new
omer in for Orde's inspection. He
'oked graveiy down on the puckered. 7
iscolored bit of humanity with q
sint uneasiness
"ls-do you think--that is Hs
Does the doctor say he's
Ding to be all righty'
"All rightr' cried Grandma 0rde In
Ignantly I'D like TO know IL be isn't t
\ right nowl What in the world do q
On expect Of newborn baby?"
But Carroll was laughing softly to
erself on the bed. She held out her /.
rms for the baby and cuddled 1t close
her breast
Hes a little darling" she crooaed
md he's going TO grow up big and Q
rong, just like his daddy" She put 4
sr cheek against the sleeping babes I
Id looked up sidewise at the two
anding above her. But | know how a
m feel she said TO her husband
When they first showed him 10 me
fought he looked like q pesnut
ousand years old"
ITO Re Contipnedl q
n