The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10

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q q 4 II y Die iiitl3Il. cIifad the
sleeplL nom ana prep .lsiI Tor bed.
t96e q have = littia slp no ma er
if things afe going OF NE 4 Fourth oe
Jpiy eeIebra dom, hS grUmbled and
rolled betReen the sheets
n spite de his Old hlbit Of riding
with the breaking Of dawn s was Jack
pine who awakened him 4 fsJg hours
later. The camp vas hardly astir
when he followed the Indian down
among the log cabins 70 Thorne's quar-
ters. The senior engineer was already
dressed.
"soFTy to hustle you 80, Rowland"
he greeted. ''but I've got to 60 down
with the man. Just between you and
me don't believe the camp doctor g
much on HIS job. I've got deuced
had shoulder and worse arm, and
I'm going down to good surgeon as
fast az cam
For an hour after breakfast the two
men were busy with papers. maps and
drawings relative to the camp work
Before that hour had passed he was
certain OF at least one other thing
that It was not incompetency that was
taking the two senior engineers back
to the home ONCE. He had half ex-
pected to md the working end In the
same dIsorganiEed condition as its
chiefs. But if Oregon and Thorne had
been laborfnE under a tremendous
strain OF some kind It was not reflected
in the company'B work. as shown IN
the Office records which the latter had
spread ont before him.
That's a big six months work" said
Thorne when they had finished. Good
Lord, man, when we drst came mp
here a jack rabbit 'couldn't hop through
this place where you're sitting. ana
now see what we've got-hfty cabins,
four mess halls, two OF the biggest
warehouses; north OF winnipeg, post
Office, a hospital. three blacksmith
shops and-a shipyardP'
"a shipyardg' exclaimed Rowland In
genuine surprise.
"sure. with fifty ton ship half buIlt
and frozen stin IN the ice. You can
finish her in the spring. and you'll fnd
her mighty useful for bringing supplies
from the head of the WekuskO. We're
using horses on the ice now. Had
deuced hard time in getting dfty of
'em up from LIE Pas. And. besides all
this. we've got six miles of rOadbed
built to the south and three to the
north. We've got n sub-camp ut each
working end. but most OF the men still
prefer to come IN at night" He drag
ged himself slowly and painfully to his
feet as n knock sounded at the door
That's Macdonald our camp super
intendent.'' he explained. Told him
to be here at 8. He's n coriser for tax
ing hold OF things"
A little. wiry. red headed man hop
ped in as Tborne threw open the door.
HI. 4a11
he sprang forward with Outstretched
hand, smiling and bobbinG his head.
..HowIand. of courseF' he cried.
'sGIad to see you! Five minutes late
awful sor1y-but they're having the
devils own time overat n coyote we're
going to blow this morning. and that's
what kept me-
From Howland he whlried on the
senior with the sudden movement Of
= cricket.
Flows the arm. Thorne? And If
there's any mercy In your corpus tell
me II .JacIspfne brought me the ciga-
rettes from lie Fas. II he forgot them.
as the mail did. III have his life as
sure
he brought them said Thorue.
But how about this coyote. Mac?
thought II was ready to fire"
$50 It fs-nOw. The south ridge Is
scheduled TO go up ut 10 O'Clock. Wen
blow up the big north mountains
some time tonight. It'll make a glo-
rIous tirevvorks-125 barrels of powder
and four dfty-pOund cases OF dyna-
mite-and II you can't walk that far.
Thorne. Wen take you up on sledge-
Mustn't allow you 10 miss it!''
Sorry, but I'll have to. Mac I'm
goIpg south with the mail" q
Macdonald seemed to be the life and |
law Of the camp. and lie wondered
more and more Mt ThOrne's demeanor.
ae began to note that there was
Htrnnge nervousness about Thorne
when they were among the men, nm !
uneasy alertness in his eyes. as though !
ne were looking for some particular |
FACE among those they encountered.
~ want Rowland to see this south |
royote go up.'' said Macdonald. "can |
you spare him? Wen be back before
noon"
Certainly replied Thorne. "COme
and take dinner with me at ID"
Howland fancied that there was |
certain tone OF relief in the seniors |
voice, but he made no mention OF 1t to
the superintendent MS they walked
swiftly TO the scene of the blowout"
The coyote was ready for firing when
they arrived. The coyote itself-a tun
mel OF City feet dug Into the solid rock
o. the mountain ana terminating In a
chamber packed with explosiVes-was
closed by masses OF broken rock. ram
med tight md Macdonald showed tfa