Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-26

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BY
Gene SGraGG0m-
Porter
1904. 81 DOUBLEDAY. PACE
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COPYRIGHT. 1904 81 DOUBLEDAY. PACE
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breath Then he whipped on his old
hat aud beat TIE dust from Il care
fully With his left hand be caught
the right sleeve, wiped his sweaty
face and tried 70 straiehten his hail
with Bis fingers. he broke n spray OF
ironwort beside him and used the pur.
I pie blossoms 10 beat the dust from
bis shoulders aud limbs.
Mclean WIS a scotchman. The men
Of bis camps had never known him 10
be IN o hurry or 20 lose his temper.
Discipline was inaexihle, but the boss
always was kind he shared camp
/ life with hts gangs Tie only visible
signs 81 bis great wealth consisted OF
a big, shimmering diamond stone OF
Zee aud fire ihaf eliiiered ind burned
on one ~ bis fingers and the dainty.
beautiful, thoroughbred mare he rode.
No man Of MeLean's gangs could
honestly say that be bad ever been
overdriYen or underpaid They all
knew that up IN the great timber city
several millions stood 10 his credit
he was the only son Of that Nc
Lean who had seut out the finest ships
ever built IN Scotland That his son
should carry on this business after his
death had been the fathers ambition.
He sent the bog through Edinburgh
university ana oxford md allowed
him several years travel
Then he WIS ordered through south
era Canada and Michigan TO purchase
consignment Of tail. straight timber
foT masis and down into Indiana for
oak beams The yOnng man entered
these mighty forests, parts Of which
the morning OF time. The intense ST.
leuce Ike that OF Il great empty cathe-
dral, fascinated bin. lie gradually
learned that 10 the shy wood crea-
lures that darted across bis path or
peeped lnquringiy from leofy ambush
he was brother He found himself
with a feeling Of reyef-
ence, those majestic trees that had
stood through ages OF sun, wind aud
snow. Soon it became difficult /
thing 90 fell Them when he had fiji
ed his order aul returned home he
was amazed 10 dad that Ia the swamps
aud forests he had lost his heart, and
Il was calling. forever calling him.
When he Inherited his fathers prop
,rly he promptly disposed Of It and,
with his mother founded a home IA
splendid residence 10 the outskirts of
lsaHd Rapids With three partners
le organized a lumber company. Ills
work was to purchase, fell and ship
he timber 20 the mills. Marshall
managed the milling process and pass
II the lumher 0n Go the factory From
he lumber BarJhol made beautiful
md useful furniture. which Upiegrove
all over the world frQm a
rs Wholesale house. -
Mclean faced a young man, stiif'hn-
cr twenty tau, spsrc, heavily framed
blekiy freckied and red haired, with
homely Irish face. but ia the steady
ruy eyes. siraightly meeting his
earghlng ones OF blue. there were un-
woreug caud0r ANA look Of long
BE- not 60 be- Ignored
"Iou are looking for worky' ques- D
oneG Mclean
"Yls." answered Fretkles.
81 am very sorry" said the boss. @
but there IS only one man l want az {
vcsenta good. big fellow with n
ost heart and strong body | hoped d
mt you would lo, but I am afraid
pa nre ton young and hardly strong z
l1ugh"
"And what was IL you Thought {,
light be- doins Z" asked Freckles. OF
The boss could scarcely rcpress a a
art Somewhere back Of accident Z,
"a poverty bed been au ancestor who al
.ed cultivated English. even with an b
cent The boy spoke in a mellow "
ish voice. sutet ana pure. II WA nj
arccly definite enough 90 be called b,
oguc. yet there was a trick ia the b.
rniug Of the sentence. Che WRONG q,
una OF a letter here aHd there. that W
is almost Irresistible 90 Mclean. v,
, was of foreign BIRTH aud. despite "a
airs Of alienation. Ia tunes 90 strong
cling De- cen Into inherited sins % te
cent end ton .ruction sal
ITS 40 ehads Job" answered Nc m
an n am ihe Geld manager OF "a
nbcf company We have iust leased GO
On acres 90 the Limberl0st Many
these trces are az great value We On
az leave oar camp, SIX miles south. TO
almost year YET, SO We have A
zcd a tran and strung hsrhed wires
urely about nc extent of this lease. vi
fore we return So our work I must
this tlwhfrlost lease III The hands In,
reliable. brave strong man who sw
, guard & every hour OF the day r6l
sleep wiia enc eve open az night. wi
ihouid require ,te entire length OF w,
trail 70 oc wslksd az lols, twice am
Ky day, 20 make sure that our lines ms
rc up and no ONE had been tres nos
sing 10
But why wouldn't that he the frest Gel
IA The wosld fnr meg" pleaded toe
'ckles. y arr never sick. could ne
Il TIE trsll twice. three times every ma
:. and Ia be Watching sharp an the
I'e~ fac
ifN htcruee rcu nre little moro than Of