The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-05-10

that had come into his life? For the
first time he saw duty in another
light. There were others who could
build the road. Success. fortune. am
bition-in the old way he had seer
them-were overshadowed now by this
love Of a girl.
He stopped and lighted his pipe. The
fragrant odor of the tobacco. the fla
o. of the warm smoke in his mouth.
helped to readjust him. to cool his
heated brain. The old fighting in
stincts leaped into life again. Go into
the south? He asked himself the ques-
ton once more. and in the gloomy ST.
lence Of the forest his low laugh fell
again as he clenched his hands in an
ticipation of what was ahead of him.
No. he would build the road! And in
building it he would win this girl. II It
was given for him to possess her.
His saner thoughts brought back his
caution. He went more slowly toward
the cabin. keeping In the deep shadows
and stopping now and then to listen.
At the edge Of the clearing be paused
for a long time. There was NO sign
Of life about The cabin abandoned BY
0reason and Thorns. 1t was probable
dat the two men Who had passed
along the path had returned b tbs
camp By another trnil. and stth keep
ing a. mucA within the shadows -
possible he wsnt 70 fths door and en-
tered. 81
with hts fes4 psopped IN f,ons Of the
big boz stove sat Jackpine.
ANY been here. jackpinsT'
"Thorne," be grunted. pointing to q
paper on the table. Rowland spread
out the paper In the Hight Of the lamp
and read:
My Dear Howiand-l forgot to tell you
that our mail sledge starts for Ia Pas to-
morrow at noon. and As I'm planning on
going down with II ! want you to get over
as early as you can In the morning. Can
put you on to everything In the camp be-
tween 8 and IL. THORNE.
A whistle Of establishment escaped
Howland's lips.
Jackpine had half opened the door,
and for a moment the engineer caught
a glimpse of his dark. grinning face
looking back owe his shoulder. He
hesitated. as II about to speak. and
then with a mouthful Of his inimitable
chuckles. he went out.
After boiling the door Rowland
lighted a small table lamp. entered the
sleeping room and prepared for bed.
Got to have a little sleep no matte,
If things are going OF like a Fourth Of
July celebration" he grumbled and
rolled between the sheets.
In spite of his old habit of rising
with the breaking Of daw n 1t was Jack
pine who awakened him a few hour.
later. The camp was hardly astil
when he followed the Indian dow1
among the log cabins to Thorne's quar-
tiers. The senior engineer was already
dressed.
"Sorry to hustle you 30. Rowland
he greeted. but I've got to go dowI
with the mail. Just between you and
me I don't believe the camp doctor II
much on his Job. I've got a deucet
bad shoulder and a worse arm. ant
I'm going down to a good surgeon a
fast as l can"
For an hour after breakfast the tw'
men were busy with papers. maps ant
ORA wings relative to the camp work
Before that hour had passed he wa
certain of at least one other thing
that it was not incompetency that wa
taking the two senior engineers bacl
to the home Office. He had half ex
pected to find the working end In tn
same disorganized condition as 1t
chiefs. But if Gregson and Thorne hal
been laboring under a. tremendou