Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-06

> The MEN mutfered and fhregtens
aInosg themselves. but they fell
working with A veneeaDce.
Frcckiea sal down on one Of b.
benches and waited In fheE haste !
get the tree down and lefaded 50 tn
the transfers Gouid start with II ar
leave them free to attack anofhe
they had forgotten TO ref,Ind him
The angel was on the trail and safe
ly started
Frecigles wondered what she would
say to the Bird Woman and how lonR
II would take them TO pack and get
started He knew now that they
would understand and the angel
would try to get the boss there In
time - snye hls wager She could
never do IL. for tie saw was over half
through and Jack aud Wessner cut
ting into the opposite side OF the tree
1t looked as II they could get at least
that tree out before Mclean could
come.
When It WIS down would they re-
bind him and leave him for Wessner
10 wreak his insane vengeance on. or
would they take him along to the
neat tree md dispose OF him when
they had stolen all the timber they
couldf Jack had said that be shoald
not be touched until he left. Sarely
he would not run all that risk for one
tree when he had many others OF far
greater value marked.
Once Jack came over 20 Freckles
and asked II he had any water.
Freckles rose and showed him where
he kept his drinking water. Jack
drank IN great gulps. and as he pass
ed the bucket back he said: "When a
mans got a chance Of catching a fine
girl IKE that he ought not to be mix
ed up IN any dirty business. wish |
was out OF this
f'reckles answered heartily. II wish
was too"
Jack stared at. him a minute and
then broke into a roar OF rough laugh
ter
"Blest II I blame you" he said. |
but you had your chance. We offer
ed you fair thing. and you gave
Wessner his answer. | amt envying
you when he gives you HIS
you're six TO one" answered Free
kles. at viii be easy enough for you
to be killing the body OF me, but.
curse you all. you can't Slacken me
SOUR
"rd give anything you could name
If had your honesty" said Jack.
When the mighty tree fell the Lin
berlost shivered and screamed with
the echo. Freckles groaned In despair.
but the gang took heart. That was
20 much accomplished Now, il they
could get II ont quickly they knew
where to dispose OF II safely with no
questions asked. Before the day was
over they could remove three others
worth far more than this
On the line. the angel gave one
backward glance az Black Jack TO see
hat he had returned TO his work
Then she gathered her skirts above
ier knees ana Ieaped forward on the
'un. In the first three yards she
passed Freckles' wheel Instantly she =
imagined that was why he bad insist
Vi on her coming by the trail. She
eized II and sprang on. The saddle
vas too high. but she was an expert
ider and could catch the pedals as
hey came up. She stopped at Dun
ans cabin long enough TO get out the
french and lower the saddle. telling
IRIS. Duncan the while what was hap
ening and that she must follow the
asst trail until she found the Bird !
Woman 10 tell her she had gone for
icLean and TO leave the swamp as
uickly as possible. I
The angel saw Mrs. Duncan started {
nd then flew. {
Those awful miles OF corduroy !
You'd they never end? The bushes Q
aimed her hat. and she did not stop
n H. \
Az last she lifted her head Surely
could not be more than mile now. :
he had covered two OF corduroy and 8
least three OF pike. and II was only 3
< In all. She was Keeling In the b
idle. but she gripped the bars with 4
wv energy and raced desperately. Il
he sun blistered down on her bare
.ad aud hands lust when she was r
Ioking with dust and almost pros p
ate with heat aud exhaustion-c crash. +
70 ran into broken bottle, Snap. s.