Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

IN svay. Ut thsrs 49, nssol
~ y 1ono. 0eo0. hGhtk s1Dpoes beda,
ana he unjoAliAs 'of ~ sisigh fnll
Of hsepakal ao0lDgls. whlsb wosA -
my peEisat grsa1 1sal nncss q sass.
WAsa I Isn ~ pefisnt vss5 lats
that nighA. supDeseag ~ 'lsAky pooDS
70 b in bsd, foa1d Mr.. Dure making
hinssf4 some -. 0ladly Joined
,hin beaiAs The kltshsa stovs. ever -
1900 With ~ warmth and the tea
for We wsa1Z. pest IN hope Of any
sleep. Besides, ~ poor man wa
1ust dying with curiosity - to oul
Journey and his sngaSezsssG - my On
giuesr. 80, for that one and only
time told the story Of Jeass's fatA
.and mine.
And then I tried to explain the
,scheme witch nssdsd his services q
an engineer.
Let's see." he checked my rambling
statement. Try II i've got III thai
correct. This Cartboo wagon road
runs from Ashcroft to Quasnslje, due
north, except 1t ono point who're the
royernmarx vouldnt pay for bridge
across the Hundred Nile gorcs.
go q the ninsty-dys mile Post the
road, swings eastward ne miles. pass
ing 0ptte House to tho head Of the
sorss. whsro It csosssss HnnASod MILF
Crssk. night hsss.
"Fron here the rad tarns wsst
scan on the north side Of tho gorge
aad afterso mile on tho leval. droDs
down tho Hundred MiIe Hin, which
= tsres niIas liEh and tsrror e
navigation:
At The bottom tho road tsrus north
aenin Tor Qmoanalle. ct cabin called
the One Hundred and Four whore old
Pete lGatheon lives, . hairy little per
son. iiks . SKYE tarrisr With , faith
full heart.
"And said Msthson has blaxed . cut
OF. crossing the foot Of the gorge. then
climbing by an easy Grade to the
ninety.nve-mile psst The said cut
on IL i've pilss hong. Made into .
WAGON road, Il vonld stve better
srsAient for tsahBc. save four miles
employ local labor q . season when
money II scast. and - IN all.round
blessinR 70 mnkind. AZ the foot Of
the gorge we'd locate the new Hun
dred Mile Hoase.
Incidentally. Spite House would be
siAs-tracked. lsft In - hungry woods
four miles from nowhere"
Tell me-" ] urged. what yor
think"
my dear madam, vissn r'vS made
ssrvey you shah have dates and ne
ures for Q Temporary snow road .
permansot way. and house"
1T can Be dooef
why. certainly"
You spprovef
"Yss. 80 dollars IN this. Soi
me-"
.You think Tn Hoolish!"
1T viii bs IN sxcslIent roaAs
"But the Resslt7s
"Plsass don't blame tho engineer.
''Oh. tell No what you think. % .
man"
"Wsll. let's pretend I'm Polly"
] laughed.
aBe,ng Pony. anA from my rotiy
roint OF visw. fFankiy. I'm pleased
Here are huoArs1s a new casGooerA
| With Madame 6eotsoa's uaonsy to
spsnc 1t 0pits House"
| my msn viii sign % agreement
The man who visits Spite House for
feits a bonus for good service. Loses
| III outstsndinx ny. ana ls9yss NJ
camp that day"
'Is that 90! OF ooarss tho coachss
change horses ct SPITE House..
"When I've bought out the stage
company. they'll change horses It the
New Hundred"
And only stop at Spite House for
the maiIs?"
Il shall appeal to the postmastsr
| general"
"On the ground that you're running
Q rival bouss7 Captain Taylor. you
say, did that"
"Ay house shall charge nothing. Il
shall 30 froe. and tho visitors my
guests"
'.Thsn, In my little Polly way. Tn
afsaid m have to move SPITE House
down TO ths nsv roal"
sOn 70 ny lAn1f"
"Yous eeusaey reduces mo % teassa
On . martyr. appeal 70 the ehiva1-
eous public b boycott that nsv rad
when Two brought money into ne
ooantry! Oh. you aoa't know this
hungry neishborhood!"
| 'Herey! Ny clients done for. I'm
Madame scotson's managing suginess.
Nay ask plain question:
Certainly"
rs there watsr9owsr IN thiA
gulch!"
There's . lovely waterfall"
TIL look around tomorrow.
And then came Mr.. Drue's COMES
sion. The assistant, not himself. was
Ia surveyor. "Fm only . paper-maker.l
:= locking Cog cheap timber. good
snow for haulage. water.power to mill
the lumber into paperpulp. and road
to market. I've been travelling some
months row IN search Of that combi.
nation, and II your lovely wsterfsH
viii give me Avs thousand horse-pow-
er. ] shall have to build your cut,on
road for myself, also the house. Then
thsre'Tl be war against these black
pines. your enomjee. A. 70 Spite.
House. It seems hardly The kind OF
&hins for you to deal with. PorbaDD