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

raa sway. ut tAefs 40 Hsxss
~ - Aoas. nrss. MgA1s. s1DpsH. 49,.
ana ne unloaliAs sof ~ slsigh full
Of heepaEal eo0lDstD. wh1sA would -
my paEient eFe4k deal nore q eAss.
Whsa I ls6 ~ patient very late
that nighG, supDeslag ~ 'lsa,U Deople
70 b in I'D. ! foa1d Nr. Burs making
hdmeelR sone -. 0lsday Joined
,hin 5000 ths hSshsa aove. ever -
taeaeal With ~ warmth and the tea,
1or W. weary. pest IN hope OF any
sleep. Besides. ~ Poor man wa
iust dying with curiosity - to oui
Journey and biz sngasenenE - my en-
xineer. 80, for that one and only
time I told the story Of Jesss's fatA
Iand mine.
And then I tried to explain the
scAsms which nssAsd his services -
an engineer.
Let's see." he checksdm my rambling
statement. "Try II I've got I'll that
cor1sct. This Canboo wagon road
runs from Ashcroft to Quesnslle. due
north. except 1t one point vhsre the
govssnmsEk wouldn't DAY for . bridge
Across tho Hundred Nile EorGe.
80 u tho ni10ty-dyo mile post thu
road, swings eastward nve miles. pass
ins opats House to tn head Of the
sorxs. whsrs II csosDess Mile
.Creok, night hsrs.
"Fron here the rad tarns wsst
acln on the north side OF tho gorgA
and setersons mile on tho level, drops
down ths Hundred NiIs Hin, which
q tsrse Mills higk and . terror e
nsvtgstioa:
AT Tho bottom tho road tsrus NORTH
seniu for onsanells, ct cabin called
"a One Hundred and -Four where old
Pete Madison lives. . hairy little per
son. IKE q skye terrisr With , faith
full heart.
"And said Mathson has blazed cut
of. crossing the foot Of the gorge. then
climbing by an easy grade to the
ninety.ive-mile psst. The said cut
OF IL i've nilss long. Made into .
WAGON road, Il vould give . better
gradient for tramc. save four miles
employ local labor q season when
money IL scast, and - IN all-round
pleasing to mankind. At the foot Of
tho gorge we'd locate the new Hun
dred Nile House.
'Ins,Aestally. Spite House would b
| side.tracked. lsft In 10 hungry woods
! four miles from nowhere
Tell me-" urged. what yor
think"
my dear madam. wfssn l'vo made
| survey you shall have dates And og
ures for Q Temporary snow road. .
permansot way. and . house.
1T can be 6oner
why. certainly"
"You spprovs1~
ayes. / - dollars In this. 70.
me-"
.You think I'm foolish!"
TT viii be IN excellent roaA.s
| "But the Pe1alt?
"Pisass don't blame tie engineer
"oh. tell No what you think. %
man"
"Well. let's pretend I'm Polly"
laughed.
.Beins Poiiy, snd from my Foal1
roint OF view, frankly. I'm pleased
Here are hunAroAs Of new oaot0mefs.
With Madame 6co&soa's Donsy To
spend 1t 6ptts House"
my msn viii sign "a agreement.
The man who visits SPITE House for
feits q bonus for good service. losea
I III outstanding psy. and ls9yO NJ
camp that day
.Is that 80. OF course tho COACHES
change horses at Spite House..
when I've bought out tho stag
company. they'll change horses It thu
New Hundred"
And only stop at Spite House FOL
tho mails?"
Il shall appeal to the postmaster
general"
ION the ground that you're running
q rival houss7 Captain Taylor. you
cay, did that"
"ny house shall eharge nothing. Il
|. shall b free. and tho visitors ms
. guests"
! .Thsn, In my little Polly way. Tn
afraid m have to move Spite House
|. down to ths new roaA"
sOn TO ny lanai"
!, "YouS cruelty reduces mo % tears.
. en- . martyr. Iappsal to the shival.
l SO0D VU01SC W OSJOSSSS SesOe 49,
when Tve brought money into ne
. eoantry! Oh. you don't know this
, hungry neishborhood!"
i ''Aerey! Ny clients done for. I'm
!. Madame scotsoa's managing sngtnesr'
t May I ask plain question:
l Certainly"
Z "h there wa4srpower IN tnia
4 gulch!"
There's . lovely waterfall"
TIL look, around tomorrow.
. And then came Mr.. Drue's COMES
] sion. The assistant, not himself. wa
. e surveyor. I'm only q paper-maker
|. I'm looking for cheap timber. sooe
{ snow for haulage, water-power to MIL
the lumber into paper-pulp. and . roae
to market. I've been travelling SONS
!. months now In search Of that combl
!. nation. and II your lovely wsterfal
will give me 6ve thousand horse-pow
!. er. shall have to build your cuton
= road for myself. also the house. Thes
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