Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-17


I ran away But there was Inuch
TO be done, fires. lights. supper. beds,
and the unloading OF the sleigh full
OF hospital comforts, which would set
my patient a great deal more at ease.
When / left my patient, very late
that night, supposing all lucky people
to be in bed, found Mr. Eure making
himself some tea. Gladly / joined
him beside the kitchen stove. ever so
pleased with its warmth and the tea,
for | was weary, past all hope Of any
| sleep. Besides, the poor man was
just dying with curiosity as to our
journey and his engagement as my en-
gineer. So, for that one and only
time / told the story of Jesse's fate,
/ and mine.
And then / tried to explain the
scheme which needed his services as
an engineer.
Let's See" he checked my rambling
statement. TRY if I've got all that
correct This Cariboo wagon road
runs from Ashcroft to Quesnelle, due
! north, except at one point where the
government wouldn't pay for bridge
across the Hundred Mile gorge.
$50 at the ninety-five mile post the
road swings eastward five miles, pass
! ing Spite House to the head of the
gorge. where 1t crosses Hundred Mile
Creek, right here
| From here the road turns west
| again on the north side of the gorge,
aud after one mile on the level, drops
Gown the Hundred Mile Hill, which
% three miles high. and terror to
navigation.
AT the bottom the road turns north
| again for Quesnelle. at a cabin called
the One Hundred and Four where old
Pete Mathson lives. a hairy little per-
son, like Skye terrier with a 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-five-mile post The said cut
| off is five miles long. Made into
wagon road it would give better
gradient for traffic. save four miles,
employ local labor at season when
/ AAOAiCg 10 HNd31ht anu NC dAA tlAA-hbAhA
blessing to mankind. At the foot of
the gorge we'd locate the new Hun
dred Mile House.
Incidentally, Spite House would be
side-tracked. left in the hungry woods
four miles from nowhere"
Tell me-" urged. what you
think
| stM,, door MADAM, r,ben i've rnada a
| survey you shall have dates and fig
ures for temporary snow road a
permanent way. and house"
1T can be done?"
why. certainly"
you approve?"
Yes. | see dollars In this TOR
me-"
You think I'm foolish?"
1T win be an excellent roat
But the result?"
please don't blame the engineer"
oh tell me what you think. as
man"
Well. let's pretend I'm Polly"
laughed.
Being Polly, and from my Polly
| point of view, frankly, I'm pleased.
Here are hundreds of new customers,
with Madame Scotson's money to
spend at Spite House"
MY men will sign an agreement
The man who visits Spite House for
feits bonus for good service, loses
all outstanding pay. and leaves my
camp that day
rs that so? OF course the coaches
change horses at Spite House
When I've bought out the stage
company, they'll change horses at the
New Hundred"
And only stop at Spite House for
the mails?"
Il shall appeal to the postmaster
general"
"0n the ground that you're running
a rival house? Captain Taylor. you
say, did that"
MY house shall charge nothing. II
shall be free. and the visitors my
guests"
"Then. in my little Poly way, I'm
afraid I'll have to move spite House
down TO the new road
ION to my land?'
Your cruelty reduces ne to tears.
am a martyr. appee' th9 e1s!@s!-
rous public to boycott tn: new road"
when I've brought M aey into the
country? Oh. you don't know this
hungry neighborhoodl"
Mercy My clients dcae for. I'm
Madame Scotson's managing engineer.
May ask a plain question =
Certainly
as there water-power in this
gulch?"
There's a lovely waterfall"
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