The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-28

pretty much Alike, therefore exe8-
gerated expectations did not mar his
frst Wow Of Il.
They came upon Il In the evening.
The cameo. winding along the devious
course Of the river. slipped quietly
out upon IL placid waters, and Lost
Lake and Nobody's Island lay before
them.
The lake was circular In shape and
about mile In diameter. In ths osn-
ire was Q little Island. Alse circular
In form. consisting Of sbout ten acres
Of ground covered with hsAvy
growth of brush and giant trsss.
TAe sun wAs just sinkins Sshind
the trees - they camo spon the
lake. and Its rays, broken BY tho
depss yerdure, fell around the canoe
in q million hecks Of gold. There
was no wind, not a ripple alfred the
surface, and the dead sheet OF water
was like . great dark mirror ees IN
a frame Of green pines.
The guide stopped his paddle a.
they left the river, and they now isy
shore. the whole scene was 20 Doug
lass sxquisitsly beautiful and In
anits,y peaceful. He had noted BE-
fore, sincs he had left town. now
stranwe absolute silence In to the man
who has never experienced II. we
think some times. we OF the town.
that We know what silence 10. but
there 10 noise always. In the dead
Of night there 10 constant mum; we
cannot distinguish Its component
M rts. vs cannot tell even that II ex-
Nta. but lot II once stop and ~ alb
sence would be kssnly psrcsptible.
II seemed to Douglass now that
there was In this overwh6lming
ouietude some hint, some suggestion
Of the mighty power that swings the
world noiselessiy through space. Tho
thought was dim. incomprehensible.
born not OF words, nor OF logic, out
OF silence. and with q sense OF SELF
fore. no quietly, unconsciously barred
The spell lasted but a moment. A
tiny silver ash leaped joyfully near
the canoe, and, a. IL that little splash
were the signal to return to enrth.
Douriass sighed, and George drove
the paddle into the water.
They reached tho island just as
dusk was falling. Douglass could
Ma domain. but was forced to content
himself sitting In the little tent with
George, making plans for the NOR
row.
At daybreak they were stirring.
Axes and saws were laid out. site
for the cabin was selected. measure
ments were made, and with q Will
they sst about clearing the space.
Douglass had decided TO cut away
gradually tho trees and brush TIL
nothing was left but q wall OF verdure
about the edges Of the island. This
would give him circular park
fenced around with the natural wood
land growth. Tho larger trees they
cut would serve for the cabin. the
brushwood they would burn when tho
clearing should be large enough to
make II safe to do 10.
Following Harrlson's advice, he
gave himself no concern about the
furnishing rs yet. except TO Keep q
list OF things that would be needed
as they occurred to him.
The plans roughly formulated. they
set to work. Douglass had made up
was accomplished, and he swung his
axe vigorously. careless OF his blister.
ing hands. Tho smaller trees they,
chopped down. tho larger ones were
felled with the two-handed saw they
had brought In from Harrison's.
Douglass tugged and pSrspired at
this instrument OF torture until his
bnck ached and his arms grow numb.
But each days work was easier than
the day preceding. and now and then
In the evening no rolled back his
shirt sleeves And fingered tho grow
ing and hardening muscles OF his
arms with satisfaction. In a few
days his hands ceased to blister and
his back to ache.
While he worked he SANG. Il was
not q very good song. nor was II very
well sung. but II WINS q song. never
theiess, tho only one that memory
had retained from his impoverished
youth. The half-breed soon caught
the refrain. and a. they beloved II
Justify together they kept time with
the strokes OF their axes.
Tho pile of notched logs grew daily
and the space In the centre Of the
island gradually widened. In ten days
they made an estimate and decided
that they had enough logs for . two
room cabin. Then they began how
ing out" shaping the logs nat for the
floors. This proved a tedious Job:
making boards In . primitive way Il
a slow operation. There 10 nothing No
as q board.
The task completed, they laid and
prorped their floors on the solid
trunks which they had sawed to equa
heights on the cabin site. and waited
the advent OF Harrison's half-brecd
for they would need three men foi
the "rolling up"
He came the next day. ana the wall,
began slowly rising. In two DAYS the
wills WIRE up. ana next the roof iosf
were rolled into place and the heavy
work was over. It only ramntncd "a
make the doors and windows and hPe-
place, then thatch the poof and the
cabin would be complete.
Douglass walked aroun0the clean