Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-21
CHAPTER XVII. The City or the Woods2

A LTHOUGH Dandy Tomlinson's l A bullet had passed through Joe's l "A shoulder, it had left a very ugly
 wound, but the young woods mans clean and healthy fife stood him in good stead, and the process of heal ing went on rapidly. l We had fetched doctor from Priam- 1 vile. who left string of instructions. which Linda carried out as closely as , she could. Indeed. she would have de voted most of her time 10 Joe. but he | managed to make her spend a good part of each day out Of doors. Some l times he would beg for a fish for his supper and she must catch it herself | to prove how well she had proGted by 1 his teaching. There were half a hun lred things he suggested. not one Of | which was obvious or trihiug. until ! maryeled at his ingenuity.
 "You are finding the time long, JoeT 1 ! said on one occasion.
 "No, Mir. Quaritch, the hours slip | past quick enough. I've never had a lie-by and awhile for thinking since 1 been man. There's a good few pug 1 zles Co life that wants facing one time or another. I s'pOse"
 (Which puzzle is it that you are fac ing now5'
 Mir. Petersham wants to be the mak- ing of me-"
 "Then you're about the luckiest young man in this hemisphere Just SO. and I feel his kindness is more'n l deserve. He'd make me head warden here for bit first and then send some kind of a professor to teach me how to talk and fix me up general. | ly." He paused.
 "Well. that sounds very reasonable" ! [ commented.
 And after they'd scraped some of the moss or me he'd put me into his office"
 hid the astonishment felt at this announcement After that it'd be up to me to make good. He'd help all he knew"
 "It sounds a very brilliant future for you. November"
 Joe was silent for a moment 'It does. Mir. Quaritch,' he said at length in different tone. And it gives me something to think about. So they caught Muppy all right? Him and Put tick n find prison poor place after the woods"
 Il can feel for them" said ], flor am leaving the woods tomorrow my. self. must get back to Quebec"
 Huh, yes! There's no call for you to stay longer"
 "As to that, youT be here for quite awhile yourself"
 He made no reply. and when | turn. ed from the window to look at him he was lying with his eyes closed, and, thinking be was tired, | left him.
 At the end of the south yeranda was situated a small detached room which we had turned into a workshop, and early the same afternoon l went around there to repair a fayorite fish ing rod. The veranda was empty as passed through it, but presently Peter. sham joined me.
 That fellow November Joe is an in- fernal foOl!' he said presently. "He Is a dolt without an ounce of ambl- tionr'
 "In his own sphere"- began.
 He is all very well in his own sphere, but he should try to rise above it."
 He has done uncommonly well for himself so far" l said. "He has made good use Of bis brains and his expert ence. In his own way he is very, very capable"
 That is true enough, but he has got about as far as be can go without help. As you say. he has done all this for himself Now, I am ready to do 8 good deal more for him. I'll back him in any line of business he chooses to follow. l owe him that and more Heaven knows what might have hap pened to Linda but for him." "You owe a good deal to November" '"
 'I am we'll aware Of it." replied Pc tersham. q am convinced I owe him Linda's life"
 Something in his tone showed me bis ! further meaning I dropped my fish. ing rod and stared at him. I knew Linda had enormous influence over her father, but this was beyond imagina. ton.
 ''You'd never allow ftp I exclaimed.
 "Why not?" he retorted angrily "Isn't Joe better than the HtlpeI dude? Or Phil Bltsheim or than that Italian count with his pedigree from Noah ln his pocket? Tell me. where is she going to find d man like Joe.