Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-22
CHAPTER xI.
SHT or 1Q0l MEAD ANp cOfzaqNF

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:. CHAPTER II.
An unrseordsd Deed.
The Preacher proved to be the
strangest thing in all this strange
country to 6andry % ne watched him
in the days that followed. He spoke
but seldom and then with . quaint pre-.
cision, . beauty Of speech and thought
that amazed the man from the East.
But they were old thoughts, Sandry
found ct last. thoughts formulated in
the fire and enthusiasm Of youth, hence
still burning when youth had ned and
age had brought its empty seeming.
And II II there" he said to himself.
that S'letz gets her manner Of speech,
though her visions are her own. born
Of her centered SOUL
AZ the end Of the week Sandry went
to Salem. When he returned his face
was drawn as. IL from loss Of sleep.
and he summoned Daily to the ONCE.
Sandry pulled open . drawer in his
desk and took out the deed to the East
Belt.
"This," he said tensely, has never
been recorded. searched the records
at the land once and our deed is not
there. Instead there is q brand new
homestead Ming In the name Of T. ].
O'Connel. Daily. either old Frazer was
crooked or q fool"
There was strained note in the
owners voice. His foreman sat in the
tip-tilted Office chair. open-mouthed
and round-eyed.
Then Hampden's got tn strangle-
holt-damn his soul to hell! He
knows about the contrack an he'll blk
It II he can. But Frazer wasn't crook,
ed, Mr.. Sandry, I'd stake my life on
that"
Then why did he sell me the East
Belt stumpage-the prize card in the
Dfllingworth pack-without record
ed deed! This isn't worth its paper
He waved the folded slip.
and why didn't you verify all pa,
dealt"
7 Daily was entirely earnest and IN.
conscious Of tho effrontery Of his
words. sandry's boyish face flushed
painfully
'Ine1perience." he said bluntly;
faith In men. though by all the signs
/ should have lost that, and lastly no
conception that such thing could be
done. Our first move now, however.
Is to md Frazer M
Daily shook his head.
"That new bucker we took on yes
terday In the bunch Of new men told
me last night that Frazer was In
Frisco two weeks ago. and was goin'
south. Sailed on the mail boat for
Panama"
sandry regarded hia foreman grisnly.
cut Of sparkling baus Eyes.
Then" he said. after moments
thought, we'll save our contract first
and nght for our stumpage later
He rose and began gathering up the
papers on his desk.
"At noon." said he, thinking rapidly
and with astonishing ease in this. his
first business crisis. you will take
every man OF the present work. We
will build no more trail toward the
East Belt now. Instead We viii lay
track a. fast as possible into the tim
Der at the head Of the valley there to
the north. You know that contract
calls for six million feet Of logs to be
in raft at Yaquina bay BY the sixteenth
Of March, II Il 81 not there we6lose
our big profits and the connection with
this powerful company. Now get busy"
Speculation and comment were rife
in camp when Daily announced at
noon that Ill work along present lines
was to be dropped and that all hands
were to fall to laying track to the
north.
by jingo.. srumbled Collins openly,
we're gettin' scairt out BY tn Yella
Pines! Ef it amt plum disgustin'!"
''Quit?" cried Jim Anworthy, ''let =
bunch o. cutthroats call us cutters!
WHAT'S eatin' you. John?"
Orders" said the foreman warning.
u, and the men buzzed like nest OF
hornets. Among the old hands at the
camp It was almost . personal affair
and they took It to heart. criticizing
with that freedom which characterized
their kind and laying the blame upon
the new owner, the tenderfoot from
the East. Feeling ct the abrupt Civ
ing up OF operations ct Hampden's
threats ran 90 high that three old.
timers including Smith the hook.
tender, : Jewel In the crown Of any
Logging camp-rolled down their
sleeves and called for their time.
Cant stand the atmosphere" said
little Smith. settling his round. mar.
fov.brimmed felt hat . tribe forward
on bds bullet head. "it's gettin' too cul.
tured. We'll DO asked to stop swearin'
next. an eatin' with our spoons. Ne
ter IT, timber right. don't like civil
sation."
..Let them go" said sandry grimly.
EN- learn how and tend hook myself
e necessary"
Days slipped BY 20 swiftly that San.
dry scarce found time to count them
ana they were al too short. He was
out before day had even crept up the
To ODercosse Eczema
Never mind how often you have tried
60 eeiin6 vn,s can SION huFnin1 itching