Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-17
CHATTER TX.

In the press Of business and the
pleasant moiling over the whole old
city Of New York with Miss Ordway,
Sandry forgot all about Hampden in
the next few days. Ma Daily had moth.
ing to say. keeping . grim silence,
which Sandry noticed. Az for Siletx,
she followed her with fascinated eyes
whenever she appeared. Miss Ordway
did not eat with the men. Her morn
ings were given up entirely to the in
cessant clicking Of the typewriter in
tho seclusion Of the little room, and
she emerged after the noon hour. ate
with Ma Daily and Silets. and inva-
riably took short walk in the after.
noon.
II the evenings sandry came In, and
they at In the empty eating room, dis
cussing with . common knowledge
that seemed to shut them apart to-
gether. the things Of the great out
side world. At such times Siletz lis
toned In quiet eagerness. her dark face
aglow and her eyes like mysterious
pools In the shadow Of her heavy hair
That week there were several arri-
walls ct Dsily's camp-well-clad, re-
sponsible-looking business men from
Portland; and before they left, Sandry
had landed such an order for logs as
plunged the camp into the hardest
work, longest hours and highest over
time It had ever known.
Also he sent out word to Toledo that
he had use for all tho men he could
lay hands on.
An extra crew was put to building
the log trail up through the slashed
opening to the East Belt, and activity
characterized the hills.
Tho incessant shrill toots of the don
key, the scream and cough Of its fussy
labors, the rumble and clatter of the
log train. began to be music in San.
dry's ears, and the letters he wrote
to his father became brighter, filled
with the exhilaration Of accomplish.
ment.
For day or two the work went
forward finely and the new logs Of the
fresh-laid trail cleaned white against
the green OF the mountain. Then Col
Inns. sent into the uncut timber ahead
to blaze for further operations, re-
turned to the works in double-quick
time
"John." he said to the foreman. for
none Of tho men would award Sandry
the right Of consultation unless it was
unavoidable. even yet, SO distinct and
deep-rooted was their aversion to the
Fastener and his rawness; John,
they's new homesteaderis shack set
tin square acrost. the trail"
1.-THE he'll you say! Hampden!"
Tho logger nodded. The purport Of
Hampden's visit had been freely
spread in the camp.
Daily turned to Sandry.
"They's q new cabin settin' acrost
our trail up in the track between
herein the East Belt. Mr.. Sandry. Let's
70 up an take look at it." he said.
II guess Hampden's pushin' his bluff"
With . surge of anger Sandy
turned abruptly, and the two men
struck up tho new trail.
I'm have to settle that man, Daily"
aid the owner; has ne been doing
such things ever since the two com
penies have been rivals7"
Pretty much. sometimes we've
been dom 'em," returned Daily grim.
". sandry laughed.
well, you Westerners believe in
liking things hrst-hand. anyway. which
helps some"
Far up IN the heavy timber they
came into small natural clearing
some 200 feet IN extent. set like .
hole amid the solid bulk Of the close
crowding pines. In tho center was .
tiny log shack. shake-roofed, without
doors or windows, tho very least .
man ,na1ht de, n arud9in1 complianco