Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-18
CHAPTER %Ix-Ccrtinued.

But they say you're goin to marry
that da-beg yer pardon-that Johnny
Eastern. That SO? For Gods sake
girl, don't say it,"
Hampdens red face was pale, and
she enjoyed seeing this coarse bull
like man shaken to his foundations
And what if Il is?"
I'll kill him! So help me heaven.
Il get him next tell you | can't
stand for that"
Get him next time" she was saying
Witty to herself, oh Hampden, I
ancy therell be a lot of getting
neither or not Walter Sandry wants
pc to quit-now, after all I've gone
trough with you to get my line staked
ut"
Aloud she said at the same time,
No--it isn't true" And Hampden
ught her hand and kissed it.
March cra%led by and April-May
me in with the feel and look of sum-
Mas it does in the western hills,
lin and bright and eternally sunny
Sandry wondered if it had ever rained
Any exertion tired him cruelty, so he
loafed about the office, sat on the east
porch at the cook-shack, and talked
idly with the three women, for Poppy
Ordway despite Ma Daily's coldness
and hints. and Siletz' silence, still
stayed on at the camp. Often Sandry
watched her with puzzled look in his
eyes which all her cleverness had
failed to fathom.
There was slight constraint be-
tween them.
The work of the camp went. on
we'll bunch of lumberjacks from
Sacramento had come in during April,
and Sandry took them on. The Port
land Lumber company received the
second raft, smaller one, by the
middle of May, and followed it's re-
ceipt with another order that would
keep all hands and extra help at work
until August. The pressing mortgage
had been lifted by that first big check
and the young owner felt his spirit
surging within him like the growing
year. His only worry was the fact
that Hampden was building track and
l0g-trail into the strip between camp
ard the East Belt from the south.
He evidently meant to begin opera
tons under Sandry's very eyes
Walter" asked Miss Ordway, how
long are you going to wait before let,
ting me use my lever to pry Hamp.
den OFF,"
She watched him with narrowed
eyes. The strange reticence, the en-
barrassed reserve that had fallen upon
Sandry of late and for which she could
not account. kept his glance from hers
as he answered:
Until | am able to go to Salem. y
The woman's exquisite cheeks
famed dull crimson under their rose
leaf pink-the heavy hue of anger
but she only smiled.
And cannot help?" she asked wist
fully.
Sandry laughed. constrainedly.
TN have to get him myself" he
reiterated, land | can't fight him with
my fsts-though. by heaven, I'd like
tot"
At that moment Siletz came around
the corner of the house and Sandry's
eyes went TO her as helplessly as the
needle to the north and in them came
instantly an expression OF wistful sad
ness
That look sent a cold chill to the
passionate heart of Poppy Ordway an6
in flash she made a decision, The
danger In Siletz was drawing near
she knew, though Sandry himself wa:
unaware Of 1t.
so it's going to be a fight?" she
thought, while sick rage hurried hel
breath "all right! | guess I'll have
to use all my power"
Walter" she said suddenly, I'm
going east tomorrow"
Instantly he turned upon her. search