The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-27


OF way has been applied for for sin
gle track road here in the north. The
gossip which CHANGED to come his way
was rather obscure. Little could be
learned about the whole affair save
tnat i was being pnt forward with a
View TO tapping the ore and timber
lands all the way to and beyond the
Border. But as nearly as lie could as
certain the southern terminus Of such
road would seem to be about about
Of the mouth Of that valley southern
most in the Reserve company's timbe,
holdings. Rather a remarkable choice
for / railroad terminus. Mr.. 0'Mara.
wouldn't you say,su:"
DO you mean that they've thrown
ont your earlier application for just
such grant?'
That would be a rather harshly
definite way of putting il" Elliott smil.
cd wrfly. Ours is apparently just ia
oled-oh, tabled pending certain i'm
material changes in the form! You
asked me moment ago-Or did offer
TO guess?-who might be responsible
Tor the report which is costing us our
men. | wonder if | need to tell you
who controls this new northern routef"
Maybe you've been telling me-"
Steye came back coolly. You have
already mentioned
Wickersham!' Hardwick Elliott cor
rected. Understandable is, through
allied interests which he represents OF
controls. O'Mara, | doubt if | would
even insinuate this to any one else; |
haven't even intimated it to Ainnesley
as yet. Wickersham is reputed TO rep
resent huge moneyed foreign interests.
But have You ever stopped to wonder
whether he might not represent big To-
cal interests as well? I'd like to ash
you what do you think?"
Yesterday" Steve answered, "yes-
erday-wcll, | couldn't guarantee just
which he believed vaC still news to
him And yet, from the easy way In
which be read ii, word for word,
Garry was positive that ali this which
the New York daily blaZoaed forth
with Its customary mixture Of snob-
bishncss and vulgarity was 10 longer
neNa to Steve. The latter's eyes lifted
and dwclt long upon fat JCc's face.
$50 that's where you got il, was 1t,
joel he asked evenly. You make it
Honey. do you? And when do they
.sc0me in, Joe:'
Tomorrow night. One of the team
sters brought worl this afternoon, just
before you got back. Honey is going to
lave a look Mt his trees and things, the
way | understand It. And the rest of
them, | take 1t. want to look MS over In
our wild state. Where are we going to
put them girls"
Steve's answer was long In coming
"Miss-Allison 2" he wanted to know.
sand that tall. red headed one, Joe
corrected promptly. | don't remember
her name, but she's coming too"
As studiously as he had done mo-
ment before, Garry again avoided
Eeye's eyes.
Aliriam Burrell," the latter supplied
the omission, And that's fine, lsn'titf
How long are they going to stay, Joe r
But Joe had finished with trifling.
Where are we going to put them2"
he insisted doggedly.
"Why, we have a couple of shelter
tents somewhere in the duffle, haven't
we? We might pitch those if'-he
looked about ruminatively-''lf you
think this is too squalid.'
Joe turned appcalingly to Garry, only
to meet eyes faring with deviltry,
'If you think that I'm going to give
up my quarters for troup of curious
sightseers you're mistaken. If that's
what you turned toward me for don't
allow yourself to dwell upon it another
minute I'm a laboring man. and |
have to have decent rest at nights. Do
you suppose Cecile, the maid, would
really mind tent?'
And then Joes face went red.
"Now amt you the pair Of rough jok-
ers?' he whined. "Ain't you, though?
But what's it going to be-this room or
Garry'S? The way | look at it we're
elected to camp out ourselves. We're
hardened sons of the wilderness, you
know. That's what they always call us
In print. But how am going to get
this place cleaned up?'
For another hour Joe argued 1t and
at last settled upon the storehouse
building as the hkeliest for sleeping
quarters for the feminine portion of
the visitors.
"We have to eat In here, anyhow"
he argued, so l guess it's the best ar
we can hit on. Honey won't
be here much to meals either. That'll
be one nice thing about 1t. He'll be
going north directly. And now-now |
guess I'll go out and have a look at the
pantry, even IL it does make me feel
sort Of faint every time l think of the
grub we've got on hand. Canned
beans and boiled potatoes and ham and
bacon to round out banquet Why
couldn't a couple Of mighty hunters
like you bring home more than one lit
tie haunch of yenison? Bacon and
beans! Steve you sure have been liv-
ing mighty low down on this job"
He went out with a great show of
haste, but returned almost immediate
~, forgot the urgency of matters In
general In finding Garry idly shutting
q deck Of cards. Throughout the eve
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