Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28
CHAPTER XII.

Glimmerings of the Great Game.
The work went forward swiftly
along the new line. By the end of the
week the new cutting was in full
swing, the long saws singing, the
buckers' broadaxes flashing among the
everlasting green, the whole inlaced
mass of detail working together.
What do you think of our chances
now, john" asked the owner.
AL. Hain't no reason why we
won't win. TIL Dillingworth," said
John Daily whimsically. she's ben
furnishin' tn goods ever sense / can
remember"
True. But she was in pretty close
straits for cash. You know she's
worth. standing timber, land, options
and equipment, something like a mil
lion hundred and fifty-nine thousand
dollars, at the pinch price l paid of
fifty cents a thousand feet on the
stump. At anything IKE her face
value she'd easily double 1t. And of
course you know she's mortgaged to
her neck-tbe East Belt and all the
northeast stumpage-"
Daily shook his head. I'm gettin'
completely mussad up" he said.
We'll, she was. Her mortgages ag.
gregated a half million-in three diff
ferent places. About half of them
paid. The rest is hanging fire. Frazer
who should have been a mighty rich
man, got out with a quarter of a mil
lion fiat. don't understand him"
Neither do l, but I'd stake my head
on old man Frazer. Why I've worked
for him ten years! He bought in In
eighty-nine."
Well, there's lot of mystery some
where about, and as soon as I'm al
liberty | intend unearthing things"
Miss Ordway was working fever
ishly these days. Her rose-leaf cheeks
were flushed each noon when she
came from the little south room, and
her sea-blue eyes were full of an in
ner excitement.
She'll make good" Sandry told him
self, She's got the dreamer's look, the
pride. the joy, the mighty, arrogant
egotism. And she's drunk on the at
mosphere of the wilderness, the lone
illness, the sense of world send"
Young and of abundant health, album
dant vitality, filed with the urge o.
ambition. abetted by an unusual clev
erness, Miss Ordway was indeed in tn,
way Of great things and she knew it
Also with her clear vision she was be
ginning to see something else tina
added to the flush in her cheeks, some
thing as great as her goal of fame, anC
she faced 1t with her high courage anc
confidence.
This was the meaning 80 her of Wal
ter Sandry.
About this time she began to wider
her range of vision, to see ali over tn,
Wild. green country. 1t seemed to her
and to catch gSmmerings of things
that sent Ger to Sandry, so full of vita
prescience that she was as a CHARGED
wire In her eagerness and her delight
''Mr. Sardry," she said one evenin,
as they stood together on the footlo,
and watched the brown tidewater 20
ing down toward the distant sea, I'm
going to tell you something. / be
leve Hampden is crooked as hades
and I'm going after him"
That's funny" said Sandry, I'd.
You know. I've had the same notion |?
s She stretched out her hand.
Let's go after him together. VIVA
do you say!"
"w-e-n."-Sandry took the hand. al
exquisite thing, and held II in his owl
a moment. warmly, CLOSELY an
pleased and battered by your offer
but ] don't just fancy your knowing
this Hampton man. Hes-he's coars
and bad. Miss Ordway."
But isn't II worth a little risk
What big thing is ever aocomplishe
without some risk? And think. MI
Sandry-isn't Hampden trying TO rui
the Dillingworth company? In othe
words. to ruin your"
There was a tingling. suggestive tin
bre in her low voice, subtle. nattel
ing tone that thrilled the young owne
strangely.
Miss Ordway." he said admiringil
"as a mans friend you're simpl
great"