Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER XII.
eIimmerinqs of the Great Game.

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
Fuckers broadaxes flashing among the
everlasting green. the whole inlaced
mass of detail working together
What do you think of our chances
low, John?" asked the owner.
AL. Hain't no reason why we
won't win. Th 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 mil
lion hundred and fifty-nine thousand
dollars. at the pinch price | paid Of
nifty cents a thousand feet on the
stump At anything like her face
value she'd easily double it. And of
course you know she's mortgaged to
her neck-the East Belt and all the
northeast stumpage-"
Daily shook his head. I'm gettin'
completely mussed up" he said.
We'll, she was. Her mortgages ag-
gregated half million-in three diff
ferent places. About half of them I
paid, The rest is hanging fire. Frazer,
who should have been a mighty rich
man. got out with quarter OF a mil
lion Hat. don't understand him"
Neither do |. 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 at
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 dreamers look. the
pride. the joy. the mighty, arrogant
egotism- And she's drunk ON the at.
mosphere of the wilderness, the lone
aness. the sense OF world send"
Young and OF abundant health, abun
dant vitality filed with the urge OF
ambition. abetted by an unusual ciev.
erness. Miss Ordway was indeed in the
way OF great things and she knew il.
Also with her clear vision she was be-
ginning to see something else that
added to the flush in her cheeks. some.
thing as great as her goal of fame. and
she faced 1t with her high courage and
confidence
This was the meaning to her of Wal.
ter Sandry.
About this time she began to widen
her range OF vision. to see all over the
wild. green country. 1T seemed to her.
and to catch giImmerings of things
that sent her to Sandry. so full of vital
prescience that she was as a charged
wire In her eagerness and her delight
Mr. Sandry." she said one evening
as they stood together on the foot-log
and watched the brown tidewater go
ang down toward the distant sea. I'm
going 10 tell you something. | be-
lieye Hampden is crooked as hades.
and TN going after him."
b That's funny" said Sandry. do
you know. I've had the same notion?'
She stretched out her hand.
Let's 90 after him together. What
do you say? ,"
wv ell. - andry took the hand, an
exquisite thing, and held it In his own
moment. warmly. CLOSELY am
pleased and fattered by your offer.
but don't just fancy your knowing
this Hampden man. Ie's--he's coarse
and had. Miss Ordway"
But isn't it worth little risk?
What big thing is ever accomplished
without some risk? And think. Mr..
Sandry- isn't Hampden trying to ruin
the Diliingwnrth company? In other
words. to ruin your"
There was tingiing. suggestive tim
bre in her low voice. subtle. 1atter-
ing tone that thrilled the young owner
strangely
Miss Ordway." he said admiringly,
AS a mans friend yNu'rs simply
pee.."