Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-05-04

office and he has just rcscinded that
later ruling without warning, which
gives us barely time to comply with
the law as it first stood. For my part.
III have to hustle or lose everything l
have put in. You see: That's why L
hated to sec those horses drown. for [
intended to use them in reaching the
coal fields. Now III have to hire men
to carry their loads. No doubt Mr..
Gordon has arranged TO protect your
holdings. but there are hundreds of
claimants who Will be ruined"
Il suppose the government protected
its Subjects" said the sirl vaguely.
One Of IT," illusions taught in the
elementary schools" laughed O',Neil.
I'VE AlaSi&uS have found that it does
exactly the opposite. We nave found
it Il harsh and Unreasonable landlord.
Iiut l'n afraid I'm boring YOU" He
wrapped hey more sul!2ly in her COW
oriM&S. for Il chill had descended with
the darkness. then slruyc 10 cnlivcn
her with stories garncrcl from his rich
eNprrjrnee-storics which gave her fas-
c%inHting %limpSes of great undertake
ln2s and made her feel personally ac-
Qnaintcd With people OF unfamiliar
tyre. whose words and deeds. mirthful
or pathetic, were always rclrcslliMgly
original. OF certain individuals he
spoke repeatedly until their names be
came familiar to his bearer, He called
Them his boys" and his voice was
tender as he told of their doimgS.
These men are your starr she zen
turcd.
Yes. Every one who succeeds in
big work must have loyal hands to
help him.
Where arc they nowT"
"Oh, scattered from Canada to Mex
leo, each one doing his particular
work. There's Nlcllcn. for instance;
he's in chihuahua building Il cantilcver
bridge. He's the best steel man in the
country. Mckay, my superintendent.
is running IL railroad job i'll California.
Happy Tom Slater
The funny MAJ with the blucsY'
"ENActly.. He was at work on Il by
drauiir project near lawson the last
heard of him Or. Gray is practicing
in Seattle. and Parker. the chief cnGi-
neer. has n position of great RESPONSE
bility in Boston. He is the brains of
outfit. you understand. 1t was
really he who made the North Pass
and Yukon possible. The others are
scattered out III the same way. but
they'd all come if ! called Them The
first note of pride she had detected
crept into his voice when he said: My
boys are never idle. They DON'T have
to be after working with me"
And what is your part of the work."
asked the girl.
Il! Oh. I'm like the clown at the
circus-alWays pretending TO help, but
forever keeping under1oot. When it
becomes necessary l raise the money
to keep the performance going
ID you really mean that all those.
men would give up their positions ard
come to you il you sent for them?"
BY the first train or afoot, it there
We're no other way. They'd follow me
to the Philippines or Timbuktu, re-
CARELESS OF their homes and their fam
lilies
That is splendid. You must feel
Very proud of inspiring such loyalty
said Natalie. but why are you idle
now: Surely there are railroads to be
built somcWlcre.'
Yes. l WAS asked to figure on Il CON
tract in Manchuria the other day. I
could have had it easily and it would
have meant my everlasting fortune.
but
but WHAT"
II found it isn't II white MANS coun-
try. It's sickly and unsafe. Some Of
my boys would die before we finished
it, and the game isn't worth that price.
No, Ill wait. Something better will
turn up. 1t always does"
AS Natalie looked upon h"3 kindly.
square lewn face with its 1racery of
lines above the eyes. its fine. $. nlg
jaw ana its indclinable cXprcsSiu.. o..
power, she began to understand more
fully why those With whom she had
talked had spoken of Murray ONeil
with an almost worshipful respect.
She felt Very insignificant and purpose
less as she huld!cd there beside him.
and her colnplacencc at his attentions
dccpcncd into Il vivid sense of salts
faction. Thus far he had spoken en-
tircly OF mon. she wondered if be
eve thought of women and thrilled a
bit at tho intimacy that had sprung up
between them so quickly and natu-
rally.