The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-07
CHAPTER xix-Continued.

But they say you're goin' to marry
chat da--beg yer pardon-that Johnny
Eastern That so? For Gods sake.
girl don't say it,"
Hampden's red face was pale, and
she enjoyed seeing this coarse. bull
like man shaken to his foundations.
And what if it Isl"
IN kill him! So help me heaven,
Ill get him next-l tell you l can't
stand for that!"
Get him next time" she was saying
swiftly to herself, ooh, Hampden,
fancy there'll be a lot Of getting
whether or not Walter Sandry wants
me to quit-now, after all I've gone
through with you to get my line staked
outi''
Aloud she said at the same time,
Not isn't true" And Hampden
caught her hand and kissed it,
March crawled by and April-May
came in with the feel and look of sum-
mer-as 1t does in the western hills,
warm 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 a slight constraint be-.
tween them.
The work of the camp went on
we'll. A 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
a Og-traiI into the strip between camp
and the East Belt from the south.
He evidently meant to begin opera
lions under Sandry's very eyes.
Walter" asked Miss Ordway. how
long are you going to wait before lot
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.
The woman's exquisite cheeks
leaf pink-the heavy hue of anger
but she only smiled.
And cannot help?" she asked visit
fully.
Sandry laughed, constrainedly.
'T'll have to get him myself" he
reiterated, land can't fight him with
my fists-though. by heaven. I'd like
to!"
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 and
in a fash she made a decision, The
danger in Silet2 was drawing near.
she knew. though Sandry himself was
unaware of it.
so it's going TO be fight?" she
thought. while a sick rage hurried her
breath: AL right! guess I'll have
TO use all my power
Walter" she said suddenly. I'm
going east tomorrow.
Instaa y he turned upon her. search