The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-04-13
CHAPTER X
The Eltht In the rlmbsr.

Inc Fibht IN tho limper.
When Sandry awoke next morning
the gray day vas alight outside his
pane and he could hear the rumble oi
the dinkey as II rocked up from the
lower rollway. By this he knew that
breakfast was over and the crews out
In the hills. Therefore he got into his
clothes IN double.qulck time. swung W
70 the cook.shack, washed In the porch
and presented himself with apologies
TO Ma Daily.
siletz came IN In the dusk OF the
long room and set the cup beside him
quiet, soft.footed, slim and straight
In her plain garments. She seemed
made for service. the unquestionIns
service OF woman. as she waited upot
his needs after the fashion Of the prlm.
tive mate Of man She placed a last
touch here and there, smiled at him
and crossing to the west door snapped
her fingers to the big mongrel and
stepped out
Sandry, his haad uncOnsciously
poised with raised spoon, watched her.
He saw her hasten as she nearcd the
edge Of the level. and finally, as If she
could no longer hold herself TO the
decorum OF her pace, break into flight,
running like a deer up among the pines
with long bounding leaps. AS she dis
appeared he dropped his hand and be-
came aware Of Ma Daily In the door
10 the kitchen She too, was watching
her
Mrs. Daily" he said suddenly, what
Is S1etz?"
The old lady turned on him quickly
the piercing glance OF her sharp eyes.
Just q girl" she said succinctly
She turned TO her realm and Sandry
rose and went out In the mist. He
climbed steadily with something OF
the logger's movement. This much he
had learned along with a thousand
other things Of the free life, and yet
he was a noHce-Johnny Eastern
still.
He was thinking deeply as he
climbed, lost In the majestic silence Of
the hushed pines with the stIllins car
pet Of needles at their feet, and it was
some time after the first sounds from
ahead had come to him dImly that he
wakened to he loud voices OF men in
quarrel. As he broke through the wall
Of dripping waist-hish fern ne came
full upon a sight that stirred his blood,
and fred his wrath, In spite OF his eff
fort to keep calm. There in the new
cutting stood Hampden, his face red
with fury, his eyes mapping, his dou-
bled fists shaking at Daily who front
ed him. Behind the two the men were
grouped In menacing lunches They
we're huge fellows, every one OF them,
as II they had been picked purposeIy,
bare.armed, open-throated. wet with
the constantly falling. soft mist,
Those OF Hampden were armed with
pixies and peavies to a mau-and these
are deadly weapons. Dally's crew car
llgA eANa AAAA pINHl ~ AdA NdAL
hooks
Il told your Johnny Eastern to stay
of this here laud," cried the owner
Of the Yellow Pines. his voice lunniag
up on the last word in a squeak OF
rage, AN III see { he does! An you
an your river hogs that you pass as
loggersl Rotten CGtft, ye are! You'll
git of an stay of! This land belongs
10 me by right Of good money paid
an you tore down O'Connels home.
steader's cabin That's agin the law"
He thrust out his heavy face belliger-
emily, inviting insult. a first movement
Of violence. 1t came, not from Daily.
the easy-going. tactful foreman. who
had righted man, topping crises. but
from Jim Anworthy, the curly-headed
young scapegrace who was the worri,
ment and favoritt Of Ma Daily. He
Grur nirasolf forward with Whonp.