The Arvada enterprise., 1918-07-25

manifested itssh By sundry yawns On
their part, thsy went to bed.
With breakfast over, Bill put . com
pass In his pocket, after having ground
his ax blade to keen edge.
~Coms on" said be, then; I'm going
to transact some important business"
what Il itr she promptly demand
d With much curiosity.
This domicile Of ours, GIRL" he told
her. while he led the way through the
surrounding timber. "1s ours only BY
gracs Of the wilderness. It's built ON
unsurveyed govssnment land-land
that ] have NO more legal claim to
than any passing trapper. But Tn
going to remedy that. I'm going b
formally stake q hundred and sixty
acres Of this and apply for its pur-
chase. Then ven have q cinch on our
home. Wen always have . refuge 10
~ %. no matter whsre w Co."
She nodded appreciation Of this. The
cabin in the clearing stood for some
Of those moments that always loom
large and unforgsttable IN every WON
ans experience. She had come there
once In hot, shamed anger. and she
had come again - bride. It was the
handlwork Il q man she loved with q
passion that sometimes startled hes
By its intensity. Just the mere pos
stbility Of that place being given ovsf
to others reused In her q pang Of 70
sentiment II WAS theirs, hers and
Bill's, and, being Q woman, she Viewed
III possession jealously.
10 she watched with keen interest
what hs did. Which, In truth, was
simple enough. He worked his way
b . paint southeast o4 the clearing
TN tAsy sained Q ntt1e rise whenes
tAfoagA ths tFsstops tAsy could look
back and 80 the cabin root. There
Bun cut OF an sisht-ineh Jack pine.
leaving ths stump approximately four
test high. This b. hswsd square. the
four nat sides Of the post facing re-
sDectively the cardinal points o8 ths
compasR On one smoothed surface
Bin sst 10 work With his pocketknifs.
Hasel at down and watched while he
busied himself at this And when he
had anishsd ~ read, n dssp-caEved
lsetses:
". WAoSTAJTS Q. 4 CORNER.
Thea hs psnned q Q sheet Of let.
tsf paper Q bsise nse1ee 10 tie effect
that be. William Waesta6. intended ia
apply for the purchase Of the land em.
braesd In an area . half mile square
Of which the post was the southeast
corner mara. This notice he fastened
70 tie st1np with . few tacks. and aat
Gown - rest from bis labors.
HOW long Do yos suppose hat viii
stay tAsse, and who 10 there to reod II
4 \ 6oesr Hasel observed.
search me. The moose and the
dsse and the timber wolves, I guess,
BIN sFinned. The chances are the
paper won't last long. with winds and
rains. But II doesn't matter. It's sim-
ply Q form prescribed By the land Act
Of British Columbia. and, 20 long ~
70 through the legal motions, that leta
me out. Matter Of form. you know"
Then what else do you have to dor
"Nothing but furnish the money
when the land department gets around
TO accept my application" he said. n
can get an agent p attend to all the
details. Well. let's take . look at ouz
estate from another corner"
This, roughly ascertained BY sight.
ing . line with the compass and step
ping OF $50 yards. brought them up
on knoll that commanded the small
basin Of which the clearing was prac-
Ideally In the center.
"Aha!" Bill exclaimed. Look at
our ranch would you: our widespread
acres basking In the sun. A quarter
section In quite q chunk. Do you
know I never thought much about Il
before. but there's piece Of the finest
land that lies outdoors. II this coun.
try should get railroad and settle up,
that quarter section might produce all
the income we'd need. Just out Of hay
and potatoes. How'd you like to be Q
farmers wife. huhr
"Fine." she smiled. "Look at the
view-lt isn't gorgeous. It's-it's sim.
ply peaceful and quiet and soothing.
I hate to leave It."
"Better he sorry to leave a place
than glad TO get away" he answered
lightly. "Come on. let's pike home and
gst things in order for the long trail.
woman o mine. III teach you how to
b Q woodland vaSabood."
CHAPTER 4.