The Crittenden press., 1919-12-12
CHAPTER u.
lafe ConneII Explains.


the limits and seeing the operations OF
the johbers; he also meant TO Keep
his eyes open as TO tho nature OF
the timber.
The buggy surmounted hill. ana
another bill appeared In the distance
Here and there, scattered along the
roadside. We're solitary cabins, win
little patches OF cultivated ground
about them.
And on the right OF the road Ia the
Ste. Marie territoryr' nsked Hilary.
"Yep. Mr. Askew. The two runs
neck and neck hack into them noun
talns. We turn or presently. We haven't
touched this district yet"
Hilary noted tho frs,-grow'h spruce
along the banks. why don't we cu'
this. anyway. II the rest II mainly
fri" he asked. There's enough lum-
Der here 10 M our dam instead OF
the ste. Marie comp.ny's logs"
I.nfe answered volubiy. but did not
meet llllary's eyes
"You see. Mr.. Askew." he begrn 70
explain. 'fis this way. There's 4
good deal ~ hr on our property. and
what pine and spruce there 10 Is small
ish. There Was big nrc over this
dlstrlc, fifteen years or 20 ago Now
Mr.. Norris calculates that II We 90
slow for while and give the trees
chance 10 grow, they'll bo worth twice
a. much in few years. We're de
velopIng the property slowly, Mr..
Askew--
Illlary's hand fell on Lafe's shoul.
der. "Connell." he said. Il brought
from you. You're going TO sign on
ngnin on October FIRST. and It's me
you're going 10 sign with. not Mr..
Morris. Now tell me the facts about
oil this"
Infe s,nmmcrcd and hung his head
like n schoolboy caught In wrong
doing. But Illlnry's hand was grip.
ping his shoulder. and nj Inst I.afc
raised his head and looked straight
.,, ,,o,.,, ,o,., .,,.. ,o,.- n.
..,, .r anos. r., ,aoL 90, % ,a ,,,n.
4, p,, ,o,,n So. s,or, ,or c,
Bonifncc. Mr.. Askcw. They're ~ In.
formally slow here. they alnt got hu.
mo, w,vs slr A,b ,hcv.r. crootea
7 ,,o,,h, whc, h.,r,, you vas cam.
Inc ,or,1 ,o iite Mr. Norr,s-I moan
J riso % ,ho como--hn, "a, ain, I
c,..s mos, hrslno.. a. crootod .yerv.
rh.-o nm, hero ia c,oot.d ,n
.,,ro,rh yo,ri n. .o,,,rc an, On NJ
pr,,sso,, in mon,h's ,,mc and
,ho,ri ,o my on,s,"
n "yo,.,. do,d w-o,, conn.u" an.
.,ercd Hilary 81 IKE tho looks ~
,h,s country md I'm here IN stay
No,y srnrose va, fory., ,hop, Mr.
pr,rssoan for . willis and consider
,,urs,I, IN h. wh,t vop ,rc INV mid
,uploy-. And YOU cnn couu, on my
standing nv you"
lilo held his hn,d on, For a mo.
mont Infe Connelrs keen rrny eve.
mo, his searching Ipoulry. then h.
,ook III,ory's hand and wrunu n.
"I b.llc,c Won moan what Won uy
Mr.. Askev.' he returned "And you
can reckon on m. so far =, m, duty
GOES
"I sup,os. ,h,, ,s,. sbou, the Ro..
ny selrnlory being nothing hut nr Ia
lie Connc,l~ ,,led Hilary pre,.
eo,,y AZ the non, ,mb,ed through q
valley oycryrown With re-, min.
"Nos,,v" said Lar. -rh.re 4, =
scoI NJ dr I'M, there's enough sprucs
nnd nine 10 make the concession p,,
1, Mr. Morris van,.d I, 10"
$50 Morris has been playlnr douhle ~
I,,e nodded "you see Mr. A,lew
ia this vay." no said. "Wh.n Norrl,
com. nm here h.lIey. n, meon, IN
,un s,,,,rh, Rnt h.'a heen , ,umh.r
man I, n smol, w,y mn I'm On,nr,o and
no wasn't wise IN IN. .nm. n. IT.,
nl,ycd here. Her. i,'s graf, md ~.
noyor h.e, ,o,h,n, e,se 60 ,hon
Worr,s ,orrd ,orr ,nc,. a,an,, .now
,o,h,,c ,hou, ,be hu.,n.,, ana ,st,
Il en- his hands h. naturally ,.i ,or
IN, c,mo nr,usae., x., nl.y,n,
.prousse,u IN m, blr man nm hs,.
md h.'d had nj, .,. nm ,bs Rosn,
.elyrInr, for , Ian, ,,me ue x.p,.d