The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-12-09

young. So it came about that .WheB
Dams twain stopped at Cheyenne, he
found telegram waiting him:
ANY relation to Dan Failing of the
Umpqua divide?,"
Dan had never heard of the Ump-
qua divide, but he couldn't doubt bNt
that the sender of the wire referred
to his grandfather. He wired In the
affirmative. The head Of the Chamber
Ct Commerce received the wire, read
1t, thrust it into his desk, and in the
face of really important piece Of
business proceeded to forget all about
it. Thus it came about that, except
for one thing, Dan Failing would have
probably stepped off the TRAN at his
destination wholly unheralded and IN
met. The one thsog that ceahged his
destiny was that at a meeting of a
certain widely known fraternal order
the next night, the Chamber of Com
merce crossed trails Nth the Frontier
In the person of another cid resident
who had his home in the farthest
reaches Of the Umpqua divide. The
latter asked the former to come up
for a few days shooting-the deer. be-
ing fatter and more numerous than
any previous season since the days of
the grizzlies.
''Too busy, I'm afraid" the Cham
Der of Commerce had replied. "But
Lennox-that reminds me. Do you
remember old Dan Fafling?'~
Lennox probed back into the years
for single instant. Strengthened out
all the kinks of his memory in less
time than the wind straightens out
the folds of a flag, and turned a most
interested face "Remember him I" he
exclaimed. 81 should say I do" 4Hhe
middle-aged man haff-closed his pferc.
Ing, gray eyes.
Listen, Steele he said, IT saw Dan
Failing make bet once. I was just
a kid, but wake up in my sleep to
marvel at it. We had full long
glimpse Of a black-tail bounding up
long slope. It was just spike-buck,
and Dan Failing said he could take
the left-hand spike off with one shot
from his old Sharpe's. Three If us
bet him-the whole thing in less than
two seconds. With the nuxt shot.
he'd get the deer. He won the bet,
and now if ever forget Dan Failing
I want to die"
"You're just the man Tn looking
for. >as>p. You're not going out till the
day atISF tomorrow
"No."
"On the limited, hitting here tomor.
row morning, there's grandson of
Dan Failing. His name is Dan FAIL
ing, too, and he wants e. go up to your
place to hunt. Stay al summer and
pay board"
Lennox's eyes said that he couldn't
believe it was true. After wE'le his
tongue spoke, too. "GOod Lord" he
said. 81 used to foller Dan around
like old Shag, before he died, followed
Snowbird. Of course he can come
But he can't pay board"
It was rather characteristic of the
mountain men-that the grandson uf
Dan Failing couldn't possibly pay
board. But Steele knew the ways of
cities and of men, and he only smiled.
''He won't come, then" he explained.
Anyway, have that out with him at
the end of his stay. He wants fish,
ing, and you've got that In the North
fork. Moreover, you're a thousand
miles back"
"Only one hundred, If you must
know. But Steele-dc you suppose
he's the man his grandfather was be-
fore him-that all the Failings havo
been since the first days of the Ore
gon trail? If he is-we1l, my hats
off to him before he steps off the
train"
The mOuntaineer's bronZed face wu1
earnest and intent in the bright Nights
Of the club. Steele thought he had
known his breed. Now he began to
have doubts of his own knowledge
HE won't be; don't count on It" he
said humbly. 1.-THE FaIlings have donn
much for this region, and I'm glad
enough to do little to pay it back,
but don't count muGh ON this eastern
boy. Hes lived in cities; besides, he's
q sick man. He said so In his wire.
You ought to know it before you taks
him In"
The bronzed face changed; possibly
a shadow Of disappointment came i'm
to his eyes. "a Hunger, ehT' Lenno4
repeated. "Yes-it's true that IL he'd
been like the other Failings, he'd neveG
have been that. Why, Steele, you
couldn't have given that old man q
cold if you'd tied him in the Rogue
river overnight. OF course you couldn''
count on the line keeping up forever,
But I'll take him, for the memory. oa
his grandfather"
"Yor're not afraid tor"
Afraid, HI! He can't infect thoss
two Swapping children OF mine. Snow
bird weighs one hundred and twenty
pounds and is hard az steel. Never
knew sick day in her life. And you
know Bill, Of course"