The Arvada enterprise., 1920-05-06

| seen some tough tOWns III tne "eS''
but this has got 'em all beat, with the
smuggling Of brandy, and the drinking.
and the fights every Saturday night
there was a man knitted there last
week; and not a policeman within If
ty miles. and nobody except Father
Lucy, and he can't hold EN-"
"What want to know" said Hilary,
els, what this company is that you
speak about. and how they come to use
the Rocky river for their logs"
LATE hesitated, but only for mo-
ment. Then he mentally cast Brous-'
seau to the winds; for, after all. If
Hilary meant to know, nobody could
prevent it, Brousseau's instructions
Notwithstanding.
ats this way, Mr. Askew," he said.
"Mr. Morris and Mr.. BrOusseau have
company of their own. Their limits
touch ours on the west, across the
river, and run ten miles or so back
into the BUSH right alongside ours.
They got the right O.foat their logs
down the river
"And use the mill?"
l
mill by the year to the company"
Hilary was staggered for the mo-
ment. Morris, as his uncle's manager,
leasing the mill to Morris, a partner in
Rrousseau's company, seemed n queer
role.
"How do they tell our lumber from
theirs?" asked Hilary presently.
"Oh, that amt hard,' said LATE.
"You see the iobbers, who sublease
the tracts. know how much their men
have cut. And it's scaled In the
woods before they shoot 1t down
stream. l guess there amt no diff
Guilty there, Mr.. Askew. And you see,
Mr., Morris representing both concerns.
he naturally does his best by both Ut
EN-"
Hilary's suspicious, dormant even
after the interview with Lamartne.
were now thoroughly aroused.
"And Mr.. Brousseau has no concern
with us. except for the lease of the
mill and the right-Of-way down the
river" unused Hilary. "Who ID this
Mr.. Brousseau?"
"Why. I guess he's the big man Of
the district" said LATE. Hes the
nearest thing to boss they've got up
here; tells 'em how to vote and gets
'em out OF trouble. He amt good to
his father, though. That was old
Jacques Brousseau In the store, the
trapper."
~ didn't see him."
He was Mr. Rosny's slave, or what
ever they called them. in the old
times, before these people became
free"
He tapped the ashes out Of his pipe
and pocketed it.
"He's got old Rosny in his pocket"
he said. leaning toward Hilary. Hes
got him bound and mortgaged after
leading him to throw your uncle's
money away In crazy investments. He
did II deliberately. Mr.. Askew. When
he was kid. growing up among the
house servants up ut the Chateau.
he wanted to be big man. for which
I don't blame him. He got his way,
but that wasn't enough. He wanted
the Seigneur's place. because he found
that the folks up here thought more
OF old Mr.. Rosny. with his broken
down house and debts. than they did
Of him with all his money. So he set
to work and got him cinched.
1.-THE old man hates and despises
him. and he's been fighting against 1t
for long time, hut he seen what's
coming to him and I guess he's made
up his mind he'll have TO stomach It.
Brousseau's staked old Mr.. Rosny's
pride against his love. and l guess he's
won his stake and won Mamzelle
Madeleine into the bargain"
He rose. "That'll be all for tonight,
Mr.. Askew7" he asked.
Hilary rose too. Thanks, Mr.. Con-
nell he said. I'm the morning I shall
ask you to show me around the place"
He didn't follow Lnfe Connell In
side the hotel. but sat upon the porch.
musing. Lnfe had enlightened him on
several points. He doubted whether
Lamnrtine had spoken anything ap-
preaching truth concerning the prop.
"rty. and he WINS sure that Morris and
Brousseau were the company in whose
behalf he had offered forty.five thou.
sand dollars. There would be need Of
good many explanations from Nor
rls. Yet Hilary felt instinctively that
1t wns Brousseau. not Morris, with
whom he would have to contend.
On the face Of the soft night rose
the face Of Madeleine Rosny painted
with surprising clenrncss. He saw the
b'ue OF her eyes. the curve Of her
flushed cheek. the dignity and gentle.
ness ana pride that blended In her
looks. II ever he Ind any quarrel with
hrousseau. he would show him
Then he cursed himself for n fool,
ana, entering the hotel. took his lamp
nnd went np to his room.