American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-02-28

tell you tnut you're 1901, young man, |
he answered. "My word goes in this
part of the country, and you can't come
In here and fight me-"
Your proposal, please" said Hilary
quietly.
"Now you're talking sense. This
amt the United States, where you rich
men can come into territory and grab
1t away from the people under their
noses. You'll put Mr.. Morris back AZ
manager and go home, or else you'll
sell out to me-"
"Yes, 1t does come to about the same
thing" said Hilary. "Why don't you
ask me to make you free gift of the
concessionT
Brousseau scowled savagely at the
sarcasm. He was educated enough to
be stung by banter, but not quick
enough to retaliate In kind.
Snow I'll make you my own PROPOSE
tion," said Hilary. "It's this. You can
either submit your books to my inspec-
ton and make good on that lumber
that Morris stole from me last year,
and keep your men on your own limits,
or you can give up the mill rights after
October first and build your own MILL
Brousseau turned white with rage.
"I'll run you out % this country" he
ruved. an freeze you out before the
winters over, Monsieur Askew. You
watch me ~
Maybe" said Hilary. meanwhile,
| think you're keeping the buggy wait
ing. and there Is no use in prolonging
this conversation unless you want to
accept my terms
Brousseau shook with wrath; he
opened his mouth to speak, but snorted
instead; he shook his fist furiously
and, turning upon his heel, stamped
out of the office. From his desk Hilary
watched him climb into the buggy and
drive away. His head was bent to-
ward Madeleine ROsny's, and he was
talking emphatically and gesticulating
freely.
WARS declared" said Hilary to HIM
self. with relief, as he settled himself
in his chair.
Lafe later in the day. 'lf we can get
good shipment out before the Gulf
Closes" he said. "we can carry on till
spring. But of course we can't haul
lumber out of the woods until there's
several feet of snow on the ground"
"And that won't be till navigation's
ended for the year" said Lafe.
$50 I'm going to put through the mill
every cord of lumber In the river" con
tinued Hilary. well keep Dupont
busy. And wen wind up the year with
n substantial balance to our credit"
"The Ste. Marie lumber" unused
Lafe.
81 guess they call 1t so. But / be-
lleve it's all ours. We've got the whip
hand of Brousseau there, because it's
our MILL and Dupont's independent OF
Brousseau. Brousseau can't stop me
t; using that lumber, and he darent &c
| to law about It,"
Lafe approved the scheme, will
warnings to Hilary about going slow
| They went up to the dam and looked
over the logs in the river. Rlviere RO
chcuse was packed as far as the eye
could reach. The sight raised Hilary''
spirits. There must be thousands OF
dollars worth of lumber In between
the high banks. ready to be passed
through the rossing mill for Dupont''
schooner.
Lafe came to him next day.
"The logs in the dam are going int
the mill all right" he said, "but the,
amt coming downstream above II
Baptlste says there's jam in thu
gorge"
They got the rig and drove to thu
spot At the gorge was solid wall o
logs, packed like the straw covering
of wine.bottles. The starting of thu
logs had wedged them together here
II was clear that 1t would he necessar!
to start the mass with dynamite.
IL guess that's the trick" said Lafe
"Baptiste here is an expert dynamiter.
Eyes, that shift him quick" salt
Jean Marie. mighty quick, maybe.
think. Mr.. Askew, II is better first &
make stronger your boom, or else you
lumber go over the rapids into tn
Gulf"
"How long will 1t take?" asked Hill
airy.
"A week, maybe, for good work
That boom, he will never stand 81
many logs as that, Mr.. Askew."
"Get gang to work at daybreak to
morrow" Hilary instructed him.
That night Hilary congratulated hin
self on having started his counter-oi
= tcnsive against Brousseau. In spite o
= the mans influence In the district, II
p felt assured of the loyalty of the bull
; of his men. LATE was worth hundre
= and little Baptlste knew his job PEI
rectly. He went to bed in high spirits
. The next morning Brousseau struc
his first blow. Hilary had just oil
dered the.rig In order to drive over I
Leblanc's lease and try to stop III
operations about the Chateau whe
Leblanc appeared in the Office accom-
Q panied by four ruftlans whom Hilar
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