Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-28

sent church and a school house.
We shall have volunteer IRE de.
partment, and II God In good. ] shall.
at later date. get out some long
length fir-timber and build a schooner
to freight my lumber to market. And
she shall have three masts instead OF
two. and carry half million feet of
lumber instead Of two hundred thou
sand. First. however. I must build a
steam tugboat to tow my schooner In
and out over Humboldt bar. And
after that--ah, well! That Is suffi-
Client for the present"
and as he dreamed he worked. The
city Of SeQuoia was born with the
Argonaut's six-room mansion or
rough red wood boards and dozen
three room cabins with lean-to
kitchens: and the tradespeople came
when John Cardigan with something
OF the largeness OF his own redwood
trees. gave them ground and lumber
in order 20 encourage the building or
their enterprises. Also the dream OF
the school house and the church
came true. as did the steam tugboat
and the schooner with three mnsts.
At forty John Cardigan was young
er than most men at thirty. albeit
he worked fourteen hours day,
slept eight. and consumed the re-
naming two at his meals. But thru
all those fruitful years Of toll he had
still found time - dream. and the
spell of the redwoods had lost none
of its potency.
At forty-two Cardigan WIS the
first mayor Of SeQuoia. At forty four
he was standing on his dock one
day. watching his tug kick into her
berth the first square rugged ship
that had ever come to Humbolt bay
to load a cargo of clear redwood Tor
foreign delivery. She was big Bath
built clipper, and her master lusty
down Easter. a widower with one
who had come with him
around the Horn. John Cardigan saw
this girl come up on the quarter
deck and stand by with heaving-
line in her hand; calmly she fixed
her glance upon him, and as the
ship was shunted in closer to the
dock, she made the cast to Cardigan.
He caught the light heaving line,
hauled in the heacy Manila stern
line to which IL was attached, and
slipped the loop of the mooring- cable
over the dolphin at the end of the
dock.
Some men wanted aft here to take
up the slack of the stern-line on the
windlass, sir" he shouted to tAe
skipper, who was walking around on
top OF the house. That girl can't
haul her in alone
Cant I'm short handed" the /
skipper replied. Jump aboard and
help her."
Cardigan made long leap from
the dock to the ships rail, balanc-
ed there lightly moment. and
sprang to the deck. He inserted
Delaying pin in the windlass, paused
and looked at the girl. Raise
chantey," he suggested Instantly
she lifted a sweet contraito in that
rollicking old ballad OF the sea
Blow the Men Down"
Round the windlass Cardigan
walked. steadily and easily. and the
girls eyes widened in wonder as H.
did the work of three powerful men.
When the ship had been warped in
and the slack of the line made fas,
on the bits, she said:
Please run for d and help my
father with the bowlines. You're
worth three foremast hands. Indeed.
l didn't expect to see sailor on this
deck
Il had to come around the Horn
to get here, Miss" he exp aimed, and
when a man hasn't money TO pay for
his passage. he needs must work 1t.
I'm the second mate she eX-
planned. We had succession OF
gales from the Fa!klands to the
Evangel!tas, and there the mate got
her in irons and she took three Dig
ones over the taffrail and cost us
eight men. Working short handed,
we couldn't get any canvass on hef
to speak of--lorg voyage, you know
and the rest OF the crew got scurvy.
You're brave girl" he told ner.
And you're a first-class A. 3.
she replied III you're looking for
birth, my father will be glad TO ship
you"
Sorry, but can't CO." he called as
he turned toward the companion lad
der. Tn Cardigan, ard | own this
sawmill and must stay here and look
after IT.
There was light, exultant feeling
in his middle LACED heart as ne
scampered along the deck. The g!rl
had wonderful dark auburn hair and
brown eyes with a milk-white SKIN
that sun and wind had sought IN
vain to blAmlsh. And for all her
girlhood she was a woman-oreu
from a race (his own people) 10
whom danger and despair meroN
furnished tonic tor their courage
What q mate for man! And she
looked at him pridefuiy.
(To be ccntinued)