Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-11

putting out to sea, and Shirley heard
the faint ECHO of her siren as she
whistled her intention to pass to star
board of a wind 1ammer inward bound
In tow of a Cardigan tug.
tits wonderful" sac said presently,
apropos of nothing.
AYE" he replied in his deep, melo-
dious voice, 1--WE been sitting here, my
dear, listening to your thoughts. You
know something, now, of the tie that
binds my boy to Sequoia. This"-he
waved his arm abroad in the dark
ness-"this is the true essence of life
| to create, TO develop the gifts that
God has given us-tO work and know
! the blessing of weariness-to have
dreams and see them come true. That
is life, and I have lived. And now I
am ready to rest" He smiled visit
fully. 1.-The king is dead. Long live
the king I wonder if you, raised as
you have been, can face life In SequOia
resolutely with my son. 1t is a dull,
drab sawmill town, where life unfolds
gradually without thrill-where the
years stretch ahead Of one with only
trees, among simple folk The life
may be hard on you, Shirley; one has
to acquire a taste for it, you know"
81 have known the Tilt of battle,
John-partner." she answered; "hence
think can enjoy the sweets of vic
tory. I am content"
"And what a run you did give that
boy Brycel"
She laughed softly. 81 wanted him
to fight: had a great curiosity to see
the stuff that was in him." she ex-
planned.
Next day Bryce Cardigan, riding the
top log on the end truck of a long
train just in from Cardigan's woods
in Township Nine, dropped from the
end of the log as the train crawled
through the mill yard on its way to
the log dump. He hailed Buck Ogilvy,
where the latter stood in the door of
the office.
big doings up on Little Laurel
creek this morning, Buck"
do tell" Mr.. OgiIvy murmured
morosely.
1T was great" Bryce continued
"Old Duncan McTavish returned.
knew he would. His year on the
mourner's bench expired yesterday,
and he came back to claim his old job
of woods boss"
Hes one year too late" Ogilvy de-
clared. 81 wouldn't let that big Cana
dian Jules Rondeau quit for farm.
Some woods boss, that-and his first
Job with this company was the dirtiest
you could hand him-smearing grease |
on the skid road at dollar and a half |
q day and found. He's made too good |
to lose out now. 1 don't care what his
private morals may be. He can get
out the logs, hang his rascally hide,
and I'm for him"
I'm afraid you haven't anything to
say about it, Buck" Bryce replied
dryly.
"1 haven't Ell? Well, any time you
deny me the privilege Of hiring and
firing you're going to be out the serv-
ice Of rafting good general mana
ger, my son. Yes, sir If you hold
me responsible for results l must Sc
lect the tools want TO work with"
"Oh, very WELL" Bryce laughed.
"Have 1t your own way. Only If you
can drive Duncan McTavish out of
Cardigan's woods I'd like to see you
do it. Possession is nine points of
the law, Buck-and Old Duncan is In
possession"
"What do you mean-in possession
81 mean that at ten O'Clock this
morning Duncan McTavish appeared
1t our log landing. The whisky fat
vas all gone from him and he ap-
,eared forty years old instead Of the
'ixty that he is. With a whoop he
anne jumping over the logs, straight
or Jules Rondeau. The big Canuck
Jaw him coming and knew what his
-isit portended-so he wasn't taken
1t was a case of fight for {
lis job-and Rondeau fought"
''The devil you sayr'
81 do-and there was the devil to
ay. It was rough and tumble and |
o grips barred-just the kind of a {
ght Rondeau likes. Nevertheless Old '
duncan fioored him. While he's been '
way somebody taught him the ham, t
Ter lock and the crotch hold and r
ew more fancy ones, and he got to v
FORK on Rondeau in hurry. In O
act he had to, for If the tussle had S
one over five minutes Rondeau's
Duth would have decided the ISSUE
"And Rondeau was whipped?" v
"To a whisper. Mac foored him, S
I'D choked him until he beat the e
'ound with his free hand in token of il
lrrender; whereupon old Duncan let g
m up, and Rondeau went TO his o
anty and packed his turkey. The
st l saw of him he was headed over Ii
e hill to Camp Two on Laguna 81
-ande. He'll probably chase that as cl
slant woods boss l hired after the Il
out of Shirley's woods W
d help himself to the fellows job. W
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