Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-09-23

shooting days when this man was
| young. SO II came about that when
Dams train stopped mt 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 ne couldn't doubt hut
that the sender Of the wire referred
to his grandfather. He wired In the
affirmative. The head Of the Chamber
or Commerce received the wire. read
1t. thrust 1t into his desk. and in the
race OF really important piece of
business proceeded to forget all about
IT, Thus 1t came about that. except
for one thing, Dan Failing would have
probably stepped off the train at his
destination wholly unheraIded and I'M
met. The one thing that changed his
destiny was that mt a meeting of a
certain widely known fraternal order
the next night, the Chamber of Com.
merce crossed trails with the Frontier
In the person Of another old resident
who had his home in the farthest
reaches Of the Umpqua divide. The
latter asked the former to come up
Tor 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. Bot
Lennox-that reminds me. Do Won
remember old Dan Failing~
Lennox probed back into the years
for a single instant. Strengthened out
all the kinks of his memory in less
time than the wind straightens out
the folds Of nag, and turned a most
interested face. Remember him !" he
exclaimed. II should say do" The
middle-aged man haIf-cIosed his pierre
ing, gray eyes.
Listen. Steele" he said, II saw Dan
Failing make bet once. / was lust
kid, but wake up in my sleep to
marvel at It. We had q full long
glimpse Of a black-tail bounding up 4
long slope. It was Just a spike-buck,
and Dan Failing said he could take
the left-hand spike of with one shot
from his old Sharpe's. Three Of us
bet him-the whole thing in less than
two seconds. With the next shot.
he'd get the deer. He won the bel.
and now II ever forget Dan Failing.
! want to die"
You're Just the man Tn looking
for, then. You're not going out till the
day after tomorrow
mo"
"On the limited, hitting here tomor-
row morning. there's a grandson OF
Dan Failing. His name is Dan FAN.
Ing. too, and he wants to go up to your
place to hunt. Stay all summer ana
pay board"
Lemons eyes said that he couldn't
believe 1t was true. After q while his |
tongue spoke, too. "Good Lord" he |
said. II used to foller Dan around
like old Shag, before he died. followed
Snowbird. OF course he can come.
But he can't pay board"
1t was rather characteristic of the
men-that the grandson OF |
Dan Failing couldn't possibly nav
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
ne end OF his stay. He wants fish,
ng, and you've got that in the North
'ork. Moreover, you're a thousand
niles back"
Only one hundred, IL you must
xnow. But Steele--do you suppose
les the man his grandfather was be-
ore him-that all the Failings have
'een since the first days Of the Ore
ION trail7 II he is-well, my hats
IN to him before he steps Off the
rain."
The mountaineer's bronzed face was
earnest and intent In the bright lights
Il the club. Steele thought he. had
'nown his breed. Now he began to
AVE doubts Of his own knowledge.
He won't be; don't count on It," he
aid humbly. "The Failings have done
much for this region, and I'm glad
nough to do a little to pay 1t back.
mt don't count much on this eastern
10Y. He's lived in cities: besides, he's
! sick man. He said so In his wire.
you ought to know it before you take
i'm In"
The bronxed face changed; possibly
shadow Of disappointment came in
0 his eyes. IA hunger, ehT Lennox
epeated. "Yes-it's true that IL he'd
zen like the other Fallings. he'd never
ave been that. Why, Steele, you
ouldn't have given that old man a
old II you'd tied him in the Rogue
liver overnight. OF course you couldn't
cunt on the line keeping up forever.
SUIT I'll take him. for the memory Of
Is grandfather.
you're not afraid TOT" /
Afraid, hi! He can't infect those
wo strapping children Of mine. Snow
ird weighs one hundred and twenty
ounds and is hard as steel. Never
new sick day in her life. And you
now Bill, Of course"