Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-17

tneae remote OrekOu Nfius. nt INV
OF the full name would do no harm.
Instead OF hurting. II was a positive
inspiration. The Chamber OF Com.
merce OF the busy little Oregon city
was not usually exceptionally inter
esfed in stray hunters that wanted
boarding place FOR tho summer. Its
hnslnegs waA finding country homes
for orcliurtiIs,s IN the pleasant river
valleys. Tut II happened that the re.
cilheni of the wire was one Of the old.
est residents. frontierAmHn himself,
and II WIS one 81 the traditions " The
OH West that friendships were moi
soon forgoiten Dan Failing had
been d fegena In The old trapping and
sbooiing days when this man vas
Young, So u came about that when
Dams train stopped at Cheyenne ~
found Telegram waiting him:
"Any splation 10 Dan Failing OF the
Unlnua divideY
DHm bad never heard of the IIInp
gun divide. but he conldn'f doubt bni
thai the sender " the wire referred
to his grandfather He wired 10 Inv
affirmative. The head Of the Cha,nhF
81 Commerce rPreiyed the wirv rs'ad
II. thrust II into his desk. and ~ the
fnre ~ really ifnpnrtn3i plere 81
huslDess proceeded 70 forget M shaut
II. Thus II cHnte ab0ni that exrer,'
l'rof me thing Dan FRilinE woilld have
probably .fspptd oFy the trains ~ Ms
tlssslimtiou wl,nily uniternldsd ant 80
.HueI The one iiihr thai changed bis
''ra'lnv vas ihas ~ 2 meeting ~
icef4ain widely Known fraiernni order
The next night 'he Chamber ~ t'am
nerve crossed traits with the Frontier
In The person " another old resiflsn'
VIM had ne hnnie in the faFthc~i
reacbcr NJ the umpqna divide The
latter s-kpd lhp former 10 come np
for q few days shooting the deer be
ing tnirer and mare numerous than
any previous season since the days Of
The grizxiies
TOO busy. TN afraid.- the cflam.
her ~ Commerce had replied "Tui
tennox--tlHt reminds me. no you
remember old Dan FaiilHgY'
l.ennox probed back info the years
for o single instant. Strengthened ont
all the kinkA OF hia memory IN leNs
time thar the wind straightena ont
the folds Of Hag, and turned most
interested face. Remember himi~ he
exclaimed II should say do" The
middle aged man half-eiooed bic pierre.
ing gray eyea
Llsten Steele Ne said, II saw Dan
Failing make a bet once. was Just
a Kid, hut ! wake up IN my sleep 20
marvel NJ II. We had a full long
glimpse NJ n black. iati bounding Up
long slope II was jasi a Npike-buek.
and Dan Failing said he could take
fhe letthand spike on with one shot
from hIs old slnrpe's Three Of ne
bei him--.As Whole thing in lcss thar
two seconds. With the next shot
he'd get the deer. He won the bet.
md now n ever forget Dan Failing
want fo die
: YOU'RE Just the man s'm looking
for. then You're not going out till the
: ihy after tomorrow
"No.".t
son the limited. hitting here tomOr.
row morning. there's grandson Of
!. Dan Falling. His name In Dan Fnil.
Ing. 100. and he wants 20 20 Up 10 your
place TO hunt Stay al summer and
pay board"
Lemons eyes said that he couidn't
!. believe IL was true. After while his
! tongue spoke. too. Good Lord be
said. Il used 10 foiier Dan around
like old she's. befora he died. followed
Snowbird. OF course he can come.
But he can't pay board"
TWAS rather characteristic Of the
ni6hhtain mcn--that the grandson Of
Dan Failing couldn't possibly pay
board. But Steele knew the ways o.
eities .ab1 Of men. and he only smiled.
"He won't come then" he explained.
/ Anyway. have that ont with him at
the end OF bis stay. He wants FISH
J ing, and you've got that 10 the North
fork. Moreover, you're q thousand
miles back
-only one hundred, II you must
know. But Steele--do you suppose
he's the man his grandfather was be-
fore hin--that all the FailiEgs have
been aimee the frst days Of the Ore
i son ffaiii II he ip---well. nv hAft
on to him before be steps of the
tFHin,"
The mountaineer's hronzed face was
!, earnest and intent IN the bright lights
Of the club, Steele thought be had
known his breed. Now be began 70
have doubts OF his own knowledge
HE won't be, don't count on 4" be
4 said humbly. "The FaiIings have done
4 much. for this. region, and I'm glad
enough tcf do q little. 10 pay II back
/. but don't count much on this eastern
Z; boy.si Hes lived In cities besides. he's
a sick man. He said 80 In his wire
Il You ought to know II before you take
him Elm"
The bronzed face changed: possibly
8 shadow Of disappointment came In
to hia eyes. "a hunger, ehY' LeEnos
repeated. "Yes-it's true that II he'd
been like the other FaiiinUl he'd never
have been that why. Steele. yot
couldn't have given that old man .
cold If you'd tied him IN the Rogus
river overnight OF course you couldn't
count on the line keeping up forever
But m take him. fer the msnoEx d
his grandfathsr.y
You're not afraid tor
il rAfraId, h--ll he cant infeG9 shns.
two struggling children " inine snSw
bird weighs one hundred and twenf,
pounds and u hard e. sseel. Neyel
knew q sick day "a her lie. And 5os
know Bin, "a courne.s