Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-07

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you're home; and there isn't any busl-
ness to settle down to-"
Bryce chuckled. for tie was indeed
far from being worried over business
matters, his consideration now being
entirely for his fathers peace OF mind.
"All right" he retorted, "Father has
lost his money and wen have to let
the servants 90 and give up the old
home That part Of 1t is settled; and
weak, anemic, tenderly nurtured little
Bryce Cardigan must put his turkey
on his back and go into the woods
looking for a Job as lumberjack. :,
Busted eh7 Did | or did / not hear
the six o'clock whistle blow at the
mill? Bet you a dollar / did"
ooh, | have title to everything
yet"
'now | do have TO dig for good
news Then II appears we still have
business; indeed, we may always
have a business, for the very fact that
It is going but not quite gone implies
a doubt as to Its ultimate departure,
and perhaps we may yet scheme
way to retain II. IL we can save
enough out of the wreck to insure
you your customary home comforts.
shant cry, partner. have profes-
sion to fall back on. Yes, Stree. l
own sheep-skln, and II says I'm an
electrical and civil engineer"
what"
Il said II. An electrical and civil
engineer. Slipped one over on you at
college, John Cardigan, when all the
time you thought was having good
time"
"Bu-bu-but--"
1T drives me wild to have a man
sputter at me. I'm an electrical and
civil engineer. l tell you, and my two
years OF travel have been spent study
Ing the installation and construction
OF big plants abroad"
my dear boy And you've got
your degree?"
Partner, l have string Of letters
hAt'A ny SAht AtAG tai Va n
comet"
"You comfort me-" the old man
answered simply. Il have reproached
myself with the thought that / reared
YOU with the sole thought of making
II lumberman out OF you-and when
saw your lumber business slipping
through my fingers"
"You were sorry l didn't have
profession to fall back on, eh2 Or
were you fearful lest you had raised
the usual rich mans son? II the
latter, you did not compliment me. pal
I've never forgotten how hard you al
ways strove to impress me with a
sense OF the exact weight OF my
responsibility as your successor"
How big are you nowT his father
queried suddenly.
well, sir" Bryce answered, for his
fathers pleasure putting aside his
normal modesty. "rm six feet two
Inches tall, and weigh two hundred
pounds In the pink of condition. /
have forty-elght-lnch chest, with five
and half inches chest-expansion. and
a reach as long as gorilla's. My
underpinnlng Is good, too; I'm not one
OF these fellows with spidery legs and
a barrel-chest. l can do hundred
yards in ten seconds; I'm no SLOUGH
OF swimmer; and at Princeton they
say | made football history"
THAT Is very encouraging. my boy
very. Ever do any boxlngY"
quite little. I'm fairly up in the
manly art OF selfdefense."
The old man wagged his head an
provingly. and they had reached the
gate OF the Cardigan home before no
spoke again. There's big buck
woods-hoss mp In Pennington's camp"
he remarked lrrelevantly. Hes
French Canadian imported from north.
en Michigan by Colonel Pennington
dare say he's the only man In This
country who measures up 10 YOU phvs.
lcally. He can fight with his fists
and wrestle quite cleverly. I'm told.
His name is Jules Rondeau. and he's
top dog among the lumherjacks. They
say he's the strongest man in the
county" He unattached the gate
Folks used 70 say that about mo
once" he continued wistfully. "Ah
II could have my eyes to see Won
meet Jules Rondeaur"
The front portal OF the quaint old
Cardigan residence opened, and
silver-haired lady came out on the
porch and hailed Bryce. She was
Mrs. Tully, John Cardigan's old house
keeper, and almost a mother to Bryce
"Oh, here's my hoyl' she cried. md
a moment later found herself enclrcled
by Bryce's arms and saluted with a
hearty kiss
As he stepped into the familiar en-
trance-hall. Bryce paused, raised his
head and shifted susplclously. Ike y
bird-dog. Mrs. Tully. arms akimbo
Watched him pleasurably. al smell
something" he declared. and advanced
step down the hall for another sniff: