The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-04

ed him by In Boston: n was thus
that men who had been glad TO bor-
row money from him In other days
had looked tho other way when the
clouds had come. A strange chill
went over hun.
''ThAyer's told herr
He spoke tho sentence like a man
repeating the words OF an execution.
His features suddenly had grown
haggard. lie stumbled slightly as
he made the next rise In the road
and went on slowly. silently. toward
the cabin.
There Ba.tiste found him. siumped
on tho bench. staring out AZ the
white and rose pinks OF Mount Tai.
uchen, yet seeing none OF II. The
big man Doomed n greeting. and
Barry. striving for a smile. answer.
ed him. The Canadian turned 20 his
wolf.dos.
"p,uffi ooiemsrl Loneliness
sits badly upon our friend. He is
homeslck. Trot over tho hill and
bring TO him tho petite Mcdaniel All
eui." he laughed In immense enjoy.
mcnt at his railiery. bring 10 him
the petite Medaine 10 make him
laugh and be happy" Thon. seeing
that the man was struggling vanity
for semblance Of cheeriness. he slid
beside him on the bench and tonried
his hair with one big hand. New
min old Ba'tiste." he said hurried.
"; no Joke when oct In no time.
You worry. huhf so. mebbe. Ba'.
teese help. There are men at tho
boarding house,
'-T'he Blackburn crowdr's
$50. Seven carpenters. ana 9TH.
er-. They work for Blackburn. who
Is In Chicago. They arc here 70 build
a mill
"a min" Barry looked up now
with new interest "wheref"
Near the lake. The mill. eet viii
be saving In a month. The rest.
the big plant eet win take time for
that
''on Mechanics hand. thenr' But
Barists shook his head.
mo. Est 10 on tho five acres own
by Jerry Martin. He has heen try
to sell Get for five year. Ees 4. no
good---rocks and rocks--and rocks
They build eet there"
but what can they 40 On five
acresg Where will they get their
iumberr-
Tho srsppsr sAruwssd his stout.
ders.
-Bareess snv know what they
tell heen"
"But surely. there must b some
mistake about T. You say they are
going 10 start saving IN . month, and
that bigger plant r. going up. DO
you mean q complete outfit.--pianers
and all that sort Of thingr-
~Hors
Houston shook his head.
FOR the life of me. I can't see n.
In the first place. I have thu only
timber around here with the exc>p.
ton of Mcdaine's land, and you say
that she doesn't come into that until
next pear. But they're going 20
start saving At this new min within
. month Ny timber stretches back
from the lake for eight milee: they
either win have 70 80 beyond that
and truck IN the logs for that dis-
tAnos. which would BE- rs1incus a. far
~ profits ars concerned. or content
themselves with scrub pine and sap
ling spruce. ! don't eco what they
can make out OF that Isn't that
rightf All ! know about n is from
what I've hoard I've never made a
cruise OF the territory around here
But It's always been my BELIEF that
with the exception Of the land on tho
other quarter OF the lake.
That f. all"
Then where
But again Ba'tists shrugged his
shoulders Then hs pulled long at
his rrizzied beard. regarding the
woif.dog which sat between his legs,
staring up at him
coleman" came at nst. There
IL something strange. Peuffi We
shall fin out. you and me and mon
ami" Suddenly he turned "M'sieu
Thaycr. he gons.-
Gomez You mean he's run awayY-
by gar. no. But he leave hurried.
Ho get a telephone from long dis
tance. Chicago
Then"
-Ba'teess not know. M-s'eu ahuier
IN the telephons office. he tell ne.
Eet In a long call. M'sieu Shuler II
curious. and he listen in willis they.
what.you-say. chew NJ tho ras. Eet
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