Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-08-16

/ years, he looked as II he had commit
ted an objectionable insult. But MOI
ly opened her shut lids, and the eyes
that smiled into WiltOn's did not show
signs Of anger, nor even OF surprise.
This isn't Winnipeg. Wil," she
said, with a little happy catch In her
voice.
The marvel OF their love transfg-
ured them In each others sight. They
were hardly aware OF Bowyer's depar-
ture. II was not until Molly realized
that there was the supper 10 prepare
that she became practical once more.
why must you go tomorrow" she
asked. wiStfully. "a message could be
sent to Kitty"
ITS more than that, Molly" said
Wilton. Its the line itself-Joe's
work-that is at stake, and I've got
/ 10 be az the shareholders meeting on
Monday morning. You see, it's this
way" he went on 10 explain.
! 1--WE laid out our route 10 cross Big
Muskeg at this point, and miles have
been completed But our surveyors
were either too optimistic or had been
bought by Bowyer. We found, when
IL was too late TO change our plans.
that Big Muskeg was a harder prOpO-
/ sitiOn than anyone had suspected.
/ There's forty feet and more of quick
mud where we believed bedrock TO
/ exist a few feet down. The records
lied. And you can't lay a permanent
way upon mud.
The shareholders are frightened.
and Phayre, Of the Bank Of New
North Manitoba, who Is an influential
one, and represents BOwyer, has had
the tip from him TO make trouble.
Bowyer didn't want the line I'll the
transcontinental route was shifted
northward. Now he does, partly be-
cause we shall ultimately link up with
IL and become a valuable property.
And / think he suspects that there's
something In our territory worth the
developing.
"The plan Is TO refer the situation
to a commission OF engineers who, OF
course. WOULD be largely in BOwyer's
pay, and who would report that the
present route is not feasible. That
would mean increasing our capital.
and the issue OF new stock would give
Bowyer and Phayre the controlling
interest. AS things stand, Joe con-
trolls the company, although he hasn't
actually a majority OF the shares.
"Joe would take most chances, but
he wouldn't gamble with the fortunes
OF those who trusted him, even 10
fight Bowyer. He wanted TO have rea-
sOnable hopes that the line could be
pushed through. He gave me his
power of attorney to vote for him. In
| case OF accident. And have II here.
/ That's why l must be at the meeting,
| Molly. Otherwise that motion for an
| engineers commission goes through
And Bowyer told me that he means
to have the line. But Kitty'l fight
him. Joe made no mistake when he
l took her for a partner"
"She was as true as steel to joe"
said Molly. kitty and Joe were very
/ good to me when / was In Winnipeg
I last winter. But what do you think
I Mr.. BOwyer meant by his suggestion
I about coal on your landsT
''There IS no COAL" said Wilton
'Molly. dear, I'll tell you what our Sc
cret is. was pledged to Joe-but
I the secrets mine now, and can tell
I you. 1t isn't coal-it's clay"
"Clay, WntonT"
"Clay. It's more valuable than coal
or gold. It's clay land that the wheat
grows on, or rather in the rich topsoil
I Of loan, with the clay subsoil to seal
and preserve the rainfall, yet easily
drained with a little labor.
81 discovered 1t when 1 was pros
pectlng up this way four years ago.
It's probably an extension OF the New
Ontario clay belt, and, If so. II runs
+ for hundreds OF miles through this
i part of northern Manitoba. II means
that the wheat area OF Canada viii
/ be increased by thousands of square
miles. 1t means homes and prosper
/ ity for thousands who are now strug-
/ Cling for a bare living In our cities.
THAT appealed to Joe. He was q
| man, II ever there was one. He saw
the money in II, and the value Of the
/ line. but he saw further than that. He
was looking ahead. years after he was
gone. He wanted to do good In his
own way. He'd had hard time when
he was a young man. And because peo-
pie believed In Joe. though he dared
| not tell them his secret they lent him
the capital, and took mp his shares
That was JOe's dream-and it's mine,
/ Molly"
She listened breathlessly as he re-
vealed his dream to her, and yet, per-
haps, womanlike, she was happy rath-
er i'm the revelation OF himself than
/ In the altruism Of the dead man.
That's what the Mlssatibi meant to
Joe.p said Wilton. That's why we
mean TO fight to keep II out Of Bow
yer's hands. Molly, dear, when
realized that Joe was dead everything
seemed ended for the line. / couldn't
see how we were going 10 carry on