Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-20

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who Ike IL, but Il wasn't on my cur
riculum. In England. when man
misbehaves. We take out a summons
against him."
"Wnered you serve ftp
That is a problem" admitted Dig
by. "Tve thought over that. But
this sort OF thing wasn't what I signed
on for. That's all there Is 10 Il. II
you'd told me what was expected OF
me, ! might have signed with you or
might not. I'D have thought about
H. object TO my rights being In
vaded. So wish to Offer my resigna-
ton"
"All right" said Wilton shortly.
Then. feeling that the other had a
sort OF justice In his attitude: cit
Is rather tough 20 expect you TO do
police work" he acknowledged. "But
l don't think there will be any more
% e."
DIgby looked at him in frank as
constituent. "Why. like itl'' he said.
Il had the time OF my life last night.
It's simply the principle OF the thing.
But I'm afraid I didn't quite make
my position clear"
"Not altogether" answered Wilton.
However. I'm sending some special
mail down this noon, and you can 90
IN with the sleigh"
Digby's detection was a serious
blow. for II would be necessary 10
make arrangements for a man TO take
hts place. However, Wilton decided
20 take no steps 10 that end immedi-
ately. He inspected the camp, saw
that a good job was being made Of the
cleaning up. and went TO look at
kitty's house.
This was built substantially of logs.
and had already been half completed.
II consisted OF four rooms and an out
kitchen. and stood at the edge OF the
new road near the ridge. about FIVE
hundred yards from the nearest bunk
house.
That afternoon he made his first
examination Of the Muskeg. He took
soundlngs in several places, but the
peat seemed bOttomless. Nowhere
could he reach rock bottom. except
within a few feet OF the shore.
The underlying bed OF peat was
everywhere. He went two or three
miles up and down the stream without
discovering any way OF bridging the
Muskeg.
He was too busy now 10 see Molly
more than an hour daily, but he al
ways went 70 the portage for a short
visit after supper.
The factor. who had learned 90 ex-
pect his coming az the same hour each
day. withdrew upstairs before he
arrived. once or twice when they
came face 70 face. he turned his head
away in sullen anger.
As a prospective father-in-law, Nc
Donald seemed about as hopeless a
proposition as could be conceived, but
/ the time 10 consider his own and Mol
7 Tvs future would not come until the
line was on its feet. Big Muskeg was
/ the giant I'm the way. Often Wilton,
staring down az Its sullen depths from
/ the top OF the ridge, would feel II
as a personal enemy, defying him to
overcome II.
one evening Wilton was sitting IN
his shack. utterly disconsolate. lie
I had sounded nearly every possible
place without result, and even Molly
had failed 20 cheer him. He saw no
alternative before him except to re-
turn 10 Clayton and confess himself
/ beaten.
Andersen tapped az the door and
said that n man wanted TO see him.
Wilton rose up and. 20 his surprise ad-
mitted Lee Chambers.
f, The engineer was roughly dressed
and Notwithstanding. He told Wilton
that he had tramped IN from Cold
Junction. thirty miles southwestward'
the present terminal point Of the New
/ Northern.
81 thought maybe you would give
me a lob" he said. "Tve left MT.
BOWER for good. We had some
frouble. He wanted me 10 make
crooked report. and I would not DO
a. I'm through with him and MS
I dirty schemes"
wilton gave him a chair and looked
him over coldly. He did not IKE
Z Chambers. and he suspected that he
was lying. and that Bower had sent
E him 10 him for his own purposes.
Dicby's disappearance had left MN
in n hole. but that hardly justined ms
taking on Lee Chambers. though ne
was one Of the ablest OF his profession
/ IN Manitoba.
.ven. Mr.. Chambers" he said, I'm
carrying on my work here on the lines
established by Mr.. Bostock. Joe Bos-
took had two maxims. The first was
Never lay of a man II you can help
it, The second was: Never take on
man who's left you And TO be quite
frank feel about the same way. You
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