The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05

lSuium III LHBldhu, NntH a hihh
mlsbehaves, we take out a summons
against him."
"Where'd you serve IT.
THAT Is a problem" admitted Dig
by. i've thought over that. But
this sort Of thing wasn't what ! signed
on for. That's all there is TO It. II
you'd told me what was expected Of
me-, | might have signed with you or
] might not. I'd have thought about
il. ! object to my rights being In
yaded. 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: at
Is rather tough to expect you to do
police work." he acknowledged. But
| don't think there will be any more
Of It,"
Digby looked at him In frank as
tonishment. "Why, | like 1t !" he said.
II had the time of my life last night.
It's simply the principle of the thing.
Bat I'm afraid | didn't quite make
my position clear"
Not altogether" answered Wilton.
However. I'm sending some special
mail down this noon, and you can go
In with the sleigh"
Digby's detection was a serious
blow, for II would be necessary to
make arrangements for a man 10 take
his place. However, Wilton decided
to take no steps to 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
Kltty's house.
This was built substantially of logs,
and had already been half completed.
1t consisted Of four rooms and IN 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
soundings 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 TO see Molly
more thar an hour daily, but he al
ways went to the portage for a short
visit after supper.
The factor. who had learned TO ex-
pect his coming at the same hour each
day, withdrew upstairs before he
arrived. Once or twice, when they
came face to face, he turned his head
away in sullen anger.
As a prospective father-in-law. Me-
Donald seemed about as hopeless a
proposition as could 6e conceived, but
the time to consider his own and Mol
ly's future would not come until the
line was on its feet. Big Muskeg vas
the giant i'm the way. Often Wilton,
staring down at Its sullen depths from
| the top of the ridge, would feel II
as a personal enemy, defylng him to
overcome II.
One evening Wilton was sitting in
his shack, utterly d~isconsolate. He
had sounded nearly every possible
place without result. and even Molly
had failed to cheer him. He saw no
alternative before him except to re-
turn to Clayton and confess himself
| beaten.
NaetAV fnnnaI nf tho hnnP nnh
said that a man wanted to see him.
| Wilton rose up and. to his surprise. adj
| mitted Lee Chambers.
/, The engineer was roughly dressed
and Notwithstanding. He told Wilton
that he had tramped In from Cold
Junction, thirty miles souihwestward.
the present terminal point of the New
Northern.
81 thought maybe you would give
me a Job" he said. 1--WE left Mr..
Bower for good. We had some
trouble. He wanted me TO make a
crooked report. and | would not do
IL. I'm through with him and his
dirty schemes"
Wilton gave him n chair and looked
him over coldIy. He nd not like
Chambers. and he suspected that he
was lying. aud that Bower had sent
him 10 him for his own purposes.
Digby's disappearance had left him
In i hole. but that hardly Justified his
taking on Lee chambers. shough he
was me of the ahlest Of his professions
In Manitoba.
.wrll. Mr.. Chambers" he said. I'm
carrying on my work here ON fhe lines
established by Mr.. Rostock. Joe Bos
tock had two maxims. The first was:
Never lay on y nal II you a help
n. The second WIS: Never take on =
mi wi o's left you. And TO be quite
| frank--l feel abnupthe same way. You
left the Missatlhi. which had treated
Yen veil. aud We have reason TO be-
nere o. give useful Information 70
Mr.. Howyer."
: II swenr I dien't!" shouted Cham
| hers. srringinr ~ his feet. prove
| that. Mr. Carrnthers"
II can't prove H." Wilton admitted.
4 am giving xon 10 personal FEELING
| about yourself. In confidence"
"weli. us q mighty poor sort Of ION
| Hdence. !" spiu,trred the engineer. "See
~. fa Afllnrf os,ptl