The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-08

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the mill clearing and looked toward
thu cottage. IL was darkcned. Barry
felt that without az least the beck
oning Of light 20 denote the wake.
fulness Of the cook. he could not IN
propriety 90 there. even for an IN
qulry regarding the condition OF the
woman whom he felt that some day
he would marry. Alfnlessiy he wan.
derrd about, staring In the moon.
light AZ the piied.up romans OF his
min. then az last he seated himself
on a stack Of lumber. 90 rest a mo
ment before the return journey 90 Ba'
tlstcs cabin. hut suddenly he tensed.
A low whistle had come from the
edre OF the wVcds. a hundred yards
away. ana Barry listened attenuvely
fer its repetition. but II did not
come. Fifteen minutes he waited.
then rose. the better 20 watch two
figures silhonettsd IN the moonlight
at the bald top OF sfnan hin. A
man and woman were walking
eicse together tho woman. q
seemed. with her head against the
mans shoulder: the man evidently
Win MS arm about nor.
There was no time for Identities,
A second more and they had faded
into tho shadows. Barry rose and
started toward tho darkenea cottage.
only 70 turn again into the road.
"Foollshncssi+ he chldcd himself
a. he piodded along, she doesn't
knew anyone but Thayer--snd what
- "a. I....s fks. ,.~. - s..w huat.
ness. She's the one who has the
claim on me; l have none on herr
And with this decision he walked
on. A milc---two. Then a figure
came out Of the woods just ahead
of him. cut across the road and de
toured into the scraggiy hills on the
other side. without noticing the APP
preaching Houston In the shadows.
Hut Barry had been more fortunate
The moonlight had shone fluffy ON che
mans lean face and gnngiing form;
u was undoubtedly Fred Thayer. He
was stiil In the ncighborhccd. then.
Had he been the man in the woods.
the one who had stood silhouctted
on the htilfopf Barry could only
guess. Again ne chided himself for
his inquislttvenesz and walked on.
Almost to Ba'tsatr'S cabin he went,
AZ hast TO turn from the road at the
sound Of hoofbcats. then 20 stare as
Medaine Robincttc. on horseback.
passed him at trot. headed toward
her home. the shadowy Lest Wing,
on HIS calico pony. struggling along
"a the rear. The next morning he
vent 10 Denver. stiii wondering as
he sought to make himself comfort
abba on the old red plush seats. won
dering whether the girl he had seen
In the forest with the man be now
felt sure was Fred Thayer had been
Agnes Jierinn or Mednine Robinotte.
whom. In spite Of her GOODNESS to
him. in spite Of her evident distaste
and revuinion that was 20 apparent
In their meetings. had awakened
within him a thing he had believed.
In tho drahresx Of his gray. harasscd
life. could never exist-the thrill and
the yearnings Of love.
II was = question which haunted
hin during tho days IN which he cut
into his bank account with the pur>
chase Of tho bare necessities OF
sawmffi. II was a question which FOL.
lowcd hin back TO Tabernacie.
thence across country 10 camp. But
n was one that was 10 be answered.
Things had happened again.
Ba'tlste was not at the mil. where
new foundations had appeared IN
Houston's absence. A workman
pointed vaguely upward. and Barry
hurried on toward the lake. clam
bertng up the Hill nearest the clear.
Ing. that he might take the higher
and shorter road.
He found no Batiste but there was
something else which held Houston's
interest for a moment and which
stopped him. staring wonderingly
into the distance. A new skidwny
had made its appearance on the, eide
Of the tutting mountain nearest the
dam. Logs were tumbiing downward
~ slow. hut steady succession. 10
Disappear. then TO show themselves.
Bobblng jerkiiy outward toward the
Fccnter Of the lake. That skidway
had not been there before. Certain
". work at the mill had not pro
crossed TO such an extent that Ba.
tiste could afford to start cutting
timber already. Houston turned back
toward the lower camp road. won
dcring vaguely shat II all could
mean. striving to figure why Batists
should have turned 70 logging oper.
atoms instead OF continuing 20 stress
every workman's ability on the 70
building of the burned structure. A
mile he went--two-then halted. A
thunderous voice was booming bel.
ligerently from the distance:
You .iie-un'stan'7 Barcese say
you. iie--if you no like Get, JUS
what-yousay = climb up mel I'M
stan'7 Climb I'D mer'
Houston broke into run, racing
along the nurne with constantly In
creasing speed as he heard outburs'
after outburst from the giant trip.
per, intertected by tho lesser sounds
OF argumentative voices in reply.
Family he heard wornan's voice.
then Ba'tiste's in sudden command.
Go on--you no belong here. Ba'.