The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-16
Bv GREGORY
Copyright by Charles Scribner's Sons

the swift approach of Bayne Trevors
The general managers face was blacl
with rage and through that darl
wrath showed a dull red flush o
shame. He walked with his two arm:
lax at his sides.
Give me a cup of coffee. Ben" hi
commanded CURLY, slumping into {
chair. Hurry"
Benny, looking at him ~curiously
brought a steaming cup and offered
it. Trevors moved to lift a hand; Their
sank back a little farther in his chair
his face twisting in his pain.
Put some milk in it, he snarled.
Then hold 1t to my mouth. For the
love Of heaven, hurry, mani"
Then no man there doubted longer
the mad tale Bud Lee had brought
them. Down from Trevors' sleeves,
staining each hand, there had come a
broadening trickle of blood. Trevors
drank swiftly, draining the cup.
Get this coat off me-" be com
manded. Course you, don't tear my
arms off! Silt the sleeves"
1t was Lee who. pushing the clumsy
cook aside, silently made the two
bandages from strips of Trevors' shirt.
1t was Lee who brought a flask of
brandy from which Trevors drank
deep.
And then came Judith.
They stared at her as they might
have done had the heavens opened
and an angel come down, or the earth
split and a devil sprung up. She looked
in upon them with quick, keen eyes
which sought to take every mans
measure. They returned her regard
with a variety of amazed expressions.
Never since these men had come to
work for Bayne Trevors had a woman
so much as ridden by the door. And
to have her stand there, composed,
utterly at her ease, her air vaguely
authoritative, a vitally vivid being
who might, suddenly, have taken
tangible form from the dawn, Devil
dered them.
Il am Judith Sanford" she said in
her abrupt fashion, quite as she had
made the announcement to Lee and
Trevors. "This outfit belongs to me.
l have fred Trevors. You take your
orders straight from me from on.
Cookie, give me some coffee"
She came in without ceremony and
sat down at the head Of the table. Benny
hastily brought the coffee. From some
emotion certainly not clear to him he
went a violent red. PERHAPS the emo
tion was just sheer embarrassment.
He brought hot cakes with one hand
while with the other he buttoned his
sh%irt-collar over a bullying,
hairy chest.
Men who had finished their break
lasts rose hastily with a marked awk-
yardness and ill-concealed haste and
rent outside, whence their low voices
,ame back in a confused consultation.
Ven who had not finished followed
hem. In an amazingly short time
here were but the girl, Lee, Trevors
the cook in the room. Bud Lee.
moving with his usual leisureliIess,
' do Ing nICA UuullH , COOl
1oice said quietly:
you, Lee, wait a moment. l want
o talk With you"
Lee hesitated. Then he came back
md waited.
The men outside naturally grouped
bout the general manager. His angry
'oice, lifted clearly, reached the two
n the room.
I'm fred" said Trevors harshly.
AS Don as I can get going / am leav-
ng for the Western Lumber camp.
Every one of you boys holds his job
ere because I gave it to him. Do
want to hold it now, with a fool
irl telling you what to do? Do you
Tant men up and down the state to
at you and jeer at you for a
ack Of softies and imbeciles? Or do
want to roll your blankets and
uit? To every man that jumps the
3b here and follows me today 1 prom
a job with the Western. You fell
,ws know the sort of boss I've been
, you. You can guess the sort of
OSS that CHICKEN Ill lUcTe WOulQ De. I
'ow I'm going. It's up to you. Stick s
} a white man or fuss around for q t
1omanT' '
He had said what he had to say t
nd, cursing when his shoulder struck
form near him, made his way down |
the stables. Burkitt was ahead t
him, going for the team.
well, Lee" said Judith sharply, {
where do you get off? Do you want '
stick? Or shall l count you out?" Y
II guess" said Bud very gently, b
'ou'd better count me out"
You're going with that crookw s
mo. I'm going on my own" h
why? You're getting good money
re. If you're square I'll keep you il
the same figure" r
But Bud shook his head. d
I'm game to play square," he said "
,wly. "T1l stick a week, giving you Il
chance to get a man in my place. I
lat's ALL" II
whats the matter with your she fe
ed hOtlV "Whv WON'T Won STOW al