The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-28


her pocket short-barreled rcyol-
yer
about it in the RICH, way. You got
me tied"
Il don, know whether YOU'RE
lying or not. But just make sure
I'm going to have Lucky walk back
10 town with you to sec that you
don't get turned around
Danny removed his hat and made
n sweeping bow: then he departed
in company with his escort. The
Indians took up those burdens
which they had originally Should
cred. ana the march to the Chilkoot
was resumed. Now. however. tho
Countess Courteau brought NJ tho
rear OF the procession and I'M
mediately In advance Of her walked
the head man OF the Dyea tribe.
CHAPTER VIII
II was still. clear morning. but
autumn was In the air and pale
sun lacked the necessary heat 10
melt a skin OF ice which. during
the night had covered stagnant
pools.
a saw.plt had been rugged upon
a slopIng hillside. Balanced upon
a log was Tom Linton; In tho saw.
dust directly under him stood Jerry
oulrk.
Don't shover' Mr.. Qulrk OK.
claimed. in shriH irritation. How
many times dyou want me to tell
you not 10 shove? You bend the
internal thing
II never showed" Linton said.
thiokly. Maybe we'd do better u
you'd quit hanging your weight on
those handles every time hft. IL
you've got to chin yourself. take a
llrnb-or III build you a trapeze.
You pull down. then lemme ut"
Mr.. Quirk danced with fury.
"Chin myself? shucks! You're
uetered out, that's what ails you.
You 'aint got tho grit and you've
throwed up your tail. Lift her
clean-don't try to saw soin' up,
the teeth aln't set that way. LIT,
take a bite, then ieggo. Lift, bite.
leggo. Lift. bite"
..Don't say that again. shouted
Linton. I'm patient man, but
-" He swallowed hard, then with
difficulty voiced solemn vibrant
warning: Don't say 1t again, that's
air.
Defiance instantly flames in Jer.
rvs watery eyes. 'I'll say It " |
want tor he yelled. III say any.
thing | feel like sayin'! Some folks
can't understand English: some
folks have got lignumvity heads
and you have to tell en-"
You couldn't tell me anything
sure! That's Just the trouble
with you-nobody can tell you any
thing"
II whip-sawed before you was
BORN
Astonishment momsntarily rob
bed Mr.. Quirk OF speech, then he
broke out more Indignantly than
ever. you lyin' horse-thlef, you
never heard OF a whip.saw till we
bought our outfit. You was for
tying one end to a limb and the end
TO a root and then rubin tho log
up and down It"
81 never mean; that. ! was fool.
ing and you know 1t. That's just
like you, to-"
Say, II you'd ever had holt Of
whip.saw in all your useless life,
the man on tho other end Of II
would have belted you with the Ian.
die and buried you in sawdust. I'd
ought 10, but amt got tho heartH'
The speaker spat on his hands and
in a calmcr. moic business.liko
tone said: well. come on. Let's
90. This Is our last board"
In unison tho men resumed their
interrupted labors; slowly, rhyth.
mically, their arms moved up and
down. nonotonously their aching
backs bent and straightened, inch
by inch the saw blade ate along the
penciled line.
After they had sawed for q while
Jerry cried: Hey! She's runnin'
out again" Tic accompanied this
remark by an abrupt cessation OF
effort. As n result the saw stopped
in its downward course and Toms
chin came into violent contact with
the upper handle.
Tho man above uttered n cry Of
pain and fury; he clapped hand
10 his face as II to catch and save
his teeth.
Jerry gigglcd with shameless
lack Of feeling. spit 'cm out" hc
cacklcd. "1'hoy ain't no more gool
10 you than a mouthful Of pop
corn" Ilo was not really amused
nj his partners mlshnp; on Tho
contrary, he wne more thnn n llttl'
concerned by H. but fatigue hat
rendered him nbsurdly bystericul
and the constant friction Of mental