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

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spiritual ana physical contact with
Tom had frcttci his soul as that
sawiust inside hs clothes had fret
ted hts body lie. nc! Ito ho"'
40 chouled. you don't shove. uH
mo- An the same, whenever / stop
pulllu' you bulJ your brains ont 20
II didn't shoNyr' Tho frroylty Of
this denial was modified and mut-
fled 10y reason of thc fact That a
sweater par OF the speakers hand
WAS inside his. mouth ana his nu-
gcr were taking stock OF is con.
tents
AN right. you didn't shove. Have
Il your own way, I said she was
running out again, We amt ruttin'
wedges. we're cuttin' boat,srats"
Guarrcls similar 60 this were of
daily occurrence On the TRAIN. but
especially common were they hero
at lludcrmgn. Tor OF all the devices
OF tho devil the one most trying TO
human patience b. a whip saw II
q q saying Ia the North that 90
know a man ono must cat az "a
sack of flour with him. II Is also
generally recognized that partner
ship which survives tho yeNations 90
a saw.plt Is time and weather proof
"A predcstined union more sacred
and more perfect even than that or
matr.mony Few indeed have stood
the test.
II was tn this looscuing OF senu.
mental ties. iu tho breach OF friend.
ships and the birth OF bitter en-,
mites. where lay the deepest trug,
edy OF the Chilkoot and the Chilkat
trails. Under ordinary. normal cir-
cumstances men OF opposite TEN.
pcrameuts may live with each other
In harmony and die IN mutual ur,
cord. but circumstances here were
extraordinary, abnormal Hardship.
monotonN fatigue score the very
soul. constant close association rem.
ders men absurdly pe,uIant aud
childishly uuarrclsome Many are
the heartachea charged against
those carly days and those early
trails.
or course there Was much less
internal friction In outfits Ike kir'
by's or the Countess Courtcau' s.
where the men worked under or
dcrs, but even there relations were
often strained. Brh Danny Royal
and Pierce Phillips had had their
troubles. ths.r problems nobody
could escape them-but on the
whole they had held their men TO-
gcther pretty well and had made
fast progress. all things considered
I Royal had experience 10 draw upon
while Phillips had none; ncyerthc'
/ less. the countess was a good cOun.
sclor and this brief training ir
authority WAS ~ extreme value "a
I the younger man, who Developed
I some OF the qualities pt Leadership
[ As IA result OF their frequent con-
/ ferenccs frank. free intimacy had
/ sprung up between Pierce and hi,
employer. an intimacy both crafty
ing and disappointing 20 him. Just
| how II affected the woman no could
not tell. As matter OF fact h.
mado little effort 10 learn. beins
for the moment too deeply concern,
ed In the great change that hse
/ come over him.
Pierce Phillips made no effort C
deceive himself he was in love
yes. desperately In love. and his In,
I fatuation grew with every hour. II
was his FIRST serious affair and
quite naturally its newnsSs took his
breath. He had heard Of puppy
7 loyo and he had scorned It, but thi'
was not that kind. no told himself;
| his was an epic alteration, fun
I grown. dsathlcss mans Affection
such as comes TO none but the n.
yorcd Of che gods and then but
once in "A lifetime. The reason wa
I patent-it lay In tho fact that ~,
object OF his soul-ConsuminE wur.
ship was not an ordinary woman
/ No. the countess was cast in heroic
mold and she inspired love Of q
character TO match her individual.
I ity; she was ono OF those rare
flaming creatures the ike OF whom
illuminate tho pages Of history. She
was another Cleopatra. regal
matchless creature.
To DO sure, she was not nj al
the sort Of woman he had expect.
ed 70 love. therefore he loved her