The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-20

"There is more than a desire for report back of all this. What is it 2" Her words snapped out and she resembeled her father as she faced the timber boss.
 Swergin laughed again, this time shortly. well, maybe there is. We cut clean and the cowmen say we ruin the range, but we have Gillette check everything. What he says goes-or did go until yesterday"
 "How does it happen they allow you to cut clean?" Dona persisted.
 Swergin wiped his mouth with the back of one hand and assumed a heroic pose. Dudley stepped close to Dona's side. He did not like the looked at Dona made him furious.
 "Give us the straight of this, my man, and quit playing to the gal lery," he snapped.
 Swergin loked Dudley over for the first time. You're pretty much of a tenderfoot to be talking out of turn up here. This is a hard mans country and has to be run that way. I've been handling Delo Tim Der for quite a while and l know the ropes" He glared at Dudley but could not make the city mans dark eyes falter.
 "swergin is a good boss but his speech and ways are rough Dona tried to. placate the timber boss. Her words irritated Swergin wis., ably. I'm a gent who knows how to take care of timber and a wo- man, too, if I fancy her."
 Dona almost jumped at his words. She had met many of her fathers trusted men but this was the first one who had ever spoken with such boldness and equality. Three Rivers was indeed a differ- ent camp. She resolved at once to keep her manner toward Swergin quite formal.
 "Go on. Tell us what you know" she urged in different tone. The big fellow before her demanded equal treatment by his powerful presence.
 "You asked why they allowed clean cutting? Well, that's the only this stand and the government knows 1t. Next season we move over on the Blind River side and we'll cut the same way there." Swergin's jaw thrust out and, his his narrow eyes snapped.
 "This is 8 feud then between timbermen and cowmen?" Dona spoke slowly.
 Tt sure is and it's getting good!' the big boss went on.
 why are the cattlemen so eager to get that report on your cut ting ?" Dona wanted the whole story now that they were at it.
 "They want to send it to them white collars in Washington and that might get us into trouble that would tie up the cutting. Swergin fished a blackened pipe from .his pocket and began to load it from leather pouch.
 You should be able to settle this dispute in Washington" Dona insisted. "I don't think Dad will stand for needless bloodshed. in- tend to make him stop all this.'' Her eyes met Swergin's in a spirit ed clash.
 The big boss grinned as though he had found something very much to his liking. "Me and Asper Delo has fought our own battles and cleaned our own timber where we tOu-- it' uoA SuSoo '"S II SsoP now" Dona still refused to believe her father would stand back of such a program. She knew that he had been a fighter in his time. that ne had won their fortune by hard hit- ting and some straight shooting, but that had been before there was law covering timber rights and he had always won by fair means. "When will Dad be back?" She plainly wished to end the conver- S. ton.
 "Oh. most any time." Swergin was evasive.
 Cant you send someone to tell him we are here and want to talk to him ?" Dona insisted. "Wouldn't do no good. He'd come in when he got ready. I can't send out no men to run loose in the hills the way things is." Swergin argued stubbornly.
 "You send a man after my fa- ther and tell him we are here" Dona snapped. The timber boss was vergipg on insolence. {. Swergfn stepped to the door and called loudly. Mike! Get a move on and take the war bags of these visitors into the hotel.t As an af- ter thought he added. And If Delo comes in tell him he has company (To Be Continucd)