Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-02-15
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s.
Warm. gentle, her voice, with
heart In II now II was the first time
her shell of self-control had really
broken. his initial experience with
her as a woman. and things caught
at his throat as he stared into her
troubled eyes.
How can ! ever tell you what
II means to nave to have
you here?" she asked.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully
Il wonder If you could manage to
smile a littlel" he said. ~That'd be
pretty good thanks. If I've any
thanks coming on account"
After a moment she smiled. flush
Ing a trife.
"How's that?" she asked. and
laughed softly.
He went about bis job then, sud
denly resolving not to tell her of
fuckers t%reachery. She had enough
In her heart without having to con
slider ~disloyalty among her men. be
wanted to save her worries now be
fore he had not cared
Tucker had come In from Shoe
string the night before; he was
waiting when Gorbel appeared at
his office.
well" the manager said, and In
his voice was the tone of extreme
qualification. ut worked
Yes worked"
whats the rub?"
Rub enoughi He saw through
It'll"
"Who? Steele?"
Steele !'-bitterly. with an IN
comfortable movement.
swell, come on with til"
u did 1t just as we figured out
] could. The stand went over and
threw 'em all ways from HI. On
near broke my arm when we took
the ditch, and what's he do7 The
first thing. he saw through IT. The
first word he said showed me be
saw through It'll"
The mans mouth worked as In
angered fright.
Il went through hi, two nights
and q day. sittin' there. wonderin'
what'd happen. He threatened to
turn that gang on me, he did,"
"YOu admitted it?'
"Not or your lifei But he
knew. HI, Gorbel, that
lads got second sighti l thought
1t wasn't goin' to be % bad when
he first started talkin' to me until
he looked at me. Those id eyes
of his go right through you'll"
what else? What'd he sayT"-
impatiently as the man paused.
HE just said | was fired and then
gave me q message to deliver to
You. He said to you or to Burke or
whoever'd hired me-"
"You spilled your" Gorbel be-
gan In hot accusation.
SPILLED nothin'l tell you he
looks right through a mani | lied
my best and he sneered at me and
threatened II | didn't come to you
and tell you what he'd said that
he'd tell the crew what'd hap
pened. . And | wasn't GO
Ing to sQuawk In the face of that !
He's got 'em with him ;.they'd
Why, they'd We mobhed me yester-
dayT"
whats the word he sent?"
"He said"-clearing his throat
"he said you was snakes In the grass
and that he'd treat you like that,
and he said to come on and do your
worst, that be had his crew with
him and wasn't going to be put out
of the running yet q while"
Gorbel leaned back and smiled.
"And don't think he's out, either.n
Tucker leaned forward suddenly, as
II this were the most important
thing he had to say. Don't you be-
lleve II, Gorbell He's a whirlwind,
that ladi He's a logging fool and
he knows his stuff. He'll keep that
mill logged spite of HI nd high
water. nd you, Gorbeli Hes
he's a logging fool weakly, as
though no words at his command
could convey his respect for John
Steele's abilities.
"Where'd he come from?" GorbeI
asked.
God knows. ID had some Job
down below, ] guess. Amt you
seen Hmm"
The other grimaced. :" think |
did once. But / didn't get
a good look
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