Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-01

diSmayed.
"Don't worry" be assured her.
This "A not Ellen calling again
II was Burke, as John had known
the man would call or come.
steele? Burke talking. That
was a nice one somebody pulled !
I'm with you'll Why the devil
can't your help block their loads SC
they're not running away and clut'
terlng up other folks mill-yardsf'
"Say. you can forget that line
right nowi You know id well
that those loads didn't run away T.
"Well. If you know 1t all. prove
something and suggest something
"All right: we want u logs
back |"
Then go get EN- and send 'em
around by the main line"
"Wh- What Why, that's a two
hundred-mile haul. No. sir. We
expect you to deliver those logs
back TO the crossing and stand a
lawsuit If you put a single one OF
'em through your mill !"
John grinned.
Were no common carriers" he
said. you've got us on the haul
in; you've no hold on us the other
way. It's up to you to prove that
those logs are anything but a nui-
sance to the Richards company. We
can't litter the yard with EN-. II
you don't get 'em out at once wen
nave to saw 'em. Is that all?"
"Wait a minute"
The man evidently turned aside
and cupped his hand over the trans
mitter while he talked with an
other.
1--we got nothing else to say ex.
cept this: we expect to have our
logs back at the crossing by the end
of the week !"
"And you tell whoever's there
coaching you that logs are clutter
ing things up down below If they
aren't loaded out day after tomor.
row we'll start In saving EN- Good
by |"
He slammed up the receiver and
turned away. eyes laughing.
He was on shaky ground. he
knew. but he had misgivings on only
n score; this was that he had
been so firm In his stand that Cor
bel might take the matter out OF
Burke's hands and make his pro.
test In person. He did not want 10
confront Paul Gorbel yet; he was
not ready TO have his Identity
known In the country. He pondered
the possibilities at length and
finally decided that the general
manager of an operation as big ms
Belknap Il Gorbel would NOT be
chasing mp the employees of anoth
er company. He would LET Burke
do the rest of the talking for him
as Burke had done just now.
He would not have been so com
Portable had he been aware of one
incident which transpIred after
supper that night. He was In the
office with Mark and Jack Talt
when a light driving team came
trOtting silently into camp. The
driver stepped down. tied the near
horse 10 a sapling and approached
the little building with a stride
which bespoke determination. AT
the steps which led to the door
way he slowed. however. Light
streamed through q window upon
him he glanced inside and stopped
almost with a jolt.
John vas standing where the rays
of the hanging lamp fell on his
face, holding pipe In one hand and
burning match In the other. The
n outside watched John, closely
and after a moment be laughed
softly to himself.
A man came out of the cook
shanty and walked towards the
Office. The visitor tugged at the
visor Of his fur cap and turned to
meet him.
"say, Jack" he said, where's
Steele?"
"Ain't he in the office there7" the
other countered. Sure he isl That's
him, standin' up there"
'Oh. thanks" and with a NUT
tered word about tying his team the
man turned away from the build
ings. He did no tying; he united
the one horse, mounted the seat
and drove away smartly.
Then Paul Gorbel pulled the
horses to q walk and lighted a ci-
gar. He smoked rapidly as he
thought rapidly. He had gone into
the Richards woods headquarters
tonight to threaten and badger this
stranger named Steele who was go.
ing so far In upsetting the frultIon
OF a carefully laid plan. But he
had not talked to him, had not
thought of stolen logs from the mo.
ment he looked through the win.
dow. John Belknap. masquerad
Ing as John Steelel he removed
the cigar from his mouth and
laughed once, briefly and without
mirth. Then he cut his team cruel
ty with TIM xuhfn 90 z~.vo 49, -A.k