Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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Tlic Mazed Trail"
Continued Ii om 1st pits"
WY.Iimf r.i;t t tlx' li:itilius linns'-
nml rousitl 111 V:ir1liiM liotn :i ho:' vy
rKu-ji. The li-iti'r nmtiM-stimil tin sltna
tion !it a won!. Ylii liri'ssiiis I"'
philuiHl to the youiifevr mat) whi'tvln
lay tin lntiiH'r.
"If the y.ui breaks onco" saiil lie.
'noil-jliis Urn of rnrtli r:n prevent it
front joins t into tin lake ami there
U'i! scatter heaven knows whore. Oueo
scattered It is practically a total loss."
. They felt iliniUy through the raiu In
the direction of tin lights on the tug
und pile driver. Shearer the water
dripping from his flaxen mustache.
Joined litem like a shadow. At the
river he announced his opinion. "We
can hold 1st nil right." he assured
them. "It '!' take a few more piles but
by morning the storm 'II be over and
ehe'U begin to go down again."
1 The three picked their way over the
creaking swaying timber. I'.ut when
they reached the pile driver they found
trouble nfoot. The crew had mutinied
and refused longer to drive piles un-
der the face of the jam.
"If she breaks away she's going to
bury as." said they.
"She won' break" snapped Shearer.
"Get to work."
"It's dangerous" tbey objected sul-
lenly. "You get off this driver!" shouted
Solly. "Go over and lie down in n ten
acre lot and see If you feel safe there!"
He drove them ashore with a storm
of profanity uud a multitude of kicks
his steel bin eyes blazing.
"There's nothing for it but to get
the boy out again" said Tlui. "I
kinder hate to do it."
But when the righting Forty halt
asleep but dauntless took charge of the
driver a catastrophe made itself
known. One of the ejected men had
tripped the 'iftitig chain of the ham-
mer after another had knocked away
the heavy preventing block and so
the hammer had fallen Into the river
and was lot. None other was to bo
had. The pile driver was useless.
A dozen r n were at once dispatched
for cables chains and wire ropes from
the supply : t the warehouse.
"It's part of the 6ame trick"- said
Thorpe grl-'Iy. "Those fellows have
their nen everywhere nniong us. I
don't know whom to trust."
"You thin'r it's Morrison & DalyT
Queried Carpenter astonished.
"Th'.nk? ' .know it. They know ns
well as you or I that If we save these
logs we'll win out In the Stock Ex-
change anfl they're not such fools as
to let us s2-e them if it can be helped."
j "What ar you gclng to do now?"
"The only thing there Is to be done.
We'll string heavy booms chained to-
gether ljetween the cribs and then
trust to heaven they'll hold. I think
we can hold the jam. The water will
begin to llow over the bank before
long so tbare won't be much increase
of pressure over what we have now
and as there won't be any shock to
withstand I think our heuvy booms
will do the business."
lie turned to direct the boring of
some long boom logs In preparation for
the chains. Suddenly he whirled again
to Wallace with so strange on expres-
sion in his face that the young man al-
most cried out. The uncertain light of
tha luuterns showed dimly the streaks
of rain across his countenance and
lils eye Dared with u look uliuost of
panic.
"I never thought of It." he said In a
low voice. 'Tool that I am! I don't
ecu how I missed It Wallace don't
you see what those devils will do
next?"
"No. What do you mean?" gasped
the younger man.
"There are 12.000.000 feet of logs up
liver In Sadler & Smith's drive. Don't
you see what they'll do?"
"No. 1 don't believe"
"Just as soon as they find out that
the river is Ixjoming 'and that we are
going to have a hard lime to hold our
Jam. they'll let loose those 12.00O.0tX)
on us. They'll break the Jam or dy-
namite It or something. And let me
tell you that a very few logs hitting
the tail of our jam will start Uiu whole
shooting match so that no power ou
earth can stop it"
"I don't Imagine they'd think of do-
ing that." begun Wallace by way of
assurance.
"Think of It! You don't know them.
They've thought of everything. You
don't know that inao Duly. Ask Tim.
He'll tell you."
"Well the"- -
"I've got to send a man up there
right away. I'erhaps we can get there
In time to head them olT. They liuve
to send their man over" He cast his
eye rapidly over the men.
"I don't know just who to send.
There Isn't a good enouah woodsman
In the lot to make Slscoe Tails through
the woods a night like this. The river
trail Is too long and cut through the
woods is blind."
Willi Infinite dilllculty and caution
they rendu! the nhon. Across the
gleaming logs slinue dimly the lantern
nt the simile of work ghostly through
the rain. Ib-yond. -ith-r side lay
IiiiH in tr:ilil dtviM-liod 1:ii Wiii-km rack
ed by the wind.
"I wouldn't want to t.nkle It." pnnt-
d Thorpe. "If It wasn't for that
cursed loto road U-lween Sadler &
fcrui Mi's I wouldn't worry. I fx Just too
f-usy for them."
Ilehiitd them the Jam cracked and
hr!ckil mid groaned Occasionally
was heard Ih-ik-.-iIIi the sharper noises
a dull boom ns om- of tli l.cnvy tini
bers. forc-.-d by the pressure from Its
resting place shot into the air und fell
back on the bristling surface.
"Tim Shearer might do It." suggested
Thorpe "but I hale to spare him."
lie picked his rille from Its rack and
thrust the maaar.ine full of cartridges.
"Come ou. Wallace" said he. "We'll
hunt him up."
They stepped again Into the shriek
and roar of the storm bending their
heads to its power but Indifferent to
the rain. The sawdust street was sat-
urated like a sponge. They could feel
the quick water rise about the pressure
at their feet. From the Invisible houses
they beard a steady monotone of flow-
ing from the root's. Far ahead dim In
the mist sprayed the light of lanterns.
Suddenly Thorpe felt a touch on his
arm. Faintly he perceived at his elbow
a face Trout which the water streamed.
"Injun Charley!" he cried. "The very
man!"
CHATTER XXXII.
1
ATIDLY Thorpe explained what
was to be done and thrust his
rifle into the Indian's hands.
The latter listened in silence
and stolidity then turned and without
a word departed swiftly in the dark-
ness. The two white men stood a min-
ute attentive. Nothing was to be beard
but the steady beat of rain and the
roaring of the wind.
Near the batik of the river they en-
countered a man visible only as an un-
certain black outline against the glow
of the lanterns beyond. Thorpe stop-
ping him. found lig .lunko.
"This Is no time to yult" said Thorpe
sharply.
"I ain't qnlttin'." replied Rig .Tunko.
"Where are yon going then?"
Junko was partially and stammering-
ly unresponsive.
"I.ooks bad." commented Thorpe.
"You'd better get back to your job."
Yes." airreed Junko helplessly. In
the momentary slack tide of work tho
giant bad conceived the Idea of search-
ing out the driver crew for purposes of
pugilistic vengeance. Thorpe's suspi-
cions stun? him. but his simple mind
could see no direct way to explanation
All night long In the chill of a spring
rain and wind storm the Fighting Forty
and certain of the mill crew gave them-
selves to the labor of connecting the
slanting stone cribs so strongly by
means of heavy timbers chained end to
end that the pressure of a break In the
Jam might not sweep aside the de-
fenses. Wallace Carpeuter Shorty the
chore boy. and Anderson the barn boss
picked n dangerous passage back and
forth carrying pails of redhot coffee
which Mrs. Hathaway constantly pre-
pared. The cold water numbed the
men's hands. With difficulty could
they niaii'.nnhiit the heavy chains
through the auger boles; with pain they
twisted knots. bord holes. They did
not complain. Fih! l them the Jam
quiverod perilously near the bursting
point. From it s!trieked aloud the de-
mons of pressure. Steadily the river
rose an Inch an hour. The key might
snap nt nny given moment they could
not tell and with the rush they knew
very well that themselves the tug nnl
the disabled pile driver would be swept
from existence. Tho worst of it was
that the blackness shrouded their ex-
perience Into ubelossness. They were
utterly unable to tell by the ordinary
visual symptoms how near the jam
might be to collapse.
However they persisted as the old
time river man always does so that
when dawn appeared the barrier was
continuous and assured. Although the
pressure of the river had already forced
the logs against the defenses the latter
held the str.iin well.
The storm had settled Into Its gait.
Overhead the sky was tilled with gray
beneath which darker scuds flew across
the zenith before a howling southwest
wind. Out In the clear river one could
hardly stand upright against the gusts.
In the fan of many directions furious
Nipjalls swept over the open water be-
low the booms and on eager boiling
current rushed to the lake.
Thorpe now gave orders that the tug
and driver should take shelter. A few
moments later he expressed himself ns
so UsMed. The dripping crew their
harsh faces gray In the half light
picked their way to the shore.
In the darkness of that long night's
work no man knew his neighbor. Men
from the river men from the mill men
from the yard all worked side by Hide.
Thus no one noticed especially n tall
slend-.T but well knit Individual dress-
ed In a faded mackinaw and a limp
slouch hat which be wore pulled over
his eyes. This young fellow occupied
himself with the chains. Against the
racing current the crew held the ends
of the heavy booms while be fastened
them together. He worked well but
seemed slow. Three times Shearer hus-
tled him on nfler the others had linlsh-
ed examining closely the work that
hud been done. On the third occa-
sion he slirugzed his shoulder some-
what Impatiently.
The men straggled to shore the
young fellow Just described bringing
up the rear. lie wofto'd us though
tired out hanging his head and drug-
ging his feet When however the
boarding bouse door bad closed on
the last of those who preceded him and
the town lay deserted In the dawn he
suddenly lecamc transformed. Cast-
ing a keen glance right and left to lie
sure of bis opportunity he turned und
hurried recklessly bm-k over the logs
to the renter liooins. There he knelt
nod busied himself with the chains.
In Ills Kigzag progression o-i;r the
jam he so blended with the morning
shadows as to seem one of them and
he would have escaped quite unnoticed
had not n sudden shirting of the logs
under his feet compelled him to rise for
a moment to his full height So Wal
lace Carpenter passing front his bed-
room along the pinch to the dining
room became aware of the man on the
logs
His first thought was that something
demanding instant attention had hap-
pened to the boom lit therefore ran
at once to the mail's assistance ready
to help him personally or to call other
aid as the exigency demanded. Owing
to the precarious nature of the passage
be could not see beyond his feet until
very close to the workman. Then he
looked u)i to And the man squatted on
the boom contemplating him sardonic-
ally. "Dyer!" he exclaimed.
i.lght. my sou." said the other
coolly.
"What are you doing?"
"If you want to know. I am filing
this chain."
Wallace made one stop forward and
so beennte nware that at last firearms
were taking a part in this desperate
game.
"You stand still!" commanded Dyer
from behind Hie revolver. "It's unfor-
tunate for you that you happened
sill
"You stand still I"
along because now you'll have to come
with me till this little row Is over. You
won't have to stay long. Your logs Ml
go out in on hour. I'll Just trouble
you to go into the brush with me for
awhllo."
The scaler picked his file from beside
the weakened link.
"What have you against us nnyway.
Dyer?" asked Wallace. His quick mind
bad conceived n plan. At the moment
he was standing near the outermost
edge cf the jam. but now ns he spoke
te stepped quietly to the boom log.
Dyer's black eyes gleamed nt hlra
suspiciously but the movement appear-
ed wholly natural In view of tho re-
turn to shore.
"Nothing." ho replied. "I didn't like
your gang particularly but that's noth-
ing." "Why do yon take s'ttcn nervy
chances to injure us?" queried Car-
penter. "Because there's something In It"
snapped the scaler. "Now about face.
Mosey!"
Like a flash Wallace wheeled and
dropped Into the river swimming ns
fast ns possible below water before
his breath should give out. The swift
current hurried him away. When nt
last he rose for ulr the spit of Dyer's
pistol caused him no uneasiness. A
moment later he struck out boldly for
shore.
What Dyer's ultimate plan might bo
he could not guess. lie had stated con-
fidently thut the Jam would break "In
an hour." He might Intend to start It
with dynamite. Wulluce dragged him-
self from the water and commenced
breathlessly to run toward the board-
ing bouse.
Dyer had nlready reached shore.
Wallace raised what was left of his
voice In a despairing shout. The scaler
mockingly waved his hat. then turned
and ran swiftly and easily toward the
shelter of the woods. At their border
he paused again to bow In derision.
Carpenter's cry brought men to 'the
boarding house door. From the shad-
ows of the forest two vivid flashes cut
tho dusk. Dyer staggered turmil com-
pletely about seemed partially to re-
cover and disappeared. An Instant
later ncross the open space where the
scaler had stood with rifle a-trail the
Indian leaped In pursuit.
To Be Continued
Get Your Trees From the
Hereford Nursery.
Over ioo varieties growing here;
100000 trees in stock all of which
are Plains' grown. Have had 14
years experience in Texas. Write
me fo" catalogue. Visitors welcome.
L. P. LANDRUM Proprietor
Hereford Texas.
For Sale The Tom Cochran
residence one of the nicest places
in town. This office.
The St. Louis Republic and Can-
yon City News both one year for
i.8o.
THE FIRST NATL BANK
(Successor to Stockincns National Bank.)
CAPITAL AM) SUK PLUS
OFFICERS.
L. T. LicsTKit President.
John IIutson Vice-Pkks.
DIRECTORS.
L. T. LliSTEK
John IIutson J. L. IIowetx
J. N. Donohoo F. M. Lester.
We Invite you to open 1111 nccotint with ns. We gniiruiitei n lib-
eral ittToiiiniodfitioiiH an nre warranted by the aceoiintand prudent
banking'.
L. G. CONNER
LAND. LIVE STOCK AND
CANYON CITY PROPERTY.
e0O6ettoi "oae eeooe
Thousands of acres of line Grazing and
Agricultural lands at from $1 to
$5 an acre owing to loca-
tion and improvements.
Notary Public Abstracters In
office opposite Northeast corner
of Square. Inquiry Solicited.
T. H. ROWAN
LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE
Bus meets all trains. Best teams and rigs always on hand
DRUMMER'S RIGS A SPECIALTY.
"COMING AND GOING"
During the year 1904 the Pecos Valley Lines
and Southern Kansas Railway of Texas have been
making Railroad History in the Southwest.
COMING:
We have brought to the Panhaudle of Texas and Pecos Val-
ley more than our share of the great army of homeseekers now
attracted to this part of the world where there still remains op-
portunity to acquire cheap and productive lands.
GOING:
We have maintained the record of the "Cattle Trail Route'
in handling the one great export of this region. Requests lor
information should be addressed to
A. L. CONRAD
Amarillo Texas Traffic Manager.
SOME LAND IIAUCAIXS.
1 An improved-section one mile
from Ceta $2500.
2 640 acres patented land 8
miles S. E. of town fenced fine
well of water windmill and tank
$4 per acre.
200 acres patented land under
fence and on public road 6 miles
South of town 90 per cent tillable
Co acres already in cultivation
house of 2 rooms outhouses two
good wells of fine water and over
one of them a 2-inch pump outfit
and 12-foot Red Cross Windmill
640 acres adjoining lease goes with
it all for $1250.
Each of above tracts of land is
choice all fit for cultivation we
have others.
The Dr. Odell residence:
An almost new and substantial
7 room frame house; 'desirable
location; large lot tine well and
new windmill garden outhouses
etc. Will sell at much less than
real value or exchange for land
near town.
3 Seven-room frame house east
front good outhouses fine well
water. A very desirable location.
5 Two 2-room residences close
in at low prices.
Geo. A. Brandon
News Office.
Home and Farm one of the best
agricultural papers in the world
and the Canyon City News one
year for $1.35.
$85000.00
D. A. Pauk Cashier.
Tkavis Shaw Ass't. Cas.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
D. M. STEWART
IPbpsiclan ant Surocon
Ollii-e with Thontnon Drug Co.
Culls promptly niiKWi'ied nlRlitorday
CEO. A. BRANDON
LAWYER. '
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SLOVER & MAY
THE BLACKSMITHS.
We do all kinds of repair-
ing; Farming Implements
wagons; buggies and guns
made like new. First-
class material good work-
manship. Give us a trial
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We carry a full stock of material.
Give us the same chance we
propose to give you This is all we
ask.
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