Orde，aftertherearwaswellstarted，patrolledthelengthofthedriveinhislightbuckboard。Hehadafirst—classteamofyounghorses——high—spirited，somewhatfractious，butcapableonapinchoftheirhundredmilesinaday。Hehandledthemwellovertheroughcorduroysandswamproads。Fromjamtorearandbackagainhetravelled，pausingontheriverbankstoconverseearnestlywithoneoftheforemen，surveyingthesituationwiththebird’s—eyeviewofthegeneral。Attimesheremainedatonecampforseveraldayswatchingthetrendofthework。Theimprovementsmadeduringtheprecedingsummergavehimthegreatestsatisfaction，especiallytheapronatthefalls。
\"We’dhavehadadozenbadjamsherebeforenowwithalltheselogsintheriver，\"saidhetoTimNolan，whowasinchargeofthatbeat。
\"Andasitis，\"saidTim，\"we’vehadbuttheonelittlewingjam。\"
Thepierstodefinethechannelalongcertainshallowsalsosavedtherearcrewmuchlabourinthematterofstrandedlogs。
Everythingwasverysatisfactory。EvenoldmanReedheldtohischastenedattitude，andmadenotrouble。Infact，heseemedgladtoturnanhonestpennybyboardingthesmallcrewinchargeofsluicingthelogs。
NotroublewasexperienceduntilHeinzman’srollwayswerereached。
HereOrdehad，ashehadpromisedhispartner，boomedafreechanneltopreventHeinzmanfromfillinguptheentireriver—bedwithhisrollways。Whenthejamofthedrivehaddescendedtheriverasfarasthis，OrdefoundthatHeinzmanhadnotyetbeguntobreakout。
HardlyhadOrde’sfirstcrewpassed，however，whenHeinzman’smenbegantobreakdownthelogsintothedrive。Longbeforetherearhadcaughtup，allHeinzman’sdrivewasinthewater，inextricablymingledwiththesixtyoreightymillionfeetOrdehadincharge。
Thesituationwasplain。AllHeinzmannowhadtodowastoretainasmallcrew，whichshouldfollowaftertherearinordertosackwhatlogsthelattershouldleavestranded。Thisamountedpracticallytonothing。Asitwasimpossibleinsogreatamassoftimbers，andinthehasteofapressinglabour，todistinguishordiscriminateagainstanysinglebrand，Heinzmanwasinafairwaytogethislogssentdownstreamwithpracticallynoexpense。
\"Vell，myboy，\"remarkedtheGermanquitefranklytoOrdeastheymetontheroadoneday，\"lookslikeIgotyoudistime，eh？\"
Ordelaughed，alsowithentiregood—humour。
\"Ifyoumeanyourlogsaregoingdownwithours，whyIguessyouhave。Butyoupastethisinyourhat：you’regoingtokeepawfulbusy，andit’sgoingtocostyousomethingyettoget’emdown。\"
ToNewmark，ononeofhisoccasionalvisitstothecamps，Ordedetailedthesituation。
\"Itdoesn’tamounttomuch，\"saidhe，\"exceptthatitcomplicatesmatters。We’llmakehimscratchgravel，ifwehavetositupnightsandworkovertimetodoit。Wecan’tinjurehimorleavehislogs，butwecanannoyhimalot。\"
Thestateofaffairswasperfectlywellknowntothemen，andtheentireriverenteredintothespiritofthecontest。Thedriverskeptasharplookoutfor\"H\"logs，andwheneverpossiblethrustthemasideintoeddiesandbackwaters。This，ofcourse，merelymadeworkforthesackersHeinzmanhadleftabovetherear。Soontheywereinchargeofaveryfairlittledriveoftheirown。Theirlotwasnotenviable。Indeed，onlythepressureofworkpreventedsomeofthemoreaggressiveofOrde’srear——amongwhomcouldbenumberedtheRoughRed——fromgoingbackand\"cleaningout\"thisimpertinentbandofhangers—on。Onedaytwoofthelatter，conductingthejamoftheminiaturedriveastern，camewithinreachoftheRoughRed。Thelatterhadlingeredinhopesofrescuinghispeavy，whichhadgoneoverboard。Toloseone’speavyis，amongrivermen，themostmortifyingdisgrace。Consequently，theRoughRedwasinafitmoodfortrouble。Heattackedthetwosingle—handed。Adesperatebattleensued，whichlastedupwardofanhour。Thetworivermenpunched，kicked，andbatteredtheRoughRedinamannertotearhisclothes，deprivehimtosomeextentofredwhiskers，bloodyhisface，cuthisshoulder，andknockloosetwoteeth。TheRoughRed，morethantheequalofeithermansingly，hadreciprocatedinkind。Orde，drivingintowardtherearfromadetourtoavoidaswamp，heard，anddescendedfromhisbuckboard。Tyinghishorsestotrees，hemadehiswaythroughthebrushtothesceneofconflict。Sowindedandweariedwerethebelligerentsbynowthathehadnodifficultyinseparatingthem。Hesurveyedtheirwreckswithasardonichalfsmile。
\"Icallthisadraw，\"saidhefinally。Hisattitudebecamethreateningasthetwoup—rivermen，recoveringsomewhat，showeduglysymptoms。\"Git！\"hecommanded。\"Scat！Iguessyoudon’tknowme。I’mJackOrde。JimmyandItogethercoulddoadozenofyou。\"
Hemenacedthemuntil，muttering，theyhadturnedaway。
\"Well，Jimmy，\"saidhehumorously，\"youlookasifyou’dbeenrunthroughathrashingmachine。\"
\"Thosefellersmakemesick！\"growledtheRoughRed。
Ordelookedhimoveragain。
\"Youlooksick，\"saidhe。
Whenthebuckboarddrewintocamp，OrdesentBourkeawaytorepairdamageswhilehecalledthecookeetohelpunpackseveralheavyboxesofhardware。Theyprovedtocontainaboutthirtysmallhatchets，wellsharpened，andeachwithaleatherguard。Whentherearcrewhadcomeinthatnight，Ordedistributedthehatchets。
\"Boys，\"saidhe，\"whileyou’reonthework，Iwantyoualltokeepawatch—outforthese\"H\"logs，andwheneveryoustrikeoneIwantyoutoblazeitplainly，sotherewon’tbeanymistakeaboutit。\"
\"Whatfor？\"askedoneoftheSaginawmenashereceivedhishatchet。
Buttherivermanwhosquattednextnudgedhimwithhiselbow。
\"ThelessquestionsyouaskJack，themoreanswersyou’llget。Justdowhatyou’retoldtoonthisriverandyou’llseefunsure。\"
ThreedayslatertherearcrewranintotheheadofthepondaboveReed’sdam。Toeveryone’ssurprise，Ordecalledahaltontheworkandannouncedaholiday。
Now，holidaysareunknownondrive。Barelyistimeallowedforeatingandsleeping。Nevertheless，allthatdaythemenlayaboutincompleteidleness，smoking，talking，sleepinginthewarmsun。
Theriver，silencedbytheclosedsluice—gates，sleptalso。Thepondfilledwithlogs。Fromabove，thecurrent，aidedbyafairwind，wasdrivingdownstillotherlogs——theforerunnersofthelittledriveastern。Atsightofthese，someofthemengrumbled。
\"We’relosin’whatwemade，\"saidthey。\"Weleftthemlogs，andsorted’emoutoncealready。\"
Ordesentacoupleofaxe—mentoblazethenewcomers。Alittlebeforesundownheorderedthesluice—gatesofthedamopened。
\"Nightwork，\"saidthementooneanother。Theyknew，ofcourse，thatinsluicinglogs，thegatemustbeopenacoupleofhoursbeforethesluicingbeginsinordertofilltheriver—bedbelow。
Logsrunaheadfasterthanthewaterspreads。
Sureenough，aftersupperOrdesuddenlyappearedamongthem，thewell—knowndevilofmischiefdancinginhiseyesandbroadeninghisgood—naturedface。
\"Getorganised，boys，\"saidhebriskly。\"We’vegottogetthispondallsluicedbeforemorning，andthere’senoughofusheretohustleitrightalong。\"
Thementooktheirplaces。Ordemovedhereandthere，givinghisdirections。
\"Sluicethrougheverythingbutthe\"H\"logs，\"hecommanded。\"Workthemofftotheleftandleavethem。\"
Twilight，thendark，fell。Afterafewmomentsthemoon，thenjustpastitsfull，rosebehindthenew—buddingtrees。Thesluicing，undertheimpetusofabigcrew，wentrapidly。
\"Ibetthere’smightynearamillionanhourgoingthroughthere，\"
speculatedOrde，watchingthesmooth，swift，butburdenedwatersofthechute。
Andinthisworkthemendistinguishedeasilythenewwhiteblaze—
marksonHeinzman’slogs；sotheywereablewithouthesitationtoshuntthemonesideintothesmootherwater，asOrdehadcommanded。
Abouttwoo’clockthelastlogshotthrough。
\"Now，boys，\"saidOrde，\"tearoutthebooms。\"
Thechutetothedamwasapproached，ashasbeenearlierexplained，bytworowsofboomsarrangedinaV，orfunnel，theapexofwhichemptiedintothesluice—way，andthewide，projectingarmsofwhichembracedthewidthofthestream。Thelogs，floatingdownthepond，werethusconcentratedtowardthesluice。Also，therivermen，walkingbackandforththelengthofthebooms，wereableeasilytokeepthedrivemoving。
Now，however，Ordeunchainedtheseboomlogs。Themenpushedthemashore。Thereasmanyascouldfindroomoneithersidetheboom—
polesclampedintheirpeavies，and，usingtheseimplementsashandles，carriedtheboomssomedistancebackintothewoods。Theneverybodytrampedbackandforth，roundandabout，toconfusethetrail。Ordewaslikeamischievousboyataschoolprank。Whenthelasttimberhadbeenconcealed，helifteduphisdeepvoiceinaroarofjoy，inwhichthecrewjoined。
Nowlet’sturninforalittlesleep，\"saidbe。
Thissituation，perhapsalittlecloudyinthereader’smind，wouldhaveclearedcouldhehavelookedoutoverthedampondthefollowingmorning。TheblazedlogsbelongingtoHeinzman，driftingslowly，hadsuckeddownintothecornertowardthepowercanalwhere，caughtagainstthegrating，theyhadjammed。Theselogswouldhavetobefloatedsingly，andpushedonebyoneagainstthecurrentacrossthepondandintotheinfluenceofthesluice—gate。
Someofthemwouldbehardtocomeat。
\"Iguessthatwillkeepthembusyforadayortwo，\"commentedOrde，ashefollowedthereardowntowhereitwassackingbelowthedam。
This，asOrdehadsaid，wouldbesufficientlyannoyingtoHeinzman，butwouldhavelittlerealeffectonthemainissue，whichwasthattheGermanwasgettingdownhislogswithacrewoflessthanadozenmen。Nevertheless，Orde，inavastspiritoffun，tookdelightininventingandexecutingpracticaljokesofthegeneralsortjustdescribed。Forinstance，atonespotwherehehadboomedthedeeperchannelfromtherocksoneitherside，heshuntedasmanyofHeinzman’slogsascamebyhandilythroughanopeninghehadmadeinthebooms。Theretheygroundedontheshallows——moreworkforthemenfollowing。Manyofthelogsinchargeofthelatter，however，catchingthefreecurrent，overtooktherear，sothatthenumberofthe\"H\"logsinthedrivewasnotmateriallydiminished。
Atfirst，ashasbeenhinted，thesevarioustacticshadlittleeffect。Oneday，however，thechoreboy，whohadbeenovertoSpruceRapidsaftermail，reportedthatanadditionalcrewoftwentyhadbeensentintoHeinzman’sdrive。Thiswasgratifying。
\"We’remakinghimscratchgravel，boys，anyway，\"saidOrde。
Themenenteredintothespiritofthething。Infact，theirenthusiasmwasalmosttooexuberant。Ordehadconstantlytonegativenewandingeniousschemes。
\"No，boys，\"saidhe，\"Iwanttokeepontherightsideofthelaw。
Wemayneeditlater。\"
Meanwhiletheentirelengthoftheriverwasbusyandexcited。
Heinzman’slogswereallblazedinsideaweek。Themenpassedthehatchetsalongtheline，andslimchancedidamarkedloghaveofrescueoncethepoorthingfellintodifficulties。Withthestrangeandinterestingtendencyrivermenandwoodsmenhaveofpersonifyingtheelementsoftheirdailywork，themenaddressedthehelplesstimbersintonesofcontempt。
\"Thoughtyou’dridethatrock，you————————————，\"saidthey，\"andgotleft，didyou？Well，liethereandbe————toyou！\"
Andifchanceoffered，andtimewasnotpressing，therivermanwouldgivehishelplessvictimajerkorsointoamoredifficultposition。Timesofrisingwater——whenthesluice—gatesabovehadbeenopened——werethemostprolificofopportunities。Logsrarelyjamonrisingwater，forthesimplereasonthatconstantlythesurfaceareaoftheriverisincreasing，thustendingtoseparatethelogs。Ontheotherhand，fallingwater，tendingtocrowdthedriveclosertogether，isespeciallyprolificoftrouble。
Therefore，onfloodwaterthewatchersscatteredalongthestretchesoftheriverhadlittletodo——savestrandHeinzman’slogsforhim。
Andwhenfloodwaterhadpassed，someofthoselogswerecertainlyhighanddry。
Uptoacertainpointthiswasallverywell。Ordetookpainsnottocountenanceitofficially，andcausedwordtobepassedabout，thatwhilehedidnotexpecthismentohelpdriveHeinzman’slogs，theymustnotgooutoftheirwaytostrandthem。
\"Ifthingsgettoobad，he’llhavespiesdownheretocollectevidenceonus，\"saidOrde，\"andhe’lljugsomeofusforinterferencewithhisproperty。Wedon’towntheriver。\"
\"Howaboutthembooms？\"askedtheRoughRed。
\"Ididownthem，\"explainedOrde，\"andIhadarighttotakethemupwhenIhadfinishedwiththem。\"
Thishintwasenough。Themendidnotceasefromalabourthattickledthemmightily，buttheyadoptedacodeofsignals。
Strangerswerenotuncommon。Spectatorscameoutoftenfromthelittletownsandfromthefarmsround—about。Whenoneoftheseappearedtherivermannearestraisedalongfalsettocry。Thiswastakenupbyhisnextneighbourandpassedon。Inafewminutesallthatsectionofthedriveknewthatitwouldbewiseto\"lielow。\"
AndinsideoftwoweeksOrdehadthegreatsatisfactionoflearningthatHeinzmanwasworking——andworkinghard——acrewoffiftymen。
\"Aprettyfaircrew，evenifhewastakingouthiswholedrive，\"
commentedOrde。
Thegodsofluckseemedtobewiththenewenterprise。AlthoughOrdehad，ofcourse，takentheutmostpainstoforeseeeverycontingencypossibletoguardagainst，nevertheless，asalwayswhendealingwithNature’slargerforces，heanticipatedsomeofthosegiganticobstacleswhichcontinuallyrenderuncertainwildernesswork。Nothingofthekindhappened。Thereformednoneofthetremendouswhite—waterjamsthatpileupseveralmillionfeetoflogs，taxeveryresourceofmen，horses，andexplosives，andrequireaweekorsotobreak。Nomenwerekilled，andonlytwoinjured。
Nounexpectedfloodssweptawayworksonwhichthedrivedepended。
Thewaterheldouttocarrythelaststickoftimberovertheshallowestrapids。Weatherconditionswerephenomenal——andperfect。
Allupanddowntherivertheworkwentwiththatvimanddashthatisinitselfanassuranceofsuccess。TheHeinzmanaffair，whichunderauspicesofevilaugurymighthavebecomeaseriousmenacetothesuccessoftheyoungundertaking，nowservedmerelytoaddaspiceofhumourtothesituation。Amongthemengainedcurrencyahalf—affectionatebeliefin\"Orde’sluck。\"
Afterthishappyfashionthedrivewent，untilatlastitenteredthebroad，deep，andnavigablestretchesoftheriverfromReddingtothelake。Here，barringtheaccidentofanextraordinaryflood，thetroubleswereover。Onthebroad，placidbosomofthestreamthelogswouldfloat。Acrew，following，woulddotheeasyworkofsackingwhatlogswouldstrandoreddyinthelazycurrent；wouldrollintothefasterwatersthecomponentpartsofwhatwerebycourtesycalledjams，butwhichwereinrealitypile—upsofafewhundredlogsonsandbarsmid—stream；andinthegrowingtepidwarmthofsummerwouldtramppleasantlyalongtherivertrail。Ofcourse，adryyearwouldmakenecessaryalargercrewandmorelabour；ofcourse，abigfloodmightsweepthelogspastalldefencesintothelakeforanirretrievableloss。Butsuchfloodscomeonceinacentury，andeventhedryestofdryyearscouldnotnowhangthedrive。AsOrdesatinhisbuckboard，readytogointotownforafirstglimpseofCarrollinmorethantwomonths，hegazedwithanimmensesatisfactionoverthebroadrivermovingbrownandglacier—likeasthoughthelogsthatcovereditwereviscidandcomposedallitssubstance。Theenterprisewaspracticallyassuredofsuccess。
ForawhilenowOrdewastohaveabreathingspell。Alargenumberofmenwereherelaidoff。Theremainder，underthedirectionofJimDenning，wouldrequirelittleornoactualsupervision。UntilthejamshouldhavereachedthedistributingboomsaboveMonrovia，theaffairwasverysimple。Beforeheleft，however，hecalledDenningtohim。
\"Jim，\"saidhe，\"I’llbedowntoseeyouthroughthesluicewaysatRedding，ofcourse。Butnowthatyouhaveagood，stillstretchofriver，Iwantyoutohavetheboysletuponsackingoutthose\"H\"
logs。AndIwantyoutoincludeinourdrivealltheHeinzmanlogsfromaboveyoupossiblycan。Ifyoucanfixit，lettheirdrivedriftdownintoours。
\"Thenwe’llhavetodrivetheirlogsforthem，\"objectedDenning。
\"Sure，\"rejoinedOrde，\"butit’seasydriving；andifthatcrewofhishasn’tmuchtodo，perhapshe’lllaymostofthemoffhereatRedding。\"
Denninglookedathisprincipalforamoment，thenaslowgrinoverspreadhisface。Withoutcommentheturnedbacktocamp，andOrdetookuphisreins。
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Oh，I’msoGLADtogetyouback！\"criedCarrolloverandoveragain，assheclungtohim。\"Idon’tlivewhileyou’reaway。Andeverydropofrainthatpattersontheroofchillsmyheart，becauseI
thinkofitaschillingyou；andeverycreakofthisoldhouseatnightbringsmeupbroadawake，becauseIhearinitthecrashofthosecruelgreattimbers。Oh，oh，OH！I’msogladtogetyou！
You’rethelightofmylife；you’remywholelifeitself！\"——shesmiledathimfromherperchonhisknee——\"I’msilly，amInot？\"shesaid。\"Deargheart，don’tleavemeagain。\"
\"I’vegottosupportanextravagantwife，youknow，\"Orderemindedhergravely。
\"Iknow，ofcourse，\"shebreathed，bendinglightlytohim。\"Youhaveyourworkintheworldtodo，andIwouldnothaveitotherwise。Itisgreatwork——wonderfulwork——I’vebeenaskingquestions。\"
Ordelaughed。
\"It’swork，justlikeanyother。Andit’shardwork，\"saidhe。
Sheshookherheadathimslowly，amysterioussmileonherlips。
Withoutexplainingherthought，sheslippedfromhiskneeandglidedacrosstothetallgoldenharp，whichhadbeenbroughtfromMonrovia。Thelightanddiaphanoussilkofherloosepeignoirfloatedabouther，definingthematuringgraceofherfigure。
Abruptlyshestruckagreatcrashingchord。
Then，withanabandonofecstasysheplungedintooneofthosewildandsea—blownsaga—likerhapsodiesoftheHungarians，fullofthewindinrigging，thestorminthepines，ofshrieking，vastforceshurtlingunchainedthrougharesoundingandinfinitespace，asthoughdeepdowninprimevalnaturethepowersoftheworldhadbeenloosed。Backandforth，hereandthere，erraticandswiftandsuddenaslightningthethemeplayedbreathless。Itfell。
\"Whatisthat？\"gaspedOrde，surprisedtofindhimselftense，hisbloodrioting，hissoulstirred。
Sherantohimtohideherfaceinhisneck。
\"Oh，it’syou，you，you！\"shecried。
Heheldhertohimcloselyuntilherexcitementhaddied。
\"Doyouthinkitisgoodtogetquitesonervous，sweetheart？\"heaskedgently，then。\"Remember——\"
\"Oh，Ido，Ido！\"shebrokeinearnestly。\"EverymomentofmywakingandsleepinghoursIrememberhim。AlwaysIkeephislittlesoulbeforemeasalightonashrine。Butto—night——oh！to—nightI
couldlaughandshoutaloudlikethepeopleintheBible，withclappingofhands。\"ShesnuggledherselfclosetoOrdewithalittlemurmurofhappiness。\"Ithinkofallthebeautifulthings，\"
shewhispered，\"andofthenoblethings，andofthegreatthings。
Heisgoingtobesturdy，likehisfather；awonderfulboy，aboyalloffire——\"
\"Likehismother，\"saidOrde。
Shesmiledupathim。\"Iwanthimjustlikeyou，dear，\"shepleaded。
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ThreedayslaterthejamofthedrivereachedthedamatRedding。
OrdetookCarrolldowntowninthebuckboard。Thereaseatbythedam—watcher’slittlehousewasgivenher，backofthebrickfactorybuildingsnextthepowercanal，whenceforhoursshewatchedtheslowonwardmovementofthesullenbrowntimbers，thesmooth，polished—steelrushofthewatersthroughthechute，thegracefulcertainmovementsoftherivermen。SomeofthelatterwerebroughtupbyOrdeandintroduced。Theywereveryawkward，andsomewhatembarrassed，buttheyalllookedherstraightintheeye，andCarrollfeltsomehowthatbackoftheirdiffidencetheywerequitedispassionatelyappraisingher。Afterafewgraciousspeechesonherpartandmonosyllabicresponsesontheirs，theyblunderedaway。
Inspiteofthescantcommunication，theseinterviewsleftsomethingofafriendlyfeelingonbothsides。
\"IlikeyourJimDenning，\"shetoldOrde；\"he’sanice，clean—cutfellow。AndMr。Bourke，\"shelaughed。\"Isn’thefunnywithhisfierceredbeardandhislittleeyes？Buthesimplyadoresyou。\"
OrdelaughedattheideaoftheRoughRed’sadoringanybody。
\"It’sso，\"sheinsisted，\"andIlikehimforit——onlyIwishhewerealittlecleaner。\"
Shethoughtthefeatsof\"log—riding\"littlelessthanwonderful，andyoumaybesuretheknowledgeofherpresencedidnotdiscouragespectaculardisplay。Finally，JohnnyChallan，utteringaloudwhoop，leapedaboardalogandwentthroughthechutestandingboltupright。Byamarvelofagility，hekepthisbalancethroughthewhite—waterbelow，andemergedfinallyintothelowerwatersstillproudlyupright，anddryabovetheknees。
Carrollhadarisen，thebettertosee。
\"Why，\"shecriedaloud，\"it’smarvellous！Circusridingisnothingtoit！\"
\"No，ma’am，\"repliedagiganticrivermanwhowasworkingnearathand，\"thatain’tnothin’。Ordinary，however，wetravelthatwayontheriver。Atnightwehavethecookeepassusouteachagoose—
ha’rpiller，andlaydownforthenight。\"
Carrolllookedathiminreproof。Hegrinnedslowly。
\"Don’tgitworriedaboutme，ma’am，\"saidhe，\"I’mhopeless。FortwentyyearnowIbeenwearin’crapeonmyhatinmemoryofmydepartedvirtues。\"
AftertherearhaddroppeddownriverfromRedding，CarrollandOrdereturnedtotheirdesertedlittleboxofahouseatMonrovia。
Ordebreatheddeepofanewsatisfactioninwalkingagainthestreetsofthislittlesandy，sawdust—paved，shantyfiedtown，withitsyellowhillsanditswideblueriveranditsglimpseofthelakefarintheoffing。Ithadnevermeantanythingtohimbefore。Nowheenjoyedeverybrickandboardofit；hetrodthebroken，aromaticshinglesoftheroadwaywithpleasure；hetrampedupthebroadstairsanddownthedarkhalloftheblockwithanticipation；hebreathedthecompoundedofficeodourofledgers，cocoamatting，andoldcigarsmokeinalong，reminiscentwhiff；hetookhisseatathisroll—topdesk，enchantedtobeagaininthesehomelythoughfamiliarsurroundings。
\"HangedifIknowwhat’sstruckme，\"hemused。\"Neverexperiencedanyremarkablejoybeforeingettingbacktothissortoftruck。\"
Then，withawarmglowattheheart，therealisationwasbroughttohim。Thiswashome，andoveryonder，undertheshadowoftheheaven—pointingspire，aslipofagirlwaswaitingforhim。
Hetriedtotellherthiswhennexthesawher。
\"IfeltthatIoughttomakeyoualittleshrine，andburncandlestoyou，thewaytheCatholicsdo——\"
\"TotheMaterDolorosa？\"shemocked。
Helookedatherdarkeyessofullofthesweetnessofcontent，athersensitivelipswiththequaintlyupturnedcorners，andhethouhtofwhatherhomelifehadbeenandoftherealsorrowthatevenyetmustsmouldersomewheredowninthedeepsofherbeing。
\"No，\"saidheslowly，\"notthat。IthinkmyshrinewillbededicatedtoOurLadyoftheJoyousSoul。\"
TherestoftheweekOrdewasabsentuptheriver，superintendinginageneralwaythelatterprogressofthedrive，lookingintotheneedsofthecrews，arrangingforsupplies。Themillswereallworkingnow，busilycuttingintotheresidueoflastseason’slogs。
Soontheywouldneedmore。
Attheboomseverythingwasinreadinesstoreceivethejam。Thelongswingarmslantingacrosstheriverchannelwasattachedtoitswinchwhichwouldoperateit。Whenshutitwouldclosethemainchannelandshuntintotheboomsthelogsfloatingintheriver。
There，pennedatlastbythepilesdriveninarowandheldtogetheratthetopbyboltedtimbers，theywouldliequiet。Menarmedwithpike—poleswouldthentakeuptheworkofdistributionaccordingtothebrandsstampedontheends。Eachbrandhaditsownseparate\"sortingpens，\"thelowerendleadingagainintotheopenriver。
Fromtheseeachowner’spropertywasraftedandtowedtohisprivateboomsathismillbelow。
Ordespentthedaybeforethejamappearedinconstructingwhathecalleda\"boomerang。\"
\"Inventionofmyown，\"heexplainedtoNewmark。Secretinventionjustyet。I’mgoingtoholdupthedriveinthemainriveruntilwehavethingsbunched，thenI’mgoingtothrowabigcrewdownherebytheswing。Heinzmananticipates，ofcourse，thatI’llruntheentiredriveintotheboomsanddoallmysortingthere。Naturally，ifIturnhislogslooseintotheriverasfastasIrunacrossthem，hewillbeabletopickthemuponeatatime，forhe’llonlygetthemoccasionally。IfIkeepthemuntileverythingelseissorted，onlyHeinzman’slogswillremain；andaswehavenorighttoholdlogs，we’llhavetoturnthemloosethroughthelowersortingbooms，wherehecanbereadytoraftthem。Inthatwayhegetsthemallrightwithoutpayingusacent。See？\"
\"Yes，Isee，\"saidNewmark。
\"Well，\"saidOrde，withalaugh，\"hereiswhereIfoolhim。I’mgoingtorushthedriveintotheboomsallatonce，butI’mgoingtosortoutHeinzman’slogsattheseopeningsneartheentranceandturnthemintothemainchannel。\"
\"Whatgoodwillthatdo？\"askedNewmarksceptically。\"Hegetsthemsortedjustthesame，doesn’the？\"
\"Thecurrent’sfairlystrong，\"Ordepointedout，\"andtheriver’salmightywide。Whenyouspringsevenoreightmillionfeetonaman，allatonceandunexpected，andhewithnocrewtohandlethem，he’sgoingtokeepalmightybusy。Andifhedon’tstopthemthissidehismill，he’llhavetoraftandtowthemback；andifhedon’tstop’emthissidethelake，hemayaswellkissthemallgoodbye——
exceptthosethatdriftintothebayousandinletsandmarshes，andotherungodlyplaces。\"
\"Isee，\"saidNewmarkdrily。
\"Butdon’tsayawordanywhere，\"warnedOrde。\"Secrecyisthewatchwordofsuccesswiththismerrylittlejoke。\"
