Good-day tae ye." He bowed respectfully to his employer and strode from the room.
Mr.Maitland sat looking at the closed door.
"He is a man, that chap, at any rate," he said to himself, "but what's his game, I wonder.

He will bear watching." The very next day Maitland made a close inspection of his plant, beginning with the sawmill.

He found McNish running one of the larger circular saws, and none too deftly.

He stood observing the man for some moments in silence.

Then stepping to the workman's side he said, "You will save time, I think, if you do it this way." He seized the levers and, eliminating an unnecessary movement, ran the log.