[Grace Harlowe’s Overland Riders in the Great North Woods by Jessie Graham Flower]@TWC D-Link bookGrace Harlowe’s Overland Riders in the Great North Woods CHAPTER XXIII 5/14
Let's go!" Grace nodded. "Boys, we thank you very much," she said, turning to the lumberjacks. "Mr.Wingate and Mr.Gray would have lost their lives had it not been, for you and Willy.
They will not forget.
Neither shall we.
Good-night." At dawn when Hippy awakened, Willy Horse was still sitting by him, puffing his pipe. "Dam go out," observed the Indian between puffs. "So I heard it rumored," yawned Hippy. "Big Friend go out." "Seems to me that I heard something about that too.
How is Captain Gray ?" "Other Big Friend all right." "Are the jacks awake ?" asked Hippy. "Git up now." "Tell them to come here." When the half-dressed lumberjacks came over to his cot, Hippy eyed them sternly. "You're a fine bunch of ladies' men, aren't you? Dance the light fantastic while your bosses are trying to save the dam." The jacks grinned sheepishly. "What are you loafing around here for? Why don't you get out and start work on a new dam? You needn't think a little thing like a busted dam is going to stop Wingate & Gray.
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