The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 21, 1947, Page 9

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN rR BY CAMERON DOCKERY Chapter 9 VBEN Doug awoke the next morning his body ached al- most as much as his blistered hands. He became aware of a hundred muscles in his arms and shoulders, muscles that, dormant during his year of desk work in Japan, were now announcing their return to usefulness with twinges and stiffness. But he had slept well and long, and his mind was fresh and rested even if his body wasn’t. He found himself puzzling over Hardin. There was no doubt that the boss logger had it in for him. Was it just jealousy over his friendship with Elsa or was there more behind it? Uneasily he won- dered if there was any way Har- din could have learned of his con- versation with old J. W. Slocum and suspect his purpose in signing up with the Larson outfit. It seemed improbable. The men were in good spirits as the trucks took them up to the clearing. They looked forward to working on a new section and the’ idea of using the river to float down the logs, a system new to most of them, was interesting. Doug learned he wouldn’t have to do his “high-climbing” until the afternoon ®%and was grateful for the respite. He found himself looking forward to the experience with growing dread. If the boss logger had been anyone but Har- din he could have gone to him and said, “Look, I haven’t had so much experience at rigging and my hands are still raw, how about a different job?” But any boss logger but Hardin would have known that without] A being told and never assigned Doug to the task. Hardin was be- ing vindictive and after their ex- change of words the previous night, Doug couldn’t refuse to “high climb” without appearing a weakling to Hardin and the others. The spar tree was to be raised in the center of the clearing. 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It towered a good hundred and twenty feet into the alr, After lunch Hardin strode over to where Doug was sitting on a stripped log; he put his hands on his hips and thrust his chin out, glaring belligerently. “All right, Andrews, you can start climbing.” Without answering Doug stood up and began fastening the wide leather belt that would hold him while he adjusted rigging at the top of the spar tree. At Hardin’s words slow astonishment had spread over the faces of the log- gers within hearing distance. It was greatest on the pug-nosed wisage of Looie Bates, the wiry little lumberjack who did most of the high-climbing for the Larsons. He walked over to Hardin strut- ting like a game cock. “What's the idea, boss? This looks like a job for me.” Hardin looked over his head. “It’ll take two, Looie; Andrews seems to think he’s pretty good at this sort of thing.” “With those hands?” Looie spat into a mound of sawdust. Doug grinned at him in spite of his inner rage at Hardin. The boss logger was making him sound like a conceited greenhorn who had boasted about his ability. “Hang on tight, Looie.” he said. “IT may come down on your neck.” yy erwaeiey to the spar tree he fastened a rope spliced to a hook in the steel loop attached to his belt. Swinging the rope around the tree he knotted it to a similar loop on the other side. cable hung slack from the top of the tree but Doug inched him- self up with the rope loop, saving his hands for the actual rigging. The caulks on his boots dug into the fresh-peeled fir. Below him Looie Bates was also belting his way up but Doug didn’t look down. _Don’t look down and you’re all right, he thought. Look off, over the trees or look at the bald gleaming trunk you’re climbing, but don’t look down. Don’t think of the men standing bclow you shrinking to midgets, then to is Guaranteed PURE Place You PHONE NO. 8 nighi. LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. 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The slack steel cables attached to the spar be- fore it was raised and spreading in different directions would now be made taut between the spar and equally thick trees still root- ed. The two men worked quickly and in silence except for shouted orders to the men below and Doug’s muttered curses each time his blistered palms contacted the cold steel. “Your hands must be raw,” Looie said and his eyes were trou- bled. “Let me swing around and come up opposite you—I can han- dle this by myself, it won’t take much longer.” “Thanks, but I’ll handle my end of it,” Doug said dryly. “I don’t see why Hardin sent you up, he must have seen your hands! Why didn’t you tell him to go to hell?” “Would you have?” “No, I guess not.” Looie laughed sheepishly. Doug grinned but inside he was seething. He wasn’t going to take this from Hardin much longer. If he did he’d lose the respect of the men and without that there was no chance of finding out who was the trouble maker. 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