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Bertrand William Sinclair. Big Timber
Big Timber
Table of Content
Chapter I. Green Fields and Pastures New
Chapter II. Mr. Abbey Arrives
Chapter III. Halfway Point
Chapter IV. A Foretaste of Things to Come
Chapter V. The Toll of Big Timber
Chapter VI. The Dignity (?) of Toil
Chapter VII. Some Neighborly Assistance
Chapter VIII. Durance Vile
Chapter IX. Jack Fyfe's Camp
Chapter X. One Way Out
Chapter XI. The Plunge
Chapter XII. And So They Were Married
Chapter XIII. In Which Events Mark Time
Chapter XIV. A Close Call and a New Acquaintance
Chapter XV. A Resurrection
Chapter XVI. The Crisis
Chapter XVII. In Which There Is a Further Clash
Chapter XVIII. The Opening Gun
Chapter XIX. Free as the Wind
Chapter XX. Echoes
Chapter XXI. An Unexpected Meeting
Chapter XXII. The Fire Behind the Smoke
Chapter XXIII. A Ride by Night
Chapter XXIV "Out of the Night That Covers Me"
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Bertrand William Sinclair
e-artnow, 2022
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It dawned upon Stella Benton that these might be Jack Fyfe's drunken loggers, and she withdrew until the way should be clear, vitally interested because her brother was a logging man, and wondering if these were the human tools he used in his business, if these were the sort of men with whom he associated. They were a rough lot—and some were very drunk. With the manifestations of liquor she had but the most shadowy acquaintance. But she would have been little less than a fool not to comprehend this.
Then they began filing down the gangway to the boat's deck. One slipped, and came near falling into the water, whereat his fellows howled gleefully. Precariously they negotiated the slanting passage. All but one: he sat him down at the slip-head on his bundle and began a quavering chant. The teamster imperturbably finished his unloading, two men meanwhile piling the goods aboard.
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