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“
Don
’
t
you
think
,
sir
,
it
was
because
it
was
on
a
line
with
the
Limberlost
south
of
the
corduroy
?
The
grass
was
tallest
there
,
and
he
counted
on
those
willows
to
screen
him
.
Once
he
got
among
them
,
he
would
have
been
safe
to
walk
by
stooping
.
If
he
’
d
made
it
past
that
place
,
he
’
d
been
sure
to
get
out
.
”
“
Well
,
I
’
m
as
sorry
for
Jack
as
I
know
how
to
be
,
”
said
McLean
,
“
but
I
can
’
t
help
feeling
relieved
that
our
troubles
are
over
,
for
now
they
are
.
With
so
dreadful
a
punishment
for
Jack
,
Wessner
under
arrest
,
and
warrants
for
the
others
,
we
can
count
on
their
going
away
and
remaining
.
As
for
anyone
else
,
I
don
’
t
think
they
will
care
to
attempt
stealing
my
timber
after
the
experience
of
these
men
.
There
is
no
other
man
here
with
Jack
’
s
fine
ability
in
woodcraft
.
He
was
an
expert
.
”
“
Did
you
ever
hear
of
anyone
who
ever
tried
to
locate
any
trees
excepting
him
?
”
asked
Freckles
.
“
No
,
I
never
did
,
”
said
McLean
.
“
I
am
sure
there
was
no
one
besides
him
.
You
see
,
it
was
only
with
the
arrival
of
our
company
that
the
other
fellows
scented
good
stuff
in
the
Limberlost
,
and
tried
to
work
in
.
Jack
knew
the
swamp
better
than
anyone
here
.
When
he
found
there
were
two
companies
trying
to
lease
,
he
wanted
to
stand
in
with
the
one
from
which
he
could
realize
the
most
.
Even
then
he
had
trees
marked
that
he
was
trying
to
dispose
of
.
I
think
his
sole
intention
in
forcing
me
to
discharge
him
from
my
gang
was
to
come
here
and
try
to
steal
timber
.
We
had
no
idea
,
when
we
took
the
lease
,
what
a
gold
mine
it
was
.
”
“
That
’
s
exactly
what
Wessner
said
that
first
day
,
”
said
Freckles
eagerly
.
“
That
’
twas
a
’
gold
mine
’
!
He
said
he
didn
’
t
know
where
the
marked
trees
were
,
but
he
knew
a
man
who
did
,
and
if
I
would
hold
off
and
let
them
get
the
marked
ones
,
there
were
a
dozen
they
could
get
out
in
a
few
days
.
”
“
Freckles
!
”
cried
McLean
.
“
You
don
’
t
mean
a
dozen
!
”
“
That
’
s
what
he
said
,
sir
—
a
dozen
.
He
said
they
couldn
’
t
tell
how
the
grain
of
all
of
them
would
work
up
,
of
course
,
but
they
were
all
worth
taking
out
,
and
five
or
six
were
real
gold
mines
.
This
makes
three
they
’
ve
tried
,
so
there
must
be
nine
more
marked
,
and
several
of
them
for
being
just
fine
.
”
“
Well
,
I
wish
I
knew
which
they
are
,
”
said
McLean
,
“
so
I
could
get
them
out
first
.
”
“
I
have
been
thinking
,
”
said
Freckles
.
“
I
believe
if
you
will
leave
one
of
the
guards
on
the
line
—
say
Hall
—
that
I
will
begin
on
the
swamp
,
at
the
north
end
,
and
lay
it
off
in
sections
,
and
try
to
hunt
out
the
marked
trees
.
I
suppose
they
are
all
marked
something
like
that
first
maple
on
the
line
was
.
Wessner
mentioned
another
good
one
not
so
far
from
that
.
He
said
it
was
best
of
all
.
I
’
d
be
having
the
swelled
head
if
I
could
find
that
.
Of
course
,
I
don
’
t
know
a
thing
about
the
trees
,
but
I
could
hunt
for
the
marks
.
Jack
was
so
good
at
it
he
could
tell
some
of
them
by
the
bark
,
but
all
he
wanted
to
take
that
we
’
ve
found
so
far
have
just
had
a
deep
chip
cut
out
,
rather
low
down
,
and
where
the
bushes
were
thick
over
it
.
I
believe
I
could
be
finding
some
of
them
.
”
