The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves

, unless he has run across his brother lately. That does not seem likely, for Jean is safely beyond the border still. There are few places where he is safe, for he is wanted in several differ

out where the rendezvous

e cookee. If possible you might try and make acquaintance with him, although I doubt if you will go very far, since he seems to be a surly sort of a chap. Still, there's no harm in trying. When it comes time for the meeting, I should say that it would be best only for me to follow them. I

tin pan being vigorously beaten with a st

signal, or my ears a

re not the only one with an appetite today, Dick,"

cks piling towards the place to eat. They were a si

eat in the common dining room, but found that they were to eat in a separate room that had been partitioned off

arrows explained this by saying that it kept the men in a better hu

when all the camps are going full blast, you have to be careful and treat them properly, else they will simply depart for some city where there is a woods agency and be sent off to another camp. That is one of the evils of lumbering, the agencies. They oft

dea that Barrows would admit that everyt

on him, nevertheless he felt that an answe

p? From what I've seen I should say that everyo

seemed to be that this was the kind of a remark t

t occasionally there seemed to be a sort of dissatisfied air

he boys, and see how they regarded everything. Garry did not believe that their mission was penetrated, but

mp is anything but varied. The aforementioned articles, roast pork, stew and beans, with either white bread baked at the

d for work by the time we are ready for breakfast," said Barrows. "Now we will go into the other room, and I wi

larger room, and stepp

o Garry, "is the son of the owner. The other two are his friends. I wanted you

." A good many of the men just sized the boys up, a few hollered good-natured remarks at them, while several pressed forward an

if trouble arose, it was likely that these men would prove loyal friends in need. Barrows detailed some of the m

a broad-wheeled cart on which was the lumber. The manager came up, leading a couple

the boys when the men with the tar paper arr

coon hunting tonight, that is

y made the excuse that they were tired from their march and the work of th

with Sandy, that is as much as that sedate dog would let them, f

a short time since there were so many workers,

spare table in the office, and a bench and a couple

lsam boughs for our bunks and we will be

oughs, while Garry talked of inconsequenti

sight of the great timber falling in the exact direction that it was wanted. The boys noted that the cut

a cut a trifle under the line where the saw is coming through. This is done to cause the tree to fall on that side. The axemen work like clockwork, using a double bitted axe,-that is one that has two blades,-and make the chips positively fly, one drawing his axe away just in

ozen men then seize their peavy sticks, as they are called in Maine, or cant dogs in some other places where lumbering is done, and roll the tree over. A peavy stick is a heavy pole about six feet long, with a sharp iron point at the end. About a foot from this point is attached a loose curved iron arm very much like one side of an ice-man's tongs. This swings back and

hod is almost the same as that used in turning over a trunk,-only just half of the men fix their sticks. They give it half a turn and then hold it in positi

o drag it over the ground to the mill. There were a half a dozen of these tractors at the camp. Three were constantly employed in dragging t

ful at it, caused many a laugh among the men because of the time they took. Whereas they often took two or thre

thereby won a lot of regard from the jacks, ma

Logs were rolled onto the carriage and sent down the plane, while the great circular s

s as is desired and the carriage starts on its journey again. This is done until the log has been "sliced into p

winter until the cutting has been complete and then they wait for the ice to go out. As soon as the ice breaks up, the logs are tumbled into the river and floated down the stream. Fo

much as the horses that roam the feeding places in the West are known by their brand. Every l

In this instance it was not necessary to brand the lumber, for it all came

g back against the wall and smoking. One of the French Canadian lumberjacks produced a mouth organ

oment the whole camp had joined in. The lumberjack songs are mostly about camp events, the fight for the river at the spring fl

sings the verse and then the camp joins in the chorus in a thundering tone. There is generally more noise than melody, at least in the choruses, for a man

e no move to disappear. The boys figured that he probably would not until the camp was asleep. Soon the men began to yawn, and turn into the bunkhouse, while the boys bade goodnight to the manager and repaired to th

ly awakened some time later by hearing Phil clim

s," whisp

d tone. "The LeBlanc never showed up, and I've