"Hey." "Son!" "Let me show you how to do that." "Come and get it!" "Come and get it or we'll throw it to the dogs!" "Set up and get it!" "What's the matter?" "Ain't we cutting enough timber?" "Not half enough." " Hello." "Romie." "How are you?" " I'm fine." "What's the matter." "Aren't you getting enough?" " Once more on the beef!" " Coming up!" "Wait a minute." "You ought to know better than that." "You know the rules about drinking." "No wonder you're behind cutting timber." "Sit down!" "I'll talk to you later." "Cookie!" "Get rid of this." " Eric." " Hello." "Barney." " Where's Swan?" " Gone up to Camp Three." " Back today." "Maybe." " What is he doing there?" "Camp Three is on schedule." "It's you fellows that are behind." "I know that." "As soon as he comes back." "I wanna see him." " Tea!" "More tea." "Son!" " Coming up!" "Coming up!" "Hot!" "Hot!" "Gee." "Mister." "I'm sorry." " Honest." "Mister." " You awkward little flunky!" "I'll teach you to burn me!" " I didn't mean it!" " Wait a minute!" " He couldn't help it." " Let go or I'll give you a dose of it." "Don't get excited." "It was an accident." "N o o" "Say." "Who do you think you are?" "Come on." "Max." "Now." "Listen." "Boys." "Don't start anything you can't finish." "You may be sorry." " Barney!" " Swan!" "Why ain't you tell me you was coming?" "You old polecat." "Long time no see." "How you been." "Anyway?" "Just fine like frog's hair." "What you doing around here?" "That teach you not to have monkey business with Barney Glasgow." "He's tough fella." "Pretty soon you'll have camp of your own." "One camp wouldn't be enough." "Ja?" "You want to be my boss?" "Watch out." "Maybe I am already." "What's this?" "By George!" "Yumpin' yiminy!" "Hey." "Fellas!" "Fellas!" "What you think?" "Old Hewitt make Barney big boss of whole line." "Get off of me." "You crazy Swede!" "By George." "We celebrate." "Everybody get drunk." "You bet we will." "Wait a minute." "We'll get drunk all right." "But not until we get all the logs down to the mills." "I know." "I know!" "All right." "Fellas." "Settle down." "I'm gonna make a little speech." "You're falling way behind in your cutting." "You're not only gonna catch up." "But you're gonna cut sections nine and ten." "Those are orders!" "We're gonna send every log down to the mills on time!" "Now." "Do you fellas want all the free liquor you can drink?" "All right." "Then every one of you men have gotta do a two-man job of chopping." "Timber!" "Timber!" "What you fellas doing?" "Playing?" "Everybody got to do four men's work." "Come on." "Now." "There she goes!" "Timber!" "Well." "I get some news." " How does it look?" " Good." "The river come up six inches." "Thermometer go up." "Too." "That's the south wind." "Looks like the breakup." " Ja." "We start drive tomorrow." " Sure!" "If my figures are right." "We got 28 million and some odd thousand feet cut." "Decked." "And ready to go." "We won't leave ten cents' worth of timber behind when we move out." "By George." "Barney." "I ain't see how you make the boys do it." "Old Hewitt should raise your pay some more." " He'll do better than that." " Ja?" "A partnership." "I'm on my way up." "Swan." "I got a good start." "And nothing is going to stop me." "In ten years." "I'm gonna be one of the richest men in this state." "You wait and see." "Hewitt likes me." "And there's no limit to where I'm going." "They say his daughter like you." "Too." "Do they?" "Well." "She's a fine girl." "You marry her?" "Maybe?" "No maybe about it." " Yumpin' yiminy!" " Wait." "You crazy Swede." "Don't jump on me or I'll kick you in the teeth!" "By George." "That the only way you stop me." "Barney." "Why ain't you tell me?" "She pretty?" "She's got a good head on her shoulders." "I'll say that for her." "She's..." " Listen." "Do you hear that?" " Ja." " It's the ice breaking up." " We have plenty of water tomorrow." "You bet we will." "You start on the lower pond." "And if the decks are frozen." "Uuse dynamite to break them out." "How's the ice under these decks?" "We're using a lot of dynamite." "But it's not breaking up very fast." "Keep on blowing it." "Tell Swan to get that flume gate open." "And we'll have running water in no time." "All right." " Keep those logs rolling in the flume." " The boys are working hard." "They got to work twice as hard." "I want a million feet in the river every day." " Now hop on it." " All right." "You pond monkeys!" "Keep those sticks moving." " Hello." "Barney." " Hello." "Nils." "How you doing?" " Hello." "Mr. Hewitt." " Hello." "Barney." " How are you?" " Hello." "Swan." "Hear that saw?" "Sounds good." "Doesn't it?" "All your logs." "Every stick and 11 days ahead of schedule." "You ought to have made it quicker with all the high water." "Mr. Hewitt." "Nobody ever make such big drive." " And in such time?" "Not even you." " Well." "Who said I did?" "It's all right." "Good work." "Barney." " You got a bonus coming." " Yeah?" "I've earned it." " Say." "Mr. Hewitt." "I got an idea." " You have?" "Yeah." "Did you read where the Congress may pass a law giving the railroads every other section of land along any right-of-way they build?" "What's that got to do with me?" "I'm not in the railroad business." "I know." "But what's to prevent us from shoo-flying a hundred miles of rail through that government timber up north and grabbing all the pine we'll ever need at $1.000 a mile?" "What good will it do if I only get every other section?" "How about putting lumberjacks on the sections you don't own." "Pay them $25 a month and board." "And homestead it?" "After they've proven up." "Have them deed it back to me." " No?" " Back to us." "You got a nerve." "It'll be the biggest deal ever pulled." "What do you say?" " That ain't honest." "That's stealing." " It's legal." "All within the law." "Barney." "That's stealing." "Who wouldn't pick up a million dollars laying at their feet yelling." ""Come and get it"?" " I know." "But..." " What do you say." "Mr. Hewitt?" "Shall we tackle it?" " We?" "Us?" " Yeah." " So you wanna be a partner?" " Could you find a better one?" "Don't know if I could." "Barney." "But I have to think of Emma Louise." " That your daughter?" " Yeah." "The business will go to her someday... that is." "To her and her husband." "Of course." "You haven't been to see us lately." "Well." "I've been jumping all over the state." "But I had intended getting back to Bewdamore this week." "Good." "We'll expect you." "Have a cigar." "Thanks." "I got to run along." "I promised the boys a jamboree." "And they're getting cleaned up for it." " I'll see you next week." " Fine." "Bye." "Barney." "Thanks." "Mr. Hewitt." " Hello." "Boys!" " Hello." "Sid!" "Welcome to Iron Ridge." "I'm glad to see you back." "And you." "Too." "Come in." "Can you take a little drink?" "Try me and see." " How are you." "Swan?" " Fine." "You're getting fatter every day." "Three square meals a day will do it." " What do you want?" " Wait a minute." "Barney." " The first drink is on the house." " Fine." "The next one is on me." " And the next on me." " Not on your life." "Here you are." "Sid." "Don't let my boys pay for a thing." "And when this is gone." "Let me know." "This is going to buy a lot of drinks." "Here you are." "Charlie." "Whiskey with a beer chaser." "Quiet." "Everybody." "Quiet." "Quiet down over there." "Free drinks for all the jacks." "Barney Glasgow's buying." "Thanks." "Barney!" "Watch me closely." "It's the old army game." "Where is the little pea?" " It's right here." " Sorry." "The house wins." "And the gambler loses." " Hello." "Earl." " Hello." "Barney." " You feel lucky this trip?" " Sure." "I'll bet $5." "The object of this game is to find the shell under which the pea is hidden." "If you'll follow closely." "You may solve one of the scientific problems of the age... whether the eye is quicker than the hand or whether the hand is quicker than the eye." " It's under that one." " The gentleman wins." "Now remember." "A dozen can bet on this game as well as one." "And remember this also." "That the sky is the limit." " I can bet as much as I like?" " As much as you like." "You're crazy." "That's the way you lose last trip." "I'll bet... $500." "$500!" "But." "Barney. $500 is too much." "What if you lose?" "Don't worry." "I know what I'm doing." "There you are." "Give me a little elbow room." "I can't play..." " Hello." " Hello." "You gonna bring me luck?" "If I do." "It'll be the first time." "Swan." "Make room for the lady." "Five hundred's right." "Are you ready?" "No." "No." "Where's your five hundred?" "That's all right." "The house is good for it." "Why don't you put it up?" " Now listen..." " All right." "I'll put it up for him." " So you're not lucky?" " Think I'd be here if I was?" "There you are." "Mr. Glasgow." " Satisfied?" " Yeah." "Go ahead and roll them." "Watch closely." "It's the old army game." "I have nothing up my sleeves to deceive you." "I've had my turn." "Now it's yours." "Where is it." "Sid?" "It's your bet." "Where do you think it is?" "I didn't notice." "Did you?" " It's under there." " Is it?" "Pick it up and let's see." "You pick up the other two." "You got him." "Barney." "That ain't the way to play this game." "And you know it." "It's the way I'm going to play it." " Turn over the other two." " Keep your hands off." "You win." "Here's a little souvenir for you." "Sid." "Thank you." " Are you coming with me?" " Sure." "You don't need anybody to bring you luck." "No." "But it looks like I got more than my share." "Meaning me?" "Yeah." "What's your name?" " Morgan." "Lotta Morgan." " Hello." "Lotta." " My name is Barn..." " I know." "You're Barney Glasgow." "There's yours." "Lotta." "Thanks." "Come on." "Lotta." "Let's go to work." "Stay here." "I'll be with you in a minute." "Hello." "Sid." "Want me to get your money back?" "I'll give you a hundred if you do." "Hello." "Lotta." " Feel like working." "Boys?" " Sure." "Come on." "Shorty." "Make it 200." "Give me something to put in his drink." "As the blackbird in the spring" "'Neath the willow tree" "Sat and piped." "I heard him sing" "Singing Aura Lee" "Aura Lee" "Aura Lee" "Take my golden ring" "Love and light" "Return with thee" "And swallows with the spring" "Wait till his boys drift out for supper." "Barney!" "Barney!" "Is it all right if I come along?" "Sure." "Come on!" "This is my friend Swan Bostrom." "Miss Lotta Morgan." "How are you?" "Quiet!" "Sing it again!" " Might as well get this over with." " Quiet." " Keep quiet!" " Come on over here." "Too far to walk." "This one's for you." "When the mistletoe was green" " Hurry up." "Shorty." " I'm coming." "'Midst the winter snows" "Sunshine on my face was seen" "Kissing lips of rose" "Aura Lee" "Aura Lee..." "Wonder what she's doing in a place like this?" "What's the matter with this place?" "Take my golden ring" "Love and light" "Return with thee" "And swallows with the spring" "By golly." "I have good time." "You know." "Lotta." "I like that song you sing. "Aura Lee."" " How long have you been in this place?" " First time I hear..." " Two." "Three weeks." " Where do you come from?" " Milwaukee." " First time I..." " Are your folks still alive?" " Yeah." " I feel so bad." " Do you ever hear from them?" " Once in a while." " I forget... where I am." " How long since you left home?" " What?" "How long ago did you leave home?" "Say." "You guys are all alike." "You buy a girl a drink." "You want to know the story of her life." "Anyways." "Girl pick my pocket for $20. by George!" " Barney!" "Barney!" " What?" "We're going to eat." " Well." "Go ahead." " Aren't you coming?" "Come on." "Barney!" "We come over later." "Lief." "Take the boys." "Get them something to eat." "Order plenty of chicken." "We'll be right over." "We'll wait for you." "N o o oo oo oo o?" "Yeah." "Can you give me any good reason why you can't go home?" " Are you going to start?" " Good idea." "What are you." "Missionaries?" " I'm getting sick..." " Wait." "Keep quiet and listen." "I'm not nosy." "I'm on the level about this." "Why can't you go home to your folks?" "Because..." "If you must know." "There are 165 reasons why I can't go home." "All of them are dollars." " Railroad fare?" " Ain't that enough?" " You think money grows on trees?" " Mine did." "Here's enough for your railroad fare and some to tide you over until you get yourself a decent job." "I got few dollars." "Too." "What's the catch?" " No catch." "I like you." " I like you too." "Lotta." "You don't belong here." "That's all." "Go on." "Take it." "It's all velvet." "You may look all right to the naked eye." "But you'd better stop drinking." "You better take care of his money for him." " Too proud to take it?" " Will you get out of here?" " Why?" " Because..." "Your pocket's full of money." "Sid LeMaire's sitting over there." "If you think he's gonna let you get away." "You're crazy." "Don't worry about Sid LeMaire." "Go on." "Barney." "Please." "Do what I tell you." "Will you go with us?" " What?" " I mean it." "No." "I'll stay right here where I belong." " Then I stay." "Too." " Me." "Too." " Skol." " Skol!" "Why you do that?" "Will you get out of here?" "Sure." "You're getting out with us." "Come on!" " Listen." "I..." " Look out." "Barney!" "All right." "Go get 'em." "Get 'em coming up the other end." "Duck under the table." " What do you think I am?" " I think you're all right." " Thank you." " Don't be so polite." "I won't." "Stay down." "Stay down!" " Here." "Try these." " Swan." "You found a gold mine." "Let him have it!" "Come on." "What are you afraid of?" "How you like that one." "Sid?" "Wait." "I got another one for you." "Let's both do it." "Barney." "There's one you missed." "Timber!" " Who is it?" " A lumberjack friend of yours." "Come on in." "Barney." "Did you miss me?" "M yo?" "Y o boo aay?" "I've been away for two hours." "And it seems like two months." "I love you." "Barney." "Any objections?" "I'd object like the devil if you didn't." "To prove that I do know something about women's clothes." "look what I got you." "Is that what all those measurements were for?" "Say." "Did you ever try wearing your hair without those thingamajigs?" "In public?" "Let's see." "Which is the front?" "Let me see." "Barney." "It's elegant." "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." "When the mistletoe was green" "'Midst the winter snow" "Come on in." "Swan." "Come on." "Get down." "Why ain't you come for supper?" "I wait half-hour." "We're coming right away." "Wait." "I've got a new dress." "I've got to put it on." "Ja." "I wait two half-hours now?" "You didn't waste your time while waiting." "Did you?" "Barney." "I forget." "A telegram just come for you." "Aura Lee" "Aura Lee" "Take my golden ring" "Love and light returns with thee" "And swallows in the spring" " This steam feels good." " There's nothing like it." " We have good fun for four days." " Just like old times." "Ja!" "Better!" "We ain't got Lotta in old times." "Yeah." "It's funny how that kid gets under your skin." "Ja." "Just like sun when she come up over big pines on snow." "Oscar." "Cool him off." "You know." "Barney..." "The sun comes up over the pines!" "That's all right." "Barney." "Lotta's fine girl." " They don't make them any better." " She plumb crazy for you." "Too." " No!" " Yeah." "You crazy for her." "I know that when I see you look at each other." " Oscar." "Give him another one." " No." "Osc..." "No." "No!" "Why you do that?" "The heat's gone to your head." "N o Ba oy oo a y oyo oo" "What you do about that other girl?" "What?" "What other girl?" "That girl you was going to marry." "The old man's daughter." "I'm still going to marry her." "Swan." "Well." "What about Lotta?" "Well." "I..." " Oscar." "Help me get out of here." " Ja." "Barney." "I come right away." "You don't understand." "Swan." "I've got to do it." "It means being Hewitt's partner." "That's what I've been working all my life for." "Well." "Why don't you say something?" "I ain't say nothing." "You know already what I got to say." "Sure." "Maybe you're right." "Lotta is..." "I didn't think it was going this far." " You break her heart." "Barney." " She'll get over it." "Tell her..." "Tell her if she ever needs anything." "To let me know." "She can have anything she wants." "You think she'd take it?" "What you say... me tell her?" "Ain't you going to see her before you go?" "I haven't got time." "No." "That isn't it." "I couldn't see her." "Swan." "If I did." "I might not go." "You gotta tell her for me." "What I going to say?" " Tell her the truth." " But." "Barney." "I can't..." " I'm sorry." "Swan." "So long." " Good-bye." "Barney." "Barney?" " No." "It's me." " Just a minute." " Hello." "Swan." " Hey." "Lotta." " Well?" " Lotta..." " Well." "Do you like it?" " What?" "I like what?" "Holy smokes." "And it took me two hours to do it." " To do what?" " My hair." "Stupid." " I fixed it without the thingamajigs." " Ja." "I like that." "Look nice." " You think Barney will like it?" " Ja." "I think..." " Lotta." "I got to tell you something." " What?" "Lotta..." "Lotta." "I ain't feel good." " What's the matter." "Swan?" " I got to tell you..." " That's too bad." "You want a drink?" " Ja." "You bet you I want drink." " You probably need it." " You drink." "Too?" "I'll have one with you." " Feel any better?" " Ja." "A little bit." "Swell." "Where'd you leave Barney?" "I leave..." "I leave Barney down the street." "I think I have another." " What were you gonna tell me?" " I was gonna tell you..." "I was gonna tell you about... about Barney." "You know." "Barney's..." "Barney's funny fella." "He ain't say much." "I know that." "He ain't like other fellas." "Someday he's going to be big man." " That all he think about." " He's different." "I knew that the minute I met him." "Like getting a bang on the nose." "For a while." "I didn't know what happened." " What happened?" " Plenty." "You..." "You love him." "Lotta?" " Well." "What do you think?" " I think..." "I think..." "I think I have another drink." "You better leave some for Barney." "I ain't have to." "He ain't comin' back." "What did you say?" "That what I tried so hard to tell you." "And it just slip out." "I didn't hear you." "Swan." "What did you say?" "Lotta..." "Barney..." "He ain't coming back." " I don't believe you." "You're lying." " No." "I ain't lie." "He gone on train already." "He say to tell you he going to marry old Hewitt's daughter." "I might have known." "That's what you get for getting soft." "I might have seen it coming." "Oh." "No." "I gotta get kicked in the face before I get the idea." "Barney Glasgow." "Sure." "He's different." "Men are swell." "Ain't they?" "They don't care if they..." "We go again." "Swan." "Swan." "Here's Pastor Carlson." " God dag." "Pastor." " God dag." "Bostrom." " You know all this people." " Ja." " God dag." " God dag." "I go get Lotta." "Come." "Lotta." "Everything ready." "Minister just come." "Swan." "You're a fool to marry me." " Why do you want to do it?" " Because I love you." "I'll never make as good a wife as you deserve." "Lotta." "I hope I deserve you." "You're the kindest man I ever knew." " Are you ready?" " Ja." "You bet I ready." "Come on." " Good morning." "Mother." " Good morning." "Richard." "Gussie." "Go upstairs and tell Mr. Glasgow his breakfast is cold." " I'll keep it hot for him." " Do as I tell you." "Yes." "Ma'am." "You've been sending him that message for ninety-odd years." " Never hurried him yet." "Has it?" " It may have." "Be careful how you muss up that paper." "It upsets your father to find it not fresh." "I've told you." "You might just as well use his toothbrush." "I don't see the connection." "The richest man in Wisconsin could afford two morning papers." "That would be extravagance." "The reason Mr. Glasgow is the richest man in Wisconsin is because he and my father before him knew how to take care of their money." "Mother." "Why do you always call father "Mr. Glasgow"?" "I don't see why not." "My mother never called my father anything but "Mr. Hewitt" to his dying day." " Never?" " Never." " Good morning." "Miss Evvie." " Good morning." "Thomas." " Is Father in there?" " He's just finishing dressing." "Pack a couple of bags for him." "Something for fishing." " You know what to put in." " Yes." "Miss." "Thomas." "What did you do with..." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Evvie." " And how are you this morning?" " So-so." "Aren't you getting old enough to have breakfast in bed?" "None of your guff." "Barney." "I like my breakfast hot." "Just like you do." "Is that so?" "You better not let your mother hear you call me Barney." " What have you got there?" " A letter from Swan." " Go ahead and read it." " I think I know what he's going to say." ""Dear Barney." "Hunting season just open." ""Why ain't you come up and we shoot deer just like old times?" ""I hope you and family are feel good." ""I feel so good myself." "I think I beat you chopping' down tree if you was here." "Just like I always do." "By George!" "Ha ha!" Is that true?" "I never liked to hurt his feelings." "Nice of you." ""Anyways." "L..." ""Anyway." "I wish you come see me." ""You and Lotta was two people I like most in whole world... and I lonesome to see you." "Your friend." "Swan Bostrom."" "You haven't seen Swan since he was down here on business that time." "You and Mother were away when his wife died." "It's been over 20 years since you've been up in Iron Ridge." "Why." "Barney?" " You see." "Evvie..." " Why don't you go?" "You could shoot a bear there instead of acting like one here." "Am I doing that?" "You need a change." "Darling." "When you got back." "Your mind would be in better shape." "And so would your figure." " All right." "I'll go." " Good." "You better behave or I'll get in dutch." "I will." "Thomas!" "Thomas!" "I feel better already." " Yes." "Mr. Glasgow." " Thomas." "Pack a few things for me." " Something I can use to..." " Go fishing?" "Yes." "Come on." "Scat." "Get out of here." "Go on." "You didn't say anything about my new suit." "I like it." "Hides the fact that you like to eat." "Stop picking on me." "Mother will say it looks like one of your old ones." " Bet you $2 she doesn't." " I'll take it." "You're on." " Good morning." " Morning." " Good morning." "Bernard." " Nice day." "Isn't it?" " Your breakfast is..." " I know." "Ruined." " How are you." "Son?" " Fine." "Thank you." " Any chicken livers." "Gussie?" " Missus didn't tell me." "I don't think there's any." "And the chicken's for the party tonight." "Never mind." "Don't worry about it." "You seem in a very cheerful mood." "Bernard." " Would you like to see the paper?" " No." "Not now." "Anything interesting?" " Teddy's swinging the big stick again." " What?" "Let me look at that." "This Roosevelt!" "It's a wonder he wouldn't attend to running the government instead of sticking his nose in other people's affairs." "Something has to be done with the country." "What do you expect with radicals in Washington?" "Won't be long before they'll be passing a law taxing us on the money we earn." "Hear." "Hear!" "If you know more than Roosevelt." "Why don't you run it?" "That's not the point." "Now they've got some newfangled idea about forestry conservation." "Save the forest from the vandals." "Vandals." "Vandals!" " Do they mean you." "Father?" " Of course!" "What in blazes do they know about it?" "Taxes eating us out of house and home on cut-over land that wouldn't grow a tree in a hundred years." "It would if you'd replant it after you cut it." "Keep your mouth shut." "Young man." "I heard all about that replanting speech you made to the Young Businessman's Club." " What?" " That one of your new suits?" " Yeah." "Like it?" " Looks like one of the old ones." "Chapman's having a sale of down comforters." "I've a good mind to go to Milwaukee this week." "If it weren't for all the parties." "I think you'll have to count me out." "I've got to go to Iron Ridge." " Iron Ridge?" "What for?" " On business." "I had a letter from Swan." "But you can't." "Tonight's Evvie's party for Orvie and family." "The first since they've been engaged." "What will his family think?" "Well." "Frankly." "I don't give a hoot what they think." "I've seen all I could stand of Mr. Orville Bremmer and family." "That goes for me." "Too." "Personally." "I think he's a stuffed shirt." "Sorry." "Evvie." "I'm going to the office." " Did you hear what he said?" " Maybe he's right." "Well." "That's a nice way to talk." "If I felt that way I wouldn't get engaged." "Much less married." "That's an idea." "Now look here." "Evvie." "You don't have to marry that fat can of lard or anybody else if you don't want to." "Fact is." "I'd rather you didn't." "I don't care how old his family is or how much money they've got." "Orvie's all right." "He's a good kid." "Well." "Are you going to marry Orville Bremmer or are you not?" "Yes." "Well." "Thank you very much." "I suppose it's very amusing to..." "That clock is three minutes slow." "I hope you change your mind about going north." "I suppose I ought to know by now I can never expect any help from my family." "The Reverend Taylor said to me yesterday... he took one look at my face and he said." ""Mrs. Glasgow." "If I ever I saw a woman who's a martyr to her family." "That woman is you."" "I've got to get to the office before I go north." " Good-bye." " Good-bye." " I'll go to the door with you." " Come on." " Morning." "Mr. Glasgow." " Morning." "I've been tripping over that for years." "It's a wonder somebody wouldn't take it out." " Morning." "Mr. Glasgow." " Morning." "Josie." "Has the report on that new bleaching process come in?" "The what?" "The bleaching proce..." "The report on the new bleaching process." "Did it come in?" " We're expecting it tomorrow." " It should have been here today." " Find out why it isn't here." " Yes." "Sir." "And." "Josie..." "Make a reservation on the 5:00 train." "Be sure it's a drawing room." " I'm going to Iron Ridge." " Thank heaven." " What did you say?" " Nothing." "What do you want?" "If I can hang on to it." "I think I've got something here." "Tony Schwerke and I have been experimenting." " Well." "What is it?" " A paper drinking cup." " A what?" " A paper cup." "To use in public places." "You drink out of it and throw it away." "It's sanitary." "Sanitary." "My eye!" "People have been drinking out of glasses for a thousand years." " A thousand years is a long time." "But..." " Don't waste my time." " Father..." " You heard what I said." "Yes." "Sir." "Hope you enjoyed your trip." "Mr. Glasgow." " There's a cigar." " Thank you." " Have a nice vacation." " I will." "Come in." "Come in!" "What's the matter." "Don't you know me?" "Barney!" "Yumpin' yiminy!" "Go ahead." "Jump!" "I guess I getting too old to jump." " I'm glad to see you." " I'm glad to see you!" "How you been?" " You look just like always." " I feel all right." " You get my letter?" " Sure." "That's why I'm here." "We'll do some shooting." "Like the old days." " I got bad news." " What's the matter?" " The camp burn down two nights ago." " How did that happen?" "That fool Cookie." "He start fire." "Then sashay out to get deer." "When he get back." "Camp is big blaze." "But he put it out." " Where am I going to stay?" " Stay right here with me." "Doggone it." "I wanted to do some shooting." "All right." "I'll go back on number 11 tonight." "You stay here." "You get deer just the same." "You can't do that." "It's too far to go." "Morning and night." "Maybe you ain't get back here in another ten years." "Sure I will." "I'm coming back soon." "Swan." "This is a nice place you got here." "Comfortable." "Cozy." "And..." "Say." "What is this?" "Ain't you remember that night at Alcazar?" "When we do such good job on them hoodlums?" " This is one of the trays?" " Ja." "By golly." "We have fun that night." "You and me and Lotta." "Lotta... she put that there." "She talk many times about that night... before she die." "She talk many times about you." "Too." "Barney." "She always say. "Someday." "Barney come back and see us."" "But you... you never come." "Well." "You know how it is." "Swan." "Ja." "I guess you pretty busy fellow." " And have you been happy?" " Ja." "You bet I happy." "Lotta make fine wife." "She learn to cook just like Swede." " And you." "Barney?" " Well." "I got what I started for." " You happy?" " Happy?" "I suppose so." " How's family?" " They're fine." "I wish you could see my daughter." "I don't know what I'd do without her." "She's a great girl." "I bet." "With father like you." " I got fine daughter." "Too." " Why not." "With a father like you?" " Where is she?" " She work over at hotel." "I forget to ask you." "You have breakfast yet?" "No." "Not yet." "We go see her and have breakfast." "Too." " All right." " I get my shoes." "Smell good." "Karie get us good breakfast." " Karie?" "Who's Karie?" " That my sister's girl." "She live with me." "She head waitress here." "That her." "Karie!" "Karie!" "All right." "Swan." "What you think?" "Barney Glasgow come up to see us." "Ain't that nice." "Mr. Glasgow?" "I'm sure glad to meet you." "Glad to see you." "Too." "Uncle Swan's told us so many things about you." "Every time I make Artsoppa." "He says how you used to like it." "Artsoppa?" "I haven't had any in years!" " I fix you some for tonight for dinner." " No." "I'm going back on number 11." "I wish you ain't go." "For your breakfast." "What would you like?" " Fruit and coffee..." " And some oatmeal." "Some oatmeal." "And we have some very fine pork sausages." " Got chicken livers?" " We've got chicken livers." "I put the order in myself and I see that you get enough." " She's a nice girl." " You bet you she is." "Where's your daughter?" "That her." "Take care of that table." " Hello." "Pa." " This my daughter Lotta." " Lotta?" " Ja." "Her name Lotta." "Too." "This Barney Glasgow." "How do you do." "Mr. Glasgow?" "How do you do?" "Why you stand up." "Barney?" "Sit down." "Sit down." " Ain't he just like what I say?" " Yes." "Father's told me so much about you." "Here we are." "Mr. Glasgow." "Here's your fruit." "Lotta." "Get the coffee and the toast." "We're glad to have you here." "And your chicken liver will be ready in just a moment." " She pretty." "Barney." "Just like her ma." " For a moment." "I thought it was." "She's smart." "Too." "She go to school three night a week." "Study hard." "She say. "I ain't going to work here always." "Someday I get better job."" "That's fine." "Swan." "That's fine." " So you don't like it here?" " Heavens." "No." "I want to go to Milwaukee and learn something." "I don't want to be stuck here like Pa and Karie." "We hear that all the time." "Did you enjoy your breakfast?" "Yes." "Thanks." "Very much." "That smells nice." "Do you like perfume?" "Well." "I'll see that you get some." "I almost sounded like some of the drummers that hang out here." "Only you don't mean it the way they do." "Say." "Barney." "What you say we go fishing?" "I know where trouts is biting good up near Camp Two." "Say." "That's a great idea." "Ja." "And when we come back." "We have Swedish dinner." "But Mr. Glasgow won't stay." "Who said I wouldn't?" "I'm going to stay." "Lotta and I are going to fix Swedish food." " Artsoppa." "Smorgasbord..." " Kaldolmar..." " Plumencreme!" " And potato pancake." "Don't tell them that you saw me." "She said they'll know the rest" "Tell them I was looking well" "And whisper if you get a chance" " Karie." "You were coming!" " What do you mean." "I were coming?" " Did you get everything ready?" " All we have to do is put it on the stove." "I'll leave early." "And you come along as soon as you can." " No." "I'll come later." " Later?" "Why?" "I don't want to be there when Mr. Glasgow comes." "But why." "For Pete's sakes?" "If I'm not there." "And he waits a while and gets afraid I'm not coming and..." " And?" " And then I come." "Why." "What are you..." "what are you driving at." "Anyway?" "He likes me." "What are you up to." "Young lady?" "Now stop grinning and answer me." "Or I'll slap you." "You and Pa have been dumb all your lives." "Thank you." "Miss Smarty." "You have." "You don't plan." "You just let things happen." "I'm not like that." "I've got ideas how I want things to be." "And I'm going to get them." "Where does Mr. Glasgow come into that?" "He likes me." "And he can do a lot for me if I make him think I'm worth helping." "I'm Swan Bostrom's daughter." "And I got looks." "I'm going to amount to something." "Wait and see." "Mr. Glasgow thinks I'm too good for this place." "So does Pa." "And so do you." "And so do I." "Doesn't that look good?" "By gollys." "I so hungry." "I think I eat a whole horse." "You go ahead and eat." "Mr. Glasgow must be hungry." " Ja." "Sit down there." " No." "No." "Wait a minute." " Isn't Lotta coming?" " She'll be here." " Uncle Swan." "Pour the schnapps." " Ja." "Lotta be here pretty quick." "She have to work late on account of them fishermen at hotel." "The smorgasbord is the best I could do." "I hope you'll like it." "That look nice." "Karie." " Skol." " Skol." "You don't suppose she isn't coming?" "Karie." "Karie!" "Down your Sunday throat?" "I better get the rest of the supper." "You know." "Swan." "I've been thinking of that girl of yours..." " and what she said this morning." " She always talk that way." "Maybe she's right." "She's a beautiful girl." " She prettiest girl in Iron Ridge." " No." " She ain't?" " Well." "I didn't mean it that way." "I don't mean just pretty." "Did you see the way those men looked at her this morning?" " Barney." "Lotta's good girl." " Of course she is." "That's why I want to see her get the right start." "To get somewhere." "So she..." "What's the matter." "Your back hurt?" " Little bit." " What's happened?" "Just what I have two year ago." "O a g o a og a a oo ox" " You bet I strong." " I wonder what's keeping Lotta." "She'll be here any minute." "I'd better get her." "No." "Mr. Glasgow." "She's just a little late on account of all those..." "But maybe she can't get off." " No." "She..." " I better get her." "I know Brotschneider." " Hello." " I thought I'd never get here." "They wouldn't stop eating." "Let me help you." "We didn't think you were coming." "I ran all the way." "Like to fell down a couple of times." "That's too bad." "The very idea!" "She should be waiting on you instead of you on her." "Give me..." "Here." "Wait a minute." "I'll put it on." "Karie." "Go away." "The supper's on the table." "It's getting cold." "It's a party." "I hope you come to Iron Ridge often." "Mr. Glasgow." "I'll come if you and Karie invite me to a supper like this." " Sit down." " Help yourself." "Mr. Glasgow." " Thank you." " I'm so hungry." "I think I eat two horses." "Uncle Swan." "I'll take that." "You get the flowers." " Can you sing?" " Yes." "A little." "Sit down and sing something for us." "All right." "Play something." "Pa." "In the spring 'neath the willow tree" "Sat and piped." "I heard him sing" "Singing Aura Lee" "Aura Lee" " Aura..." " Stop it!" "Stop it!" "I know." "Barney." "I know." "Barney." "You know "Bird on Nellie's Hat"?" "You sing that just like you used to when you were shanty boy." "Uncle Swan always used to tell us how grand you sung." "Please." "Mr. Glasgow." "What'll you give me if I do?" "Will you give me a kiss?" "You sing "Bird on Nellie's Hat" and Lotta give you a kiss." "And Karie." "And you ain't look out." "Old Swan give you kiss." "Too." "All right." "We'll all sing it." "Go ahead." "Swan." "I'll be your little honey." "I will promise that" "Said Nellie as she rolled her dreamy eyes" "It's a shame to take the money." "Said the bird on Nellie's hat" "Last night she said the same to Johnny Wise" "Then to Nellie." "Willie whispered as they fondly kissed" "I'll bet that you were never kissed like that" "Well." "You don't know Nellie like I do" "Said the saucy little bird on Nellie's hat" "And I'll keep your presents." "Honey" "That's it." "By golly." "Barney." "You ain't forget how to kiss girl." " Karie." "You next." " Oh." "No." "No!" " What's happened." "Uncle Swan?" " Nothing." "I just get crick in back." "I don't like this." "You ought to see a doctor." "I'll take you to Chicago to the best doctor in the country." " I ain't want to see no doctor." " Shut up." "Will ya?" "I'll tell you what we'll do." "We'll all go to Chicago." "Swan can see a doctor." "And we'll have a holiday... see some good shows and have a good time." "What do you say?" " We have fun?" " Yeah." "Lotta and I have got jobs." "And think of the expense." " That's my business." " What will folks say." "You taking us?" "Karie." "If I can't take my old friend and his niece and daughter on a holiday." " Things have come to a pretty pass." " He's right." "We're going." "Fine!" "Then it's settled." "Come on. "Nellie's Hat." We'll all sing it again." "I'll keep your presents." "Honey." "Just for old times' sake" "Said Nellie as she rolled her dreamy eyes" "She has fixed him good and plenty." "Said the bird on Nellie's hat" "Oh." "Willie." "Willie." "When will you be wise?" "Well." "But how about the diamond engagement ring?" "Of course." "Said Willie." "You'll return me that" "Well." "You don't know Nellie like I do" "Said the saucy little bird on Nellie's hat" "By George." "I got to get that fixed." "Go right in." "Mr. Glasgow's been waiting for you." "Come in." "Come in." "Hello." " Well." "We are dressed up." "Aren't we?" " How do we look?" " How do you like my hat?" " It's fine." "That owl." "He hoot and hoot and keep me awake two or three nights." "By George." "He ain't hooting now." "You shouldn't have told that." "Never mind." "I like it." "And I like it." "Too." "Karie." "There we go!" "Won't you sit down." "Make yourself comfortable?" "What's this place?" "It's a private car." "I had it sent up to take us to Chicago." " Nobody come in but us?" " It's just like heaven." "Of course not." "Would you like to have something to eat now?" " Yes." " Snowflake." "Tell the steward I want to order some dinner." "Have it served in here." " But..." " Yes!" " I beg your pardon?" " Nothing." "You were going to say something." "I thought we were going to eat in the dining car." "I've never been in one." "I've watched them go by with people eating." "And I thought how grand I'd feel if I were there." "Too." "Bless your heart." "Never mind about the steward." "We'll eat in the dining car." "It's perfectly all right." "We're here to have a lot of fun." "And you can have anything that you want." " Do you want to eat now?" " Ja!" "All right." "Come and get it!" "Come and get it!" "Hello." "Mr. Glasgow." "It's nice to have you with us again." " Thank you." "Clem." " I've saved you a nice table." " That's fine." " This way." "Please." " Hi." "Barney." " Well." "Hello." "Charlie." "Sit down." "I'll be with you in a minute." "What are you doing up in this neck of the woods?" " Been up fishing at Twin Forks." " Any luck?" "Only fair." "What are you doing up here?" "I'm on my way to Chicago." "This is Swan Bostrom and his folks." "He and I used to be loggers together." "He hurt his back." "I'm taking him to a specialist." "Nothing the matter with the girl." "Though." "Is there?" "Don't be silly." "I'm old enough to be her father." " That's what I always tell 'em." " You old polecat." "Come into my car." "We'll have a little brandy after dinner." "I've eaten too much!" "I've got to take off my coat." "I'm glad to sit down again." " Will you smoke a cigar." "Swan?" " Thanks." "Barney." "Well." "You've had dinner in a diner." "Did you enjoy it?" "No." "No." "I didn't." " Lotta!" " You didn't?" "What was wrong?" "Look at us." " Why didn't you tell us we look so funny?" " You didn't look funny." "Yes." "We did." "I saw those other women laughing at us." "They were laughing at this and Karie's owl." "Nobody laughed at my owl." "They did." "They were polite enough to try to hide it." "You knew before you took us in there." "Why didn't you tell us?" "Perhaps your clothes aren't what they ought to be..." " They're all right in Iron Ridge." " That's why I wanted to..." "I guess I belong there." "I'll never be able to fit in with people like that." "Yes." "You will." "For the simple reason that you realize something is wrong." "Don't worry what other women will think because wherever you go." "Lotta." "They'll all wish they were like you." "And as far as the clothes are concerned." "We can take care of that in Chicago." " Good evening." "Mr. Glasgow." " Good evening." "Gene." " Good evening." " How are you." "George?" "Good evening." "Madame." "Your table is all ready." "Thank you." "Very glad to see you again." "Mr. Glasgow." "Thank you." "George." "Take this lamp away." "Let us have a bottle of Cliquot '92 and we'll order dinner later." " Yes." "Mr. Glasgow." " Well?" "You go ahead." "Uncle Swan." "I was just going to say it's a fine place for two old shanty boys." "Certainly different from the dining room in Iron Ridge." "My corset's killing me." "But I feel like a queen." "And look like one." " And you." "Lotta?" " Oh." "It's beautiful." "You can't very well say that they laughed at you this time." " No." "They didn't." "Did they?" " And are you happy?" "You have no idea." "I'll never be able to thank you enough." "It's more than I even dreamed about it." "It's so lovely." "It's like..." "I'm afraid to even think about going back." "Don't think about Iron Ridge because you're not going back." "Wait a minute." "I don't want any arguments until you hear what I've figured out." "I'm going to take you all back to Bewdamore with me." " We can't go." " Yes." "You can." "Now." "You want to go to school and learn something." "Don't you?" "Oh." "Yes." "Well." "You're going to have that chance." "And a lot more." "Too." " And Swan can have a job in the mill." " I don't want no job at mill." "Of course you do." "I need a man like you in the wood room." "Half of them don't know the difference between a hemlock and a red oak." "I've got a nice cottage on the peninsula and you can live there." " Now." "It's up to you." "Swan." " Well." "Barney..." "Try it for a while." "You don't have to stay there if you don't like it." "We could have a drink together once in a long." "Long while." "By George." "I think we try it." "All right." "That's settled." "We were talking about a good time?" "Good!" "Let's begin now." "There you are." "Old hoot-hoot." "You look better on stick than you do on Karie's hat." "Ja." "I got good place for you." "Too." "You better stop practicing." "The automobile will be here." "And you won't be dressed." "Doesn't it look nice with the curtains up?" "Oh." "Karie." "It's like heaven." "This is the Valhalla that us Swedes have been yelling about all our lives." "Isn't it wonderful." "Everything Mr. Glasgow's doing for Pa?" "Where'd those roses come from?" "Mr. Glasgow sent them." "To you and me." "Lotta." "You don't suppose he..." "You don't think that..." "What?" "It's just got to be your pa Mr. Glasgow's doing all this for." "Of course." "I've sometimes wondered if..." "It sometimes worries me that it might be you." "Karie." "Are you trying..." "I know it's awful." "But he is interested in you." "Maybe more than he ought to be." "How can you say such a thing?" "You know Mr. Glasgow's interested in me on account of Pa." " I wonder if he is." " Of course he is." "How can you say such a thing?" "How can you even think it?" " You'll spoil everything." " I can't spoil anything unless it's true." " Now." "Listen." "Lotta..." " I won't listen to anything." "Because you're afraid to." "You're just as scared as I am that it's true." "No." "I'm not." "I'm not." "You come from Mr. Glasgow?" "Ja." "He send me to fetch you and your family to the mill." "I go get Karie and Lotta." " You come in the house?" " No." "I'll keep an eye on this newfangled contraption here." " It's liable to blow up." " Ja." "And I don't care if it does!" " You ain't like horseless carriage?" " I hate the pesky stink wagons." "I've seen ornery horses in my time." "But none as infuriating as this infernal machine." "What we do if she blow up with us today?" "We worry about that after." "If we need to." "Hi." "Josie." "It wouldn't be natural if I didn't trip over that thing." "What's on your mind." "Josie?" "Here's the report on your bleaching process." "All right." "All right." "I never felt so much like working." "You certainly look better since you got back... younger or something." "That north country does you a lot of good." "Fishing makes a new man of you." "Fishing?" "You look as though you just shot a lion." " Josie!" " Yes." "Sir?" "Have a telephone installed in the cottage for the Bostroms." "Have it done right away." "And send a box of..." "That's all." "Josie." " This letter you wrote to McLennan..." " What about it?" " You can't do that." " Why not?" "The government won't let you." "I cut my timber." "Fix my rates." "And ship my logs as I see fit." "I always have and always will." "And." "Josie." "Let me know as soon as those people get here." "Yes." "Sir." " Don't you realize times have changed?" " I don't want to argue about it." "I'm busy." "Expecting the Bostroms?" "Yes." "They say that daughter of Swan's is a pippin." "Is she?" "I don't know." "Just a big Swede." "Nice kid." "Though." " They're here." "Mr. Glasgow." " Well." "Bring them in." "Or do I have to go after them myself?" "Will you please come in?" "Hello." "Swan." "How are you?" " Richard!" " Hello." "Karie." " Haven't seen you in a long time." " Glad to see you." " Glad to see you." "Too." "Swan." " You've grown to be a big fellow." "Ain't you?" "And do you like Bewdamore and business college?" " Everything's perfect." "Mr. Glasgow." " That's fine." "We know you're doing all this for Uncle Swan." "But we'll never be able to thank you enough." "Nonsense!" "I'm doing it for Lotta and for you and Swan... all of you." "You've certainly made us all very happy." "Mr. Glasgow." "Aren't you happy." "Karie?" "So happy I haven't dared pinch myself since we left Iron Ridge." "That was the general idea." "This is my son Richard." "Miss Karie Linbeck." " How do you do." "Miss Linbeck?" " How do you do." "Mr. Richard?" "Please." "Do call me Karie." "Everybody does." "Of course I will..." "Karie." "This is Lotta Bostrom." "Hello." "Come along." "Girls." "I'll show you through the mill." "Father." "Before you go." "Van and I have been having a little disagreement." "The girls have been ripping the safety catches off the cutters again." " Well." "What of it?" " Van won't do anything about it..." "How many times have I told you that whatever Van says goes?" "I don't want to hear any more about it." "And." "Swan." "I'll show you what we do to a tree after you chop it down." " Bye." " Bye." "I want you to see that wood room." "Too." "That's where you start Monday morning." " Pretty." "Isn't she?" " Is she!" "If you felt the building shaking just then." "That was me falling for her." "Somebody else must have fallen." "Too." "You ought to see the bills for clothes from Chicago." " Good evening." "Mr. Glasgow." " Good evening." "Won't you come in?" "Pa and Karie just went out for a walk and I'm making..." "And you're waiting for my father." "Well." "He's not coming." "He's at home where he ought to be." "Now look here." "Miss Bostrom." "I've come to tell you you've got to stop making a fool out of my father." "Everybody in town's talking about it." "What is it you want off him?" "Money?" "If it's money..." "What do you mean by saying those things?" "It's true." " Keep still." " Now." "You wait a minute." "Now look here." "Miss Bostrom." "Don't you hit me again." "If I'm wrong about you." "All you have to do is say so." "I'll believe you." "I'm sorry." "But you are wrong." "Mr. Glasgow." " That's nothing." "It's burning." " What's burning?" "It's just my candy." "You mustn't believe..." " Don't you think that you..." " All right." "I'll fix it." "Don't you go away." "You stay here." "Gee." "It smells good." "Here." "I'll fix it." "Oh." "It's hot!" "You've fixed it." "You've fixed everything." "Gee." "I'm sorry." "Miss Bostrom." "It was darn clumsy of me." "What's the matter." "Did you burn your hand?" "No!" "You've got tears in your eyes." "Because everything's spoiled." "It's only sugar and water." "That's nothing to cry about." "That's not what I'm crying about." "I never should have come to Bewdamore." "Well." "All right." "But we've got to do something about cleaning up this mess." "Look where you're going!" "Don't walk around." "You'll get it all over the kitchen." "I've made a mess of everything." "It's sticky." "Of course it is." "It's that kind of candy." "Well." "I don't..." "Well." "Why don't you stop crying and do something?" "!" "The art of paper-making goes as far back as the ancient Chinese." "They were the first ones to discover paper could be made from a fibrous matter reduced to pulp." "Really?" "I never knew that the Chinese had..." "Yes." "The ancient Chinese were one of the most inventive and cultured races the world has ever known." "I'd love to go to China." "Wouldn't you?" "Yes." "I would." "Wouldn't it be fun to ride in a rickshaw and eat with chopsticks?" "See the temples and the Great Wall." "Just imagine the Taj Mahal in the moonlight." "It'd be wonderful." "Of course." "The Taj Mahal isn't in China." "But that wouldn't make any difference." "Don't stop pulling." "It gets just like fly paper." "Go on and tell me more about paper-making." "Well." "The Arabs learned it from the Chinese." "And the Crusaders who visited Byzantium and Syria and Palestine learned it from the Arabs." "And then." "Well." "It came on down to us." "Oh." "Mr. Glasgow." "Isn't history wonderful?" "Gee." "It never seemed so darned wonderful before." "We shouldn't have stopped pulling this." " Look out!" " You take that." "This is awful!" "Swan Bostrom's outside." "Wants to see you." "Says it's important." "Well." "He ought to know." " Shall I have him come in?" " Of course have him come in." " Come in." "Svensk." " Hey." "Barney." "You look great." "What's on your mind?" " I've come to talk about the job." " What's the matter with it?" "It's a fine job." "Barney." "Only ain't no work to it." "I sit all day like loafer and just look at wood." "Fella say. "What that?" I say. "That hemlock."" "He say. "What that?" I say. "That pine." "Ain't you know?"" "He say. "Sure." "I know." "But you have to tell me."" "That ain't good job for old timberwolf." "All right." "Swan." "I'll see that your loafing stops if that's what you want." " Hello." "Swan." " Hello." "Richard." " You get candy out of hair?" " Yeah." "Most of it." "We made an awful mess of your kitchen." "That all right." "Lotta clean up kitchen fine." "Richard and Lotta make candy last night." "Too bad you ain't come over." "We have nice time." "I'll have a meeting." "Swan." "I'll see that your loafing stops." " You know I active cuss." "Barney." " Sure." " Thank you." "Bye." " Good-bye." "Swan." "Van says that Eastern crowd is going to open offices in Chicago if the panic dies down." " How do you happen to go there?" " Go where?" "To Lotta's." "Bostrom's house." "Well." "I just went down there to invite them to the employees' party." "You personally invite all the employees to their annual party?" "Now look here." "Young man." "You've got other things to do beside going around with a millhand's daughter." " You go down there." " Well." "That's different." "I go down there to see my old friend Swan." "A pig's eye." "You do." "Take a letter." "Wait a minute." "This'll interest you." "Somebody took a might pretty young lady out to luncheon this noon." "Mr. Russell A. Eubank." "Milwaukee." "Wisconsin." "My dear Russ." "As you will recall." "I've been considering opening a New York office." "As the time seems right for many reasons." "I propose to put you in charge and place under you as your assistant my son Richard." " Who is familiar with..." " I won't go." ""Who is familiar with..."" "Never mind the letter." "Mrs. Glasgow telephoned that she'd pick you up at 5:00." "All right." " I want to talk to you about something." " Go ahead." " Serious." "Do you mind?" " No." "Oh." "I see how you do it." "What is it you want to talk to me about?" "I've broken my engagement with Orville Bremmer." "You what?" "Yep." "This afternoon." "It's all over and I feel so much better." "So you finally did it." "I was hoping that..." " Were you." "Barney?" " Well." "I didn't like him anyway." "You might have helped me out a little when Mother was talking me into it." "Oh." "I know." " What made you change your mind?" " Several reasons." " Tony in particular." " Tony who?" " Tony Schwerke." " Tony Schwerke...?" "Don't keep repeating like that." "You look so dumb." "The only Schwerkes I know are the bohunks that live down in the flats." " Tony's one of those bohunks." " What?" "He's in charge of the room where the big tubs are over at the mill." "He's been working for you since he was 14." " What does he look like?" " He's tall and..." "Where'd you meet him?" "At the mill?" "No." "In the mud out on the state road." "I was stuck and Tony came along and got under the car." "All I could see was his legs sticking out." "I had to laugh." "He looked so funny and dumb and sweet." "Like a bug that had got turned upside down." "Evvie." "You can't fool around with a boy like that." "You can't do it." "Break your mother's heart." "No." "I won't." "There won't be anything left to break when you get through." "What are you talking about?" "I think you know." "Barney." " Have you been listening to..." " No." "I didn't have to listen to anyone." "I don't blame you." "Not really." "I don't know enough about it." "I don't wanna know." "But I do know you've been unhappy." "Barney." "If I don't marry Tony." "I'll be unhappy like that." "Too." "If I let Mother talk me into marrying Orvie." "I'd be unfaithful to him." " Evvie!" " I would." "I know I would if Tony wanted me to." " Evvie." "You can't talk that way." " Why not." "If I think it?" "When you love someone like that." "There isn't anything you wouldn't do." "Not anything." "Please." "Barney." "Don't ask me to give him up." "Not even for Mother." "All my life I've done what she's wanted me to." "But I can't anymore." "Please." "Barney." "Help me." "You're the only one who can." "I haven't been much help to you." "Have I?" "You're right." "Evvie." "When you love anybody like that..." "You can have a million bohunks if you want 'em." " I only want one." " And you're going to have him." "Hey." "Joe." "A little more steam on this one!" "Turn it up!" "Up!" "Up!" " Say." "What's your name?" " Hold it!" "You know what my name is." "Put it down a little." "Say." "Schwerke." "Who do you think you're talking to?" "Hold it!" "I thought this would be the way you'd take it." "What'd you say?" "I thought this would be the way you'd take it." "You might just as well fire me now as later." " Hold it there." " Come back here!" "Come back here!" " Are you in love with my daughter?" " Sure I am." "You needn't get so mad about it." "How are you?" "I'm glad to see you." " Let's go up in the office and talk it over." " I'd like to." "Come along." "Look out for that..." " Smoke a cigar?" " No." "Thanks." " Cigarettes." "I suppose." " Sometimes." "This paper cup of yours looks as if it had possibilities." "I'm sure it has." "Mr. Glasgow." "Richard thinks so." "Too." "He and I are partners in it." "Sit down." " Send Richard in." " Yes." "Sir." " Do you want to marry my daughter?" " No." " Why not?" " I couldn't keep her." " Is that your only reason?" " Of course it is!" " You needn't snap my head off." " I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to." "Come in." "Richard." " Hello." "Mr. Schwerke." " Hello." "You better get your patents out on this paper cup as fast as you can." "Yes." "Sir." "How many do you think you can turn out in a day?" "With this machine we've planned." "Several hundred gross." "All right." "I'll tell the superintendent to give you a free hand." "Schwerke." "You and your family are coming over to the party tomorrow night." "Aren't you?" " Yes." "Sir." " Well." "That's fine." " I want Mrs. Glasgow to meet you." " Thanks." "Be careful there." "According to the census reports of two years ago." "The capital invested in lumber operations in the United States was $90.564.862." "The number of employees was 146.596." "Their wages made a total of 66 million... 86.000.944.000..." "lumber." "N o" "Well." "That just goes to show you the condition this country's in." " Ja." "That right." "Richard." " Yes." "Of course that's right." "Why." "If my Grandfather Hewitt had replanted 50 years ago." "The old money-grabber." "And my father had replanted 25 years ago." "There'd be something up there for my children to cut." "That is." "If I ever have any children." "Well..." "Your pa always say." ""Let the government replant if they want to." "United States got plenty money."" "Yes." "That sounds just like him." "You can't ravage a country of its timber." "We haven't any right to leave a wasteland of scarred pine stumps..." " Barney!" " Hello." "Mr. Glasgow." "Why don't you hire a hall or get a soap box in the park?" "Did Richard have you strapped in your chair." "Giving you a lecture?" "He talks wonderful." "Mr. Glasgow." "He's awfully interesting." "I don't know how I got on the platform." "I'm sorry if I bored you." "You don't have to listen to him because he's the boss' son." "He goes on that way all the time like a Negro preacher." "He'll talk an arm off if you let him." "Yeah." "That's right." "Just a regular windbag." "Should have stopped me." "Well." "Good night." " Good night." " Good night." "Richard." " I go to gate with you." "Richard." " Come again." "Won't you?" "Thank you." "Have you got any coffee krantzes?" "Sure." "I made some this morning." "If there are any left." "Well." "Somebody looks mighty happy tonight." "Yes." "I passed my examinations at school today." "Did you?" "You are a smart girl." "They told me I'll be ready to take a job in about three months." "Lotta." "How would you like to go to Chicago to work?" "Pa would hate it in Chicago." "Karie wouldn't like it either." "I don't think." "I wasn't thinking of them." "I mean you." "Alone?" "I'd be lonesome." "I'd be scared to be in Chicago alone." "I'd be there." "I mean." "I'd come down often on business trips." "We could go to the theater together." "Have dinner." "You'd like that." "Wouldn't you?" "Yes." "But you being a married man and all." "People would think it was funny." "People wouldn't know." " I guess you don't think much of me if..." " Lotta." "Darling." "I love you." "No." "You don't." "Mr. Glasgow." "Don't talk like that." "You think just because I'm a young girl..." "Do you think that I'm old." "Lotta?" "Because I'm not." " I love you." "I'll do anything for you." " You mustn't." "You must have known how I felt about you the moment I first saw you." "No." "I thought it was on account of my father." "Well." "Anyway." "I did at first." "It was you." "Lotta." "You're what I've missed all my life." "I need you." "I've got to have you." "I made a mistake once." "But now it's going to be different." " Lotta." "You and I..." " Don't." "Mr. Glasgow." "You mustn't say these things." "It's wrong." "You mean because I'm married?" "I'll get a divorce if you'll only wait." "I'll take you away from here." "I'll make you happy." "I'll do anything that I..." "I'll see you tomorrow night at the annual party." "We'll talk about it then." "Well." "I'm glad we didn't eat them all up." " Thank you." " They're the best I've ever made." " Glad to see you." " Glad to see you." "How are you doing?" "Captain of the baseball team." " Hello." "Barney." " Hello." "George." "How are you?" "How do you do?" "Good to see you." " How are you?" " Good evening." "How are you?" " How are you doing?" " How do you do?" "Hello." "Charlie." "How are you." "Mrs. Schultz?" "Who are you looking for." "Richard?" "Oh." "Just looking." "Hello." "How are you?" "How do you do." "Mrs. Bolger?" "Hello." "Bert." "Glad to see you." "Well." "Hello." "Schwerke." "Good evening." "Mr. Glasgow." "This is my mother and father." " How do you do?" " Fine." "Thank you." "Mr. Glasgow." "How are you." "Sir?" "This is Mrs. Glasgow." "Mr. And Mrs. Schwerke." " How do you do?" " Well." "Thank you." "Mrs. Glasgow." " I'm glad to see you." " Glad to see you." "Mrs. Glasgow." "You know Richard." "Of course." "And this is Tony Schwerke." "Yes." "I guessed as much." "You've got a paper cup and my daughter wants to marry you." "I don't want to marry him just because he has a paper cup." "Mother." "Have you had anything to drink yet?" "Well." "You have something." "George." "Come here a minute." "Come." "Schwerke." "Have some for yourself." "The more I think about that paper cup of yours." "The better I like it." "Hello." " Hello." " Hello." "Richard." "Oh." "Hello." "The family's waiting up there." "Oh. ja." "Now." "About free silver..." " Hey." "Barney." " Hello." "Swan!" "How are you?" "Hello." "Mr. Glasgow." "This is wonderful." "Where's Lotta?" "Did you bring her?" "She just went over there with Richard." "By George." "Barney." "This nice party." "Yes." "Will you excuse me a minute?" "Get yourself a drink." "Won't you?" "Hello." "Josie." "Are you having a good time?" "Lovely." "Well." "I'm glad to hear it." "Well." "Here we are." "You were so late coming." "I was about to go after you." " I almost didn't come." " Why?" " Well." "I'm not an employee of the mill." " I know." "But Karie and Swan are." "Thank you." "Richard." "Pa and Karie and I are going back to Iron Ridge." " You don't like it here?" " We love it." "But..." "But what?" "It wasn't because of anything I said the other night." "Was it?" "N o a a a a p" "Yes." "Yes." "You know." "I'm kind of glad it happened." "Though." "Why?" "Because it made you so mad that you had to take notice of me." " I noticed you before that." " Did you?" "And what's all this guff about going back to Iron Ridge?" " I've got to go." " But why?" " Well." "Because..." " Because why?" "Because Pa misses the woods." "He's used to an outdoor life... hunting and fishing." "Well." "You're not going." " You don't belong up there." " I don't know where I belong." "Well." "I'll tell you." "You belong with me." "I'm going to New York to live." "And you're coming with me." "We'll crash New York together." "Just a couple of rubes from the Middle West." "Mr. And Mrs. Richard Glasgow have taken an apartment at the Waldorf." " Can I help you." "Mr. Glasgow?" " No." "Thank you." " Come out of there." " Now wait a minute." "Father." "Come on and fight." "Because I'm going to lick the everlasting daylights out of you!" "Father." "You crazy?" "You out of your mind?" "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute!" "I'm in love with Lotta and she's in love with me." "We're going to be married." "And there's nothing you can do about it." "Don't." "Richard." "Don't!" "He's your father." "He's an old man." "Get out of here." "Both of you." "Come on." "Lotta." "Bernard!" "Bernard!" "There you are." "I've been looking..." "What's the matter?" "What is it?" "What's the matter?" " That precious son of yours." " What..." " I threw him out of the house." " Why?" "He's going to marry that girl." "Is that all?" "Is that all?" "You don't care?" "No." "As long as it isn't you." "I thought it was you." "Maybe." "But then." "Perhaps even you can't have everything you want." "There." "You look better now." "The tables are all ready." "But they won't sit down." "See if you can get them to come in and eat." "Barney!" "Barney." "What's the matter with you?" "Nothing." "Nothing's the matter." "Swan." "I'm an old man." "Swan." "An old fool." "Come and get it!" "Come and get it!" "Come and get it." "Or we'll throw it to the dogs!" "Come and get it!" "Come and get it." "Or we'll throw it to the dogs!" "Come and get it!"