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Ole's sudden alarm was caused by his stumbling in the dark over the root of a shrub which grew on the edge of, and partly concealed, a precipice, over which he was precipitated, and at the foot of which his mangled and lifeless form would soon have reposed had not his warlike forefathers, being impressed with the advantage of wearing strong sword-belts, furnished the sword which Ole wore with such a belt as was not only on all occasions sufficient to support the sword itself, but which, on this particular occasion, was strong enough to support its owner when he was suspended from, and entangled with, the shrubs of the cliff.
Paul used to say to his fellow sawyer, "I don't care if you ride the saw, but please don't drag your feet." A couple of cousins of Big Ole's were given the job and did so well that ever afterward in the Lake States the saw crews have generally been Scandinavians. It was after this that Paul had Big Ole make the "Down-Cutter." This was a rig like a mowing machine.
He had to assist Ole's father for a while; the old man did not want to retire, but he made the chief assistant his partner and carried on the business as before; he did not allow his sorrow to break him down. Old man Henriksen proved that he was not too old to work when circumstances required it. And Tidemand was unceasing in his efforts.
Now that he had been set free in that way, the thing would have been for him to have given a helping hand to that poor fellow, Long Ole; for after all it was for his sake that Ole's misfortune had come upon him. But did he do it? No, he began to amuse himself.
We'd never gotten quite so much satisfaction out of him before. The drawing took place the next week and, sure enough, Frankling declined to allow his name to be put in the hat. We put Ole's name in and were prepared to have him draw a Class A girl; but what happened knocked the props out from under us. His name came fourth and he drew the mortgaged and unapproachable Miss Spencer.
Terribly fatigued and hungry, we at last saw a star of promise the light of Ole's kitchen window. There was a white cloth on the table in the guests' house, and Ole's charming daughter the Rose of Westfjord-dalen did not keep us long waiting.
"I have decided to remain in Dal until Ole's return. I want to make the acquaintance of my little Hulda's betrothed. He must be a brave, honest fellow, of Joel's stamp, I am inclined to think." "Yes, exactly like him," replied Hulda. "I was sure of it!" exclaimed the professor, whose cheerfulness had returned, at least apparently.
Ole rubbed his eyes with his free hand and looked down at the morsel hanging on to the other. "Shake, Ole!" insisted Petey. "You went through it better than I did when I got it." I saw the rudiments of a smile begin to break out on Ole's face. It grew wider. It got to be a grin; then a chasm with a sunrise on either side. He looked up at us again, then down at Petey.
However, he entered Ole's office one afternoon; the weather was clear and sunny, but it was blowing hard and the dust whirled through the streets in clouds and eddies. He was in doubt whether Miss Aagot would want to go out on such a day, and for this reason he said at once: "It is a gloriously windy day, Miss Aagot; I should like to take you up on the hills, up to the high places!
"Come, sir," repeated Walther, "tell us who you are." No answer. Max now half jumped from his seat, exclaiming, "But we insist on knowing, sir, and, furthermore, I should like to know if you are taking us to Olè's or not." The stranger turned at this, and with a smile that displayed his glittering teeth, replied: "My good people, I am taking you just where you are destined to go.
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