106 THE LOG OF A TIMBER CRUISER 
lieve that to date this promise has been kept. He 
forgot.all about his threat to quit and we left Hast 
Canyon and moved to lower McKnight in a few days 
—a great relief to all. 
I have often wondered how long Bert would have 
stayed had we disobeyed Frazer’s orders and told 
the cook the true story of the night’s occurrences, in- 
stead of allowing him to continue in the firm belief 
that he had suffered from delirium tremens. 
