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Each day in this improvised "room" in the bunk house must have seemed a week to Daisy with her infant to care for, and the meager facilities with which she had to work. And there were a good many of these days. The partners had quickly assumed ownership of their new business, and operated it themselves, without hired help, perhaps sixteen or more hours a day. This left scant time for arranging living quarters in a town where no vacant quarters existed. - However, before the snow was gone an opportunity came to buy a small log cabin and lot "on the hill". Now, all of Elk City was on a hill, but, as the road continued eastward a few hundred yards, the grade became steeper before again leveling off. This area contained scattered residential cabins, and was known by everyone as the only "on the hill". The rest of the settlement was "down town".
The cabin itself was not new, was smaller and more squat than the average, and was built broad side rather than gable toward the road. In front, the roof extended outward a few feet, making a small shaded porch floored with rough lumber. From the eves of this porch to the ground tiny pine poles were set, around which a luxurious growth of hop vines twined during the summer months. The house had originally had only one room, but this had been divided by board partition into a bed room and living room. And on the rear, -and two steps down to conform with the ground contour,- a lean to room had been attached to serve as kitchen and dining area. To the rear of this, and near the kitchen door, was a wood shed, built of poles and shakes, and large enough to hold and keep dry a winter supply of cut pine wood. So, this was destined to be the home of Lee, Daisy and the young sprout for the next few years. |
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