Shockhadearlyrecognisedthattheevilswhichweresorampant，andthatexercisedsuchabanefulinfluenceinthecommunity，wereduenotsomuchtoanyinherentloveofviceastotheconditionsunderwhichthemenwereforcedtolive。Lifewasalonelythingontheranges，withoutcolour，withoutvariety，andmenplungedintodebaucheryfromsheerdesperatereactionfrommonotony。Shockbelievedthat，iftherecouldbeestablishedasocialcentreofferingintellectualinterestandphysicalrecreation，muchcouldbedonetobanishthevicesthatwerefastbecomingimbeddedintheverylifeandcharacterofthepeople。Andsoheplannedtheerectionofabuildingthatwouldserveforchurch，manse，club—
house，schoolroom，andlibrary，andwouldthusbecomeaspotaroundwhichthelifeofthecommunitymightgatherinacleanandwholesomeatmosphere。HeappealedtotheChurchManseBuildingFundforagrant，hedrewhisplansforhisbuilding，andthroughoutthesummerquietlysetaboutgatheringhismaterials。Oneandanotherofhisfriendshewouldpersuadetohaulaloadoflogsfromthehills，andwithgood—naturedpersistencehewouldgetaday’sworknowandagainfromtheyoungfellowswhofrequentlyhadmoretimeontheirhandsthantheyknewhowtoreasonablymakeuseof，withtheresultthatbeforetheywerewellawareofwhatwasbeingdonealogbuildingstoodreadyfortheroofingandplaster。Hissuccessstimulatedhisfriendstomoreorganisedandcontinuedeffort。Theybegantoviewitheachotherinmakingcontributionsofworkandmaterialforthenewbuilding。Macnamarafurnishedlime，Martindrewsand，SinclairandTheKid，whohadthebesthorsesandwagons，drewlumberfromthemillattheFort;andbythetimesummerwasgonethebuilding，roofed，chinked，andplastered，onlyrequiredafewfinishingtouchestobereadyfortheopening。Indeed，itwasamostcreditablestructure。Itwasalarge，roomy，two—storybuilding，thedownstairsofwhichwasgivenuptoaroomtobedevotedtopublicuses。TheupstairsShockplannedtocontainfourbed—rooms。
\"Whatdoyouwantoffourbed—rooms，Mr。Prospector？\"saidIke，astheywerelayingoutthespace。\"Youcan’tsleepinmore’nthreeof’ematatime。\"
\"No，butyoucansleepinone，Ike，andsomeoftheboysinanother，andIwantonemyself。\"
\"Oh！\"saidIke，muchpleased。\"Goingtorunakindofstoppin’