Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06

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"Bloomi1gton: understood you &c
cay New Orlsans."
"My old man had a whole string Of
banks" Fraser averred hastily.
TELL ms-is Mr.. Emerson ill!' asked
the girl.
IN enough to lick den Of Wild
cats"
"Hs intended coming out to the
| yacht last night, but he disappointed
u.s.
Hes 40 busy rs an ant hill. met
him turning IN Just rs came out for
my constitutional"
"Whcre had he been all uightr' Her
voice betrayed an interest that Fraser
was quick to detect. He answered
cannily:
"You can search me! don't keep
cases on him. AS long as he does his
work l don't care where be goes At
| quitting time" He resolved that this
| girl should learn nothing from him.
There seem to DO very few white
women in this place." she said after
Q pause.
"Only one. till you people came
| Maybe you've crossed her trail?"
"Mr. Emerson told me about her.
| He seems quite fond Of her"
"I've always said they'd make .
| swell looking pair"
"one can hardly blame her for tryins
| to catch him."
"Oh. you can make book that she
! didn't start no lovemaking. She amt
! the kind to curl up in mans ear and
! whisper. She don't have to. All she
needs to do Is look natural. The men
will fall like ripe persimmons.''
| They have been together a great
deal. I suppose"
! Every hour of the day. and the days
are long" said Fraser cheerfully. But
be amt crippled He could have walk.
ed away II he'd wanted to. It's good
| thing he didn't. though. because she's
| done more to win this bet for Us than
| we've done ourselves"
"She's unusually pretty" the girl re-
marked coldly.
"Yes. and she's Just as bright as she
Is good looking But I don't care fol
bonds" Fraser gazed admiringly at
| the brown hair before him and rolled
his eyes eloquently. I'm strong for
brunettes. I am. It's the creole blood
in me-"
She gathered up her wild flowers and
rose. saying:
Il must be going"
'Ill so with you" He jumped to
his feet with alacrity.
"Thank you. prefer to walk alone"
"Declined with thanks!' he murmur
ed. I'D need ear NUTS and mirtens
to handle her. think Ill build ms
some bonfire and thaw out. She must
/ own the mint"
| At the upper cannery Mildred found
Alton Clyde with the younger Berry
girl. She called him aside and talked
earnestly with him for several min.
utes. -
"All right" he said at length. "I'n
glad to get out, Of course. The rest II
up to you"
Mildred's ups were white and ha
voice hard ~ she cried:
II am thoroughly sick Of It all!
have played the fool long enough
Nov, look here" Clyde objected
weakly, "you may be mistaken. and It
doesn't look like quite the square thing
| to do" But she .silenced him with an
angry gesture.
Leave that to me. I'm through
with him"
can right. Let's hunt up the gov.
ernor." Together they went to the Of
nee in search Of Wayne Wayland.
A half hour later when Clyde re-
Joined Miss Berry she noticed that he
seemed Ill at ease. gazing down the
bay with worried. speculative look
in his colorless eyes.
like slumber late In the afternoon, still
worn from bis long strain and aching
In every muscle. He was In wretched
! plight physically. but his heart was
agiow with gladness. Big George was
still at the trap. and the unceasing
rumble from across the way told him
that the fish were still coming in. As
he was finishing his breakfast watch,
man appeared in the doorway.
''There's a launch at the dock with
some people from above" he an.
nounced. II stopped them. according
to orders. but they want to see you"
"Show them to the Office" Boyd rose
and went into the other Guiding. where
q moment later he was confronted by
Wayne Wayland and Willis Marsh
The old man nodded to him shortly.
Marsh began:
Eve heard about your good fortune.
Mr.. Wayland has come to look over
your plant
ut is not for sale"
GLOW many Dish are you gettinx,'
'sThat Is my business" He turned
to Mr.. Wayland. II hardly expected
to see you here. Haven't you insulted
me enough?"
"Just moment before you order me
out. I'm a stakeholder in this coz,
pany. and am within my rights"
"You q stockholder? How much
stock do you own Where did you
get it?'
II own $1,000 shares outright" Mr.
wayland tossed q packet Of certin-
Gates upon the table. And have
options on all the stock you placed in
Chicago. said you would hear from
mn when tho time raYno0