The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-03

trap. rendering the cost Of its construc.
don Q total loss.
That evening when he had seen the
night shift started Emerson decided
to walk up to Cherry's house. for be
was worried over the days develop
ments and felt that IN hour Of the
girls society might serve to clear his
thoughts.
Cnefry's house was situated a short
distance above the cannery which serv-
Cd as Willis Marsh's headouarters. and
Boyd's path necessarily took him past
MS enemy's very stronghold. Finding
the tide too high to permit Of passing
beneath the dock. he turned up among
the buildings. where. to bis surprise, he
encountered his own day foreman talk.
ing earnestly with q stranger
The fisherman started guilty..
What are you doing here. LarsenT
asked Boyd
Il just walked up after supper to
have talk with an old mate"
who Is her.
Hes Mr. Marsh's foreman"
Emerson spoke out bluntly: "See
here. I don't like this. These people
have caused me q lot Of trouble al
ready. and l don't want my men hang
ing around here"
"Oh. that's all right" said Larsen
carelessly. Him and me used to fish
together" And as If this were a sufii-
cient explanatio he turned back to his
conversation. leaving Emerson to pro
coed on his way.
He found Cherry at home and ding
ing himself into one OF her easy chairs.
relieved his mind OF the days occur
rences.
MARSH Is building those traps pure
! " out of spite she declared indig-
nantly when he had finished. He
doesn't need any more hsh-he has
plenty Of traps farther UP the river
/ ITO be sure. 1t looks as il we might
have to depend upon the gill netters.'
I'VE will know before long. IL the
fish strike in where George expects
Marsh will be out pretty penny"
"And II they don't strike in where
George expects we will be out all the
! expense OF building that trap
Exactly. It's fascinating bust
/ ness. isn't it? It's q business In which
the unexpected Ia forever happening
But the stakes are high. and know
you will succeed. By the way" she
continued. have you heard the his
toric story about the pink salmon"
He shook his head
well. there was Il certain shrewd
old cannery man In Washington state
whose catch consisted almost wholly
of pink fish. As you know. that varie-
ty does not bring as high price as
red salmon. like these Well. finding
! that he could not sell his catch. owing
to the popular prejudice about color.
this man printed lot Of striking can
labels, which read. Sa.- Grade Pink
Salmon. Warranted Not to Turn Rcd
In the Can They tell me 1t worked
like n charm"
mo wonder" Boyd laughed.
81 wish ! were Il man" she went on
I'D like 10 engage in business OF this
sort. something that would require f.
Seuuity and daring I'd like to handle
big affairs
There il your copper mine You
-
Cherry's expression altered. and 81
shot quick glance at him as he went
on
How Ia 1t cons,g along. by the
way? I haven't heard you mention il
lately"
Il Very well. I believe. The tnen were
down the other day and told me it
was big thing"
I'm delighted How does it seen.
to be richY'
I'll hardly know Rich. That has
always BEEN my dream. and yet
THE wonderful feature about
Dreams" he took advantage of her
pause to say IFS that they come true. -
Not all Of them-not the real. won
derful Dreams" she returned
'Oh. yes! My dream is coming true
and so is yours"
~ have given up hoping for that
she said. without turning
But you shouldn't give up Rene m
Der that all the great things ever az
compllshed were only dreams at first
. and the greater the accomplishments
the more impossible they seemed te
begin with"
Something in the girls attitude ant
in her silence made him feel that his
words rang hollow and commonplace
While they had talked an unaccus
toned excitement had been mounting
!. In his brain. and 1t held him now in 9
kind Of delicious embarrassment L
was as II both had been suddenly en-
folded in a new ard mysterious un
Outstanding without the need o.
speech. Tie did dot tell himself tina
I Cherry loved him. but he reused to 1
fresh perception Of her beauty and fel
: himself privileged in her nearness.
1t may have been the unusual ardo
j. Of his gaze that warmed her cheeks
and brought her eyes back from tn
world outside. At any rate. she turned
, flashing him a startled glance tina
caused his pulse to leap anew. Rising
silently. she went past him to tn
piano. Never before had she surprise,
e thot JonE in hts oroS opd of ~ ss.,ji