Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-25
CHAPTER Xxx.

Wherein "Fingeriess" Fraser Returns.
Big George had lost no time and al
ready the tow-boats were overheard,
while raft Of timber was taking form
alongside the ship. AS soon as it was
completed, it was loaded with crates
and boxes and paraphernalia OF all
sorts, then towed ashore as the tide
served. Another took it's place, and an
other and another. All that night the
torches flared and decks drummed in
a ceaseless activity. In the morning
Boyd sent squad Of fishermen ashore
to clear the ground for his buildings,
and all day new RATS Of lumber and
material helped to increase the pile
at the waters edge.
HiE early training as an engineer
now stood him in good stead, for a
thousand details demanded expert su.
pervision; but he was as completely at
home at this work as was Bib George
in his own part Of the undertaking
and it was not long before order be-
gan to emerge from what seemed q
hopeless chaos. Never did men have
more willing hands to do their bidding
than did he and George; and when a
week later The Juliet, with Willis
Marsh on board, came to anchor, the
bunk houses were up and peopled.
while the new site had become bee
hive of activity.
The mouth of the Kalvik river is
several miles wide, yet it contains but
small anchorage suitable for deep
draught ships, the rest Of the harbor
being underlaid with mud-bars and tide
flats over which none but small boats
may pass; and as the canneries are
distributed up and down the stream
for a considerable distance, 1t Is nee.
essary to transport all supplies to and
from the ship by means of tugs and
lighters. Owing to the narrowness OF
the channel, The Juliet came to her
moorings not far from The Bedford
Castle.
To Marsh, already furious at the
trick the ice had played Linn, this
forced proximity to his rival brought
home with added irony the fact that
he had been forestalled, while it en-
phasized his knowledge that hence
forth the conflict would be carried on
at closer quarters. 1t would be a con-
test between two men, both deter
mined to win by fair means or foul.
Emerson was dream-dazzled youth,
striving like knight-errant for the
love of lady, and the glory of con.
quest, but he was also born fighter,
and in every emergency he had shown
himself as able as his experienced OPP
ponent.
AS Marsh looked about and saw how
much Boyd's we'll directed energy was
accomplishing, he was conscious Of a
slight DISAGREEMENT. STILL he was
on his own ground, he had the advan.
tage of superior force, and though he
was Inundated by his failure to throt-
tie the hostile enterprise in Its begin.
ming. he was by no means at the end
of his expedients. He was curious to
see his rival in action, and he de-
cided to visit him and test his tenn
per.
1t was on the afternoon following his
arrival that Marsh, after tour of in
spection, landed from his launch and
strolled up to where Boyd Emerson
was at work He was greeted court
eously. if a bit coolly, and found, as on
their last meeting, that his own bear
ing was reflected exactly in that Of
Boyd Both men, beneath the scant
politeness Of their outward manner,
were aware that the time for ceremony
had passed. Here in the Northland
they faced each other at last as man
to man.
81 see you have number Of my old
fishermen Marsh observed.
eyes, we were fortunate in getting
such good ones"
"You were fortunate in many ways
In fact you are very lucky young
man."
Indeed! How?"
well, don't you think you we're
lucky to beat that strike,'
ut wasn't altogether luck. However,