The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-10-21

devoted to the photographs OF proml-
nent actresses and society women.
most of whom she had never heard OF,
though here and there she saw name
that was familiar. In the center was
that tantalizingly clean cut edge which
had subtracted face from the gal
lery-a face which she wanted very
much to see.
She shrugged her shoulders careless
". Then, in a sudden access Of fury.
she flung the mutilated magazine VI
ciously into far corner Of the room.
The travellers slept late on the fol-
lowing morning. for the WEAKNESS OF
weeks was upon them. and the little
bunk room they occupied adjoined the
main building and was dark. When
they came forth they found Chakawa-
M in the store and a few moments
later were called to breakfast
where h your mistress?" inquired
Boyd.
'She go see my sick broder." said
the Indian girl. recalling Cherry's
mention Of the child III with measles.
"She all the time give medicine to
Aleut babies," Chakawana continued.
''all the time give. give. give some
thing. Indian people love her"
They were still talking when they
heard the Jingle Of many bells. and the
door burst open to admit Cherry. who
came with rush Of youth and health
as fresh as the bracing air that follow.
nj h.,I hos
cheeks and quickened her eyes.
Good morning. gentlemen" she
cried. removing the white fur hood
which gave a setting to her sparkling
eyes and teeth. "Oh, but it's glori-
Gus morning! We did the five miles
from the village in seventeen minutes"
And how is your measly patient?"
asked Fraser.
Hes doing well. thank you" She
stepped to the door to admit Chaka
wana, who had evidently hurried
around from the other house and now
came in. bareheaded and needless of
the cold. bearing a bundle clasped to
her breast. Il brought the little fell
low home with me. See!"
Il dare say Kalvik Is rather lively
during the summer season." Emerson
remarked to Cherry later in the day.
"Yes: the ships arrive in May, and
the fish begin to run in July. After
that nobody sleeps"
ut must be rather interesting"
1T is more than that: it is inspiring.
Why, the story Of the salmon Is an
epic In itself. You know they live Z
cycle Of four years. no more. always
returning to the waters Of their nativ.
ity to die. And have heard 1t said
that during one OF those four years
they disappear. no one knows where
reappearing. out of the mysterious
depths Of the sea as If at signal
They come by the legion. in countless
scores of thousands. and when once
they have tasted the waters Of theiI
birth they never touch food again. new
er cease their onward rush until they
become bruised and battered wrecks
drifting down from the spawning beds
When the call Of nature is answered
and the spawn is laid they die. They
never seek the salt sea again, blt car
pet the rivers with their bones. Wher
they feel the homing impulse thes
come from the remotest depths. head
ing unerringly for the particular par
ent stream whence they originated Il
sand bars should block their course 1,
dry seasons or obstacles intercept then
they will hurl themselves out Of TIN
water in an endeavor to get across
They may disregard thousand river
one by one, but when they finally tast,
the sweet currents which flow iron
their birthplaces their whole natur
changes, and even their physical fea
lures alter. They grow thin, and tn
head takes on the sinister curve of tn
preying bird.
why. you just ought to witness tn
run These empty waters beeom
suddenly crowded. and the. fish com
in great silver horde. which races M
up. up toward death and obliteratior
They come with the violence of q SUN
mer storm; like prodigious. gieamfn
army they swarm and bend forward
CoSCls uAuCN AdtAASs OhC lpooCu. IL
quite impossible to describe it, thl
great silver horde. They are entirel
defenseless. Of course. and almos
every living thing preys upon then
The birds congregate in millions, til
four footed beasts come down frol
the hills. the Apaches Of the sea harr
them in dense droves. and even ma
appears from distant coasts to tax
his toll. but still they press bravely o.
The clank Of machinery makes tt
hills rumble: the hiss Of steam an
the signs Of the soldering furnace
are like the complaint Of some gial
overgorging himself"
How long does it all last?'
"Only about six weeks: then IL
furnace fires die out. the ships a
: loaded, the men go to sleep, aft
which Kalvik says back into its t,
months coma, becoming, as you see
now, a dead deserted village. shunn'
by man."
Put l don't see how those hui
plants can pay for their upkeep wi