Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-07

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but I doQ't know anything about
the business"
1--WE thought Of all that, and there's
Q way to make success certain. be.
ueve you have executive ability and
can handle these men,"
"Oh. yea. I've done that sort Of
thing" His broad shoulders went up
% he drew q long breath. whats
your plant"
George Bait, who knows more about
the businsss than any four people In
Kalvik. He discovered the Kalvik
river, built the first cannery here and
was it, foreman until he 4iarreled
with Marsh. Bait isn't the kind Of
man to be disciplined, %, not having
enough money to build Q cannery, be
took his scanty capital and started q
saltery on his own account Narsb
broke George in year. ruined him
utterly wiped him out, just ~ he In.
tends to wipe out insignincant me.
Thinking 20 recou2 his fortunes. George
calne back into camp. but he owns a
valuable trap site which Marsh and
his colleagues want, aud before they
would give him york they trisd to
make him &ssigu It to them and con-
tract never to 80 IN business on bis
own account. Naturally George re-
fused. Hes been starving now for two
years.
mo man d1rss - furniEa foed 20
George falt: no man dares to give
him bed; no cannery Will let him
work He has to take dory to Dutch
Harbor to get food. He doesn't dare
leave the country and abandon the
meager Thousands he has invested in
buildings, and every sumner when
the run starts he comes across the
marshes and sinks about the Kalvik
thickets Ike q wrath, watching from
afar Just in order to DO near IL all.
He stands alone and forsaken. barking
to the clank Of machinery, every bolt
Of which he placed. watching his
enemies enrich themselves from that
cleaning silver army. which he con.
siders his very own. he Il stunned
like a leper. Some time believe he
viii Nh Narsh.''
Hmm! One seems to be forever
crossing the trail Of this MaIsh." sa1d
Boyd, who had listened iltently.
1.-THE man who beats Marsh will
have done something" She paused,
then said Deliberately, "And believe
you are the one to do It,"
They had reached their destins tio'
the mouth Of deep Greet = wh'"h
Cherry turned her dogs. hacsf -
leaped from the sled and. runnin' &
ward. seized the leader, guiding It into
. clump Of spruce, among the boles
Of which he tangled the harness. for
this team was we q pack Of wolves.
ravenous for travel and tntolersnt Of
the leash.
Together they ascended the bank and
surveyed the surroundings, Cherry ex.
patiat1ng upon every feature with the
fervor Of a land agent bent on weav'
ing his spell about prospective buyer.
And in truth she had chosen well. for
the conditions seemed IDEAL
"rvs watched You. and know you
are down on your luck for some rsa.
son." the girl said. you've been mt
cast somehow, and you've had the
heart taken out Of you. but I'm sure
it's In You to succeed, for You're youns
and intelligent, cool and determined
I an Giving you tbs chance 70 play
the blexsst game Of your life and efass
In eaght short months svssy traee Of
failure. IN not doing Il altogether
unsellnhly. for believe youve bssD
sent to Kalvik TO work cut year OWD
sar,ation and mine and that Of peer
George 6alt whom you've mover seen.
You're going to do this thing. and
you're going to make It win"
Emerson reached out impulsivsly and
caught her tiny. mittened hand. His
eyes were shining: his face had lost
the settled look Of detection and Wa