News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-12-14

your lire, fou put youfSelI III tue
way Of danger when you hired scab
labor to break that strike. think you
! got off very easily"
9 IF Marsh was instructed to crush
the independents. why has he centered
all his efforts on me alone? Why has
he spent this summer in Kalvik and
: not among the other stations to the
south?"
THAT is our business. Different
methods are required in different local
tiles
J Then you have no criticism to make
you uphold him?' Boyd's Indignation
was getting beyond control
"None whatever. Your complaints
do not appeal to me- Even granting
your absurd assumption that Marsh
tried to put you out Of the way, It
seems to me that you have more than
evened the score"
"How?"
HE is still wearing bandages over
that knife thrust you gave him."
Emerson leaped to his feet.
"He knows | didn't do that-every-
body knows it!' he cried. "He lied to
YOU"
"We won't discuss that" said Wayne
Wayland CURLY. "What do you want
me to do?"
81 want you to end this persecution.
l want you to call him Off"
''In other words, you want me to
save You"
Emerson swallowed. 81 suppose it
amounts to that. want to be let
alone. want square deal"
well, | won't" Wayland's voice
hardened suddenly; his sound, white
teeth snapped together you are get
ting exactly what you deserve. You be-
trayed me by spying upon me while
you broke bread in my house. l see
nothing reprehensible in Mr.. Marsh's |
conduct. but even if / did I would !
not censure him. Any measures are
justifable against a traitor
Boyd Emerson's face went gray be-
meath its coating of tan, and his voice
threatened to break as he said:
81 am no traitor, and you know 1t.
| thought you man of honor, and
came TO you not for help, but for jus
tice. But l see was mistaken. I am
beginning to believe that Marsh acted
under your instructions from the
first
believe what you choose"
'You think you've got me, but you
haven't. I'll beat you YETI
'You can't beat me at anything"
Mr.. Waylands jaws were set like
iron.
mot this year perhaps, but next.
You and Marsh have whipped me this
time, but the salmon will come again.
and I'll run my plant in spite of hell"
Wayne Wayand made as if to
speak, but Boyd went on unheeding:
you've taken dislike to me. but
your conduct shows that you fear me-
You are afraid I'll succeed, and I
will"
Brave TALK said the older man.
But you owe 100000. and your
stockholders will learn Of your mis-
management"
Your persecution. you mean" cried
the other. Il can explain. They will
wait another year. | will raise more
money. and they will stand by me-"
perhaps | know more about that
than you do"
Emerson strobe toward the desk
crying in a quivering
voice:
Il warn you to keep your hands off
them. Don't try any of your financial
trickery with me. or III
Wayne Wayland leaped from his
chair his face purple and his eyes
flashing savagely.
Leave this yachtr he Numbered.
Il won't allow you to insult me. /
won't stand your threats. I've got I
you where ! want you. and when the
time comes you'll know it. Now. get
Out"' He stretched forth a great !
square hand and closed it so fiercely |
that the fingers cracked. I'll crush J.
you-like that"
Boyd turned and strobe from the 4
cabin t
Half blinded with anger. he STUN 5
bled down the ladder to his launch.
Back to the plant" he ordered, then b
gazed with lowering brows and defiant v
eyes ut the Grande Dame as she rest s
ed swanlike and serene at her moor t
ngs. His anger against Mildred's IA b
her destroyed for the time all thought
If his disappointment at her own lack Y
If understanding and her cool accept a
lnce C. * failure. He saw only that
lis afu had reached final climax a
where he must bow to the inevitable
'r-Big Georges parting words came
o him-strike one last blow in re-
)risal s.
1t was the hNur of his darkest de- Il
ipair-the real crisis in his life. There "
ire times when it rests with fate to
make a strong man stronger or turn s.
lin altogether to evil Such man
viii not accept misfortune tamely. He is
$ the reverse of those who are good
through weakness. 1t is his nature to q
in strongly.
But the unexpected happened, and 81
3oyd's black mood vanished in amaze b