The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-12
The
SILVER
HORDE:
BY REX BEACH.
Author Of The Spoilers" and
The Barrier
Copyright. 1909. by Harper a Brothers
4 g. o. .
By REX BEACH.
Author Of The Spoilers" {
The Barrier"
Copyright. 1909. by Harper a Brothers
[CoNT1NUED.]

FrODlSner, SnOuld say,
gasped Boyd to the reporter.
~ mo, sir. Alton Clyde! He
was pretty tallative the night I saw
him." The reporter laughed meaning
~.
Drunk, do you meanw
ooh, not exactly drunk, but pretty
wet. He knew what he was saying,
however. Can't you give me some
thing more?"
Nothing" Boyd hurried to his hotel,
prey to mingled anger and contrition
So Fraser had told the truth, after all,
and with kind of sullen loyalty had
chosen to remain under cloud himself
rather than inform on friend. It was
quite In keeping with the fellows Pc
cullar temperament. AS it happened,
Boyd found the two men together and
lost no time in acqua1nting them with
his discovery.
"I've come to apologize to you," he
said to Fraser, who gr1nned broadly
and was seized with a sudden abash-
ment which stilled his tongue. Elmer
son turned to Clyde. "Why did you
permit me to do this injustice?'
al didn't mean to give out any
secrets-1 don't remember doing it,
Alton apologized lamely. "You know
I can't drink much. l don't remember
a thing about 1t, honestly" Boyd re-
garded him coldly, but the young
mans penitence seemed so genuine, he
looked so weak, so pitifully incompe-
tent, that the other lacked heart to
chast1se him. It requires resistance to
develop heat, and against the absence
of character 1t is impossible to create
any sort of emotion.
when you got drunk that night you
not only worked a great hardship on
all Of US. but afterward you allowed
me to misjudge a very faithful man."
declared Boyd. eff you can't keep a
close mouth and do as you are told
you'd better go back to Chicago"
Don't climb any higher" admon-
ished "Fingerless" Fraser Hes all
futfed up now. I'll lay you to / he
don't make another break Of the kind"
mo; was so com-cussed- pletely
picked that forgot I even spoke
about the salmon canning business. III
break my corkscrew and seal my flask,
and from this moment until we come
out next fall the demon rum and are
divorced. Is that good newsY'
Everything Is a joke to you, isn't
1t?' said Boyd. IF this trip doesn't
make man of you, you'll never grow
up"
AS if billiards conversion had mark
ed the turning point of their luck, the
partners now entered upon a period Of
almost uninterrupted success. Boyd
signed his charter, securing a tramp
steamer then discharging at Tacoma;
Bait closed his contracts for Chinese
labor, and the scattered carloads of
material which had been lost en- route
or mysteriously laid out on sidings be-
gan to come in as If of their own &C.
cord.
A brigade of or1entals and a minia-
ture army Of fishermen had appeared
as If by magic and were quartered in
the lower part of the city awaiting
shipment. At the dock one throbbing
April evening the Bedford Castle
berthed, ready to receive her cargo,
and the two men made their way to-
ward their hotel, weary, but glowing
with the grateful sense Of an arduous
duty we'll performed. The following
morning would find the wharf swarm
ing with stevedores and echoing to the
rattle Of trucks, the clank Of hoists
and the shrill whistles Of the signal
men.
"Looks like they couldn't stop us
now" said Bait.
1T does," agreed Emerson. 1--WE
ought to clear in four days-that'u be
the 10TH"
1T smells like an early spring, too,"
the fisherman observed, shifting the air.
IF it Is We'll be in Kalvik the first
week In May"
"I'm of to tell Cherry" said Boyd.
His course took him past billiards
bank, and when abreast of it he nearly
collided with a man who came hurry.
ing forth. In the well groomed, fiery
haired, plump figured man Emerson
recognized the manager of the North
American Packers association.
Good evening, Mr.. Marsh
Marsh whirled about. "Eh? All
why, yes, it's Emerson"
Marsh Informed Boyd Of the anger
of M1ldred's father at his canning en-
terprise and also that Mildred and
Mr.. Wayland were to visit Kalvik or
a yachting tour. Emerson was great
ly amazed at this information; also be
realized that Marsh had arrived or
the spot because billiard had granted
his opponents their needed loan. The
men separated.
The next morning Bait rushed in or
Emerson with news that the laborers
loading the Bedford Castle had gone
on strike because the captain, Peas
ley, rightly refused a demand Of $1,000
by the union.
cts Marsh again." said Big George.
EYES," Emerson answered; 'its {
holdup pure and simple" A look Of
intense anxiety came into his eyes.
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