New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-02

distributed up and down the stream
for considerable distance it is neces-
sary to transport all supplies to and
from the ships by means of tugs and
lighters. Owing to the narrowness of
the channel the Juliet came to her
mornings not far from the Bedford
| Castle.
TO Marsh. already furious at the
trick the ice had played him, this fore
| ed proximity to his rival brought home
with added irony the fact that he had
been forestalled, while it emphasized
| his knowledge that henceforth the con-
| fict would be carried on at closer
quarters. 1t would be a contest be-
| tween two men, both determined to
| win by fair means or foul
1t was on the afternoon following
| his arrival that Marsh after a tour of
| inspection landed from his launch and
strolled up to where Boyd Emerson
was at work. He was greeted cour
| teously, if bit coolly, and found, as
| on their last meeting, that his own
| bearing was reflected exactly in that
of Boyd.
| 81 see you have number of my old
fishermen" Marsh observed.
Yes; we were fortunate"
You are very lucky
Indeed. HoW?''
We'll, don't you think you were
lucky to beat that striker --..
ut wasn't altogether luck. However,
do consider myself fortunate in es-
Gaping at the last moment" Boyd
laughed easily. by the way, what
happened to the man they mistook for
me?
"Let him go. believe didn't pay
much attention to the matter rather
think you will have a lot to explain
one of these days." he said, with de-
liberate menace. -,-s
| with $4,000 cases of salmon aboard
the Bedford Castle will explain any
thing. Meanwhile the police may go
to the devil!'
You got away from Seattle, but
there is a commissioner at Dutch Har-
Dor, also a deputy marshal, who may
have better success with a warrant
|
| trusts manager could not keep down
the angry tremor in his voice, and the
other, perceiving it, replied in a man
ner designed to infame him still more:
Yes, have heard Of those officers.
| understand they are both in your
employ"
''Whatr'
81 hear you have bought them"
DO you mean to insinuate"-
Il don't mean to insinuate anything
Listen! We are where we can talk
plainly, Marsh, and am tired of all
this subterfuge. You did what you
could to stop me, you even tried to
have me killed.
You dare to-
But l guess it never occurred tic
you that l may be just as desperate
as you are. l broke through in spite
Of you, and Pm on the job. If you
want to cry quits, I'm willing, but !
won't be baked, and if any of your
hired marshals try to take me before l
put up my catch I'll put you away
Understand?
/ Willis Marsh recoiled involuntarily.
You are insane!'' he cried
Am II" Emerson laughed harshly
''Well, Pm just crazy enough to dc
what l say. Don't come back here
until send for you Something might
fall on you"
Then it is to be war, eh?"
Suit yourself" Boyd pointed to the
shore
AS Marsh made his way to the wa
ter's edge he stumbled like a blind
man; his lips were bleeding where fais
small. sharp teeth had bitten them
and be painted like an hysterical wo-
man.
During the next fortnight the sailing
ships began to assemble, standing il
under great spread of canvas tc
berth close alongside the two steam.
ships.
On the morning after the arrival OF
the last ship Emerson and his com
panions were treated to genuine sur.
prise. Cherry had come down to the
site as usual-she could not let a day
go by without visiting the place-and
Clyde after tardy breakfast had just
come ashore. They were watching Big
George direct the launching Of scow
when all of a sudden they heard a IA.
miliar voice behind them cry cheer
fully:
Hello, white folks. Here we are
all together again"
They turned to behold a villainous
looking man beaming benignly upon
them He was dirty. his clothes were
in rags, and through riotous bristle
of beard that hid his thin features a
NANCY patch showed Oh either cheek.
It was undeniably "Fingerless" Fraser,
but how changed, how altered, from
that radiant flower Of Incidence they
had known. He was pallid, emaciat-
ed and bedraggled.
fFraSart' they cried in chnrua than