Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-05

depths VI the sea ~ II At . signal.
They come BY the legion. IN countless
scores Of Thousands. and when once
they have tasted the waters Of their
birth they never touch food again. new.
or ccass thsir onward rush until they
become bruised and battered wrecks.
drifting down fron The spawnins beds.
When the call q nature 10 answersd
and the spawn V laid they die. They
never seek the sslt So again. but car.
pet tho rivers with their oonss. When
they feel the homins impulse they
come from the re0otsst Depths head
Ing unerrtngly for the particular par
ent stream whence they originated. II
sand bars should block their course In
dry seasons or obstacles Intercept them
they will huri themselves out Of the
water In an endeavoe to get across
They may disregard . thousand rivers
one by one. but when they nually taste
the sweet currents which dow from
their birthplaces their whole nature
changes, and even their physical Tea
lures alter. They grow thin. and the
head takes on the sinister curve Of the
preying bird.
"why, you just ought to witness the
run These empty waters become
suddenly crowded. and the dsh come
In great silver horde, which races up.
up. up toward death and obliteration.
They come with the violence Of sum-
mer storm: like prodigious, cleaning
army they swarm and bend forward,
eager. undertaking. one purposed. It's
quite impossible to describe it. this
great silver horde. They are entirely
defenseless. Of course. and almost
every living thing preys upon them
The birds congregate In millions. tho
| four footed beasts come down from
the hills. the Apaches Of the sea harry
! them In dense droves. and even man
! appears from distant coasts to taka
| his toll. but esill they press bravely on
7 The clank Of machinery makes the
hills rumble; the hiss Of steam and
| the signs Of the soldering furnaces
are like the complaint Of some giant
overgorginE h1uself."
"How long cces It all lastT'
"Only Lbout six weeks: then the
furnace ares die out. the ships are
loaded. the meu 60 to sleep. after
which Kalvik says back into its ten
months coma. becoming, as you see it
| now, a dead, deserted village stunned
by man."
"Eut I don't see how those huge
plants can pay for their upkcep with
| such short run"
"Well. they do. and. what's more.
they pay tremendously. sometimes 100
per cent year or more.
| 1.-TWO years ago 4 ship sailed into
| port in early May loaded with an army
Of men with machinery. lumber. coal,
| and SO forth. They landed. built the
| the time the run started. They made
their catch aud sailed away again in
August with enough, salmon in the hold
| to pay twice over TO. the whole thing
| Willis Marsh did even better than
that the year before. but Of course the
price Of fish was high then. Next sea
son will be another big year.
How Ia that?"
| every fourth season the run r.
large; nobody knows why. Every time
| there is a presidential election the fish
are soy and very scarce: that lifts
prices. Every year in which a presi-
dent Of the United States is inaugural
ed they are plentiful"
| Emerson rose.
II had no idea there were such prof
its in the fisheries up here"
| Nobody knows it outside Of those
interested The Ka!vik river is the
most wonderful salmon river In the
world. for it has never failed once.
30 jealously."
! 1t was evident that the young man
was vitality interested now.
"What does IT cost to install and op-
crate a cannery for the first season.
| About 100000. am told. But ! be.
lieve one can mortgage his catch or
borrow money on 1t from the banks.
and so not have to carry the full bur.
den"
| into the business"
several things. Have you the uon-
sp1"
POSSIBLY. What eise:"
| "A site''
''That ought to be easy"
Cherry laughed. ''Op the contrary,
q suitable c:nncry site is very hard to
get. because there are natural condt
tons necessary. fresh flowing water
for one. and. furthermore. because the
companies have taken them all up"
"Ah! l see" The light died out OF
Emerson's eyes: the eagerness left his
voice He flung himself dejecteilv into
chair by the Gre. modify watch
ing the flames licking the burning
logs. All at once he gripped the arms
Of his chair and muttered through SET
Jaws, God. I'd like to tnke one more
chance"
(To Be Continued.)