The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-09-24

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 is Stunned
like a leper. Some time believe he
will kill Marsh"
"Hm-m! One seems to be forever
crossing the trail of this Marsh," said
Boyd. who had listened intently.
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 destination
1.-The mouth Of deep creek, up which
Cherry turned her dogs. Emerson
leaped from the sled and, running for
ward, seized the leader; guiding it into
clump Of spruce, among the boles
Of which he tangled the harness, for
this team was like a pack Of wolves,
ravenous for travel and intolerant Of
the leash.
Together they assembled the bank and
surveyed the surroundings, Cherry ex-
patiating upon every feature with the
fervor of land agent bent on weav
ing his spell about prospective buyer.
And In truth she had chosen well, for
the conditions seemed ideal.
"rve watched you, and I know you
are down on your luck for some rea-
son." the girl said you've been mis-
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 young
and intelligent, cool and determined.
am giving you this chance to play
the biggest game Of your life and erase
In eight short months every trace Of
failure. I'm not doing it altogether
unselflshly, for I believe you've been
sent to Kalvik to work out your own
salvation and mine and that Of poor
George Bait, whom you've never seen.
You're going to do this thing. and
you're going to make 1t win"
Emerson reached out impulsively and
caught her tiny. mittened hand. His
eyes were shining; his face had lost
the settled look of detection and was
all aglow with new dawn Of hope.
Even his shoulders were lifted and
thrown back as II from some sudden
access Of vigor that ughtened his bur.
den :.
you're right!'' be said firmly. "we'n
send for Bait tonight"
In the days that followed Cherry
was at Boyd's elbow constantly, aid
ing him at every turn in his zeal to
acquire a knowledge Of the cannery
system. The odd conviction grew upon
her that he was working against time,
that there was q limit to his period
Of action, for he seemed obsessed by
an ever growing passion to accomplish
some end within a given time and had
no thought for anything beyond the
engrossing issue into which he had
plunged. She was dumfounded by his
sudden transformation and delighted
at first, but later, when she saw that
he regarded her only as a means to
an end, his cool assumption Of leader
ship piqued her and she felt hurt.
Constantine had been sent for Bait
with instructions to keep on until he
found the fisherman even If the quest
carried him over the range. During
the days Of impatient waiting they oc-
cupied their time largely in reconnot-
terdng the nearest cannery, permission
to 60 over which Cherry had secured
from the Waterman. who was indebted
to her. The man was timid at first,
but Emerson won him over, then pro-
ceeded to pump him dry Of informa-
ton, as he had done with his hostess.
Fraser looked on in bewilderment
at the change In Emerson.
"What have you done to Frozen
AnnieT" he asked Cherry on one &C.
casion. "You must have fed him a
speed ball, for / never saw a guy
gear up 80 fast. Why, he was the
darndest Grape hanger I ever met till
You got him Fingered up. He didn't
have no moro spirit than q sick kit
ten"
Fraser then eyed the girl keenly.
"This is a lonely place for a woman
like you," he said, "and our mutual
friend amt altogether unattract1ve.
eh?'
Cherry's cheeks famed, but her tone
was icy. '"This is entirely business
natter
"Hm-m! Il amt never heard you
touted none as business woman
said the adventurer.
"Have you ever heard me"-the COL
or faded from the girls face, and it
was tribe drawn-"discussed In any
wayT'
"You know, Emerson makes me un-
comfortable sometimes, he is so id
moral" Fraser replied indirectly. HE
won't stand for anything OF color.
He's a real square guy, he Is, the kind
you read about"
'You didn't answer my question:"
insisted Cherry.
!: Again Fraser evaded the issue. 'sNow,
If this Marsh Is going after you in
earnest this summer why don't you let
me stick around until spring and look
out your gamer I'll drop a monkey
wrench in his gear case or put spider