New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-12

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"DoN'T OFFER ME YOUR HAND; 1r's Dirty
was nothing distinctive about him ex-
cept, perhaps, his hair, which was Of a
decided reddish hue. He was light of
complexion; his mouth was small and
OF a rather womanish appearance, due
to the full red lips. He was we'll
groomed, we'll fed; in all ways he was
typical city bred man. Raising his
brows in recognition, he nodded pleas
antly to Bait, then, as if on second
thought, excused himself to his COM
panions and stepped toward the other
group. - -......,.
''How do you do, George? What in
the name Of goodness are you doing
here? hardly recognized you"
Marsh's voice was round and musical,
his accent eastern. With an assump-
tion Of heartiness, he extended a white
gloved hand, which the big, uncouth
man who faced him refused to take.
The other three had risen. George
seemed to be cropping for a retort
Finally he 'blurted out hoarsely:
Don't offer me your hand. It's
dirty! It's got blood on it!''
''NonsenseY' Marsh smiled Lets
be friends again, George. Bygones are
bygones"
'sYou dirty ratr' breathed the fisher
man.
"Very well. IF you wish to be OBJ
stinate" Willis Marsh shrugged his
shoulders carelessly, although in his
voice there was a metallic note-'I
have nothing to say. Mr.. Bait and
l had a business misunderstanding
he said smoothly to Emerson, (which
I hoped was forgotten 1t didn't
amount to much''-
At this Bait uttered choking snarl
> and stepped forward, only to meet
Boyd, who intercepted him.
Behave yourself!" he ordered.
''Don't make scene" And before the
big fellow could prevent it he had
linked arms with him and swung him
around. The movement was executed
so naturally that none of the patrons
: of the cafe noticed it except perhaps
as a preparation for departure. Marsh
bowed civilly and returned to his seat
Alton Clyde clamored for enlighten-
ment as to the reason for this erup-
ton.
''That is the fellow we will have to
fight" Boyd explained. "He is the
head of the cannery combination at
Kalvik and bitter enemy Of
Georges"
Clyde spoke earnestly. "Well, that
absolutely settles it as far as I am
concerned. This is bound to end in a
row."
you mean you don't want to join
usY'
'Don't want to! Why, I've just got
to, that's all. The $4,000 is yours"
A month had elapsed when Elmer
son at last expressed to George the
encouragement that had lain silently
In both mems minds.
you've played your, string out, eh?"
Absolutely. I've done everything
except burglary. but / can't raise that
100000. Times are hard, and I've
bled my friends of every dollar they
can spare"
''It's an awful big piece Of money"
Bait admitted, with sigh.
81 never fully realized before how
very large" Boyd said. ''And yet
without that amount the Seattle bank
won't back us for the remainder"
"och, it's no use to tackle the BUSH
ness on small SCALE" Big George
pondered "We'd ought to be on the
coast now. We're shy $4,000, ehY'
eyes. y
But the clouds were blown away
few days after when Alton Clyde
threw down tWenty-f 81 900 bills be-
fore Boyd-got from mysterious
source which he refused to name.
Emerson later met the leading sutton
aside from HIMSELF for Mildred Way
lands hand, a parsonage whose exist
ence he felt as continued menace
He was visiting Mildred at her home.
Hearing voices outside the library.
the young man asked hurriedly: Give