The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-05
The
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SILVER
HORDE
BY REX BEACH.
Author Of THE Spoilers" and
Tho Barrier"
Copyright. 1909. by Harper q Brothers

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"Weny' BE stared at her curiously.
I'll didn't think it of you" She
shuddered weakly, but he only shrug.
ged his shoulders and said, with a
finality that cut off further discussion:
"He's spy. won't be spied upon"
When Boyd entered his room at the
hotel, whittier he had gone after leav-
Ing Cherry at billiards. bank. Big
George greeted him excitedly.
"Here's the dickens to pay. We can't
get that barkentine."
1.-The Margaret Why not7 The
charter was all arranged"
'"The agent telephoned that we could
not have her"
"What reasons did he offerT'
"None. We can't have her, that's
ALL"
'She's the only available ship on the
sound. Our stuff will be here In q fort
night"
"Some Of it WILL"
"What do you"-
"Boilers held up"
"Boilers?"
eyes. Read that" Bait tossed him
telegram.
"'Shipment delayed" read Boyd.
"Well. this is growing interesting.
Thank heaven, other people handle ma
chinery." He reached for q blank
and hurriedly wrote message cancel
ing his order. II guess C.lerry was
right. Marsh is fighting to delay US"
he began recital Of the mornings &C.
currence, but before he had finished he
was called to the telephone.
"More bad news" he exclaimed as
he re-entered the room. "The Jackson
Nebur company say they can't make
delivery of their order. I wonder what
next"
ave don't need anything more to Grip
pie U.s." George declared blankly. ANY
one Of these blows Is knockout"
1t was perhaps an hour later that
Cherry entered unannounced.
II just ran In for a minute to tell
you something new. When came
up from the bank the elevator boy
at the hotel made mistake and car
ried me past my floor. Without MOTTO
ing the difference, went down the
hall, and whom should run right in
to. coming out Of room, but our de-
tective As he opened the door I heard
him say, Very we'll, sir, I'll report to-
morrow"
ITO whom was he report1ng?"
II don't know. A few minutes later
I called you up to tell you about it, but
while I was waiting for my number
the operator evidently got the wires
crossed or left switch open, for I
heard this much Of conversations:
"'Our contract covers $4,000 cases
at S.. We thought that was at least
20 cents under the market
II was about to ring of when I re-
-membered that you had sold your out.
put of $4,000 cases to Bloc & Co. for IS
case, so I listened on chance and
heard another voice reply
Whose voice?'
II don't know. It said, Wen under
sell that by ST.
"'Good Lord! said the first speaker.
THAT means loss Of And then
was cut off. thought I'd better come
over in person instead of trusting to
the wire"
And you didn't recognize either
epeaker?"
mo. But I discovered at the Office
that rooms 610 and 612-the suit saw
that detective coming out of-are occu-
pied by Mr.. Jones of New York, who
arrived three days ago. I'll bet any
thing you please that you'll hear from
Bloc & Go. within twenty-four hours
and that the occupant of those rooms
at the Hotel Butler is Willis Marsh"
Big George began to mutter profane-
". 1T looks like they had us, and all
because Fraser's tongue is hung in the
middle"
"All the same, Wen fight it out" said
Emerson grimly. IF can raise that
money In Tacoma Again the tele
phone bell buzzed noisily.
"Bloc & Co.," predicted Cherry, but
for once she was wrong.
"A call from Tacoma" said Boyd, the
receiver to his ear; 1T must be the
Second National. They were not to let
me know till tomorrow Through
the open door Of the adjoining room
his words came distinctly, while the
others listened in tense silence.
"Hello! Yes! This is Boyd Elmer
SON." Then followed pause, during
which the thin, rasping voice Of the
distant speaker murmured unintelli.
gibly.
'Why not? Cant you give me rear
son? I thought you said Very well.
Goodby.'
Emerson hung up the receiver care.
fully and with the same deliberation
turned to face his companions, He
nodded and spread his hands outward
in an unmistakable gesture.
:, what already?" Quer1ed the girl.
'They must have been reached by
phone"
'That detective may have called
Marsh up from there" -...
"That means it won't do any good
to try further in Tacoma The other