Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-03

man" he announced at the conclusion
If your men prefer 10 work for me-"
Then you force me to retaliate,
said Boyd Il shall hire your men ou
from under you"
Marsh laughed provokingly.
TRY IT, ! am good organizer. II
nothing else III you send emissaries
TO my plants 1t will cause certain VIC
lence. and | think you had better
avoid that. for we outnumber You ter
to one"
Emerson left in disgust. Nor had
he hit upon any method of relief when
Cherry came down TO the plant on the
following morning. She inquired
straightway:
What are you doing about II? You
can't afford 10 lose an hour
II have sent a man TO each OF the
other plants 10 hire fishermen al any
price. bui I have no hope that they
will succeed Marsh has his crews roo
well In hand for that
Cherry nodded They wouldn't
dare quit aim now He'd never let
them return 10 This country If they
did Meanwhile the rest Of your force
is on the banks, | presume"
yes"
How many boats have you%
"Ten.
"Heayens And this Is The first day
of the run. II looks bad. doesn't II:
Has the trap begun to fiH2"
NO George is down there now !
guess Marsh succeeded in corking il.
Meanwhile all the other plants are
working while my Chinks are playing
fantan | seem TO bring misfortune
upon every one connected with me,
don't - he added I'm afraid I'm a
poor sort"
How boyiSh he was, the girl thought
tenderly. vet how spIendidly brave he
had been throughout the fight, There
was a voiccless. maternal yearning in
her heart as she asked him gravely:
of you fail now it will mean-the
end of everything. will it not?"
"Yes." lie squared his tired Shout
ders. But am not beaten yet You
taught me never 10 give up. Cherry.
If | have To 20 back home without a
catch and see billiard take this plant
over. why I'll begin once more at
something new. and some day | will
succeed But shan't give up III
90, ,,-bot cat,,,n,, NO ootoh or1 ,hap
begin All over again Eeyt season"
And -suppose you don't succeed
Suppose billiard won't carry your"
"Then ! shall try something else.
Maybe | shah 90 TO mining again I
don't know Anyhow. she would not
let me grow disheartened If she were
here. She wouldn't let me quit She
isn't that sort
Cherry Malotte stirred and shifted
her gaze uncertainty TO the cleaning
bay. Abreast of them the feet of
fishing boats were drifting with the
tide, In the distance others were dot
ted clear away 10 where the opal
ocean lay tug was passing. and
she saw the sun fash from the cargo
In its tow. while the faint echo of a
song came waiting to her ears. She
stood so for long moment. fighting
manfully with herself. then wheeled
upon him suddenly There was new
tone In her voice as she said
If you will let me have one of your
launches | may be able TO help You
How" he demanded quickly
Never mind how. It's long chance
and hardly worth trying but may /
take tiie noai!-
''Certainly." said he. There's one
lying at the dock
He led her 10 the shore and saw
her aboard. then waved goodby and
walked moodily back to the office. graf
flied that she should try TO help him.
yet certain that she could not succeed
where he and George had failed.
'sFingerless" Fraser had breakfastcd
late, as was his luxurious custom, and
shortly before noon, i'm the course oil
his dissatisfied meanderings, he found
his friend in the Office, lost in sombel
thought. 1t was the first time in many
weeks that he had seen this mood II
Boyd. aud after fruitless effort t.
make him talk he fell into his ole
habit Of imaginary reading, dronine
away 20 himself as If from printed
page:
Your stay among US has not beer
very pleasant, has it, Mr.. Emerson
inquired.
"'Not SO that you could notice 1t,
replied our hero. Il don't like fish, ane
/ never did
'.srhat is the result Of prejudice
the fish is noble ANIMAL Mr.. Elmer
son declared.
"'He's not an animal at ALL our hero
gently corrected. He's a biped--a reg
ular wild biped, without either love o.
home or affection for his children. The
salmon is of a low order of intelligence
and has Queen Anne slant to hi
roof. No person with retreating fore
head like that knows very much. Th'
only other member of the animal king
dom that is as foolish as the salmon i
Alton Clyde. The fish has got shad'
the best OF II over him, but as TO
friendship and the gentler emotions
why. the salmon hasn't got them a
all. The only thing he's got Is milliol
o0nu and n Stsuap of direcfiou II b,