Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-29

You can search mel I don't keep
cases on him. AS long as he does his
work 1 don't care where he goes at
quitting time He resolved that this
girl should learn nothing from him.
There seem to be very few white
women In this place." she said. after
a pause.
only one. till you people came. May
be you've crossed her trailT'
Hardly"
-"Oh, she's all right. Take II on the
word OF a fireman, she's an aoe"
MT. Emerson told me about her. He
seems quite font of her."
"rve always said they'd make a
swell-looking pair"
Zone can hardly blame her for try
ing to catch him"
"Oh. you can make book h a she
didn't start no love-making. h amt
the kind to curl up in a mans ear and
whisper. She don't have to. All she
needs to do is look natural; the men
will fall like ripe persimmons."
They have been together q great
DEAL I suppose"
Every hour Of the day, and the days
are long" said Fraser, c~heerfully.
But he amt crippled; he could have
walked away If he'd wanted to. It's
a good thing he didn't, though. because
she's done moro to win this bet for us
than we've done ourselves"
She's unusually pretty" he girl re-
marked, coldly.
Yes, and she's just as bright as
she is good-looking-but I don't care
for blondes" Fraser gazed admiringly
at the brown hair before him n rolled
his eyes e%loquently. I'm strong for
brunettes, I arr. It's the Creole blood
in me-"
She gathered up her wild flowers and
rose, saying:
"I must be going"
"I1l go with you. He jumped TO his
feet with alacrity.
THANK you. I prefer TO walk alone
Couldn't think of It. I'll" But
he paused at the lift of her brows and
the extraordinarily rigid look she gave
him. He stood in his tracks, watch
ing her descend the river trail.
Declined with thanks!" he muir
INJURED. "Id need ear-muffs and nit
tens to handle her. I think I'll build
me some bonfire and thaw OUT She
10
must own the mint"
At the upper Mildred found
Alton Clyde with the younger Berry
girl. she called him aside and talked
earnestly with him for several minutes.
"Au right" he said at length. I'm
glad to get out, of course; the rest Is
up to you"
Mildred's lips were white ana her
voice hard as she cried:
"I am thoroughly sick of 1t all. /
have played the fool long enough"
Now look here" Clyde objected
1t doesn't look like quite the square
with an angry gesture.
Leave that to me. I'm through with
him."
"An right. Let's hunt up the gov
ernor." Together they went to the
office in search of Wayne Waylahd:
A half hour later, when Clyde re-
Joined Miss Berry. she noticed that ne
seemed i'll at ease, gazing down the
bay with a worried. speculative o
IN his colorless eyes.
Boyd Emerson reused from his
death-like slumber late in the after
noon, still worn from his long strain
and aching IN every muscle. He was
In wretched plight physically, but his
heart was aglow with gladness. Big
George was still at the. trap, and the
~unceasing run BILE from across the way
told him that the fish we're still coming
in As he was finishing his breakfast
a Waterman appeared In the doorway.
There's a launch at the dock with
some people from above" he an
nounoed. ct stopped them. according
to orders, but they want to see you"
'fShow them to the ONCE" Boyd
rose and went into the other building,
where, a moment later, he was con-
frontsd by Wayne wayiand and Willis
Marsh. The old man nodded 70 him
shortly. March began: