Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-20
Il BROTHERS

VI course, he answered. lneH.
4 unable to sit still under her searching
/ gaze. he arose with flushed face 10
! meet further discontinue as she CON
! tinued:
Even IL Ii meant your own ruin, the
loss of the fortune you have raised
among your friends-money that is in
trusted to you-and-and the relin-
qulshment of Miss Wayland? Honest
! ly, now"-her voice had softened and
dropped to a lower key-"would 1t
make any difference"
Certainly
How much difference?'
"Pm in very embarrassing posi-
tion," he said slowly. You must re-
alize that with others depending on me
I'm not free to follow my own inclina4
tions"
She uttered little hooking laugh
"Pardon me. 1t was not a fair ques-
ton. and l shouldn't have asked it. but
your hesitation was sufficient answer"
Then as he broke into a heated denial
she went on:
Like most men, you think woman
has but one asset upon which to trade.
However, IL felt responsible for your
difficulties that was my affair. and IL
determined to help extricate you that
also concerned me alone" He stepped
forward rs IL to protest, but she silenc-
ed his speech with an imperious little
stamp of her foot.
In spite of the cheering turn his for
tunes had taken, 1t was in no very ami
able mood that he left her at last no
whit the wiser for all his questioning.
In the hotel lobby below he encounter
ed the newspaper reporter who had
fallen under Fraser's spell upon their
first arrival from the north. The man
greeted him eagerly.
How d. " do, Mr.. Emerson? Can
you give me any news about the fish,
eries?'
'No"
II thought there might be something
new bearing on my story"
Indeed. So you are the chap who
wrote that article some time ago. eh?"
Eyes, sir. Good. wasn't it,?
Doubtless. from the newspaper
point of view. Where did you get itY'
"From Mr. Clyde"
CHAPTER XII.
I'll LYDE! You mean Fraser
III Frobisher, should say"
N gasped Boyd to the reporter.
- NO, SIR, Altor ss:,yy1e. ne
swes . s-Ss. saIKauye the night 1 saw
him. The reporter laughed meaning
ly.
Drunk. do you meanr
"Oh, not exactly drunk, but pretty
wet. He knew what he was saying,
however. Can't you give me some
thing morey'
Nothing" Boyd hurried to his hotel,
a prey to mingled anger and contrition.
SO Fraser had told the truth. after all,
and with kind of sullen loyalty had
chosen 10 remain under cloud himself
rather than inform on a friend. 1t was
quite In keeping with the fellows Pc
culiar temperament. As It happened.
Boyd found the two men together and
lost no time in acquainting them with
his discovery.
i've come TO apologize to YOU" he
said to Fraser. who grinned broadly
and was seized with sudden abash-
ment which stilled his tongue. Elmer
son turned to Clyde. "why did you
permit me to do this injusticey'
ell didn't mean to give out any
secrets--I don't remember doing It."
Alton apologized .smely. "You know
| can't drink much. don't remember
a thing about II. honestly" Boyd re-
garded him coldly. but the young
mans penitence seemed so genuine, he
looked so weak. so pitifully incompe-
tent. that the other lacked heart to
chastise him. 1t requires resistance to
develop heat. and against the absence
OF character It Is impossible to create
any sort OF emotion.
when you got drunk that night you
not only worked great hardship on
all of us. but afterward you allowed
me to misjudge very faithful man."
declared Boyd. IF you can't keep a
close mouth and do as you are told
you'd better 60 back to Chicago"
Don't climb any higher admon-
ished "Fingerless" Fraser. He's all
luffed up now. I'll lay you s to he
don't make another break OF the kind"
mo: was so com-cussed-pletely |
picked that forgot even spoke |
about the salmon canning business. I'll |
break my corkscrew and seal my fiask,
and from this moment until we come |
out next fall the demon rum and are |
divorced Is that good newsy
sEverything q Joke to you. isn't |
tip said Boyd. "If this trip doesn't |
make man Of you. you'll never grow |
up"
As II billiards conversion had mark
ed the turning point Of their luck, the
partners now catered upon 4 period Of |
almost uninterrupted success. Boyd
signed his charter. securing tramp
steamer then dischArgink ~ Tacoma: |
Bait closed his contracts. for Chinese
labor. and the scattered carloads Of
material which had been Loot en- route
Or mysteriously laid out on sidings be-
gan TO come in as II Of their own ac- i
,ord rfSs W.
A brigade Of orientals and q minia-
lure army OF fishermen had appeared |
y e By magic and were quartered In
he lower part Of the city Awaiting