News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-12-07


:. II cant | promised to go ashore
with the Berrys and Mr.. Marsh"
Marsh
Now don't get tragic! We are al
going to look over his plant and have
lunch there. They are expecting me
Oh, dear" she cried plaintively. ~
have seen and heard nothing but can
neries ever since we left Vancouver
! The men talk nothing but fish and
packs and markets and dividends. It's
all deadly stupid and I'm wretchedly
tired Of it. Father Is the worst Of the
lot. of course"
Emerson's eyes shifted to his own
cannery. You haven't seen mine
ours" said he.
"Oh, yes, have. Mr.. Marsh pointed
1t out to father and me. 1t looks Just
! like all the Others" There was an in
stant's pause before she ran on. DO
you know, there is only one interesting
! feature about them, to my notion, and
| that is the way the Cinnamon smoke.
Those funny crooked pipes and those
| little wads of tobacco are too ridicu-
lous" The lightness of her words
damped his ardor and brought back
the sense Of failure.
II was down with the fishing fleet at
the mouth of the bay this morning
when you came In. l thought | might
see you" he said
"At that hour? Heavens! | was
sound asleep. 1t was hard enough to
get up when we were called. Father
to steam so fast"
Boyd stared at her in hurt surprise,
but she was smiling at Alton Clyde in
the distance and did not observe his
look.
Don't you care even to hear what
have done? he inquired.
"Of course" said Mildred bringing
her eyes back to him.
Hesitatingly he told her of his dis
appointments, the obstacles he had met
and overcome, avoiding Marsh's name
and refraining from placing the blame
where it belonged When he had con-
cluded she shook her head.
at is too bad. But Mr.. Marsh told |
us all about it before you came. Boyd, |
never thought we'll of this enter
prise. Of course didn't say anything
against it, you were so enthusiastic,
but you really ought to try something
big. l am sure you have the ability.
Why, the successful men I know at
home have no more intelligence than
you, and they haven't half your force.
AS for this-well, think you can ac-
more important things than
fish"
important" he cried. "Why, the
salmon industry is one of the most i'm
portant on the coast. 1t employs 10000
men in Alaska alone. and they produce
S10,000,OO0 every year.
"Oh. let's not so into statistics" said
Mildred lightly; they make my head
ache. What mean is that a fisherman
IS nothing like-an attorney or bro
zer or an architect. for instance; he
s more like a miner. Pardon me-
Boyd, but look at your clothes" She :
began to laugh. why. you look like {
| common laborer!" ;
II might have slicked up a Bit" he {
lamely, but when you {
anne forgot everything else
II was dreadfully embarrassed when t
introduced you to the Berrys and the +
est. daresay they thought you were !
ne of Mr.. Marsh's foremen"
Never before had Boyd known the
east constraint in Mildred's presence,
ut now he felt the rebuke behind her ',
areless manner. and it wounded him
eeply. He did not speak. and after
moment she went on with an abrupt
1ange Of subject:
$50 that funny little house over there
sainst the hill is where the mystic
GUS woman lives" al
"Who?" m
Cherry Malotte," as
Eyes. How did you learn that?' to
"Mr. Marsh pointed it out. He said W
lie came up on the same ship with CT
,u.' OF
THAT is true of
why didn't you tell me? Why did in
IT you write me that she was with ~,
III in Scatter" =,
81 don't know; l didn't think of it." !,
lie regarded him coolly.
Has anybody discovered who or ;,
hat she is?' :"
Why are you so curious about herr"
Mildred shrugged her shoulders. =,
our discussion with Willis Marsh -
at night at our house interested me WI
ry much. l thought l would ask 81,
:. Marsh to bring her around when -;
went ashore 1t would be rather ;.
lusing. She wouldn't come out to
: yacht and return my call, would
e" Boyd smiled at her frank con- SUI
n at this possibility. .n'
You don't know the kind of girl she loo
he said. "She isn't at all what
j think. | don't believe you would the
able to meet her in the way you sug- doN
It." for
1ndeed!' Mildred arched her brows. pos
'hyr fee
She wouldn't fancy being brought sho
und,' particularly by Marsh" ,Jes
rom her look of surprise he knew TO
hn hnI l.,