New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-30
"one can hardly blame her for trying

'One can hardly blame her for trying
to catch him.
'Oh, you can make book that she
didn't start no lovemaking. She amt
the kind So curl up in mans ear and
whisper She don't have to. All she
needs to do is look natural The men
will fall like ripe persimmons."
'sThey have been together a great
deal, suppose"
Every hour of the day, and the days
are long," said Fraser cheerfully. "But
he amt crippled. Hecould have walk
ed away if he'd wanted to. It's good
thing he didn't, though, because she's
done more to win this bet for us than
we've done ourselves"
She's unusually pretty" the girl re-
marked coldly.
Yes. and she's just as bright as she
is good looking. But don't care for
blends. Fraser gazed admiringly at
the brown hair before him and rolled
his eyes eloquently. I'm strong for
brunettes. i am. It's the creole blood
in me-"
She gathered up her wild flowers and
rose, saying:
Il must be going"
It'll go with you" He jumped to
his feet with alacrity.
Thank you. prefer to walk alone"
Declined with thanks!'' he murmur-.
ed. I'D need ear muffs and mittens
to handle her. l think I'll build me
some bonfire and thaw out She must
own the mint"
At the upper cannery Mildred found
Alton Clyde with the younger Berry
girl. She called him aside and talked
earnestly with him for several min
utes.
"All right" he said at length. ''1'm
glad to get out, Of course. The rest is
up to you.''
Mildred's lips were white and her
voice hard as she cried:
II am thoroughly sick of it all! I
have played the fool long enoughv'
Nov, look here" Clyde objected
weakly, you may be mistaken, and it
doesn't look like quite the square thing
to do" But she silenced him with an
angry gesture.
Leave that to me. I'm through
with him."
''All right. Let's hunt up the gov
ernor." Together they went to the Of
fee in search Of Wayne Wayland.
A half hour later when Clyde re-
joined Miss Berry she noticed that he
seemed i'll at ease, gazing down the
bay with worried, speculative look
in his colorless eyes.
Boyd Emerson reused from his death
like slumber late in the afternoon, 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
that the fish were still coming in. As
he was finishing his breakfast watch
| man appeared in the doorway.
There's launch at the dock with
some people from above" he an
nounced. II stopped them, according
to orders. but they want to see YOU"
"Show them to the Office" Boyd rose
and went into the other building, where
a moment later he was confronted by
Wayne Wayland and Willis Marsh
The old man nodded to him shortly.
Marsh began:
"We heard about your good fortune
Mr.. Wayland has come to look over
your plant
ct is not for SALE"
"How many fish are you getting?"
''That is my business" He turned
to Mr.. Wayland. 81 hardly expected
to see you here. Haven't you insulted
me enough?"
'Just a moment before you order me
out. Pm a stakeholder in this com
pany, and am within my rights
You a stakeholder? How much
stock do you own? Where did you
get it?"
II own $4,000 shares outright" Mr.
Wayland tossed packet Of certif-
Gates upon the table. And | have
options on all the stock you placed in
Chicago. said you would hear from
me when the time came"
$50 you think the time has come to
crush me, eh?' said Emerson. "Well,
you've been swindled Only one-third
of the capital stock has been sold, and
Alton Clyde holds $4,000 shares of
that"
The old man smiled grimly. II have
not been swindled"
''Then Clyde sold outp' exploded
Boyd.
Eyes. paid him back the $4,000 he
| put in, and took over the 25OO0
shares you got Mildred to take"
| "Mildredw Emerson started as il he
had been struck. Are you insane?
Mildred doesn't own Why, Alton
never told me who put up that mon
eyv'
Don't tell me you didn't knowr'