Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-01


mts."
"1e intended coming out to the
| facht last night. but he disappointed
rs"
Hes as busy as an ant hill. ! met
him turning in just as I came out for
my constitutional"
where had he been all night?" Her
voice betrayed an interest that Fraser
was quick to detect. He answered
cannily:
You can search me. don't keep
rases on him. AS long as he does his
work | don't care where he goes Mt
quitting time" Tie resolved that this
Sirl should learn nothing from him.
There seem to be very few white
women In this place." she said after
y pause.
"Only one. till you people came
Maybe you've crossed her trail:"
MIR Emerson told me about her.
lie seems quite fond Of her"
1--WE always said they'd make
swell looking pair"
zone 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 to curl up in II mans ear and
! whisper She don't have to. All she
needs to do is look natural. The men
will fall like ripe pcrsmmons."
They have been together a great
deal. | suppose
Every hour Of the day. and the days
are long" said Fraser checrfully. "But
he amt crippled. He could 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 cold!y.
Eyes. and she's just rs bright as she
Is good looking. hut don't care for
blonds." Fraser gazed admiringly at
the brown hair before him and rolled
his eyes eloquently. I'm strong for
brunettes. l am It's the creole blood
! in me-"
She gathered up her wild flowers and
rose, saying:
ii must be going"
"Ill go with YOU" He jumped to
his feet with alacrity.
THANK you. prefer to walk alone"
"Decined with thanks" he murmur-
ed. I'D need ear muffs and mittens
to handle her | think I'll build me
some bonfire and thaw out She must
own the mint"
AT the upper canncry Mildred found
Alton Clyde with the younger Berry
girl. She called him aside and talked
earnestly with him for several min
utes.
"A!l right" he said at length. I'm
glad to get out. of course. The rest is
up to you
Midred's lips were white and her
voice hard as she cried:
Il am thoroughly sick Of it all!
have played the fool long enough"
Now. look here" Clyde objected
doesn't look like quite the square thing
to do" But she sienced 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 Ill at ease. gazing down the
bay with worried. speculative look
in his cOloress 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
rumble from across the way told him
that the fish were still coming in. Az
he was finishing his breakfast watch
man appeared in the doorway
There's a launch ut the dock with
some people from above" he an
nounced. Il 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:
I'VE heard about your good fortune.
Mr. Wayland has come to look over
your plant"
ut 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 n moment before you order me
out. I'm stakeholder in this COM
rany. arc l am within my rights"
You Ii stakeholder? How much
stock do you own: Where did you
get ~"
u 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"
80 you think the time has come to
crush me. eh?' said Emerson. We'll.
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. Il have
not been swindled"
Then Clyde sold out" exploded