Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13
-She isn't that kind" Emerson holly

-Shc isn't tnat KIM, Emerson nOtiy
denied
"Now, don't be boy until your
beard trips you up. That girl is about
to break into billiards vault, and
while she's in there. with the gas light
ed and suit case TO lug off the bank
notes, why not tell her to toss In few
bundles for u.s."
IF / can't get along without taking
money from woman I'll throw up the
whole deal"
The curious look which Boyd had
noted once before came into Clyde's
eyes. and this time, to judge by the
young fellows manner, he might have
translated it into words but for the
entrance at that moment Of Cherry
herself, accompanied by "Fingerless"
Fraser.
what luck in vancouver?" she in
quired
"None whatever. The banks won't
listen to me, and I can't interest any
private parties"
'See here" volunteered Fraser, why
don't you let me sell some Of your
stock? I'm there with the big talk"
Emerson turned on him suddenly.
You have demonstrated that. IL you
had kept your mouth shut we'd have
been at sea by now"
The fellows face paled slightly as he
replied, II told you once that l didn't
tip your mitt."
Don't keep that upr cried Boyd, his
much tried temper ready to give way.
Il can put up with anything but
lie."
Noting the signs of rising storm,
Clyde scrambled out of his chair, say
ing. "Well. / think I'll be going" He
picked up his hat and stick and hur
riedly left the room, followed in every
movement by the angry eyes of Fra
ser. who seemed on the point of an ex-
ploSion.
You are tired and overweight"
said Cherry quietly to Boyd. THE sue
cess Of this enterprise. with any hap
piness it may bring you, isn't worth
human life. nor is 1t worth what you
are suffering"
Perhaps not, from your point of
view" he said roughly. then struck
his palm with his closed fist. what
an idiot ! was TO begin all this-to
think i could win with no weapons
and no aid except a half mad fisher
man, an addle Drained imbecile, con-
fidence man
"And woman" supplemented Cher
ry. "Pm the one TO blame"
'No; ] blame no one but myself.
Whatever you're responsible for there's
only one person you've harmed-your-
self"
what do you mean?' asked Cherry
Her surprise left him unimpressed.
Lets be frank" he said ut is best
TO have such things out. | traded my
friendship for money. and am ruined
You are stalking your honor against
billiards banknotes." Her silence
only made him the more fercely deter
mined to force an explanation. "Oh,
I'm in no mood to speak gently" he
said; then added, with sting Of con-
tempt ins his tone, 81 didn't think you
would pay quite that price for your
copper mine"
Cherry Malotte paled to her lips.
Kindly be more explicit; don't know
what you are talking about"
"Then, for your own good, you'd bet
ter understand. According to accepted
standards, there is one thing no wo-
man should trade upon. You have set
yourself to trap billiard. and from
what hear you are succeeding. He is
a married man. He is notorious. and
yet you have deliberately yielded your
self to him for price"
Suddenly he found the girl standing
over him with burning eyes and quiv-
ering body.
what right have you to say such
things to me" she cried. "A moment
ago you acknowledged yourself muir
derer-at least in thought You said
you would sacrifice anything or every
thing to gain your ends. Do you think
I'm like that too? Are my methods TO
be called shameful because your own
are criminal? And suppose they were?
Do you think that you and your love
for that unfeeling woman, who seat
you out to toll and suffer and sweat
your soul dry in the solitude of that
horrible country, are the only issues
In the world?"
1--WE won't speak Of her." he broke in
sharply.
"Oh, yes. we will. You say / have
set price on myself. Well, she can
set price on herself, but you can't
see it. Her price was your honor, that
has crumbled; your conscience, that