Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-09

words, understand InaL you are dSh-
ing a favor"'
Il don't consider it So"
VERY well. Proceed"
when you sent me out three years
ago to make a fortune for Mildred 1t
was understood that there should be
fair play on both sides
Have you played fair?" quickly in
terposed the old man.
81 have. When / came to Chicago
had no idea that you were interested
IN the Pacific coast fisheries. l had
raised the money before I discovered
that you even knew Willis Marsh.
Then It was too late to retreat. When
1 reached Seattle all sorts of unexpect-
ed obstacles came up. I lost the ship
I had chartered: machinery houses re-
fused deliveries; shipments went
astray; my bank finally refused its
loan, and every other bank in the
northwest followed suit. l was har-
assed in every possible way. And It
wasn't chance that caused il; it was
Willis Marsh. He set spies upon me:
he melted a dock strike that resulted
in a riot and the death of at least one
man: moreover. he tried to have me
killed.
How 90 you know he did thatp'
"I have no legal proof. but L know
it Just the same"
Mr.. Wayland smiled. That is not
a very definite charge. You surely
don't hold him responsible for the
death of that striker?'
II do. and for the action of the po
lice in trying TO fix the crime upon me.
You know, perhaps, how I got away
from Seattle When Marsh arrived at
Kalvik he first tried to sink my boil
ers: failing in that. he ruined my iron
Chinks: then he 'corked' my fish trap,
not because he needed more fish, but
purely to spoil my catch. The day
the run started he bribed my fisher
men to break their contracts, leaving
me short handed. He didn't need more
men. but did that simply to cripple me.
1 got Indians to replace the white
men. but he won them away by mis-
cradle trick and by threats that 1 have
no doubt he would make good if the
poor devils dared to stand out.
His men won't allow my fellows to
work. We have had our nets cut and
W
had a bad time on the banks, and a
number of people were hurt The stu
alton is growing worse every hour,
and there viii he bloodsbed unless
this persecution stops. All I want is
n fair chance. There are fish enough
for us all in the Kalvik. but that man
has used the power of your organiza-
ton to ruin re net for business rea-
sons. but frs- PERSONAL spite. 1 have
played the game squarely, Mr.. Way
land. but unless this ceases I'm
through
you are through"
Eyes. The run is nearly week old.
and haven't begun to pack my salm-
on. have less than half boat crew,
and Of those half are laid up"
The president OF the trust stirred
for the first time since Boyd had be-
gun his recital. The grim lines about
his mouth set themselves deeper, and,
staring with cold gray eyes at the
speaker, he said:
''Well, sir. what you have told me
confirms ny judgment that Willis
Marsh is the right man in the right
place"
Completely taken back by this un-
expected reply, Boyd exclaimed:
You don't mean to say that you ap-
prove of what he has done?"
Yes. of what 1 know he has done.
Mr. Marsh is pursuing a definite poll
cy laid down by his board of directors.
You have shown me that he has done
his work well. You knew before you
left the east that we intended to crush
all opposition
Emerson's voice was sharp as he
cried, 81 understand all that, but am 1
to understand also that the directors
of the n. A. P. A. instructed him to
kill me?'
''Tut, tut! Don't talk nonsense. You
admit that you have no proof OF Will
lis connection with the attempt upon
your life You put yourself In the
way Of danger when you hired scab
labor to break that strike. I think you
got of very easily"
"If Marsh was instructed to crush
the independents. why has he centered