New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-23
CHAPTER XVIII.

~ but Emerson was prepared for
GOODNESS and seated himself without
waiting for an invitation, glad of the
chance to rest his tired limbs.
81 have a great deal to say to you,
SIR" Emerson began, "and I would
like you to hear me through
"Go ahead"
Il am going to tell you some things
about Mr. Marsh that I dare say you
will disbelieve, but l can verify my
statements. I think you are a just
man, and I don't believe you know or
would approve the methods he has
used against me-"
Mr.. Marsh suggest that you wait
until he can be present. He has gone
ashore with the women folks"
81 prefer to talk to you first. We can
call him in later if you wish"
Before we begin may inquire what
you expect of -me?"
81 expect relief"
"You remember our agreement?''
II don't want assistance: I want re-
lief"
"Whatever the distinction in the
words. understand that you are ask
Ing favor?"
Il Cont consider it 500
Every we'll. Proceed.''
when you sent me out three years
ago to make fortune for Mildred il
YES understood that there should be
fair play on both sides"-
lave you played fair?" quickly in
| tel,osed the old man.
II have. When I came to Chicago
| had no idea that you were interested
in the Pacific coast fisheries. haC
raised the money before I discovered
that you even knew Willis Marsh
| Then it was too late to retreat Whe1
l reached Seattle all sorts of unexpect
ed obstacles came up. lost the shiI
I had chartered: machinery houses re
fused deliveries; shipments wen
astray; my bank finally refused its
loan, and every other bank in the
northwest followed suit I was har
assed in every possible way. And il
wasn't chance that caused it; it was
/ Willis Marsh. He set spies upon me
he melted dock strike that resulted
in riot and the death of at least one
! man; moreover, he tried to have me
killed."
''How do you know he did that?''
II have no legal proof, but know
it just the same"
Mr.. Wayland smiled. That is no.
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 pc
[ lice in trying to fix the crime upon me
You know, perhaps, how I got away
from Seattle. When Marsh arrived al
Kalvik he first tried to sink my boil
ers; failing in that, he ruined my iror
Chinks; then he 'corked' my fish trap
not because be needed more fish, bu1
purely to spoil my catch. The day
the run started he bribed my fisher
men to break their contracts, leavins
me short handed. He didn't need more
|
I got Indians to replace the white
men, but he won them away by a mis-
cradle trick and by threats that I have
no doubt he would make good if the
| poor devils dared to stand out.
| His men won't allow my fellows tt
work. We have had our nets cut and
! our fish thrown out. Last night we
| had a bad time on the banks, and q
| number of people were hurt The stu
| alton is growing worse every hour
and there will be bloodshed unless
this persecution stops All l want is
| fair chance. There are fish enough
for us all in the Kalvik. but that mar
has used the power Of your organiza
ton to ruin me not for business rea
sons, but for personal spite. I have