Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-20

April evening the Bedford Castle
bnrthed. ready 10 receive her cargo.
and the two men made their way to-
ward their hotel. weary. but glowing
! with the grateful sense Of an arduous
duty well performed The following
morning would find the wharf swarm
ing with stevedores and echoing to the
rattle OF trucks. the clank OF hoists
and the shrill whistles of the signal
men.
looks like they couldn't stop us
now" said Bait.
1T does" agreed Emerson. Eve
ought TO clear in four days-thatn be
the 18th"
1T smells like an early spring, too"
the fisherman observed, shifting the air.
IF it is Wen be in Kalvik the first
week in May"
I'm off TO tell Cherry" said Boyd.
His course took him past billiards
bank. and when abreast OF ii he nearly
collided with man who came hurry
ing forth In the well groomed. fiery
haired. plump figured man Emerson
recognized the manager OF the North
American Packers association
Good evening Mr.. Marsh"
Marsh whrled about "Eh? All.
Why. yes. it's Emerson
Marsh Informed Boyd of the anger
of MildredS father ut his canning en-
terprise and also that Mildred and
Mr.. Wayland were 10 visit Kalvik on
yachting tour Emerson was great
ly amazed at this information: also he
realized that Marsh had arrived on
the spot because billiard had granted
his opponents their needed loan. The
men separated
The next morning Bait rushed in on
Emerson with news that the laborerS
loading the Bedford Castle had gone
on a strike because the captain, Peas
ley, rightly refused demand of $1,000
by the union.
Its Marsh again" said Big George
Yes" Emerson answered; Its a
holdup pure and simple" A look of
intense anxiety came into his eyes.
w uCb ipOau SOIlc lnO
later he found the dock deserted save
for Big George, who prowled watchful-
ly about the freight piles.
"Well, did you fix it up?" the fisher
man inquired
mo" exclaimed Boyd. ITS a rank
frame-up, and ! refused to be bled."
Good for you"
There are some things fellows
manhood won't stand for. I'll carry
that freight aboard with my own
hands before I'll be robbed by a labor
union mt the bidding of Willis Marsh"
Say. will you let me load this ship
my way?" George asked
Can you do it,
Balt's thick lips drew back from his
yellow teeth i'm that smile which Emer-
son had come TO recognize as q har-
binger of the violent acts that rejoiced
his lawless soul.
Listen" said he. with chuckle
Down the street yonder I've got a
hundred fishermen. Half OF them are
drunk at this minute and the rest are
half drunk"
..c.i hey are of no use to u.s."
II don't reckon you ever seen herd
Of Kalvik fishermen out of Job, did
you? Well. there's just two things
they know. fishing and lighting, and
this amt the fishing season. When
they hit Seattle the police force goes
up into the residence section and stuffs
cotton In Its ears, because the only
thing that Is strong enough to stand
between uniform and a fisherman Is
a hill"
Can you induce them to work.
II can. All I'm afraid of Is that l
can't induce them to quit. They're
liable to put his freight aboard the
Bedford Castle and then pull dowr
the dock in spirit of playfulness and
pile 1t in Captain Peasley's cabin.
There amt no CONFUSION Of nature
that's equal to gang Of idle fisher
men,"
when can they begin?'
well. 1t will take me all night to
round them up. and I'll have to lick
four or five, but there ought to be
dozen or two on hand in the morn
ing" George cast rowing eye over
the warehouse from the heavy plank
ing underfoot to the wide spanning
rafters above. YES" he concluded,
II don't see nothing breakable. so I
guess it's safe"
would you like me to go with
your"
The giant considered him specula-
lively. II don't think so. l amt new
er seen you In action. No. you better
stay here and arrange to guard this
stun till morning. I'll do the rest"
The following morning. true to his
word, the big fellow walked into the
warehouse followed by O. score or
more OF burly fishermen.
Bait bore signs of strife. The big
mans lips were cut, while back Of one
ear knot had sprung up overnight
like fungus.
They fell to work quickly, stripping
themselves TO their undershirts; they
manned the hoists, seized trucks and
bale hooks and began their tasks with
q thoroughly nonunion energy. Some