News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
Then it Is to be war, eh?"
Suit Yourself" Boyd pointed to L

Then it Is to be war, eh?"
Suit yourself" Boyd pointed to the
shore.
| AS Marsh made his way to the wa
ter's edge he stumbled like a blind
man; his lips were bleeding where bis
small. sharp teeth had bitten them.
and he painted like an hysterical wO-
man.
During the next fortnight the sailing
ships began to assemble, standing in
under a great spread Of canvas to
berth close alongside the two steam
ships.
On the morning after the arrival of
the last ship Emerson and his com
panions We're treated to Il genuine sur
prise. Cherry had come down to the
site as usual-she could not let Il day
go by without visiting the place-and
Clyde after a tardy breakfast had just
come ashore. They were watching Big
George direct the launching of scOW
when all Of sudden they heard Il ia.
miiar voice behind them cry cheer
fully:
Hello. white folks. Here we are
all together again.
They turned to behold Il villainous
looking man beaming benignly upon
them. He was dirty. his clothes were
In rags. and through Il riotous bristle
Of beard that hid his thin features a
NANCY patch showed on either cheek
1t was undeniably "Fingerless" Fraser.
but how changed how altered, from
that radiant flower of Incidence they
ed and bedragged.
Fraser" they cried in chorus, then
fell upon him noisily.
Fraser drew himself up with injured
dignity. then spoke in dramatic &C
cents. Il worked my way"
How? Where?"
ION that bloody wind TANNER"
But the poice?" queried Boyd.
they want. Yes. sir, worked. I'm a
scullery maid"
Tell US about it." urged Cherry.
whats the use?" he demanded.
with glare at Clyde. THAT bone
head wouldn't understand"
go ahead" Boyd seconded. with
twitching lips. You look as If you
had worked. and worked hard"
"Well, there amt any Pullmans run
ming to this resort, so stow away on
coal burner, but somebody flags me-
Then I try to hire out as fisherman.
but amt there with the gang talk
and my stuff drags. so | fix it for
a hide-away on the Blessed Isle
that's her name. Can you beat that
for a monaker? This sailor of mine
goes good TO grub me. but he never
shows for forty-eight hours-or years,
forget which. Anyhow, stand it as
long as l can, then | dig my way up
to hatch and new like a house cat.
1t seems they were hep from the start,
and battened me down on purpose,
then made book on how long I'd stay
hid. Oh, it's funny joke. and they
all get stomach laugh when | show
When ] offer to pay my way they're
insulted. Nix! that amt their graft.
They wouldn't take money from
stranger. oh. no! They permit me to
work my way. The scullion has quit,
see? So they promote me to his Job"
You deserted this morning. ehY
II did. | want a bath and some
clean clothes and whole lot of Sleep"
He was granted his desires.
The Bedford Castle having discharg-
ed her cargo steamed away to return
In August.
The middle Of June brought the first
king salmon. scouts sent on ahead Of
the "sockeyes;" but Boyd made no eff !
fort to take advantage of this run, la |
boring manfully to prepare for the ad- |
vance of the main army, that terrific !
horde that was soon to come from the
depths either to make or
ruin him. Once the run proper started