The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-12-03

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where he and George had failed
"Fingerless" Fraser had break1asted
hate, as was his luxurious custom. and
shortly before noon, in the course of
his dissatisfied meanderings, he found
his friend in the Office, lost in somber
thought. 1t was the first time In many
weeks that he had seen this mood in
Boyd, and after fruitless effort to
make him talk he fell: into his old
habit Of imaginary reading, droning
away to himself as If from a printed
page:
"'Your stay among us has not been
very pleasant, has it?' Mr.. Emerson
inquired.
"'Not so that you could notice it,
replied our hero 4 don't like fish, and
I never did
"'That is the result of prejudice;
the fish is noble ANIMAL Mr.. Elmer
son declared.
"'He's not an animal at ALL our hero
gently corrected. He's biped-a reg
ular wild biped, without either love of
home or affection for his children. The
salmon is of a low order of intelligence
and has a Queen Anne slant to his
roof. No person with a retreating fore
head like that knows very much. The
only other member of the animal king
dom that is as foolish as the salmon is
Alton Clyde. The fish has got shade
the best Of it over him, but as for
friendship and the gentler emotions
why, the salmon hasn't got them at
Ill. The only thing he's got is million
eggs and a sense of direction. II he
had spark of intelligence he'd lay
one egg year, like hen, and thus
live for million years. But does
he? Not on your Sarony! He's
spendthrift and turns his eggs loose a
hatful at time. He's worse than a
shotgun. And then, too, he's as clan
nish as a Harvard graduate and don't
associate with nobody out Of his own
set. No, sir! Give me a warm blooded
animal that suckles it's young. I'll take
a farmer every time
These are points l had never con-
sidered,' said Mr.. Emerson, but every
business has it's drawbacks, you'll
agree. If have failed as host, what
can I do to entertain you while you
grace our midst?'
"'You can do most anything re-
marked his handsome companion.
You can climb tree or do anything
except fish all the time
"'But it is dark night without, and
I fear some mischief is afoot.' :;
"True! But yonder beautcheous
gel'"- .. !:
Reused by the familiarity Of these
lines, Emerson looked up from his pre-
occupation and smiled at Fraser's seri-
Gus pantomime
what about that 'beautcheous gel
and the mischief that is afoot?"
"Oh, I heard all about your trouble.
just left the pesthouse."
1.-THE what?'
"The pesthouse-Clyde's joint. Amt
he calamity?"
"1n what way?'
''Well, 1 like silence and Quietude.
I'm fool about my quiet, but Clyde
He paused as if in search for suit
able expression. "Well, whenever /
try to say anything he interrupts me-"
After another pause he went on: Hes
dead sore on this place, too, and
whines around like litter of pups. He
says he was misled into coming up
here and has a bunch he's going to
lose his bank roll.''
"Last nights episode frightened him,
dare say"
Eyes. Ever since he got that. wal1op
on the burr In Seattle guinea pig
could lick him hand to hand. You'd
think that ten thou he put up was all
the wealth of the Inkers''
"The wealth Of what?'
''Inkers! That's a tribe of rich Mex
leans. However, l suppose I'd hang
to my coin the same way he does If I
had mayonnaise head like his. He's
an awful shine as business man."
$50 he's homesick, eh?'
"Sure! Offered to sell me his stock"
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vent to one Of his rare laughs. "Ain't
that raveY'
Here he comes now" Boyd an
nounced, with glance out the win
dow, and the next instant Alton Clyde
entered, picture Of detection.
Gee! This Is fierce, isn't it," the
clubman began, flinging himself into
the nearest chair. ''They tell me it's
all of finally. What are you going
to dor'
"Put up what fish can with a short
crew." said Boyd.
"We'll lose lot Of money"
Probably"
Clyde's tone was querulous as he
continued:
I'm sorry I ever went into this
thing. You bet If had known as
much in Chicago as know now I
would have hung on to my money and
stayed at home" 1-.s>
"You knew as much as We did,
Boyd declared CURLY. -
"Oh, it's all right for you to talk.
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