Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-07-24

was catching them when : boAi
swooped alongside and a gentleman.
unlimited, came aboard.
Seem to be catching some shrimp
said this gentleman, dryly.
Yes. SIR" returned Bete-noire po
itely, Il been catch some. met"
Well. you are going to stop II. you
know"
"Haf" questioned Bete-noire pleas
antly.
You, nor no other man amt going
to fish shrimp out OF these here waters
for three. twenty a barrel"
Yes, SIR" said Betenoire, "das
what I get. me. Tree. twenty q bar.
rel"
We'll, you uhant, do you under.
stand?"
Bete-noire bethought him OF his Ger.
tificate and drew II out.
Amt dat 'tifitate all rightY- be de-
handed.
That papers got nothing to do with
II. You got to throw them shrimp
back In the water and go home"
'Ha7" said Bete-noire. The dago
began to grin but the delegate didn't
understand the tone. He swore sharp
~.
I'll show you what mean, thick
head" and seizing a shovel he threw
peck OF shrimp overheard Tho
next instant he dropped the shovel
and dove head-flrst after those shrimp.
As his boatman pulled the delegate
In voice low-pitched and vibrant put
the question. You going get out; you
going def" and the steady aim of the
rifle put point to the question.
The boat.man dropped to his oars.
1t was some time before he even took
breath to say disgustedly over his
shoulder: Didn't you know no better
than to make 'cajan mad?.
By and By other boats came out on
the bay; some hailed him cheerily.
some went. suilen. by. Betenolre did
not notice. He was busy and 30 was
tho dago now. And when he got In
With bis load everybody seemed busy
With him. They shook his hand. they
Dragged about his catch. they helped
him unload. they showed him where to
get his checks And when the man at
the window had pushed out the
checks, he too, shook hands with Bette
nolre and said genialiy: The boss
wants TO nee you
Where find him, n you pleaaeg"
In yonder."
A Betenoire entered the Office. the
hookkeeper said significantly: Here's
that red-headed 'caian."
The boss dropped his paper and
aroae; "Ah. Mr. Bete-noire they tell
me you made fine catch"
Yes. cir. tank you. do pretty
good. me-" and Bete-noire, smiling,
shook hands for the twentieth time.
4 understand-ah-th you had
some trouble out there"
TROUBLED No. cir: l didn't have no
trouble. No trouble tall. Water attn.
plainly shrimp--ten barrels Every
ting all right
The boss BIT his beard "Ah7 Iun.
flerstand that some one tried to throw
your shrimp overheard"
"eA' y AaA' ttttn mashed Win
fun: Yea. SIR; das what be say. But.
me. ! t'row damfool overheard"
A roar OF laughter rang through the
factory and Bete-noire Joined joyousiy
In the Joy Of It. II was worth even q
peck Of shrimp.
Well he said courfeousiy. II reck-
on. me. ! better be going"
heavy hand clapped his shoulder.
foA. sir, You better be going Wit
me. got wagon here for you" II
was NJ. Lanese. He had come TO town
to trade hides for cot'-meal and had
been greeted on all sides with how
bete-noire had broke strike" Mon
sieur never stopped TO question wheth.
or II Was q good thing or no to break
strike. He Just let himself go with
gladness and said 70 everybody that
would listen: Yes. sir; das great
chap das Betenoire. Great chap.
sho, He's going make marry Wit my
M gal And | reckon. me. he break
strike all right. He's always break
something"
And the crapsr Eli. bienl When
a man makes fine catch shall not his
sins be forgiven him?