Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-08
SYNOPSIS.

The Pearl Hunter" and his mothe,
live on a houseboat in the Wabash river
she realizes that she is dying. and tells
mad left her husband as the result of a
misunderstanding caused purposely BY
s~coundreliy. former lover. and for q
years, she and her son, ar infant at the
time her life was wrecked, nave lived
IN their present amer.
Shortly after this the scoundrelly low.
er: the man with the fancy vest" re.
leaves hurriedly leavings a small rec
mask on the floor. -
The Pearl Hunter hnds a great pearl
.Blue Moon. worth some $4,000, jus,
comes suddenly.
woods, and reseues her from tne atten:
The, Pearl Hunter visits the wild
Rose" where she lives with her father
known as The Wild Man" She tells him
that her father was shot in the head
in the strange mental condition. No de-
tails Of the shooting are known to her
but when her father a brought home
afterward he was clutching a knife
which he handles constantly, and in q
package was a small red mask.
The Pearl Hunter offers to lend he,
the money. for an operation on the Wilc
Mans brain from the sale Of the Blue
Noon.
Another red mask is m~ysteriously hid
den in the Pearl Hunters cabin. Thu
next morning a pearl buyer arrives.
CHAPTER x1v.-(Continued.)
Il tell him I'm tonight carnpin'
here. He say mebbe he come down
undt gift me chance to get it back,
my twenty-t'ree dollar"
The P~earlhunter's eyes were still
drawn and thoughtful, though he
made no comment, but led the way
back to the front of the cabin, as
though he believed his companion
had merely come up the hill for a
drink at the spring and would nov SO
back to his skif. It completely de-
ceived Louie Solomon, for all his
craftiness. But of course he had NO
Boss had shouted up from the boa,
the night before.
The Pearlhunter stepped inside the
door and picked up his broom. Out
of the little end of his eye he saw the
Jew watching him. He made a swipe
with the broom as if to go on with
his sweeping. 1t was a close grapple
Of wits. The tight lips and passive
face Of the man who wanted to sell
allowed no opening to the man who
wanted to buy. The situation irritat-
GU Tile HAL WIN ~dHSSu " uuy. lit
Louie Solomon-"King" Solomon
didn't like to be outdone by a com.
NOR pearl fisher. a man who probably
hadn't e a hundred dollars, all al
one time, in his life. Once he turned
as il to 60 back to the skin-to cal
the others bluff. He felt sure it wa.
a bluff. His business was too vel
known for it to be anything else blu,
a bluff. The Pearlhunter held hi
breath; but he frightened down OH hi
jaw and went or sweeping.
much for Louie Solomon. The pear
fishers had filled him full Of it thu
night before. He had to come to II
at last; and he had to come square
Taking off his hat. he looked back
over his shoulder and again drew hi
sleeve across his brow.
I'm hearin' you picked up a blue
one."
The Pearlhunter leaned his broom
against the table andscame out upor
the doorstep. It was characteristic
Of him that he should reply by an.
other question.
WHO was telling you?"
"Oh, dey talk. You sell him ,"
III I get my price,"
The buyer put his hat back on and
returned to the step. The very pitch
and pith Of The matter was up.
How much you want it?"
give thousand"
The little Jew almost fell over Hi
fat hands punched the air full Of ex'
clamAtion points.
give t~'ousan'! Himmel! Yo,
pearl fishers iss all alike-all crazy
That's my price,"
He stepped back inside the dool
and reached for his broom. The 9th,
|er hoped across the door sill aht
caught his arm. SsS i
"HimmeN Lat ita 20 dot broom!
look at your pearl. You should junfI
in de boat, undt we look him yer .
de bank Butt know he turn On,
like de rest-wort' n1ebbe ffve hun,
.dred; mebbe no. You pearl fisher
+is ali Grassy. : Hifnmel!yy y
The Pearlhunter followed in 81
L1ence. He did not ask how the otfiel
Fknev thesBiue sN6en swAsstres ths bank
knowing what river men ere wi1er
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