Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-11-27

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A sudden impulse seemed to sweep
the man. Involuntarily his hand felt
for the pistol at his hip; he whlrled
toward the door. The woman clutched
his arm. He caught the appeal in her
eyes: bowed his head; turned back to
the table
A tense bit of pantomlme 1t had
been, full enough of meaning, of hui
man interest, to anyone able to trace
back through the years the snarled
ID Hfe-threads of the actors: the two
river waits staring down at the mask;
the hard man striding away up the
river road.
The woman went back to her chair
and resumed her quick, nervous rock
ing.
and so he has come to this!" she
muttered. my poor, poor cousin!
III What must have been her fate!"
She leant forward and sat still and
thoughtful, her face propped In her
palm. The man stood by the table,
lingering the bit of cloth, his eyes,
stern and severe, still irresistibly
drawn in the direction the intruder
had gone.
A hail came up from the houseboat.
E The sudden cry half startled them
III both, coming so close as it did on the
heels Of that tense moment barely
gone
Fl TITS the Boss I promised to go
81 Epearing with him tonight"
Stepping to the door, he opened 1t
I'll snd answered the hail; came back;
Nj slid the teakettle off the fire; closed
the damper of the stove; and snuffed
the candle.
"Now, mother, don't attempt 20
81 clear away the dishes. Leave them
I'll | get back. I'll only be gone a lit
lie while"
Nj The woman made no answer. The
"a red mask still lying upon the table
II caught his eye. Rolling 1t up, he hid
Il 1t under loosened chink in the cabin
FL wall picked up his hat and started
81 7oT the door; hesitated; came back to
the rocking chair.
0 You won't be-afraid-?"
hi She looked up at him in ouick sur-
nj prise a half frown clouded the luster
Of her eyes.
81 What a question !"
81 lie turned and left the cabin: closed
'le door after him and strobe down
81 ule slope to the houseboat.
E& me mon vrhr b,,-4ol
q SCI along the Wabash before the DAYS
81 lhe button Industry hunted II for
ri s's pearl sometimes found imbedded
81 0e'"een ITS flesh and shell. Struggling
W ana down the streams, often singlv
81 sometimes 10 crews, they were a shift
# ~ merry reckless breed--of a feather
MI "i,n The buccaneers Of other DAYS. and
~ VI by the same lure; a chance
& mug al fortune. A pearl of great
E '"'ue was sometimes fcund-even run
Z I''s wei up into lhe thousands. But
sS Snanee Of finding such pearl was
Il s-aA' Still there was the chance. and
III % surprising what a certain type
E -leA VIII endure for such a chance.
III ~ Ae same ends might be at
a d1stry. anu 'uie' oy patient III
"A FTi7zied old river man sat with
v-.- IoSe OF his skif jammed up on the
81 ~ ~ the bow Of the houseboat
81 S. We Fearlhunter came down the
81 - me Boss they called him the
ere .Nsu' because in his long years in
n g.. INDUSTRY he had managed TO
. a. 'osetaeT an outfit" and work
sloeo .. ciammers" too poor to hunt
81 os,s MS hands were still upon the
boa, 80 me Pearlhunter pushed the
Bo.s on and sprang in, directing the
Il kors.t ~ ~" around by the stern Of the
N b.er w., o1' after the fish spear he had
g 80 ~1os that afternoon.
So i've moved" the Poss oh
ST. aS the Skin slipped out into the
- ao Tiers cough" was the answer.
q He fought it would help her to get
4 ST. 4naer the trees"
1lat ooarh-itn pit av,ov r,.,., -.
ese.- lam I keerfuL She oughta have
/. '' her so, but she won't have
II. Boss aid not purrn. -. ,,o,..
bern +o wa was something he
Lzvl,, 'ool the trouble 10 question
NJ 81 out into the current.