The Lamar register., 1920-11-10
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fGthsr. and living With hih mother on q
1oDteboat On the Wabash river. the
Pegrihuntsr''-ths only name he has
cams ffcm her part Of the Etory Of
4sf Hs1 lifc. THl recital Is interrupted ~
fearful NJ Of coughing and he hurriss
lahore ~ seek a root that affords rslis'
hstlrninE with the root. he meets a
founk Ysfi whom he mentally christie =
he "@ilG Rose" She sluoss him before
ne can make her aeqlslntzncs.
CHAPTER IA vacant cabin on the
shore haz attracted tie attention ~ The
sling woman. ard they move into Il
Their nrst meal is Interrupted BY .
ltrsngsr who ressnts their presence The
youth ortyeE the man from their home
His psssenes has strangely affected the
mother That night the youth finds with
N Hussel uls largest pearl that har
been found On the river. the Blue Moon"
Returning sElltsnt 10 the cabin. he dis
9oysrs his mother deli. Fis having sue
ruInDsc while sndsa.orins 70 Leave
fnsssAzs revealing the Escrst Of his par
sntsze
CHAPTER Hat tic yfilgge Of Fallen
itock. u which he tals- the sem for sAfe
tseplnK. the "J'eafIhuntsf'' meets the
Stranger who had disturbed his mother
Ia their cabin. snd Insults MIN They
part AZ bitter snemi's
CHAPTER " - In ths yiilar. The
psnrlhunteT@ sees bs Efri who had at
trhcfed his attention 30 ffs ~o0fs Ehs
is annoyed W the stranger. and the
Pes rlhunieT' reacuss her from his gn-
Felo9fns attentions. He accompanies her
70 her horne.
CHAPTER Vat the house he nests
The father Of his wild Rose" known 20
fhs locality ne The VIVA Man" mentally
irresponsible as the result OF a wound re-
csiyed from a man wearing a red mask
a notorious dsspsrado The youth de-
clarsn his intention of dsvotinG the
money he IL 10 get for the pearl TO pay
ing for a surgical operation which will
restore the old mans reason.
CHAPTER Win the cabin that night
the ''Psarlhunter'' 10 aroused from sleep
by the stealthy visit Of n man who con-
osals a red mask In tho wall and makes
and nuHpectinK foul play. destroys IL
Next day Louie Bolomon. pearl buyer
purchases the gem for ECo
followed the Pearlhunter up through
the underbrush beyond the strip OF
open shore. and TO the cabin. tapping.
every few steps. the pocket where the
pearl lay. He went straight to the
spring
You should eat supper nit me.
hain'dt III" he said, the dripping
gourd poised In his hand.
Sure. But I'm not much on that
friend-Of yours. think I'll leave be
fore he comes"
The Penrlhunter had for some time
been debating with himself whether
or not 10 wnrn Solomon of the danger.
Gus character OF the man that was com.
ing. The one consideration that kept
him from speaking was the fact that
he had no proof-certain knowledge,
but no proof He decided not TO speak
yet
"You no like himf" The Jew
laughed easily. hung the gourd back
on the stick and stood looking out over
the landscape spreading away under
the genial sunshine.
"Not you do nowr'
The question caught the Pearlhunter
unnwares. He, too, was gazing out
over the landscape, but absorbed In
things OF which the placid little Jew
had not the remotest inkling.
81 hardly know" he answered slow
ly. as II feeling for each word
Thought maybe I'd 40 to school,"
School" The Jew ridiculed the
word with his hands. 81 know Already
men could be professors. undt dey got
noting. ! go by school not more as
two weeks for mine life. undt look at
me-"
The PeRrlhunter did look at him
hard-faced, red-nosed, yellowish teeth,
potty protuberance swung to the
front Of his wnistiine. II looked nKo
two weeks wasted.
"Why you don't buy timberf You
can shoot II dis waterfall into a fiume
undt run mill yet"
The Pearlhunter made no answer.
The little Jew talked on.
"You can buy It de Flatwoods a.
ready yet, II you handle right your
money" He walked back around the
end OF the cabin. The Pearlhunter
followed. "vell. you come long ven
you get ready. hain'dt itT
He went ON down the slope, through
the bushes toward his skin: the Pearl
hunter turned in at the cabin door.
Alone at last, he did the very thing
that nine men out of ten would have
done; took the draft out Of his pocket
and fingered II over-the concrete and
tangible evidence OF a great day won.
lie had seen II born at midnight; had