Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-29
TALE OF THE FLAT

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The Pearl Hunters young man near
known as the Iron Gray wonaan, oce1py
tottertnE h~etse-boat on b wabash
i'll. ~ evidently believing the end 70 s.
near, she tells her sonIof the TRAGEDY
that has shadowed her life. when q
yoHnE gih she lived in the houSA Of q
suitors. the n with whom she was in
love. h married, and the other. who
later proved to be . scoundret. marrying
aSr esS'' Is b 81 .so sen; .sesrr rs1{.
the former sutton, married to her cousin.
returns to her home one night, to tell
her that he still il in with her. The
while the former, lover is making his
declarations. and permitting no. expaaAa-
ton Of the scene, he believes his wife to
hover.
During the night following. the Iron
Gray woman leaves her home. taxing
y, nth .d her me b:syi She i sae sss ,S.
, has wandered into the HANDS Of a
kindly family Of pearl-hunters.. For
nearly :l=ysars they have lived on y
until this time as TO the y for their
mode Of living. The Iron Gray woman
suffers . relapse after b recital Of
satheTinx curative herSs d prepare fo1
her, he hears q feminine voice Singing.
and discovers a beAutifuf girl. who dis
appear into the wood when h Apds
The Pearl Hunter moves his fother to
a vacant cabin on the shore, thinking 70
benefit her health, and during their first
and d", resen snet their presence cabin,
The Iron Gray woman recognizes the
nan ~ a former lover who has been the
cause Of her unhappiness. and he leaves
him a red mask.
CHAPTER V.-(Condnsed.)
"see y'u've moved the Boss oh
served az the skin slip6sd put into
the. stream.
lup there under the trees.r
THAT cough-itn git away with
er. II she hain't keerful. She oushta
have medicine"
II told her g. but she won't have
it,"
The Boss. did not pursue the point.
IA woman's will was something he
never took the trouble to Question
Having rowed out into the current,
spear, he turned the OF the skin
down stream and shipped his oars
long enough to light his pipe.
i've knowed y'ur mother, of and
ION, fer nigh twenty year" he resum
led, between puffA again picking UP
the oars. Ever ssince she frst come
on the river an tuck t pearl |hshin'
an y'u ever sente y'u wus knee high
Ito a grasshopper, as tn teller says
o. curls! Lord! 1 laugh Wit when
think o. that time-y"u wusn,t 'more'r
jist 4 shaver. still a-wearinLdresses-
when y'u parked Bull .Nasterson's eye
with a clam shell b'cayse Me called
The BOSS chuckled. His com.
panion fidgeted.
"Peaflhunter we called y'u afte,
that" the Boss continued, IAN ths
name stuck. Come to think, / don,
b'lieye Tever did hear ~y'ur Other
The dark hid the deep flush tina,
burned under the tan .on the yourl
mans face. His hands. sfumbled thu
spear: his 7eyes fell: he sat staring q
the bottom of the boat. ~
Where are you expectin' to fsh?'
he asked.
!. Happily the Boss failed to motto,
the -sudden change of subject.
Grassy Bar" he answered. -'
Good place." y
Good place! wy them red hos
an black bass an jack sammon jts
naturally hog Grassy Bar. TIL dark
go'n't' be thick enough t. slice: an
tn river a-layin' like m'lasses. 0eish
!. well have tn skillet smellin' right !,
tn mornin'." l
, The Boss let one/oa5 drift while. h
prodded down sthe contents. of hi
: wheezy pipe will, a grimy finger.
Mother hung back a little right q
the last the younEman said. break
ing the silence that had fallen, hi
: mind doubtless dwelling on the un
I usual experience, the first experienc
;; in his life. of actually living upo'
, land. she was afraid somebod
2 might not like VIZ to 0 into tn
! cabin. But l told her they couldn'
r do more than make US out"
! "Afear'd of tn Wild Man, wa
The younger mln looked up,
z Say. tell me about that Wild Ma1
:, She Qfd mention MIN this aILeFnOQn.
The Boss took the Pipe from hi
lips and blew away the Smoke in
: slow cloud. as II wishing to proion
: 4he feel Of It upon his tongue. \
n. The Wild Man" he pondered, =
: harmless oil .cueg. m pitfful to 50
!. Seven year he's been in these Flat
!. wosds. Hit amt often a body oats
= glimpse NV i'm. / did once:-a to
/. Of" ehost Of a man-tall as 70,
9 a'most-but a face on 'in1/the pit
fullest you ever see. An like a ghol
. he comes: and like p ghost he goes
: nobody knows whore FROM nobod
knows where to. They-say he's 81
: a daughter somewhers's PIP In II
j. hills thar, hut I never red her
: The Ross went back to his pip
> The other vi fpondering what he ha
just heard.
mo. It, wasn't on account Of ii
Wild Man. he resumed. as II in a
swer to the Boss first question. "eh
nIwas afraid somebody might make
? leave"
= AN ,thatIn bs a long while ,
doin',' the Boss answered. 9TH