The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-16

IRON MS shrewd eyes to his tut rect
stepped before the door.
House cleaning, hain'dt TIP
"Oh, just digging myself out"
Standing his broom against the wall. |
he stepped outside. He knew Louie |
Solomon well--what pearl fisher did
otf-and Louie Solomon knew him.
Like two wrestlers on the mat the two
stood looking each other over--a man
that wanted to sell something; a man
that wanted to buy it--with the odds
on the one that could put up the big
Gest blur. The world could be halved
Just there.
"Cup by de shpriugr
"a gourd."
The two went around the west end
Of the cabin and back to where the
spring boiled out from beneath the
foot of the cliffs. The Jew dipped up
a gourdful and drank 10 deep that the
Pearlhunter knew II was no honest
thirst he quenched. The bar Of the
Mud Hen was famous along the Wa
bash.
"Himmel Dot shpringi Not once
l pass Fallen Rock I don't shtop undt
| drink I'm. I'm campin' here tonight.
I'm last night campln' here, but we
shtruck town late, undt got in mid de
Boss undt lot of pearl fishers. Undt
! dis morning. He threw up his pudgy
hands, the Jews exclamation point
| when words fail. Zach Uimmel, de
hendt! Undt poker! All poker play
ers vot I see, he's de schlick one"
1.-THE Boss?"
Boss He don't can see last night
de candle. Dot timber buyer. don't
met him before. Pokerl From S23 he
trim mel"
The eyes OF the Pearlhunter drew
together.
climber! What was he like"
"Oh. so high like your shoulder" he
said. Light hair, blue eyes-undt
hell on cussin'."
ibid he wear fancy vestf"
"You know hlmf"
1--WE seen him"
The pearl buyer took on his hat and
wiped his sleeve across his brow.
II tell him TN tonight campin' here
He say mebbe he come down undt gif,
me chance to get It back, my s23."
The Pearlhunter's eyes were still
drawn and thoughtful, though he made
no comment, but led the way back tc
the front of the cabin, as though hi
believed his companion had merely
come up the hill for drink at tn,
spring and would now go back to hi.
skiff. II completely deceived Louie Sol
, onion, for all his craftIness. But, o.
course. he had no means OF knowing
; the message the Boss had shouted VI
from the boat the night before.
, The Pearlhunter stepped inside thu
, door and picked up his broom. Out o
} the little end of his eye he saw tn,
! Jew watching him. He made swip
: with the broom as II to 20 on with hi
I sweeping. II was Close svapple o
. wits. But the lure OF the pearl wa
I too much for Louie Solomon. He ha'
. 10 come to II at last; and he had =
!. come square. Taking of his hat, b
: looked back over his shoulder an
again drew his sleeve across his brow
!. I'm hearin' you picked UP q blu
!. one"
4 The Pearlhunter leaned his broor
!. against the table and came out upo
/, the door step.
5 "Who was telling your"
e "Oh, dey talk. You sell hlm2"
u "If get my price"
y SLOW much YOU want tn"
"Five thousand"
n The little Jew almost fell over. III
II fat hands punched the air full of e,
e clamation points.
re "Five t'ousan'l Hlmmel! You pea
d. fishers iss all alike-all crazy"
e "That's my price"
* He stepped back inside the door ar
p. reached for his broom. The 9th,
g. hoped across the door sill and caugl
IL his arm.
"Hlmmel! Let II go dot broom
o, look at your pearl. You should jun
q. In de boat, undt we look him over
I'd de bank. But know he turn out III
I'd de rest--wort' mebbe Ave hundre,
mebbe no. You pearl fishers iss ,
Sc crazy. Himmel"
I'd The Pearlhunter followed In silenc
rs He did not ask how the other kne
to the Blue Moon was In the bank, kno
Ing what river men were when dril
st had loosed their tongues. After da
he and weeks at the clam rakes and I
I'm mucky watts, with little more than
occasional grunt between them, thr
"' fingers OF squirrel" whisky would {
their tongues bobbIng like cork in
-. suck hole.
49, Louie Solomon carried three ROVE
~ In his long skin, all hardy river IN
~ that had been with him for yea
30 Each man wore a heavy six-shooter
plain sight at his belt. Some said q
US he paid these men fancy wages, a
,eI that he employed them Us much
ne their ability with the revolver as
:" their skin at the oars.
II was far past noon when the VIII
skin drew NJ to the wharf. A cro'