The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-08
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COPYRIGHT. 1850. by little. BROW, . ca.


When he had run little over a
month Meiiae took stock. lie paid
the Crow Harhor Canning company,
which was Stnbhy Anderson'n trad.
Ing name. two hundred and fifty a
month for charter of the Rlaekblrd.
lie had operating outlay for saH.
oil. crushed ice. and wages for Vim.
cent Ferrara. whom he took on
when he reached the limit OF single.
handed endurance. Over and above
these expenses he had cleare
twenty-six hundred dollars
That WAS only a beginning. no
knew--oniy q beginning OF profits
and OF work. He purposely thrust
the taking OF salmon on young Fer.
rara, For Jack MacRae has Il in
his mind To 80 as far and as fast
as he could while the going was
good. That meant a second carrier
on the run as soon as the Folly
Hay eanncry opened. and n meant
that he must have In charge of the
second boat an able man whom he
could trust. There was no question
about trusting Vincent Fcrrara. II
~as only a matter OF his ability 10
handle the Job. and that he demon.
strated TO MaeftAe's complete satis-
faction
Early In June MacRas went to
stubby Abbott
Have you sold the Biuebird YETI
he asked
Il want 10 let thrcc OF those Bird
boats 60" Stubby told him. Il don't
need en- They're dead capital.
But I haven't made a sale yet
Charter me the Bluebird on the
same terms Jack proposed.
You're on. Things must BE- go
Ing good
7 expect to deliver so 600 blue.
backs To Grow HArbor In July, q
NacRAe said
IF you can do that In July, and
In August. too" stuhby said. I'll
give you the Biuebird-
NO. MacRae smiled. tn buy
her
-By the way stubhy eaid a.
MscRae rose TO 30, don't you ever
have an hour To spare In town.
You haven't been out nj the house
for six weeks"
MaeRae held out his hands. They
were red and cut and Scared
rcughened. and sore from salt water
and ice-handting and fish slime.
Wouldn't they look wen claspinr
wafer and . teacup.- he laughed
I'm working. stub. when have
an hour to spar. ! lie down and
sleep
stubby iooked at MaeRae sec
ond. At hts worktorn hands ant
weary eyes.
| Il guess you're right he said
slowly But the old stone house
win still be up on the corner wher
the salmon run L. over. Don't for
get that"
MacRae went Oft to Coal Harbo,
to take over the second carrier.
A synar balcony over the porch
Of Covers summer cottage com
handed q wide sweep Of the gulf
On day In midJuiy Horace Cowel
stepped on, on this balcony. III
carried In his hand a pair Of binocu
lars. lie put the glasses to HE eyes
and scanned the gulf with a slow
searching sweep. Al first sight y
seemed empty. Then far EASTWARD
his glass picked up two formlews
dots. They drew nearer. Covei
focused the glass again. They wers
what be fully expected to behold
the Bluebird and the Biaesbird. Jack
Aacfsae's two salmon carriers. They
were walking up 10 S1uitty ir
eixht-knot boots. to take the saimor
that should 20 TO feed the hungr,
machines at Folly Bay.
-Hs knows eyrry pot-hoie whcrs
troller can te- He's not afraid
Of wind or sea or work. No wonder
he gets tho fab. Those damned
Cover cut his soliloquy off in tbs
middle To watch the Blackhird slid.
out OF sight behind a point He
knew all about Jack MacRae's oper
atoms. the wide swath he was cut
ting In the matter Of oiu~back sal
mon. The Folly Bay showing "a
date was a pointed reminder.