The Arvada enterprise., 1921-01-20

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1hs fosssesa was ssariy eoss wAsa,
thrS1gA ths tTeos - ~ sivse, -
caught ths brtsAt siiae e ths - $50
sar bladss Evsa At dat distaDee -
knsw The esafs-Losjs oo.enea's Iene.
white ax-oarsd ski4.
Broom in hand. the Pearihuntsr was
making. Q prsdigioas dDst and eiattsr
| awoog the chairs an bo3D whao ~
pearl buyer, short aad pudu-Jev
from his sAeswd syss 70 hie fst 6eeA-
stepped bsfsrs The dsse.
"House elsaains. hais'dt NJ A
-Oh. just digging aysssf euk.. ~
Standing hls broeo against ~ wan.
hs stepped estsids. He knsw Loule
Solomon wsilewhat peasi ashes did
notf-and Lo9js 9osewon kDew hin,
Like two wysstlsss o. the net ~ two
mood looking seeA other ovss-a man
that wanted 70 ell something: q man
that wanted 70 buy it-with the odds
% the oas that could pat up the big
| gest bluff. Ths world could be halved
jsst there.
-Cup b. Dc shpeinsf"
"A gourA"
The two went around the west end
Of the cabin and hack to where the
spring boiled ont from beneath the
foot Of the eliza Ths Jew dipped up
| gourdful and drank 70 deep that The
Pearihunter knew II was ~ hooest
thirst b. qusnehed. The bar Of tie
Mud Hsa was famous along the Wa
| bash.
"Himmsli Dot shpringi Not once
pass Fallen Rock ! dea't shtop Undt
drink i'm. rn eanpan' here toaiGAt.
I'm last aight eampin' here, but vs
shtruck town late. undt got II mid De
Boss undt lot a psari asAefA uodt
dis morningr" He threw up his pudgy
hands. the Jews exclamation point
when words fail. Zach Himmel, De
hsadti Undt poksri All poker play
srs vot ne. hes de schlick one r.
THE Bossr
de candle. Dot timber bayer. doe't
met him bsfore. Poksfi Frsm - be
trim mei''
The eyes Of the Psarlhuntsr drew
together. =.
"Timbefi What vas be llksr
'Oh. % high like your shoulder" be
said. Light hair. blue eyes-undt
hell on cussin'."
did be wear q faney vsstr
You know himr
I've seen him."
The pearl buyer took Oh his hat and
wiped his sleeve across hls brow.
II tell him I'm tonight campin' here.
He say mebbe hs come down undt giR
me chance to get II hack. ny "a"
The Pearihunter's eyes were still
drawn and thoughtful. though he made
NO comment. but led the way baek to
the front Of the cabin. ~ though he
believed his companion had merely
come up the hin for . drink at tie
spring and would now 20 hack to bis
ski6. Il eo0psstely deceived Lo13e Dol.
omon. for all his csaftiness. Bot q
course, be had no means Of knewing
the message tAe Boss had shouted ~
from the boat the aight before.
The Pearihunter stepped inside the
door and picked up his broom. Out os
the little end q his eye be saw the
Jew watching him. He made Q swipe
with the broo0 - u to 20 On With his
sweeping. Il was . close grappls of
wits. But the lurs q TIE pearl WAS
too much for Louie Solomon. He had
to come to II at last: and he had 70
come square. Taking o6 his hat, -
locked hack over his shoulder and
again drew bic sleeve across bic brow.
TIN heasin' you picked sp . blue
ons.:.
TIE Pearihuntse leansd bis broom
against the table and came oat upon
the door step.
"Who was telling y0ur"
"Oh, dey talk. You cell himf"
III I sat ~ price,"
"How nuch you want ~"
"F1vs thousand"
The little Jew almost fell over. His
fat hands punched The cir full Of q.
cismatiou posnts.
"rive tousan'i Hlmmsii You peari
fishers tss all alike-ali crazy"
THAT'S my price,"
He stepped hack inside the door aud
reachsd for bis broom. The other
hoped across the door SIN and caugAt
his arm.
"Himmei! Let Il 20 dot broomi
look At your psari. You should jump
In de boat. undt we look him over at
de hank. But know he turn oat Ike
de rest-wost' mebbe fivs hundred;
mebhe no. You pesri fishers iss sli
crazy. Himmei!"
The Pearihunter followed In silence.
He did not ask how the other knew
the Biue Moon VAS In the hank. know.
Ing what river men were when drink
had iOosed their tongues. After days
and weeks At the clam Fakes and the
mucky vatA with little more than an
occasional grunt between them, three
fingers Of "squlrrsl" whisky woald ~
their tongues bobbing like q cork 10
suck hole.
l.OuIe Solomon carried three rowefs
In bis long HkiR. all hariy river men
that had been with him for years.
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