The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-17
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Nhthtt an NNtcntu en- pay
What was tho trouhier' MAcisae
asked ahsentiy.
Nobody knows Anyway. ".
don't oarc why he shut down 1t
don't make no difference What We
want II for you TO start buyin'
again Hell. we'ro ionin money
from daylight 20 dark. The waters
alive with salmon An the seasons
short Re a aporr. MaeRao"
MseRae laughed
he a sport. chr he echoed with
q trace Of Amusement In his tone.
Il wonder how many Of you would
have listened 10 me n Ia gone
around 20 you = week ago and
asked you TO give mo a sporting
chance~'
No one answered. MacRae threw
away his halfsmokcd ciEarct lie
stood up.
AN right IN bury salmon
Asain." he said quietly. but wan,
70 tell you something. You fellows
aren't fishing for sport. You're at
this 10 make money n you can. SO
arm I. You are entitled TO all you
can get. SO am entitled TO what
can mako But there Is limit
20 what either of us can get We
can't dcdEr that You fellows have
BEEN lodging L.
No fisherman can gve tire prices
you have had lately. No cann-ry
can pack salmon at thorc prices.
Sockcy~. the finest canning salmon
that rwtrns In tho sra. IL bringing
80 cents on the Fraser. Bluehaekr
arc e5 cents at Nanaino. 60 at
Cap, MudE.
Il can DO a little better tnan hat
MaeRae hesitated a second. Il can
Ray rs c~ntA because tho cann-ry
I'm supplying Is satisfied with ne.
tie less profit than most stubsy
Abbott IL not hog. and n-sther am
i. I have told you before that u In
to- your interest a. well as mine 10
keep me running. I wiii always pay
as much as salmon ar~ worth. But
cannot pay more don't blame
you for picking up easy money. Only
easy money iHn't always 80 good a.
II looks. Fly at Il In the morning.
and IN take tho nzh at the price
I've said. II Folly Bay g-.s into
the rnrne again. rs M TO you
II wonder Ferrara aaid 20 JarA.
why Cover shut down at this ssaxv
Of the rznsr
MaeTsas shook hts bad He vas
wondering that himself
CHAPTER x
The Dusty Pad
McRae cans up to sruffty one
bright afternoon when the sea was
nat and ssffL embarrassed by q west
ersy. The Cove vas empty. An tn.
rees sAs scattered over . great arra
The Bfucbiri Was somewhere on her
rvunda MacRa- dropped the Hack.
txrt's hook IN IRE middle Of Cradle
bay. . spot he seldom chose for an.
chorar~. But he had . purpose tn
this when IN. bulky carrier swung
head To the faint land breeze Mac
Rae was sitting on his berth In th~
pilot house. Eiancinx over a letter
he held In his hand. II was from
laDd-deaiInx firm IN Vancouver
Ono paragraph Ia ufnci.nuy Il.
Eliminating
I'm regard to the purrhas. Of this
Squit,y island property we beg 10
sivise you that Mr.. Cover, after
some correspondence sta,ks dis
tinctiy that while he II willing 10
dispose Of this property he win only
deal directly with a iona flds pur.
chaser.
We therefore surxrsf tnat you
take the matter up with Mr.. Cover
personally"
MacItse put the shee. back IN It's
envelope. lie STARED thouwh,fuiiy
thru an open window which gave
on shore and cottage. He could zee
Cover sitting on the porch and ar he
looked he saw Betty 80 across hl.
untrimmed lawn and pass slowly on,
Of aEht among the stunted. wind
twisted FRS
He walked 10 the after deck. laid
hold OF the dinghy. and slid II over.
board Five minutes later he wns
walking Up the gravel path to the
house
Cover rat IN . deep grass chair.
WV fAtA Vtr fDFlFf OF HlA
mouth. his siippered feet crossed on
a low stool. He betrayed no surprise
at MaeRae's coming.
Hello, MacRae," he said.
How a. do" MacRas answered.
II understand you are willing to
sen this place want 20 buy H."
1T was yours once. want it,
MacRae's face grew hot. II that
was the way OF II he could save his
breath. He turned silently.
wait"
He faced about at the changed
quality OF Covers tone. There was
something very like appeal in his
expreasdoh. MacRae was suddenly
conscious Of facing a stin different
man--an oldish fat mo with thin
ming hair and TIRED, wistful eyes.
III you want this land you can
have II. Take n chair. Sit down.
want TO talk TO you"
There IL nothing the matter with
my legs" MacTae said shortly. 81
do want this land ! will pay you
the price you paid for 1t, In cash.
when you execute a legal transfer.
lis that satisfactory7-
Cover looked at him thought.
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