Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-01-21

/ by squattin' In bungalow with a Jap
| servant, porcelain bathtub. an
/ breakfast In bed. Why don't you
travel an see stuff as it Isl How in
blazes are you goin' to write adyen.
ture Il you don't live III
Me, I'm goIn' 10 git q schooner
/ built aecordin' 70 my own ideas. Have
a kicker engine In il, mebbe, an 90
round the world. What's the use Of
llivin on II an not KNOWN 1t by sigh?
! Books and pictures are al right in
I their way, I reckon. but while my
riggin' holds up, I'm for travel. Mebbe
I'D take group Of islands down in
the South seas after a bit an make
s0methin' ont Of EN- Not jest copra
an pearl-shell. but cotton an rubber. "
- king and his Kingdom" suggest
ed the girl
AYE, an mebbe a queen 10 90 with
IT," replied Lund. his eyes wide open
/ in look that made the girl flush and
! Rainey feel the hidden issue that he
felt was bound to come. rising to the
surface.
That's a mans life" went on Lund.
Travels all right, but a mans got to
( do somethin', buck somethin'. start
somethin'. An a red-blooded man
wants the right kind Of a woman to
play mate Polish off his rough
edges, mebbe I'd rather be a rough
castin' that could stand film a bit,
than smooth an plated An, when I
! find the right woman. one Of my own
breed, I'm gOin' to tie to her an her
to LIE.
I'm goin' to be rich. They've
cleaned up the sands of Nome, but
there's others1l be found yit between
Cape Hope an Cape Barry. Mean
time, we've got a placer Of our own.
With plenty Of gold they amt much
limit to what a man can do. I've
roughed 1t all my life. an I'm not
loOkin' for ease. II makes a man soft
But"
He swept the figure Of the girl in a
pause that was eloquent Of his line Of
thought. She grew uneasy Of it, but
Lund maintained it until she raised
her eyes from her work and chal-
lenged his Rainey saw her breast
heave, saw her struggle to hold the
gaze. turn red, then pale. He thought
her eyes showed fear, and then she
stiffened. Almost unconsciously she
raised he~ hand to where Rainey was
sure she kept the little pistol, touched
something as though to assure herself
of its presence, and went on sewing.
Lund chuckled, but shifted his eyes to
Rainey.
why don't you write up this
wage? When It's all over7 There's
adventure for you, an we amt ha'f
through with It. An romance, too,
mebbe We amt developed much Of
love-story as yit, but you never can
tell"
He laughed. and Peggy Simms got
up quietly, folded her sewing. and
said Coed night composedly before
she went to her room.
"How about it, Rainey% quizzed
Lund. "How about the love part Of
It? She's a beauty, an she'll be an
heiress. Amt you got emmy red blood
in yore veins? Don't you want herr
You won't find many to hold a candle
to her Looks. built like a racin'
yacht, smooth an speedy. Smart, an
rich into the bargain. Why don't you
make love to herr
Rainey felt the burning blood
mounting to his face and brain.
81 am not in love with Miss Simms,"
he said. IF I was I should not try
to make love to her under the circum-
stances. She's alone, and she's father
/ less. I do not care TO discuss her"
"Shes woman" said Lund. And
yo're a id prig You'd like to bust
me in the jaw. but you know I'm
| stronger. You've got some CUTS,
Rainey. but yo're hidebound. You
amt got ha'f the glt-up-an'go to We
that she has. She's a woman, / tell
you, an she's to be won. If you want
/ her why don't you stand up an try
! TO git her stead Of sittin' around ike
/ a sick cat whenever l happen TO adj
mlre her looks?
1--WE seen you. amt blind emmy
longer, you know. She's woman an
/ I'm a man l thought YOU was one.
But You amt. Yore idea Of maxim
love is to send the gal box Of candy
an walk pussy-footed an write poems
70 her. You want TO write life an
want 70 live t. So dees gal like
that She's more my breed than yores
If she has got eddication. An she's
flesh and blood. Same as l am. Yo're
half sawdust. Yo're stuffed"
He went on deck laughing, leaving
Rainey raging but helpless. Lund ap-
/ reared to think the situation obvious
Two men. and woman who was at
tractive In many ways, The only
woman while they were aboard the
/ schooner, therefore the more TO be de
sired. admired by men cut OF from
/ the rest OF the world