Evening star., 1923-07-01

striding Gisli Gislison. and turned in
at the gate. Mary came running from
the kitchen. When she saw who ii
was, she paused in the doorway and
the sparkles died out of her eyes.
Good morning" said Gisli tfislison.
He came forward to the veranda and
halted by the step.
"Is it my father you'd like to seer
asked Mary with a lift to her brows
Gisli Gislison smiled at her. You
know we'll enough, my dear. that it's
not" said he Have you time to talk
q little?"
Mary hade him tn a chair. He re-
fused that, but stood by the yeranda
post and looked at her.
Mary I've no man helping me. -
His voice was smooth and infiexible
i've few trap nets and a tub OF gill
nets in the boat, and miles of hooks,
which is the only way I can fish
alone. But I can feel the fiuh. That's
living and more. my dear. l can
buy a farm on Garden Island from
the Injuns-'
Please" broke in the girl. plead
ingly. No, no, Gisli--please don't.
You must net"
And why not?' he asked. ice
cleaning in his eyes.
II don't love you" she returned
Love makes love. my dear" he
said.
The girl shook her head. NO
You will not?"
IT'S impossible. Don't ask me.
you"
For a moment she was in shaking
dread of him. Then the blood came
to her cheeks, and anger.
How dare your she flashed out
IF my father heard you he'd take
| the whip to you-"
And I'd break his neck" said GisIi
Gislison, calmly. Listen. my dear.
All these weeks you've walked and
Talked and danced with me. and now
that your man is home again you
think you can forget 1t. But you
can't. I'll come and take you-like
this
He put out hand to her arm, and
his fingers were like a steel band
encircling it. And at that she gave
him a mans blow, drawing blood
! from his lips and cutting her knuckles
on his strong white teeth. Gisli Gis.
lison smiled at the blow and nodded
She Shrank
* X X
4 FLIvvER ratified to a halt before
"A the farm and Bowery Gellegher
jumped out. The car drove on. Gisli
Gislison loosed the gorps arm as
Bowery came up to them.
What's goin' on here?" snapped
Bowery, seeing the look in Mary's
face and the blood on the 1celander's
lip. "Is he botherin' you, Mary?"
Its my affair. Eddie" she said
quietly. 'Gisli, get away from here
I never want to see you again, un.
derstand?"
Gisli Gil lison smiled and turned to
Bowery. who met his gaze with a
black scowl. You heard her" he
said. Get out o here"
You're a. nice boy" said Gisli. i'm
perturbably. But you get mad toe
easy. Next time you get maddox
out! I'm better man than you are
and take what I want. Good-by."
Better man than am is it? said
| Bowery. "off with your coat
them
: Enough o. that" Old Tom Boyle
had come out to the door, and a dour
man he was. you, Bowery, I heard
| how ye did be ffghtin' this felly 70,
an hour until he put We out wild q
kick--and I'll have none of 1t. You
! what's-yer-name! Git off'n this place
and stay off'n it. and keep yer eyes
off'n my girl or I'll be putin a load
O. duck shot into yer carcass. Gitw
I Gisli Gislison smiled a little and
walked. away.
| srowled Tom Boyle.
| Come up to tell Mary that we go,
500 pound yesterday. first trip" sait
Bowery, and laughed.
Come in and eat dinner" said Ton
Boyle.
IEOR three weeks Gisli Gislison hell
Il his, lonely camp on Pismir,
Island.
He was not a good man to bottle
or disturb. One day a fish tug from
lCheboygan came drifting past TIN
harbor and Emmet McCann went ou
to her and brought her in with tw,
battered men abroad, one of then
with four ribs broken. Gisli Gislisol
had found them at one Of his tral
nets, robbing It Of perch. There wa
some talk OF getting the sherif from
the mainland, but nothing came of II
Bowery and Big soc made lucl
with their fishing. and the secon,
September gale was well due to ar
rive, when Big Joe caught his foo
between boat and wharf. On Sun
day Big Joe sat with his foot In
chair and a weeks rest ahead.
In the afternoon Bowery was visit
ling at Tom Boyle's farm, and told o
1.-THE bad luck.
IT'S not the weeks fayoff that