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By REX BEACH
CUI'YIUCIIT, I DOS, BY
Horde
Authof of 'Tl Spolleti" and
Th Kwn.r'
' SYNOPSIS OP I'WIICI'.DINO
CHAIMIiHP.
' Unrrt Km.rsnn ami "I'lnffllMs" r"rai
Hilar KalvlH, Alaaaa. unit itirnl a yuuhl
IIM. unman, Clirrry Malutta. who !
t lln-m
Cherry durrllin tt aaltnon flahrl
mill Mural). Ili utiscrufiuluiia lirad uf Hi
Kiilvlk rmin.rlna
Clirrry owns a tannrry alte llrnmon.
Ilrur 1UII mid ln a Into wrltirr.li1i
Mmrraoii ilrarrlln-a hla fallui. lu "lunar
KinxI" In Alnh,
I'.iiirricm klMra Clirrry jrmidtiy Half.
lr-r mill llintrauii nrnrly lux ihrlr
llvrs In Katmal iaaa and mlaa IIik strain
rr hi Kattnal on their way nut lu set
lai'llal
Alter dreadful prhstluna they ratrh
I ho Inial at Karitak am) ar. aeiii rti inula
fur I'lilraKU. ISiiirreon ka Mlaa ill hi in)
Waylalid,
HIib ami llmrrann mo rtisnitrd Her fa.
Ihrr. Waynn Uujliiinl la it inllllnnnlia
Altnn Cl)it. nlTfla IIO.IMJ IohhiiI Ilia tan
nery. Hall ami Itnierenn meet Mnrali In Chi
mn Marali la n riillnr fur Mllilinl'a
hand Mnrali Irlla Mildinl mImiuI I'hnry
Maliitle II and Wklia Uu)lulnl lall k
iminarlra irini
Mlldlrd le-arna llml Citirimn ami Clirr
ry am Htrllirta liana. r llllllard. Heallle.
irtliara III I Hill Klhi-raiH) IIW.MU Clirrry.
who liaa nnltrd In Hrattla arrrpta a din
irr Invitation fium lhlllaid
Cliarry dinners thai Kmeraon la In
marry Mildred Marali rauira a mm) In
dalaya fur llmrraon's trly Tatnm re.
him Kiner.on a loan I'lyd eus'seata
that Chriry tan gat (ha Ivan (rum till
Hard Itinarimi rnrasee Cherry hy rrttlrlsln
lir friendly lelatluna Willi Milliard Cher
ry wa llllllard, who uneictedly fur
Illative Ilia rniinay Mar.h rauaee a alrlka,
ilrlaytn Ilia loading uf Kinrraon's ma
thlnrry.
Haifa rlahermen flsht the atrlaere I'ra
r aliMila a alrlkrr and liiiiKinatfi
lltlieirun fur wlmm a waxiatil U leauej
i -.--
It Ma on llie aftrnioon fullun lnu
lili arrlrnl that Mb rati fur n tour of
liitpcilon landed from lilt Inuncti anil
atrollnl up to nlicrv llojrtl Kmvraou
was at ork. II. was icrittrti cour
trouitjr. If n bit coolly, nnd fuuud, in
oil tlirlr latt nirvtlne, tlmt till onrn
Ix-nrlim mm rvflrctrtl exactly l tlaat
of lloj.1.
"I you Imtp a iiuiiiIht of my oM
flilirriurii." Mnrali jlicn !.
Vra: wrr funuimic."
-Vou aro rry lucky."
"Inilrni: llowr
"U'i'll, iIipii'i you tlilnk j on rrcrc
lucky 10 lirni llml atrlkt-r'
"It wnin'i nltok'ctlivr luck. However.
I do coiialdcr iiiyaolf forliilinli In
caplnc at tliii Inl moim-ut." lUiyd
IhukIipiI rnilly. "Ily thv tvny. ulmt
liniriird to tli mni) tlicy mlaiook for
mo?"
"11 him Ko. I U'llwe. I dldu't pay
much attention to tho mnitvr. I rather
ttiltik you will lifnu a lot to rxplulii
one of lliitMj ilnyt," ho anld, wltU do
lllxTntu tiipiiacu.
"With (V).UUO cntra of anlmoii alxiard
the lU-tlforil Cnatlu I will explain any
Ihllik. Mranwtillo the iollio limy no
to thodi-tl!"
"Von ot a way from Bcattlp, but
I tier 1 n cumnilailutier at Dutch llnr
tKir. nUo a deputy marshal, ulio may
have IhjIIit ucvia with a warrant
thnti thoao Mjlcemcti hnd." The
truit'a inunnKiT could uol keep down
the nu try I rumor In Ida voice, and thv
other, crclrliiK It, replied lu a man
lier dcalgtifd to turinmo lilm kiIII moro:
"Yea. I linvo heard of thoao ulllcer.
I uiiiteratnnd they aro both lu your
employ."
"WhnlP
"I henr you liovu boiiKht them."
"Do you menu to lliilnuiili'"
"I don't meati to IiihIiiuiiIv aiothliii;.
I.Uten! Wo nro uhrre wo vtu tit Ik
plainly. Mnrali, nnd I urn tired of all
thin (iiliterftico. You did what you
could to alop me, you euii tried to
lime im tilled"
"You dure to"
"Hut I k'tii'H It inner iK'curred to
you that 1 mny bo Juat in ilewpornlo
ii a you ore. I broke thmtiKh In aplto
i of you, nnd I'm on the Job If you
v-nut to cry ipiltn, liu nIIIIiik. but I
won't bo ImlktHl, and If nny of your
hired IlliiraliuU try to take pie before I
put up my catch I'll put you nwuy.
Uiiilerntnnil)''
WIIIIn Miirnli recolliil Involiiutnrlly.
"You nro liiHiuie!" liu cried
"Am I J" Kiiieraou lunched Immlily.
"Well, I'm Juat emxy elioiili to do
nliut 1 mi)'. Don't come I hi ok here
until I Kcud fur you. Something mlKht
mil on you."
Then It U to be wnr. eh?"
".Suit yourself." Ilo) d pointed to tho
alioro.
A a Mnndi iiiiulo liU uny to the n
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II A II PC II f D HOT II tilt I
4B4
"Uelln. while folka'. Mere wo are
nil together hkiiIii."
They tlirmil in belnild n illlnltioua
look In u' mini itfit mttiK heulKiily upon
I irtii. lie wna dirty, lit ilollicu were
lu rnim. and llironuli u rlotoua brlatle
of beard thnl hid Ida t tit li feiiliirea a
minify patch allowed on either cheek
It wn iimleiiinlily "riniriTleaa" I'r-M-r
but how I'hiiUKiil. how nllereil. from
I lint nulla nl flower of Indolence they
had known' He wna pnllld. emaciat
ed nnd lilrnj.'i;lii!.
"I'raaer!" I hey crlril lu rhonn, then
fell iiimiii him noUlly.
l'ror drew Ulmelf up with Injtin-d
dlirulty, then "poke lu diiimntlc c
tenia "I worked m way!"
"How? Where?"
"On thnl I.Iih.iI.i wind )niimi-r "
"Hut the - Hi " iinriil lloyil.
"Oil. I aipinri-il lliein eii.i. Il'a rim
they mini i-. air, I wurked. I'm n
cullory iiiiild "
"Tell lia iilmiil ll." iircul Cherry
"Wbnt'a ll.e He?" he ili'iimlnliil.
with n clire in CI) ile '"I h.il Uoir
hend wiiuliln'i uiidi rainnd "
"CJo nheiid." Ilojil aeeoinled, wild
twIichliiK Up "You liMik ii If you
hnd worked, mid worked linnl"
"Well, iheru ain't any I'ullmam run
tiliiK ic (hi reaori, ao I now awny on
u coal burner, but aoniebody Oaci me.
Then I try to hire out na a flahennan.
but I ain't there with tho gang talk
and my miff drnt. ao I Di It for
a hide-away on the llleaaed lale
llial'a her tiam. Tan ynu tK-nt that
for a moiinker? Ttila anllor of mine
Irou Chlnka rlcht nwny,"
"Whnt'a up'"
"I don't know, but aomcthlng la
w run jr." A hurried examination allow
ed the mnililncM to bu lunnluiily crl
pledi certain pnrla were enllrely mlaa
Ink' while other were broken.
The Iron Chink, or mechanical
clemier. la pcrluipa the moat liiKcnloua
of tint miiiiy lulxir anvliiK derliea uaed
lu the aiillnoli llaherlee, It la nil awk
wnnl looklnir. yet wry effect he con
frlviuiee of renhliiK kuhea and con
e)ora which aelrea the IIhIi whole mid
deliver It (Ii'iiiikI. illpped. lilt nnd
remly to be wimhed Willi allperhu
iliini dexterity II linen the work of,
twenty IlKhtnlni. like blllehera Willi
but Hie nil! of Iheae Iron Chink lloyd
knew Hint hla lluli would mkjII before
they could be Innnllnl lie liiiMleniil
Mtiilifhlwny lo (leorce Unit. A half
Loiir nil. down Ihe liny mill lioclillil
U'nil from hi litumh to the pile
ilrlwr. where, nuild the i-oiifulon and
iioInp. he niiiile known hla llilliift. The
blK felluw'a tiillillieaa iiuuixed lllin.
"Whnt nre you koIiik lo do now?"
"IIUK'her by hniid." an Id ihe flihcr
djuti. "Itui Imw? Thnl take iklllrd labor
-Iota of It."
2ori(e k'rlnti'Hl. "I'm too old a bird
to be roueht like tula
rldeuta from the atari, and when I
hired in) Chluiiuieu I liK'ludid H crew
uf illlleia Ulllla yiurah Will Il-Hu tu
try iiunlii-"
Oeor expect we will be out all the
expuime of bulldliiK llml trap."
"iixnctlyl It' a fBHlmitlut? buil
neaa, lau't II? It' a builneaa lu which
thv uiicxpii'd I forever IiuiuIuk.
Hut the aliike nre lilk'li. uiidl know
you will auu'eeiL Hy the ivny," tho
contliiueil, "lime you heard the his
toric alory nlout the pink tulmou?"
Ho shook hla hend.
"Well, there n a certain shrewd
old cannery mnli In Wnaliliiyion stalo
whoe rntch foiialaied nlmoat wholly
of pink llili. As you know, tlmt vnrle I
ly iIim-s uol brink' fit high n price a ,
red siilmon. like theio Well. DnillllK j
Hint he could not sell tils cnlrli. owlllK
to Hie puptiliir prejudice iilxnit color.
i una inn (j pnnnii u ioi in sitikiiik Clin
I IhI...Im .. l.t-.l. .....I III.... ....!..
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I can't tell what
"rrusKii!" llixr ciiuit IK cuoiica,
cm KIMd ( Rrub me. but bo never
shows fur forty-clk'ht bourn or yeur.
1 fork'vt which. Anyhow, I stand It at
loiik' at I can, theu I dlk' my way up
to a hntcli and mew like a bouse cat
It seems (hey were hep from the start,
and battened me down on purposa
then made liook ou how lone I'd stay
hid. Oh. It's a funny Joke, nnd they
all set n aloinnch Much when I show.
When I offer to pay my wny they're
Insulted. Mxl that ain't their graft.
They wouldn't tnke money from a
stranger Oh. no) They permit me to
work my wny The scullion tins quit,
see? Ho they promote me to his Job."
"You deserted thts morning, eti?"
"I did. I wnut a bath nnd tome
clean clothe and u whole hit of sleep."
Ile was granted tits desire.
The llfdford Cuatle having dlschnrg
cd her enrgo steamed nwny to return
lu August.
The middle of .111 no brought f tit first
king salmon, scouti sent ou nhend of
Ihe "aockcyo." but tlo)d innilo no ef
fort lo tnke nilvnutnge of Mil run, ta
iloring manfully to proKiro for tho nil-
riiAiTi:it xiv.
IIII. I! iliey were iiilklug a lug-
built lowing ii pile drher mine
Iiiim view Io)il iii-knl Hie
llieiiullik' of Ita present e III Ihla
part of Hie iher
"I don't know."
tteorxt". ainrlng Intently Yonder
looUa like nnollier one Ih-IiIihI It- wllh
u mfl of piles."
i "I thought nil the company traps
were up al renin."
"Bo they are.
I they're up to."
A half hour later, when the new
, flotilla had come to anchor a short
I dlatance below, Kmrrson's companion
been n to swenr.
, "I might linvo known lt.M
whiity
I "Mnrsh alms to 'cork' us."
"What Is that?"
"He's going to bulk) a trap on each
side of this one and cut off our flab."
"flood lrd! Can he do that?"
"Sure! Why not? The law give us
000 yards both ways. A long us he
stay outside of that limit lie can do
anything he want to."
Then of what uio Is our trap? The
salmon follow definite courses close to
the slMire. and If he Intercept them
lie fun they reach us why. theu we'll
get only what he lei through."
'Thill's hi plan." said dig fJeorce
sourly. "If nu old gnme. but It don't
nln work You can't tell whnt
silmo'i will do till they do It. 1'te
studlid this jmlllt of In lid for five
yenrs, nnd I know more alrout It than
ant.tdy else except the Creator. If
the flah hug the shore, then we're up
agnlnxt It. but I think they strike In
about here: t lint's why I chose this
site. We can't tell, though, till the run
stnrt All we enn do now Is sco that
them H-ople keep their distance."
The "lend" of a salmon trap con
sist of a row of web hung piling that
run out from the shore for many hun
dred feet, forming a high, flout fence
that turn the schools of flail nnd leads
them Into cunningly contrived luclo
sure, or "und." at the outer ex
tremity, from which they nre
"brallcd" a needed. These corrals are
so built that oncu the (lib nre Inalde
they cannot pcbk. The entire struc
ture U devised upon the principle that
the snlmtin will not mnko a short turn,
but will swim a nearly at possible In
n straight line. It looked to lloyd at
it .Mara ii, ny mocking mo line or prog
ress nbore ami below, hnd virtually
deatroyed tho ettlclency of the new
trap, rendering the cost of Its construe
Hon a total Ion.
Thnt evening when ho had teen the
night thlft ttnrtcd l.niomon decided
to walk up to Cherry' house, for he
vn worried over the dny'a develoi
mcut nnd felt thut an hour of the
girl's Hocluiy might serve to clear his
thoughts.
Cherry' house wa situated a short
a nee of the main army, that terrific ,i.lnlll.. niMlvp ii,o ennnerv which ..
horde Hint was whiii to come from the ' , n WI Marsh's hoiuhiunrtorn. and
iiiysierioiia tiepins eiuier lo nmi.e or
ruin hint, Oncu the run proper Marled
label, which rend. 'Heat Ornde I'luk
Hiilmon. Worm tiled Not lo Turn lied
J li ihe i'iiu' They tell me It worked
like n charm,"
"No wonder!" lloyd laughed.
"I wish I Were n limn." she went on. !
"I'd llko to engage In a bualm-a of this !
tort, something thnt would require In
genulty and daring. I'd like to handle
Ms affairs."
'There ts ynur copper mine You
surely tin rid led that very cleverly." '
Cherry's expression altered, and the
alio! a .mirk t'lmiei. uf lilm m-i Ii wnt ,
I figured ot- nc- ' 01,
"How I It comfig along, by the
wny? I hiivsu't lieu id you mention It
lately."
"Very well, I In-Hove. The men were
down the other day unit toid niv ll (
whs h big thing."
"I'm ilellghted. How dm- It seem
to be rlehr
"l-l hardly know Hlili! That has,
nlwny been my driiiui. mni tei"
j "! In wonderful feature about i
answered Dig divum." he look nihnutiike of her
pum-e lo any. "I Hint they come true." I
"Xot nil of them- not ihe real, won
derful drenui." she returned
"Oh. yes! My dream Is coining true,
and to I yourt."
"I have given up hoping for that."
the an hi. without turning.
"Hut you shouldn't give up. Ilemrro-
ber that all the great thing ever ac
complished were only dream at first,
and the greater the accomplishments j
the more Impossible they teemed to j
begin witu." 1 1
something In the girl s attitude and
In her slleuce made him feel that bis
words rang hollow and commonplace.
While they hsd talked an unaccus
tomed excitement hnd been mounting
In his brain, and It held htm cow In a
kind of delicious embarrassment. It
was as If both had been suddenly en
folded In a new and mysterious un
derstanding without the need of
speech. He did not tell himself that
Cherry loted him. but he roused lo a
fresh iM-ni-plluii of her beauty and fell
himself privileged lu her rieamc.
It may hare been the unusual ardor
of hi gnxo thnt warmed her checks
and brought her eye back from the
world outside. At nny rate, thv turned.
flnalihiL him it alurlliil flnnrn that
caused his pulae to leap anew. Itl.ilngj
silently, she weut past him to the'(S
piano. Never before had the surprised
that look lu hi eye and at the mill
ml Ion n wnvo of coufuslon surged over
her 8ho ttroto to cnlm herself
through tier music, which shielded
while It gave expression to her mood,
and neither spoke a the evening
ihndowi crept In utiou them. Hut the
girl' exnltntlon was abort lived: the
thought came that lloyd' feeling was
but transitory: he was not the sort to
burn lasting Inrcuae ln-fore more than
one shrine. Nevertheless, at this mo
ment he was hem. nnd In the Joy of
thnt certainty she let the moment tup.
They heard a child crying tome
where In the rear of the bouse and j
Chakawana's voice soothing; then In n i
moment the Indian girl apenrcd In
the doorway, saying something nbout i
going out with Constantlne. Cherry
acquiesced halt consciously. Impatient
of the lutrunlon. llojd finally rose nnd.
going to the door, saw that tho sky was
deeply overcast, rendering the night at
dark ns In a far lower latitude.
"I've overstayed mr welcome." he I
ventured and imlletl nt her uusweriug
laugh. I
With n trnco of solicitude the tntd:
"Wnltl I'll get you n rolncont." Hut '
ho reached out a detaining tinnd. In I
tho darkuess It encouutorvd tho bare
flesh of her arm.
"I'lenso dou'tl You'd hare to strike
a light to llnd It, apd I don't waut u
light now."
"It has been n ploosnut cveulng," tho
:
tcr'M edge ho stumbled like n blind
man; bis IIm wuro bleeding whore Ills
i -mull, sharp teeth hail bitten the in,
nnd ho punted llko nu hysterical wo
man, ' During the next fortnight tho snlllng
ship begun to nssumble, standing In
, under ii grout tprend of canvas to
berth clonu alongside tlio two stoam
ships. On the morning after the arrival of
tho Inst tlilp Kmursou uud hi com
panion were (rented to n geuulno tur-
Uprise, Cherry had coma dowu to the
tlte at usual the could not let a day
igo by without visiting the place nnd
Clyde after a tardy breakfast hnd Just
come athoro. 'I hoy were watching Hlg
'George direct tho launching uf a scow
when all of a tuddeu they heard a ft
. miliar toJco behind them cry cheer-
Hoyd'H Mth uivessnrlly took him imst
his oiioiuv'a verv hIi-hiil-IioIiI. I'IiicIIiil- I
there would lie no more oppiiriiiiilt)' j ,uo lUt, too Mttll ,0 ,Hr,t of .w1H1nB said Inanely.
for building or for setting up inuohln- bonoiith Hui dock, lie turned tin union- I "1 MV" '0 f ",0 flrtt time tonight,
the buildings, where, to his surprise, he ,-"rj. turn- i.u utfuu to uo .
encountered his own day foreinnu talk , yu" ,
Ing wirnesily with n slrangor. I A8nl" uo "'' '" wrt leap. Heach-
The llNliermiiu slnrted guiltily. ' "ul ,u "J fcwuuy, ins iinuti siuipeti
ery. -lie mum lie remly and waiting
by the llrst of July.
Tor some time lilt tin machines hnd
been buy night uud day I urn lug out
grout lnHipt of gloaming enn. while
the cni'pouier mid inaclilnUiH com
pleted their IiihI.. 'J'lio gill uetlem
were overhntillng their gour, the bench
was llnetl with llahlng bonis. On
(heir dock great plloti uf seines nnd
drift not ero being Inspected. Three
iiiIIoh below lllg (leorge with n picket!
crew nml n pllcdrhcr wan building the
flHhtrnp. II consisted of half mile
"lend," or rows of piling, enpped with
stringer upon which netting was hung
and terminated lu "lionrts," "corrals"
nml "spllleru." Hie Intricate nrrniigo
menu of webbing and tlmbcra out of
which the llsh were to be taken.
A for lloyd Hie fever lu bit veins
mounted dully a bo taw hi droit hi
assuming concrete form. Ahvny he
found Cherry at til shoulder, unob
trusive aud silent for tho mutt part,
yet Intensely observant nnd keenly
nllve to every nctlou. Sho seemed to
have tho faculty of dlvluuHon, know
ing when to be tlleut aud wbeu to Join
her mood wllh hla, aud the gave htm
valuable help, for the jiosscssed a
praetrjal mlud. -One day when their
preparations were ucarly completed a
foreman came to lloyd nnd said ex
citedly; . . ,
"What tiro you doing here, I.nrscu?"
inked llo)d.
"I Just wnlkitl up after supper to
have a talk with an old mate."
"Who Is her
"He's Mr. Marsh' foreman."
Kiucrxou npoUo out bluntly: "See
here. I dou't like this. Those people
have cnim-d me n lot of trouble ul
ready, uud 1 don't wnut my men hang-1
Ing around here."
"Oh, Hull's nil right," said Israeli
carelessly. "Him nnd me used to Huh
together." And ita If this were a sutll
clout explanation he turned back to hi
cotivcnmtluu. leaving Kmorsou to pro
ceed on his way.
He found Cherry nt home uud, fling
lug himself Into one uf tier eusy clmlrs,
relieved his mind of the day's occur
rences. "Marsh is building those traps pure
ly out of tpltc, the declared Indig
nantly when ho hud Uulahed, "He
doetu't need nny more tlsh he ha
plenty of trap farther up the river."
JTfljx urel It look a It, wo ru.lgbt,
have to depend upon the gill nutters."
"We will know before long-. If tho
fltb ttrlke In where George expect
Harsh wlll.b out prelty.pDny."
"jEd if ita 'do-Tittiitrto w-
down over her urm llko a caretM until ,
her palm lay In hit. i
With trembling, geutlo bauds the ,
pushotl hi in from her.
When the black bulk of Marsh's can
nery loomed ntiond of Kiuersou he loft
the gravel liench mid turiUHl up among
the buildings, seeling to retrace his
former course. As he turned the cor
ner of the tlr.t building he Hourly ran
ugnltist u mati who was standing mo
tionless against the wall. Thu fellow,
with it sharp exclamation, vanished
Into the gloum. Huytl lost no time tu
gaining the plank runway th.it led to
tho dock uud, tludlug nu angle lu the
building, bucked lutu It uud waited
Krotii his momentary Klliupxe of the
uiau us be mudu off he know thut ho
wus tall uud active Just the tort of
person to prove dangerous lu uu eu
couutcr. Hut If his suspicious were
correct there must ho others close by,
and lloyd wondered why he had beard
no slguul. After u breathless watt of
a moment or two he stole cautiously
out. and. leleotluir the darkest shad-
'bwi, illpped from due" to auother till
be was caught by (ha sound of voice
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eral Water. Distributers for Edel Brau, Schlitz
nnd Kainier Beers. We also carry a larjie line
of Glassware, Bar Towels, Ploying Cards, etc.,
especially adapted to the saloon trade. Orders
by phone or mail will receive prompt and
careful attention. Madras, Oregon
DESCHUTES
Addition
Adjoins Bend on the south.
Most beautiful residential sec
tion in Bend.
REASONABLE PRICES
Also Some Choice Business Lots.
Timber Lands Bought and Sold.
HUNTER & STAATS
WALL STREET, BEND, OR.
Subscribe for The Bend Bulletin$1.50 a year. Attractive
, premium offers and clubbing rates.
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