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t t 41 M ? f one 1 h 0 bilver By REX BEACH a coi'viuciit. i pud. nv SYMM'HIS OI I'UliCUDINd UIAIMI'.UK. Iloj-il Rmrnn anil "Klnrln" rraaai ntr Kalvlk, Alaaaa, and m( yuuni Hliltit Kumait, Charry Malolt, wliu ahal lra lham I'h.rry lMcrH Ih aalrnon flahrli nil Mnrali, Hi uiucrupuloua lial uf Hit Kulvlk camitrlM. 1'h.try ofi rannarr H. Kmarann. Oxtra Hull unit ah k Inln artnrhlp lCmorion ilraerllw Ida fallur lu "liukt fMMl" In Alaaka, Klnaraon ! Hurry Koo-lliy. Hall, Kraaar nod Kmarann naarly lot llnlr llvaa In Katmal ta And mlaa tlm attain r at Katmal en llnlr way out to t capital, Aflr 1r1ful prtvMlona lhy ratrh Ih taial at Kaitlak anil art anon n rout for Clilcnau. liin.raon ak Mlta MlldrtJ M'ylaiMl. Hn ami Klnaraon ar nia(1 liar fa llitr, Wayit Waylanit, la a tnltllonnlr Alton l'lil uftara tio.lu) Inward th Call' nary. Halt and Kmarann mt Marah In Chi rami Marah la a aultor fur Mlldrrd'a tiand. Marah trlla MIMrnt about Cliarry Malolt. II and Wayna Wayland flan a rannrlra triiat XllldrMl Irani that Krnarann and Chrr ry ar artnr llankrr llllllard, Hrattla, rcfuara to lend Kmrrtnn IIM.ttO, Charry. whu haa arrlvril In Mraltl, acclta a din war Invllallnn from ljlllard, Plirrry tlTarritara that Ktnrrann I to marry Mlldrnl Marah rauara annoying ilatay fur Itnirraon' arty Taroma rr fuara Itmrraoii a loan, flyda auirle that 'harry ran t Ih luan from llll llard. rjinrrann anraara Chrrry ty rrlllrlalnt irr frlmdly rriatlnna with llllllard Cher ry ra llllllnrd. who unilrdly fur tilahva lit imuifiy Marah rauara a atria, drloyln th loadlnc of Itinrraon'a ma chlnrry Haifa flahrmrn fltht th atrlarr l"ra r alHHiia a atrlarr and tinrnala Urnran, far whom a warrant la laau) -"roarnvn rara 15 TCaUrrf "afrit HI Inwa I'raarr la rtlaaanl and rJln Km arann. Kmarann'a maclilnrry la tampcrrd with. Marah (ml 1.1 a a trap to prvnl aalmnn from rrhln Kmrraoira pannrry all II la myalrrleualy alatbr-l. KinWiOH la aU5t. 'ttvm hi iiiuiiiciitarjr ulliiip of tho Hi nil im liu ninUo o(T he knew Unit do vrna tall and nctlve Juat the aurl of tieraou u (irtivo Uiiunrniu In uti rii CUUIilrr. Hilt If III auaiilrluha mito rorrrot llifiu mtitl In) othrraclucv Uf, and lloril w umliTrit wlijr lie hnil luwiril no alioial. After n bri'ntlilraa unll of tmmii'iit ur lu In- iuir riiiniutialv out. nmt. M'tii'llnu' I tie ilnrti-at alinil oa, allpiivil fnuu mil' lu niiolluT till lie wna onuclil Uy t lir aouml uf Milcc IhUIiik frulH the xnlillli; I'litntlK'e of tin main ImiIMIiii; mi hi rlKlit. Tlio noil immii'iit lid tcimluii rcluiiil. uiiu uf I In- MMki'r wna ii woliHiti. IM tliHitly lila m la rm liml Ixi'ii mi-IU. fur iIuhh- HHipiv, ulmevvr I liny woro. lNtli imi t'lfurl to itilirxol lliHr ir' unci. On tlm coiiirary. tin woman hml ntraiHl Iiit toiu- lu a lotnlcr pltrU, nl tlnMlKli Iiit umla with atlll uuilldlii CilUlmWn. (riMtly rpllcvnl. Ilujil wna nliout lo pi on, liin n almrp cry. like a alfiial. cuino In the wniiinli'a rulec, n cry whkll turrml Id it Krllllllu' null of ill Irwrt. The IMt'iMT lii-anl n umn' volco curaliiK In niiawer. ntul then the hmhiiI nf n actnlle, fiillontM nt li'iicth y a clmklnK rry. tlmi lirotieht lilin Uiuml tnir Into th. ImllilliiK lie run forwrnl. nvUli-aaly, liul iH'fure he had corereil half I lie illilnnce her collided rlolently villi n piece of tunchliiery ntid unit irnwlliiu lu the flonr. A Klnnre up wanl revenleri the dim oiilllneH uf u "li)pHT." nmt ahoweij him further down (he tiulldlnir, allhouelUil lirteriy nu'nlunt the Iraaer ilnrkneaa of the win down, two atrilcslltiR nenrea, Aa he reiinlneil III footliur. aomelhlni; ruahed pnat til lit -limn or nnlinnl he could not It'll which, fnr It fvi innile no more noiiml iiHiii the floor Ihnn thnae of n wolf iloir. Then, im he Ixilleil forwnnl. he heard n man cry out. nml found lilmaulf lu th mliWt of turmoil. Hit liaiul oncmiiiti'red a human body, nml he Nt'Ued It, only lu be hurled imlde n If with n Ktnnt'i mrenictli. Ak'aln he clinched with n innu'M form, and hore It to thn tliHir, curalui; nt the durkueas nml rvachliiK fur It throat III mi inKoutit mixed hit rolee lu wild rlnmor. while lloyd tinictit hlniKvlf for ntiolhor iiKMiiult from I hone Iiiiko lliliul he had met a moment before. Hut II did not come, luatead ho heard it cry from I ho woman, mi aiinwur In a deep, tr volru nnd then awlft, pntlerluu footalepa gntwliiif fainter. Meanwhile the man with whom he wna locked wn iIkIiHuk deapcrntely, with hnnd nnd feet und teeth, alioiitlni; honraely. Other footMepn (ouuded uow, this tlmo tippruachliiK. then nt tho door a Innlern iliimtl. A watchnmn cnniu run nlni: down hot ween I he llnea of ma chtuery, followed by other figure half revenled. lloyd had pinned bin nntnuonUt nunlmt the cold ildcs of n retort nt hut nnd with fliik-ero clutched ntwut Ms thront wn lientlnu hU head vio lently nRnlimt tho Iron when by tho Innturu'ii Rlenin ho cnuglit ono tllinpio of tho fnt, purplo faco lu front of him and looHetl hln hold with n tnrltwl ox clnmnllon. Ilutenied from tho Krlp thot hod nonrly mndo nn end of him. Willi Mnnh itnBBorcd to hla foot Tho man waa wouuded, badly wounded, na ho aaw by tho red atream which muhed down oror hla bronat Marah loveled n trorubllns Onsr at Boyd and cried hysterically: "Tuara bo la, mon. tla tried to mur der dm. I-I'm hurt I'll hat him Horde Author ol Th Spollert" TJi llanlar" and II A It l f II r n II 0 T II t It I 4 . 44 nrnmiiM." The i'Ioiiim,m of the nrciiHiilloii airurk the yimuu mnu nn tho IunIiiui lie Itirui'd upon the Kldiip "I illilnl do Unit. I brnrd n lluht eotiiK on ami ran lu here"- "Ilea n llnr." the wounded man lu terrupted ahrllly. "Ile'a aluhbed mi' Heer lie tried lo atrip the whirl from III wnutlila. then fell lo ehiilli'llUK und almkliiK. "U (Joil, I'm hurl I" lie InKltered to n pnrldmr euxe ami aiiuk Umiii II, weakly fumbllUK at hl ! den ahouiiler. "I (lliln'l do Ihnt." repented llojd "1 dull t know who Blabbed him. I didn't." Then who dldT aotne one de tnniideil. "What nre joil doluit lu here? Vuu'd a killed him In n minute," aid Ihe mnu with Ihe Inlileru. "We'll fix you for thin." n third olee tlirenleiiiil. "I.lateu," lloyd nald In n lone lu make them pnilae. 'There ha been n mlalnke here. I wna piiaxluu the bulldliiK wheu I beard n uoiinin acrenm, nml I ruahed lu lu preteul Mnrah from rbokliiit her to deulli." "A woman!" chortiaed the itroiip. "l'bnt'M whnt I anld." "Where la alio iwwV "I don't know. I didn't co her nt nil I Krnppled with the tint ktuii I ran Into. Hho mint have K'mo out n you enmo lu." lloyd Indicated the aide door, which wna atlll njor. "Il'n He." Bcritiiiied Mnnih. "If the truth." ktouily mnlnlnlned i:ineroii. "nnd there wna n man with her too. Who wa he, -IarUJ Who wn Hie mnn)" "Hhe-lie-l don't know." "Iloll't lie" "I'm bun." reiterated the itrlokeu mnu feebly. Then, aeelm; the l'Wll drrmeut In the face almt him, he UkTaS 'Tiikhk ua is net, Hamuli to miuirn UK." burst out anew: "Don't stand there like n lot of foul. Why don't you Ret htinT" "If I stnbbnl him I tuuit hnve hnd n knife." Kmersou said, nualn checkl ihe forwnnl movement, "ion mny senrch me If you like. Bee?" He uenml his (nt nnd displayed hi belt "He's Rot n six shooter," sumo one said. "Yes, and 1 may tuo It." anld l!mer son quietly. "If he hasn't n knife then ho must have hnd n friend with blin." "Then tell your men whnt we wore doliiR In here and how you came to be iilone with us lu the dark." Kmemuu stared ut hi nccuser curiously, but tho trust's mnnnRcr seemed nt n loss. "Hoc here. Marsh, If you will tell us whom )uu wero chokliiR mny bo we cnu Ret at tho truth of this iirfalr." Without unswertiiR Marsh rose nnd, lennlnu uon thu wutchmau'a arm. said; "Help me up to the houso. I'm hurt. Hend the launch lo the uper plant for John, Ho know sometbltiR nbout medlclnci." With no further wurd he imide hi wny out of the hulldliiR, fol io wel by ihe mystified fishermen. No one undertook to detain Ktner son. nnd he went hi wny, wonderluR whnt lay back of tho ulRht'a adven ture. He racked hi brnln for a hint na to the Identity of the womnn nnd the reason of her presence alone with Marsh In such a placo. CUAITKH XV. 71 UK main body of salmon struck I I Into tho Kulvlk rher on the I I tlrat day of July. Tor n week 1 past tho run had been slowly growing whllo tho canneries tested themselves, but on the oieulnK day ot (lie uow month the horde Issued boldly forth from the depths of the sea, and tho battle began In earnest. At time they swum with cleaving fin uxponed AroIu they churned tho placid water uutll awlft cumber raced across tho shallow bars like tidal waves, whllo the deeper channel wcro shot throURU with shadowy forma 1 or pierced by the llRhtnliiK Rllnt of all- j rervd bellle. They streamed In wltu tho flood tldo to retreat nitaln with Ibo bb, but thera waa neither haste nor caution In their progress. They bad coma In answer to th breeding cnll of tba oa. and Ita axultatlou was uU thtm, driving tbeoi relenlb"ly on- wnnl. They"lmd no voice nualiml li ovcrmnslerliiu apell The time had coma for mnu to Ink bin toll. Al Hmermm' cannery tlM're fell n auddeii mnlc. for fifty flaheruten unit lleturuliiK from the hank on the nlulu before tlm run aiarled, Ihey alnekiil their iceur and uoililed llitd IJuieraon uf their ileleniiliHilldii. Then, deapliu Ilia llllliiiMl efforlM to dlnauilili' them, they look their pnek upon their cliiiul iter and mari'heil up the biiich lu Wll Ha .Mnrali'M pliiut. l.nrHcn. ihe day foremilll. neled UN their npiiUeaillHIl. and lloyd rwoKiilrcd loo Inle the n-iull of thai I'liiivcrNittloti lie hud Inierrupl ihI on the ulk'hl of III vlall tit Cherry Till" ilef eel Ion illiulnlalieit III IhmiI crew by more limn half. and. while the alKireiiieu Ntoiiily maintained ibelr loy ally, the eliiiiiCH of putllmr up n pack aeouied I on l llo;d aunllowed hi pride nnd went alraluhlway In hla enemy. He found Marah well recincrcd from hi rieah wound of n week or more !e. fore, yel extremely cnutlou for hi anfety, n be ei Idenred by conductluu the Interview before wtltieHaea. "We nre abort handed, nnd I pavr lntructlotm lo aectire eiery nvnllalile man." he nimouiieed at the coiicluidnu of Kineraon' atory "It I not my fHUll If your men prefer lu work for me." "Thru ymi furco me to rctnllnte," aald llojd "I shall biro your men out from under you " Mnmh laiiclnd provoklncly. "Try It! I mil n kimh! orKiinlxer. If nulltliiK el'. it you aelid eiulaaiirlex lo my plant" It will canxe certain vlo leuee. nod I think jou bud IM-Ilrr avoid Hint, fur we outnumber yuu ten lu one." Itmimnn left In dlapiM. Nor hnd he hit umiii any tnelhod of relief when Cherry' enme down to Ihe plant on the fnllowliic iiiorulni;. H!ie lniUlred alruluhlway: "Whnt nro you dolnif nbout It? Vou enn't nfford to loe mi hour." "I hiive sent n mnu to ench of the other plnnts lo hlro dshermen at nny prlre, but I have no hope that they will auccced. Mnmh hn hi crew too well In hand for Hint." Cherry nodded. "They wouldn't dnro quit Iilui now. lied never let them return lo this country If they did. Meanwhile tho rcaVof your force U on the batik. I preumc." "Ye." "How tnnny boat hnve youf Ten." "Heaven! And Ibis I the first day of Hie mn! It look bad. doesn't It? tla Ihe trnp befniti lo till?" "No. (Seorco I down there now. I Ctieas Mnrxli sucreeded In corkltiK It. Meanwhile nil the other iilanls are workliiK while my ClilnU nre plnylng fnutnu. I seem to brliiK misfortune Uhiii eery one connected with me. don't IT" he added. "I'm afraid I'm a mr sort " How IhijUIi be whs. the clrl lliouslit tenderly, jet Imiw splendidly brave he had been IhmuiclriHlt the Haht! There wns a tulrelrxM, iiiatermil yonrnliiK In her heart n she naked him gravely: I If you full imiw It will mean tho end of everything', will It uotT" "Yes." He siiinred bis tired shoul der. "Hut I nm not bedten yet. You tiniKlit ine lifter lo ulve up. Cherry. If I have to ko hack home without n PHteli nnd see llllllard tnke this plant oer, why I'll beKlu ouce mure nt soiiieihlni; new. nnd some day I will succeed. Hut I shan't uive up. I'll can whnt khIiiioii we catch nnd then .benlti nil over nKlu next season." "And-supjHMHj you don't succeed T NuplMisc llllllnrd won't carry youT" "Then 1 shall try somethliiK else. MayU I shall ko lu mliilnc meal a. I ........ ,.. ...... ....- . ujjiiiuii i mum , n j now, aue wuuiu nu nv let mo k'ntw disheartened If she were here, Hho wouldn't lot me quit. She Isn't Hint sort." Cherry Mntotto stirred nnd shifted her Rnxe uncertainly to the clenmlns: bay. Abreast of them the licet of flshlni; Uinls were drlftlne with the tide. In the distance other were dot ted clenr nwny to where tho opal occnu lay. A tug wn pass Inc. nnd she saw the sun tin ah from tho enro In Ha tow, while the faint echo of n sons enme wnftlnjj to her ear. She stood ho for n Iodic moment, flchtlnc manfully with herself, then wheeled U von him suddenly. There wn n new tone In her voice na she said: "If you will let me hnve one of your launches I tuny be able to help you." "How?" he demanded quickly. "Never mind how. It'a a lone chnuco nnd hardly worth toinc, but mny I lake tho bontT" "Ccrtnlnly." said he. "Thcro'a ono lyliiK nt the dock." Ho led her to the shore nnd saw her n board, then waved Roodby nnd wnlkcit moodily back to tho office, grat ified that she should try to help blra, yot certain that she could not auccced where he nnd CloorRe hnd failed. "Flngcrless" Frnser hnd bronkfnsted lata, aa waa his luxurious custom, anl shortly beforo noon, In tho course of hla dlssatlailed mcumlerliiR, ho found hla friend lu tho olllce, lust lu somber thought It wna the tlrat tlmo lu tuuiiy weeka Hint he had aeon I hla mood lu lloyd, and after a fruitless elTort to mnku him talk bo fell lulu his old habit of ImuRlnary rending, dronltiR uway to himself as If from a printed pacu: "Your atny nmouR ua hnd not been rcry pleasaut, haa It T Mr. Emerson luqulred. "Not ao tbnt you could uotlco It,' replied our hero, i don't llku tlsh, uud 1 uevnr did.' " That I the result ot prejudice; the flab U a noble, animal.' Mr. Ktner- aon declared. -'He'e not an animal nt nH, our hero gently corrected. 'He'a a blped-a rcg- rju wtl,j biped, without either loye of bomo or affection for hla children. Tba ealwon I of a low order of lutIIUrDce nnd has n l, Mine slnni lo Id nmf No M'rin h.'iih reiri'iiilmi fore hend like Him l.mms tif) iiimii Ihe only other uiiMiilii'r of Hie niiltiial king, dniu Hint Is im fun i.u ii tin miiijiiii i A ll'irt f'l.Mle The tWb bus i:ot n slntile the bi'si of II in i'i lilin Inn n fur friendship nml Hie ltiiiii'I emoiloiis why. (he sniiiioii iMu'i cot thi'iii at all The oiilj HiliiK lie's ud Is a million crrs ami n M-iiv ut (llri'i'llnii If lie hail n spHrk uf liilelllui'iiee lied lay tile wit u ji'ht. like n lien, hiii) thus Ute for a million eiir llm ilm-i he? Not on jour Ktirnnv' He's n ii'in!llirlfl hiiiI inriM fu -vvtn Iihwi a hatful nt n tlmo lie's nurse Ihnn n shotKUii. Anil then. I imi. he's us clan nish us a lliirtmil Rradiiute nnd don I iisiuH'ltito hiiIi nobody out uf bis own el. No. sir! Hit e me n worm blooded nnlinnl Hint suckles It j-ouui; I'll tnke u fnrmrr every time.' '"These are point I had never con sidered,' said Mr Ktiicrtuiii. 'but every dullness has Ha drawliniks, you'll aRree. If I have failed ns ii host, what "nn I do lo entertain uu while you grace our mldsiT "You can do mot niiyihlne,' re marked fill baudsume cutupanloa. -You can climb it tree ur do anything except fish nil the time.' "'Hut It Is n dark iiIrIii without. and I fear some mischief Is afoot' " "True! Hut yonder beautcbeoua gel' "- Housed by the familiarity of these lines, r.iiierwui looked up from his pre occupation nnd smiled al I'mier seri ous paiitomline. "Whin alsiut Ihnt 'iH'nuteheous ger nnd Ihe mischief that I n foot 7" "Oh, I heard nil nbout your trouble. I just left the iestbouu." "The wbntr The eshouse Clyde's Joint Ain't he a calnmlty?" "In what wayT "Well, I like silence and quietude. I'm n fool nliout my quiet, but Clyde" He paused nn If In search for suit able expression. "Well, whenercr I try lo say anything be Interrupts me." After another pause be went on: "He's dead sore on this place, too. and whines nround like n litter of pup. He say he was misled lulu coming up here and hn n hunch bc'a golnR to lose his bank roll." "Last nlght'a episode frightened him. I dnre say." "Yea. Kver since be sot that wallop nn Ihe burr In Benttle a guinea pig could lick him hand to hand. You'd think that ten thou be put up waa all the wealth of the Inkers." The wealth of whntr "Inkers! That's n tribe of rich Mex ican. However. I suppose I'd hnng to my coin the same wny he doe If I hnd n mnyonualte bend like his. He's au nwful ahtue a n business man." "So he's homesick. euT" "Sure! Offered lo sell me Id stock." I'roser threw back hi head nnd pare vent to one of til rare laughs. "Ain't thai n rate?" "Here be come now." Hoyd nn nounced, with n glance out the win dow, nnd the next InMnnt Alton Clydo entered, a picture of dejection. "fieel This Is fierce. Isn't UT' the clubman begnn. flinging himself Into the ncnreM chnlr They tell me It' all off dually. What are you going to dor "I'ut up whnt fish I can with a abort crew." aald lloyd. "We'll lose a lot of money." "Hrobably." Cljdc'e tone was querulous aa he continued! "I'm sorry I ever went Into this thing. You bet If I had known aa much In Chicago as 1 know now I would bavp hung on to my money and stayed nt home." "You know na much as wo did," Hoyd declared curtly. "Oh, It'a nil right for you to talk. You haven't risked any coin In the deal, hut I'm n rotten business man. and I'll never mako my ante back ngnln If I lose It." "Don't whlno nbout It." said lloyd atlllly. "You enn nt least bo Rnme and loio like n man." Then we nre going to lose. chT" queried Clydo In n senred voice. "I thought maybe you had n plan. Look here." he tiegun an Instant Inter, "Cherry pulled ut out onco lieforo. Why don't you let her aee what alio cnu do with Marsh T" Hoyd scanned the speaker's face sharply before speaking. "Whnt do you mean by that?" "1 mean she can work him If sho triea, tho enmo way she worked nil Hard." "Marah Isn't In tho mood to listen to arguments. 1 have tried that." "Who anld anything nbout argu menta? You kuow what 1 mean." "1 don't care to listen to that sort of tnlk." "Why not? I'm entitled to have my any In thlnR." Clyde waa growing In dignant "1 put In $10,000 of my own money and J2.V0OO besides on your aa suinmfs. Tliut'a a,.,iA,o uhhw than you put up." "Nevertheless It doesn't Rive you the right to Insult the girl." insult her! Hah! You're no fool Hoyd. Why did llllllard ndvnueo that loauT" "Hecnuae ho wnutcd to, 1 dare say." "Whnt'a tho uso of keeping that upf You know aa well aa I do that alio worked him, nnd worked him welL She'd do It njjalu If you naked her. Sho'd do anything for you," CHAPTER XVI. 10YD broke out roughly: "I toll B you, I've beard enough of that talk, Alton, Anybody but an Idiot would know that Cherry la far too Rood for what you angfeat And when you lnault her 700 Insult ma." (To be continued.) It Will Pay You in dollars nnd cents mid in the satisfaction of having O 4, 9 the very best, to trade at J ci 1 Ii C I S Fine Stock of Dry Goods and sho is Just Received. We Sell Only the Best Lino of Footwear. The Famous "GOTZIAN" and "SELZ" SHOES. They "fit like your footprint." It Will Pay You in dollars and cents and in the satisfaction of having fi 4. f J the very best, to trade at J CI L II 6 1 S THE OLD E. A. SATHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEND, O'NEIL BROTHERS COMPANY, Inc. WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS and JOBBERS IN WINES, LIQUORS and ClOARS COLE AGENTS for Stonewall and McCoy Whiskiw, and The Napa Soda Springs Min ornl Water. Distributors for Edel Brau, Schlitz nnd Rainier Beers. 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