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J K'h llir hem I could do" Hliu liiuulii'd Ve wnnt moiiry tlkr till." M &Ae I Silver By REX BEACH CO I' Y MIGHT IOO0. BY II A H I' f II O II II 0 T II t H t A 4.. .t. 4-. V SYNOPSIS OP lHI!C 1 CMAIMIIRS. CUDiNd t llnrd Kmaraon ami "Klnrl" IVaaai n(r Kalvlk. Alaaka, nml mm a yuiirm wlilla Human, Clieiry Malulta, wlio alial Irra Itiam, ("lurry ijaarrfttaa Ilia anlinnn flatiartai mnt Marah, lh utiacriiuloua IimiI of 111 lialilk iannrl. 'harry uwna a ranrirry nil Ktiturunn, Umirca 1111 nnd al in Inln artnarah1p. liinxraiiii ilnrtlbo iU fallur lo "mka IikmI" In AlMk. Mitiaraon almaa ("harry icmwlliy Hull. I'raaar anil Itmrrami tiaarlr lua llialr llvra In Katmal naa anil rnlaa lh ataam fr al Kalnial on tholr way out lu cat capita I. tAflir ilraaitful prlvatlona tliay ralrh lha Ixtal al Kaillak ami nn onn an rnula 1 fur I'lilraio ISntaiaoii aaeka Mlaa Mildred VfejrUml. Una and Itmarann am nicaixnl liar fa thr, Waynn Wu)in. la n mllllnnalr. iAIIiiil I'lyila uffera llu.ou) luuanl llm ran fury , I Halt and Kmrraon meet Mnrati In Oil raku Marah la n anllur fur Mll.liwla haint Marah'lrlla Mllilrwl almut Cliriry Ulutl Up nnd Wfc)lia Va)lutiil t'loll a Catinrrlra Iruil lllitrrl laama Hint nmarann ati! f'tiar tr ara iHtrlnrra Hanker llllllarit, H-altla rcfuiKa tu lent Ciiirrami llul.pi) i'harry, Hr(m liaa arrlvr.l In tUatlla ato-iMa a tlln jar Invllatliin from inillarit ,lClirry itTamitar thai Kmaraon la to marry Mllilrmt Marah raittra annnylnc dalaya fur Knu-rion a trty Tamina l fiiaaa l.'mrraiiii a loan Clyda aucgaita that I'liarry tan a Ilia luan Crotu Mil Jlar.l ICinrraon anraaa Charry t Prttlrlaln i nrr rrlamlly trlatlmia Willi Milliard Char- ay ara llllllanl. who iiniiawtKlly fur IBIiliaa Ilia liimy Marah rauaca a alrtaa. (Maying Ilia loading- lit Itinrraon'a ma Mhliwry y Haifa flaharman flint lha atrlkara I'ra. a-.r arimiu a ainaar ami iwiirnair Kinnnim. for whom a warrant l laauad HirfaOn aaraliaa to TtaitiV. T-Xarali TO ! I'raaar la talraanl ami rajolna Km aran. Kmaraun'a maclilnary la tmirnl Willi Marilt tiutlda a Iran la nrvvanl aalmon from rrarhlna; Knrnaon'a eannary alia. Ha la inyatarloualr atakbml. Krnaraan la arritl, llalmAn baitn Ihalr run, but Marah htraa Kmaraon'a flaharman, tlyda Ihrratana to II tila atock Kraaar U nonrotttmlttal lo Hmaraon ronrrnln( Cliarrya aarly Ufa Halt thraalana to kill Marah. Cliarry gala a craw of Indiana lo halp itrmraon lack hla faliimn rth llinaraon iiik tTla Cunalanllna. Charry'a Indian aarv ant. of altarntitlna- lo kill Marah Charry lalla JJmaraon Xllldrvl duaan'l lava litrn If ,u") will rail Urlp htm. "Oh, aliv'a kn) ruuuuli," aaltl Clfdn, Tlit'y'ro nil cihkI, hut not ix-rliaiw lo tlio nay yuu tnoau." "How ttu J nil klKitv "I iluli'l kliour. Iillt Vntrr tlnrti Uti'a kimwii tier fur jnr. Ilntrtit you. l'miT" Hut die ndtciilurt'r'a fnro wu Jlln vmh) na ihi'jr tunuil toward lilnu now iiotliliitf." rrpllrd ruiT, w tilt an adtulra- jauio anor in iKimrniici'. "Wfll. JihIk" for younmlf.M Clyde iturnnl nun I ii lo Dnvraou, "Who It JiIip? Vlnrv did alio rotuo froniT What li atio doltiE livn nloiicJ Anawcr thai. Xnvt. ahw'a liitiriati4l In flila 1fal Inat na inucli na ntty of ua. and If you don'l aak hrr to Inkit n tin nil I'm L'oUiff lo yput It up to hrr myielf." "You'll do iiothltiK of tlio aortf Iloyd crloil aarncrly. Clydt roav limtlly, and lilt rolre wni haklnc Willi ricltuliiclit na lie atmn tarred: -Hoe hcrv. Iloyd, you're lo lilanit for t tits iroulile, and liotv you either Ket ua ilout of It or lniy my lock," "You know tlint I can't tiuy your Mock." "Then I'll evil whercrcr I can. I'rr tifcn atiine. nnd I want my money. thily. rt'iiii'iiihvr, I otTercd ttio iiock to you unit." "Yuii'to tfot n ittcll clinncu to tnako a turn In Knlvlk." anld Prnaer. "Why jjilbn't you tako It to Mnrahr" 1 "I wllll" declared Alton, "You wouldn't do a trick Ilka that)" Kincraoii fUeitlotied quickly. "Why not) You won't lUten to my adrlro. You're playlnif with other ix-o. plo'a money, and It doean't matter to ou wtioiher you win or lotto, If (Ills 'ntenrlo fnlU I itippoio you can ptv- inoto another." Oct outr lloyd onlered, In audi a ono that tlio ipcaker oheyed with luill- roua hnato. "Did you know Cherry beforo you anio to KnlrlltJ" lloyd aiketl, aonrch- ok hit companion's faco with a look tho man could not emtio. "Only caaual." "Whoror' yenr of (ho hlff nih." tho mining troubles, eh" a a 4 4 4 -a4a'M l4)4a4''ea4-4 mnLo n koihI uIiiii'ns, Hut I ain't. No sir) I'm a rotten ultnea" Despite lliln Itullrwt rebuke, lloyd inlaht hit re roiilllilled his ijuetloulti( Horde Author ol The Spolten and 'The llanar' Blailly, morn tlmn repnld by Hie look In toy, to,, n. ,,!. nnj nxnmlned It, hr companion's facu. 'Now uel urn , whcretltion n Hutu bmlic iiixhi him. some lunch. I'm fnlrly alorved," j tik. c.Iii una stamped with the Initials IIIK Owiw, when lie had fully 1 0f one of tho old (IsIiImk compiiiiles, jrrnspeil the slluntlon, iMt'ittm the Iwms nnd he Instantly reeocnUi-tl a niso nNliermnii on the Instant. Ilcfore th pnieilced In Hie north duniiK the days others (mil renched the cooUhotise he 0f the nrst tnidltiK concerns. It tmil wits liiisinl in luyititf out Ills crews ami )(.cn Hie eiistrim of thefe rompuiiles to 1 Itv yWaaiok. itI ix xJ illke wmh) aa h f "I don't kn jTlllRerlcsa" I'l T. litaa aahiltkf Mt lttll "Noma tlio ; J"I)urlnit tho yt "n tiro." Jf "Whot was i ffr'Mlml '4hnt." I sho dnliiK?" dliiB hor busliivss. Bho's good at Kmser'a eyes hnd becumo greeu and fishy, ns usual. "What do you know about her?" "Well, I know Hint n lot of follows would 'go through' for her at the drop f ii hat, Hliu could h'tvu most any thing they've got, I guess. Most any f tlioui miners nt Nomu would give iU right eye or til only child, or tiny Ittlo thing lllto (hut, If Bho asked It." "What flsoJ" "Well, she was nlwnys considered n Ight gootl looking party" KVii, 1'ii.t .. ....u. lln ,t.!irt .til fcou know itlMitit the girl herself Who lis hIiu) What U her hlslon'V" "Now, sir, I'm an nwful poor elec Ivo," confessed "KlngcrlosB" Frftsur. I've often notlcotl Hint n limit mvsolf. (If I was tho kind thnt goes snooping 'J round Into othor peoplo's buMlnoss, (listomnff to .all tt.io gossip I'm torn, JTd wc! iimim TiiMiuiT ir too sr ati,' had nut (Jforgo Unit's heavy step kiuihIhI outside, A moment Inter the big fellow entered. "Whnt did you find nt tho traps" naked llincraon eagerly, "Nothing" (Jeorgo soko shortly "Tho fish struck lu this morning, but our trap Is corked," lie wrfiicheO off his rubber txviis nnd flung them ssr ngrly under a bench. "Whnt lurk with the boats" "Not much. Ms rail's men are trylog to surround our gill netters, nnd we ain't tot etimigh lonts to protect our scire." lie looked up meaningly from under Ms henry brows nnd Inquired. "How much longer nre we going to stnml for thl)" "What do you menu) I're got men ra.it hunting for new hntids," "You know what I mean." the giant rumbled, bb reil eyr flaming. "You and I ran grt Willis Mnrati." ICuirraon ahol a iiilk glance nt Kra ser. who was staring rlirlly nt lllg (Jeorge. "lie's got us right enough, nnd It's bound lo eomo lo n killing aotuv day. so Ihe aooncr the better." the flaher man rail on "We can gel him tonight If you say so. Arc you In ou It)" lloyd farii! Ihe window slowly, while Ihe others followed him with anslous ryea. Itialdo tho room a dcnthllko ! truce sett iei. i Moreoer. Mlldretl Wnylnntl was soon bo'- dlslrlbiilliig his gear. The lmpo llilo hnd li'ippi'tiedt victory was In sight: Ihe Hull were running. He cured to kpow no more. Thnt night the floors of the (Hi dock grouped beiienth n weight of silver al.lcd salmon piled wnlst high lo a tall (inn All through Ihe cool, dim III hours the rnnk of Chinese butchers hacked nnd silt and slushed with swift, ure. llreless strokes, while (he grenl building echoed hollow lyjo the clank of machine nt:d the hissing sighs of the soldering ftirnnces ll seemed to lloyd thnt he hnd tierer fell et'ch el nt ion as during Ihe days that followed, lie I rod upon air; hi lend wns In the clouds lie Joked with tils men. Inspiring them with his own ..ood bhmor and uuilrlug energy. IIo wns never Idle save during the odd hour that he snatched for sleep While the dully output was dlsnp pouring, I'tnersoii drew consolation from the prosiect that his puck would he large enough al least to avert utter ruin I'lint the, trum's hradiuaxiora Willis Momh was lu a flue fury As far as pimallile his NtilHirdltinlfa avoided him (lu the third day ufler lloyd's dellv eniliee Coiialnhllue sought him out In rompany with net r nil of Ihe native llHliermen trnuahilluu their demtind lo Im pnld for Ihe (lull they had caught. pay their Indians In coins bcnrmir their own Impress nnd to refuse nil other specie nl their osts. thus com pelling the natives to (rude at com puny stores. Keelng Hint his word carried no convhtlon. ISmcrsou gnvo up nl Insi. Hitylng: "If the company store won't take Ihe money I'll Ml you whatever you need from the t-ommlssnry. We are not go- ' lug to hate uny trouble oivr n little ' thing like this" lie niiirc IumI the natives In a body to I tho sinrehouse, where he saw to It that j they rccchcd what provision they needed and assisted them In loading their ca limit. tlul his amusement at the episode gave way lo unensluess ou the follow. Ing morning when Ihe Aleuts failed to report for work, ntid by uoou his anx iety resolved Itself lutu strong sus picion. Hull had returned from tho banks earlier lu the morning with new of a strugglo between his while crew and Marsh's men Ueorge's bouts hnd been surrounded during Ihe night, nets had . been cut and several encounters had j occurred, rcxuttlug In serious Injury to hi men The giant. In tiu amiable 1 mood. hid returned for reinforcements, staling thnt the situation wns becom ing more serious every hour. Hearing ! of the desertion of the nnthes, ho "I'iiii'I they wait tinlll Ihe end of the bursl Into profanity, then armed him- week)" Kiiieraiiti Iniiulri-d. "No! They got no money they got no grub They any Utile baby Is lion rry. nnd they like tinnier now Ho soon they buy grub. I hey work some more." "Very well. Here's an order on tho IkxiU keeper." lloyd tore a traf from his notebook and Wrote a few words ou It, telling (he men lo present It at the otllre. As Constantino was about lo leave he called lo hlmt "Wall! I want lo talk with you." The breed halted. "How long havo you known Mr. Marahr "Me know him long time." "Do you like him)" A flicker ran over the fellow's cop- ix-ry face a he repllcdi "Yea. 1 1 tin good man." "You used to work for him, did you notr "Yea," "Why did yon qultr Couitnotlne hcaltnlcd slightly before ausxwrlng, "Me gu work fur Cherry." "Whyr - "Hlie good to my Utile brodcr. You sny little chirn-n-o blgr Y-s. I've s-en IiIul He's n fine lit tle fellow, lly the way, do you re member Hint night aliout two weeks ago when I was at Cherry's bouse Ihe nly lit you and your ststt-r weul outr "I 'member." "Where did you go 7" Constantino shifted tits walrus soled What for you nskF don't like him. The breed grunted unintelligibly nnd was about lo leave when lloyd renched lo arrlve-tho yncht wns i pec led 1 ',,T" " " uerv "" b dallr-nnd sho would And him a fnlb 1 w,",n 'ou rti ,be bouser' ure. What wan worse, she would And "Mu ,ndlnn T,"Ba v,tMt for that Marsh hnd vnnqulshe.1 him, Bho , 3ro" n,,k.r . .. would luro olsewhere-H-rhnpa to the ' ".Notl'InB- Onr If you ever hove very mnn who had contrived bis on. " ,rou,,, w,,n Mr- SUra ma' doing. Al thought of Ms a sort of "' oc' ' 'ou- "" 'ou nnu ' . . I .1M't llla him detierallon seemed to roaster hltni lie began lo mutter aloud. "What did you any)- queried Halt "1 anld that you are right The time I rloo at hand for some sort of a reckoning." answered lloyd In bnrsh. strained voice. "(Jowl!" Kmerson wns upon the (wtlnt of turn Ing when his eyes fell upon n picture that insilo htm start, then gate more Intently. Out iioii the placid waters, abrenst of ihe plant, the launch In which Cherry hnd departed wns np pronchlng, and It wns loaded down with men. Not only were they crowd ed tiHu tho crnfi Itself, but trailing behind It like the Inll of a kite was a long lino of canoes, and theso also wero peopled. "fiok yonder!" cried noyd. "Whntr "Cherry has got n crcwl" Ills voice broke, nml ho boiled toward Ihe door aa lllg George lcacd to Ihe window. "Injunsl" wildly shouted Ibe slant, nnd without stopping to slump hla feet Into hit boots he rushed out barefoot after lloyd nnd Eraser. Together the three men renched Ihe dock lo time to help Cherry up the ladder. "What does this mean" lloyd asked bcr breathlessly. "Will too fellows work)" "That's whnt they're here for," anld the glrL After her awartned a crowd of slant eyed, copper hued Aleuts. Thoso In tho kynks nstern cast off and paddlod toward tho beach, "I'vo got fifty moo, the best on the rlvor. 1 tried lo get mora, but thero aren't any more," "Klngorlcss" 'rater slapped himself resoundingly upon tho thigh and ex ploded , profanely, lloyd seltetl tho girl's hands lu hli nnd wrung them. "Cherry,, you're n trcasurol" Tho memory of his desperate resolution of n moment beforo swept over him sud denly nnd hit volcb trembled with a great thnnUfulnciis. "Don't thittik mol" Cherry ex- claimed. "It was mora Constantino's work than initio." "Hut I don't understand. Theso nre Marsh's men." "To bo sure, but I wns good to them when they woro hungry Inst winter, and I provnlled upon them to come. They aren't very good fishermen. They're nwful lory nud they wou't wjjrk, half ns hard ns whltp men, but - WITH A BTAnTMD CBT, OOiraTAHTTHXi wiiim,ui, uu ricis ooMVULsau. forth suddenly and plucked the fel low's sheath knlfo from Its scabbard. With a s tallied cry, Constantino whirl ed, bta faco convulsed, his nostrils dilated like thoso of a frightened horse. Hut Rqierson merely Angered tho In dian's wcttpou carelessly, remarking: 'Thnt la u curious knife you have, I hnvo noticed It several limes." He eyed him shrewdly for n moment, then liquded the bhtdo bnck with n smllo Constnutlno slipped It Into Its plnco nnd, strode nwny without it word. It wits considerably Inter lu Ihe day when lloyd discovered the liidluni to wham he had given the note talking excitedly on the dock Seeing Coiintnu self nud returned lo the hmik. whllo llo.i il. now thoroughly nlnrtned, look n launch and sped up the river to Cher ry's houe lu the hope that ho could prevail upon her own recruits to re turn. He found the girl ready to accom pany him. nnd they wero nbout to em bnrk when Chnknwann came -running from the house ns If In sudden fright. "Where you go)" she nsked her mis tress. "I nm going to ihe Indian village. You stay here." "No, not I no stop hero alone. I go long too." Bho cast a glance over her shoulder. "Hut. Cbakawana. what Is Ibe mat ter) Are you afraid)" "Yes." Chakawnna nodded ber pret ty bead vigorously. "What are you afraid ofr Hoyd asked, but she merely stared at him with eye as btack and round as ox besrt cherries, then renewed her en treaty. When she bad received per mUslon nnd bad hurried buck to the bouse her mistress remarked, with a pun led frown: "I don't know what to make of bcr. She and Coustatitlne have been acting very strangely of late. She used to be the happleNt sort of creatd're. always laughing and sluglng, but she has changed entirely during the lut few weeks. Iluth she nnd Coustatitlne are forever whispering to each other nnd skulking about until 1 nm getting ucrtous myself." Then, ns the Indian girl enmo flying bnck with hrr tiny baby brother In bcr nrms. Cherry sdd. ed; "She's pretty, isn't she) I enn't bear ugly people n round bo." At the nntlve village. In splto of every effort sbe and Hoyd could make, the Indiana refused to go back to work. "Hlnce they can't use your money nt the store, they don't teem to care whether It Is good or not." Cherry an nounced after a time. "Oh. but It's mnddcntngt" Sbe stamped ber foot angrily. "And I was so proud of my work. I thought I bod really done something to help at last Hut. I don't know what more wo can do. I've reached the end of my rope." "So have I." ho confessed. "Even with those fifty Aleuts we weren't run ning at more than half capacity, but we wero making a showing at least Now!" He flung up his hands In n gesture of despair. "Georgo Is In trouble, as usual. Marsh's men bavo cut our nets, and tho yacht may ar rive nt nny time." The yncht I Whnt yacht V "Mr. Woylnnd'a yncht Ho Is mak ing a tour of this coast with the other ofllccrs of the trust nnd-Mlldred." "Is Is she coming here)" demanded Cherry In n strained .voice. "Yes." "Why didn't you tell mor "I don't know; I didn't think you would bo Interested." "So sbe enn't wall) Sbo la so eager that the follows you from Chicago clear up Into tbla wilderness. Then you won't need my assistance any more, will you)" Her lids drooped, half hiding hor eyes, and bcr face hardened. "Of courso I shall need your help. Her coming won't mako any differ ence," "It strikes mo hn,t you have allowed, mo to make- n fool of myself long enough," nald Cherry angrily. "Here I huve been breaking! my heart over this enterpi'lso, whllo you hnvo knowti nil tho tlmo that sho wns coming. Why, you hnvo merely used roe nnd George, and nil tho rest of us, for thnt matter." Sho laughed harshly. "You don't understand," anld Hoyd. "Miss Waylaud"- "Oh. yes, I do. I dure say It will grat ify her lo straighten out your troubles. tne lu argument with them, he up- proiu-iicti iu iieinnnu no aiiiiiiuiiuii, -- - - whereiiiKin ihe quarter breed held oui A word from her lips nnd your worries n silver dollar lu his pulm with the "'111 vanish llko n mist. Let us nc words: knowledge ourselves beaten nnd beg 'These men any this money no good." ( '"'' ,u, vc us." "What do you mean)" I,oy'1 8l,ooli ' nC(u' lu negation, but "It no good. No can buy grub nt , sue.eve mm no nine ior speccn. company Btoro." It was evident that oven Constan tino was vaguely distrustful. Another native oxtouded a coin, say- U1 v .n . . (To bo continued.) Photo mailers, lnrRO nnd small, for sale at Tho Bulletin oflico. Ft Will Pay You in riollnrs and cents nnd in the stiti.sfitel.ion of Imving O A 1 9 the very best, to trade nt O cl L ll C T S Fine Stock of Dry Goods and SHOES Just Received. Wc Sell Only the Best Line of Footwear. The Famous "GOTZIAN" and "SELZ" SHOES. 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