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By REX BEACH
Author of Tha Spollrn" and
"Ilia Harrier'
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SYNOPSIS OI PHI!C1!IINI
UlAIHHItK.
' Ilojril Kmrrinn and "Klnerln" Kraaai
nlr Knlvla, Alaaaa, ami tnaat yuuni
whlla woman, (.'hairy Malott, who alial
tr them,
Cherry dvarrltwa Oia aalmon flahrl
and Marih, lh uuarrupulou h4 of tri
Kalvlk rannart,
Charry own a rannrry alt. Kfnaraon,
Oaorc Halt and ah o Into arturhlp.
Kmron itaatrlli hi fallur to "mak
oud" In Alaaka.
Umirion klo Cturry oodbr Halt,
Vtaaar and Kmaraon naarlr Iom thalr
llraa In Kalmal pa and ml lha ataam
r ( Katntal an llttlr way out to a I
capital.
Aflar draadful prlvatlona hy ratrh
tha boat at Kadtak and ar on n rout
ror I'nieafo, Kinaraen aaa Ml Uldrd
WjUrlaoO.
a
la ami Knxrnn ara nrad llr fa..
Ihar, Wayn Wayland. U a mllltsnalra
Alton Cljrd oltara Ii0,0u0 toward tha rare
fy.
Halt and Kmaraon ihhI Mirth In Chi
o. Marah U a (ultor fur MlldrmTa
hand. Marah talla Mlldrad about Charry
Malolta, II an4 Warn Wayland plan a
rannrta Iruat.
Mlldr1 Uama that Kmrn and Clir
ry ara rlnra. lUnk.r llllllard, Itaatlla,
rfua to land Itiwtwn Dco.ouj. Charry.
who ha arrlvrd In Maaltl. aocvpta din
war Initiation from IJJIIIard.
Chrry i1Trvt that Rmron I lo
marry Mtldrad Marth rauaa annoying
tU)ra for Kmron' rty, Taroma r.
fu Kmaraon a loan, nyd lUfaaata
thai Charry can lha loan from lilt
Hard.
Kmaraon nraa; Chrry by rrltlfUtnc
r frUndly ralatlon with llllllard. Char.
ry llllllard, who unaipoftxlly fur.
3lh lha muny Mrh rau a trlk,
laytnar lha loading of Kmartun'a ma
chinery 1)a1t'a fUharman fight th trlkra. r"ra.
r (hoot a atrlkar and tmwrinata
Kfnrin. for whom a warrant la laauaj
TtMraon ar to TTaWTV "aTal! HI.
Iowa. Irar I ralaaaad and rajolr.a Em.
raon. Ilmitmn't machinery I tamrarad
with.
Marth build a trap lo prtrtnt atmon
from raathtn Kntron' rannary alt.
II I myalarloualy atabUad. Kmaraon It
atauiail.
Ilalmdn fcaatn Ihatr run. but Marth hlraa
Kmaraon'a flaharmtn, Clyda Ihrtatan to
Mil hi lok r"rr I noncommittal to
Kmaraon ronnrnlnc Charry'a aarly lift.
Halt Ihraalrna to kill Marali. Charry
rata a rrtw of Indiana lo hlp Rmrrwin
ltk hi aalnion ratrh llmtrten ua
ri Conatantln. C'harry'a Indian trrv
ant. of allvinptlna: lo kill Marah. Charry
tall Krntraon Mlldrad duttn't lova him If
th ui nut blp him.
Ytmtraon't f.tnlna rrawa fight Marah't
WayUml and Mlldrnt arrl at Kalvlk,
i:mrton tall Mlldrl hi rannary may
It a falluta. rlha lakta llttl InUrtal In
"I tin llrsl," lie ciinfpnl. fii'llnit
RtiQW tliii winrlniai of Hip jmal twrii.
IT four tiniira. III) rutrprtlr atruViil a
futit 11 f lirr ilrtsia, mtmmirtnc: "Yotl
urn lieri", nftrr all. Anil you lovo uio.
Mll.lriM? You lintrrn't flmtiKfl, liaro
ymtV
"Not nl all. Ilnro your
Ilia urrp tircntli ami llin ItKlit tbat
namin Into lil faro m tier aniwrr.
"I want lo tx nlontr with you." ha
rrlcl liuaklljr. "My nrma nche for you.
Cumr away fnim here, thla la torture.
I'm like n man il)l"K of Ihtrat."
No woman rouhl hnvp lirlicld hit
tmrtilliff r-acrmr'aa ulthoilt an nunwrr
lii(t thrill, ami, althuuch Mlhlrnl ant
nxitlnnlraa, h-r IM tlrwiprcl allchlly
and faint color tluenl hrr ctirka.
lirr IJJt hamli clatjxl tlicmtclro tlf
Wly.
"You are nlwaya be iirae," aho
aiiilli-O. "You a wop me away from
myaclf nntl from everything. 1 hare
uewr teen nny ono Ilka you. There
are jkoiIo vtrerywhrrv. I'atlu-r U
(iincwIiiTy cloe by."
"I tlim'l euro"
"I ilo."
"My Iniinrh l nlonjrMe. It me
tuku you nihoro ntxl ahow you whnt I
baro ttouo. I until you to aw,"
"I cnu't. I promUiil to Ko nahoro
with the Ilerrya niU Mr. Marah."
"Mnrah!"
"Now lon't K't lrolc! Vo nre nil
Ciilnif o look ovur lilt plnnt ninl hnvo
lunch ItiiTo. Thuy nro oihoiIiik mo.
(Hi, denr!" alio crlinl plnlutlvely. "I
bnvc aeeu ntnl hennl nothlni; hut run
tierliti mvit alnco wo left Vnncoiiver.
Tho mon tnlk nothliiK hut (lih ami
imcka niul mnrkela niul dlvlitemla. It 'a
till tliiully atuplil, unit I'm wn'tcluilly
tlrtnt of It, i-'ntht'r It tho worat of tho
lot. of courao."
Ktneraon'a eye ahlftwl to hi own
ennucry. "You hitvi-n't soon initio-.
ura," anlil he.
l-L "Oh, yen, I hnve. Mr. Mnrah iwlnUxl
llko nil tho othent." There wna on In
atnnt'a pflimo boforo alio rnn on. "Do
ou know, thero U only one Interoatlnic
frntiironlMiut tlioin, to my notion, niul
Hint In tho wny the Chlunmen amoko.
Thoao funny crookPil plpea niul thoao
llttlo wntln of tobneco nro too rhllcu
Ioiih." Tho IlKlttneaa of hor wonla
iliunpiil hU nnlor nml hrouuht Imck
thu mi'Iiho of fnllurv.
"I wiih itown wllh tho flHhliiK floi't nt
tho mouth of tho hay thla morning
when you rami) In. 1 tliuuIU I mtKht
ai'ti yotl," lio Riilil,
"At Hint hour? Honveiml I wna
koiuiil nah't'p. It wnH lutnl oiioukIi to
not up when wo woro cnlloil. l'ntjior
inlKlit hnve Inalructod Iho cnptnln not
to Htoiim ho fnnt,"
Itoyil atnml nt her In hurt surprise,
hut alio wiih amlllnr! nt Alton Clyrio In
Hut ilUtnnco nml Old not observe his
look,
"Don't you enro oven to henr what 1
linjuiJpnoVJ' hp InjxulreJ,,
4
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"Of poiiri." anlil Mllilrnl, hrliiRliiB
her eye Imik l hllll.
llftltmtiiKly he toll In r of hi iIIn
npiNilntmiMitn. ihiMiliNinrlcN he Inn) met
ninl oviTi'iiine. iiviilitliitf Mnrah'a iinme
nml refmliiliiK from plnrhiK the hlnine
wliere It Ih'IuiikiiI When he bad cmi
eluded ahe ahook her bend.
"It la too bml. Hut Mr. Mnrth Inld
ui all nhout It before you en hid lloyd
I never thoujtht well of llita enter
prlte. Of eoutte I didn't any miythtnir
afc-nlnal It. you were to euthualaatlc,
hut you renlly ought to try aouirlblnir
bin:. I am aure you have the ability
Why, (be aurreaaful men I know nt
home hare no more liitetllKem-e (ban
ou, nnd they haven't half your force
Aa for thlt well. I think you ran ar
rnmpllali more luipurlant ttittijpt than
ratcblnc Oth."
"litiHrtantr' he crleil. "Why, the
aalmon lndutry ta oue of the umat liu.
itortaut on the roati. It employ a 10,000
men In Alatka alone, niul they produce
UO.OOO.fJOO rvTj year."
"Oh, let'a uot ko lutu atatUtlra," aald
Mlldreil tlcutly: "tbey make my bend
actio. Whit I mean It that a fltbrruiau
la nothing; like an attorney or n bro
ker or nn architect, for luiluiice. he
la more like a miner. Pardon me,
lloyd, but look at your clothca." Kbe
tx-Rati to taueb. "Why, you look like
common Inborerl"
"1 intxht have altcked up a bit," he
acknowledged lamely, "but when you
mine forgot everything cite."
"I waa dreadfully rmbarraated when
I Introduced you to the Ilerrya and the
real I dnretny they thought you were
one of Mr. Marah'a foremen."
Never lvfore bml lloyd known the
teatt cunttralnt In Mltdred'n preacuce,
but now be felt the rebuke behind her
rarclca manner, and It wounded him
ailioro."
"When inny I new you ngnluf ho
lii'iulred (jiilckly.
"You mny como out llila ovenliiif."
Ilia eyea hinted na ho nuawrnd, "I
ahnll cornel"
Am tho oilier enmo up alio nnld:
"Mr. IJmcraon enn't nccompniiy tia.
Ho wIrIicn to Ki'it fnther."
"I Juat left him In tho cnhlu," anld
Mnrali. Ilo helpiil I lie I ml lea to tho
bidder, mid n moment Inter Kiiicraoii
wiived Ihi pnrty mllcti, then tunied to
Hut anlooii In niiircli of Wnyiio Wny
Intnl.
CIIAITISIt .Will.
N Mr. Wnylniid'a ntlff rreetliiK
there wmn no hint Hint the two
men linil ever been friendly,
hut IIiiiitkoii wiih prepnred for
roolucaa mid xented hlmaelf without
wnltliiK for nn linllnilon, Kind of the
ciianco to rent hit tired llmba.
"I lime n great deal lo any to you,
air," Imeraon beemi, "and I would
I
V?l
Li
win, too
LOOK tt A
IHIMkHl"
cauwoN
f II,
r rri
deeply, lie did not apeak, ami after
i moment ahe weut on with nn abrupt
tiange of aubject:
"Ko that funny llltla boute over there
agaluat the bill It where the myat
rloua woman Urea?"
"Whor
"Cherry Malotte."
"Ye. How did you learn that!1
"Mr. Marth pointed It out. He aald
ahe came up ou the lint ahlp with
you."
"That la true."
"Why didn't you tell meT Wby did
not you write me that aho waa with
you III Keattler"
"I don't know; I didn't thluk of It."
Blio regarded him coolly.
"Una nuybody dticovcrcd who or
whnt alio 11"
. "Why nro you o curlou nhout herr
Mlldreil ahrUKitrd her ahouldera.
"Your dlacuatlon wltb Willi Mnrah
thnt nlcht nt our houa Intcreated me
very much. I thought I would ak
Mr. Mnrah to brlug her around wbeu
we went nahoro. It would bo rather
nmualiiK, Mho wouldn't como out to
the yncht and return my call, would
ahe?" lloyd mulled nt her frank con
cern nt Ihl ponlblllty.
"You don't know the kind of clrl ahe
la," ho aald. "She liu't at nil whnt
you think. I don't helluro you' would
bo ublo to moot her In tho ,vny you auc
Boat,"
"Imloodl" Mildred arched her browa.
"Why?"
"Hho wouldn't fancy being 'brought
around,' pnrtlcularly hy Mnrah."
From her look of aurprlie he knew
Hint ho hud touched ou dnngerotla
ground, nnd ho tnndo hiuto to lend
tho converimtlon bnck to It former
chuiinel. Ho wlihed to Impreaa Mil
dred with tho fuct that If he hud not
quite Huccccdrd he had by uo menus
failed, but alio listened . ImllfTeroiill)',
with tho nlr of humoring nu Inslsteut
child.
"I wish you would glvo It up nnd try
Homethliig elan," aho said nt hiHt. "Thla
l.i no plnco for you. Why, you nro
losing nil your old wit nnd buoynm-y;
you nro actually growing aerloua, und
acrlouri pcoplo nro not nt nil u miming."
JiiHt then Alton Clydo nud n gtoup
of people, nmong whom wna Wlllhi
Mnrah, emerged from tho cnhln, tnlk
lug nml laughing. Mildred nrose, any.
Ing:
"llcrtcomo the Ilerrya, ready to go
like you to bear me through."
"do ahead,"
"I am going to tell you ome Ihlnga
about Mr. Marah that I dorr any yon
will dlabelleve, but I can verify my
itnteuieuta. I thluk you are a Juat
man, and I don't believe you know or
would approve the method he baa
UMil against me."
"If thla la to be on arraignment of
Mr. Marah I auggrat that you wait
until he can be preeeut. He bni goo
aabore wltb the women folks."
"I prefer to talk to you Drst. Wacan
call him tu Inter If you with."
"llefore we begin may 1 luqulre what
you eijiei't of me?"
"I expect relief."
"You remember our agreement?"
"I don't want aatlatanrr: 1 want re
lief." "Whatever the distinction In the
words, I uuderatand that you are ask.
Itig a favor?"
"I dca't consider It ao."
"Very well. Proceed."
"When you arnt me out three years
ago to make a fortune for Mildred It
wna understood that there should he
fal play on both aldea"
"IIf you played fair?" quickly In
trrMard the old man.
"1 have. When I rnmo to Chicago I
bad no Idea that you were Intcreated
lu the I'aclflc const flaherle. I bad
rained the money before I discovered
that you eren knew Willi Marsh.
Then It waa too late to retreat. When
I reached Brattle nil aorta of unexpect
ed obataclco came up. I lost tho ahlp
it iihu iuaiinru, luniuiiui ijuunrw i
fused dellrerlra; shipment went
, astray; my bauk finally refused Its
loan, nnd every other bank lu tho
' northwest followed suit. I wna bar
' naaed In every oaalbte wny. And It
' wriin't rhnnre thnt caused It: It wus
. WI!IU Mnrsh. He set spied UKn me:
I he Incited n dock strike thnt resulted
In n riot mid the death of nt least oue
mnu moreover, be tried to liavo inc
killed "
"How do you know he did Hint?"
"I hnve no legnt proof, but I know
It Just the anine."
Mr. Wnylnnd smiled. 'Thnt I not
n very definite charge. You surely
don't hold him rcxin!b!u for the
death of that striker?"
"I do, and for the action of tho po
lice In trying to fix the crime upon me.
You kuow, iH-rhnp. bow I gut away
from Kcatlle. When Marsh nrrtved at
Kalvlk be first tried tu sink my boll
era: falling In that, be ruined my Iron
Chinks; then be 'corked' my flih trap,
not because be needed more Dsh, but
purely to aKill my catcb. The day
the run started he bribed my Usher
men to break their contracts, leaving
me short handed. He didn't need more
men, but did that almply to cripple me.
I got Indians to replace the white
men, but ho won them away by a mis
erable trick and by threats thnt I have
no doubt be would make good If the
poor devils dared to staud out.
"Ills men won't alruw ray fellows to
work. We have had our ncta cut nnd
our fish throwu out. I.nat ulght we
had n bad time ou the banks, nud n
uumber of people were hurt. The attu
ntlou U growing wore every hour,
nnd there will be blooddicd unless
this iHTsecutlou Hops, All I wuut Is
n fair chance. There nre tUh enough
for u nil lu the Knlvlk, but thnt mnn
has used the power of your orgnnltn
Hon to ruin me uot for business rea
sons, but fur crsout! spite, I bavt)
played the game aquaix-ly, Mr, Way.
laud, hut uuleia tula cvnaea I'm
through."
"You are through?"
"Yes, The run 1 nearly n week old,
nud I haven't begun to pack my snlm
ou. I have less thnu half n bout crew,
and of thoao half are laid up."
Tho president of tho trust stirred
for tho first tlmo since lloyd hnd be
gun his recital. Tho grim line about
his, mouth set thamselvea deeper, ami,
stnrlng with cold gray eyea ut the
speaker, ho anld'
"Well, air, whnt you hnvo told mo
confirms my Judgment thnt Wlllla
Mnrah U tho right mnu lu tho right
plnco."
Completely tnkcu bnck by thla uu
expected reply, lloyd exclaimed:
"You don't menu to any thnt you np
prove of whnt hq hna done?"
"Yea, of whnt 1 know ho hna done.
Mr, Mnrsh Is pursuing n ileilnlto poll
cy laid down by hla board of directors.
You hnvo shown me that hu hna douo
IiIh work well. You knew before you
left the east that wo IntuiuTcd to crush
nil opposition."
Kiuorson'a voice wna sharp ns bo
cried, "I underatnud nil thnt, but am I
to understand nlso thnt tho directors
of tho N. A. V, A. Instructed him to
kill mo?"
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