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Schofield's eyes opened wide as he saw that the paper was that of the Dominion Cable office in Freekirk Head, and he read: "To A. TEMPLETON, "Marine Insurance Company, "St. John's, N.B. "Come at once with summons for Cody Albert Schofield and attachment for schooner Charming Lass, as per former arrangements.
For a few moments he chatted with the old man, telling him what had happened in Freekirk Head. Then he asked for Nellie, whom he had not seen. As he asked she came up out of the cabin, having just finished breakfast.
He was in a hurry to fill his hold with cod before the other men out of Freekirk Head; first, for the larger prices he would get; and secondly, because he yearned to come to grapples with Nat Burns. To seine for herring would lose him upward of a week; to buy it would take less than three days, including the round trip to St. Pierre. But the money?
For a moment he scowled blackly at the audacious words, and then, laughing at his foolishness, threw the book from him. Then slowly the scowl returned, and he asked himself seriously why Nat hated him so. That there had always been an instinctive dislike between them as boys, everybody in Freekirk Head knew, and several vicious fights to a finish had emphasized it.
Men who had galloped up from Great Harbor, with an ax in one hand and a bucket in the other, mounted their horses and rode away. Others from Hayward's Cove and Castalia, who had driven in buggies and buckboards, collected their families and departed. The King's Road was the scene of a long procession, as though the people of Freekirk Head were evacuating the town.
This sudden flurry was inexplicable to her. Since the departure of the fleet Elsa had not as much as hinted leaving Freekirk Head. Now, in a moment, she was beside herself to go. "I hope it isn't bad news, Elsa," she faltered. "Well, it is, ma, it is, b-but only in a business way. A little trip will straighten it up, I think."
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