Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-01-26


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tat i.' had hot L"H up IL ny. il!
tact. lIt had Tpnr the pti."r WAY; Il"
lad spent more than h" had earned:
and III the good clty Ut Boston.
which was the general headquarters
81 his employer. most Uf his debts
had been contracted. However, tn"
"nly debt Of any real lmr"rtanc"
Wa due to the man with whom II"
had boarded. wh"r" he had lodged
and taken his meals whenever he
was III town and tins had grown To
II" som"w hat lars". But l must say.
al tins point. that I"m was not cn
tlr"ly t" hlam" III this matter. II
hlan" could he attached to HIM at
all. lie had worked hard for his "r.
rate chief and had tn" promise OF
good pay. III fact. sum was stated.
which II" was t" receive at the cnd "i
a certain long and trdloH, campaign.
Ii had been PROMISED t" INN. and II"
Was richly entitled to 1t; and he had
obtained IA new outfit Of clothing on
tn" strength thereof
but Il hitch was ut hand. Tom
had become SICK and tired OF the bus
HESS of beng ii travelling subject;
ahd II" had sand to on" or tw" OF his
!ntlin;tt" friends, that a. soon Is h"
had made a settlement with TN" lee
turcr' he should leave tn" disagree
able calling: III" had been the M
Wiling medium OF avery big hlrnhuG
long enonTh. 1hls employer chanc"d
to hear of his subjects discrimination.
and asked hlm about 1t. Tom w"uld
not deny 1t. Then the great man
hatly refused to pay Tom another
penny. and he never did. The poor
fellow was advised to sue, but he
dared not. lie had no money; and
he feared the evil Influence of the
Mephistophelcs who had ruled him
80 long.
In his great strait. Tom could
think OF but one Canaan for his
weary feet. California. He could,
with the assistance of few true
friends. raise money enough to get
away with; and he made his ar
engagements accordingly. Mcphis
topheles heard OF 1t, and determined
to stop it, if he could. SO he went to
the man with whom Tom had board
ed, and put him up to arresting the
delinquent for debt.
Tom was arrested; but he was not
frlendless. He was helped in many
ways; and, finally, he made a proper
disclosure, and was allowed the full
benefit of the poor-debtor's oath.
Then Mephistopheles went again
to the landlord. and persuaded him
to SUE on an old and long forgotten
account. Tom had engaged passage
in a clipper ship. which was soon to
sal; and OF tins his enemy had
heard when he made this last move.
The suit was entered, and Tom was
placed under surveillance; and how
they had him! He Was safe,
NIephistopheles himself volunteered
to see that the hero did not slip
through their fingers. He had
sworn that he would have Tom back
in his employ; and he fancied he
could starve him into compliance.
He hired two otlicers-policemen-
who Were to keep sleepless eye
upon that ship from that moment I'M
til the moment of her sailing; and
they We're to see to it that Tom the
Haunted did not get on board of her
Especially were they hidden to look
out for suspicious looking boxes
crates. and the like. The officers
winked and intimated that Master
AOAh WCuiA Ao'O w hy hiSoh III th'
air, or burrow deep in the bowels OF
the earth, If he escaped them! In
addition to this. when the time APP.
preached for the sailing of the ship,
the enemy IN person, together with
one or two personal friends. kept
watch when he could.
In this ship-the May Queen Bill
Patten was going out; and Bill was
one OF the chief owners IN the ships
cargo. He had for years kept Il pub
nc mousse or par IN BOSTON, aid lie
ilaa now resolved 10 make d Veiit!'r"
III oaliiorhia' ana ne was CARVING
OUT III the May queen large stock
OF liquors OF all kihds ana descrlp-
tlonS, .osetnef wl.if elSi'rs' tobacco
anu olGef articles wnicn such ii busi-
ness calls Tor ANA Biil mad become
a 1rlond u Tom; but Mephlatopheies
qua not Know II. Dill Iattcn was Il