The herald., 1896-01-26

been made, bring suit against tn,
doctor for the purchase money, ant
garnishee the deposit. While csrryins
so much money he felt the nece ssity
of also carrying a revolver, in case
of an attack. Besides these incon
veniences, he was losing sleep
his mind was kept constantly on the
rack of excitement, and he was becom-
ing dazed. After enduring the strain
for several weeks the prosecuted Chi.
cagosL resolved to change his place OF
abode. He secured board with some
old time friends away out near the city
limits, hoping thus to find exemption
from persecution. From that time
forward he was seen very little in the
streets, simply going down town once
a day to get his mail matter. One day,
however, he yielded to the solicita-
tions of several real estate boomsters
and looked at house and lot offered
| for sale.
The price asked was $5500 After
some parleying between the parties, the
! doctor recklessly made an offer of
! $4,000, not dreaming that the owner
would throw off $2500 from his price.
The agents said they would see the
owner and report. The next day, to
y,
ceived letters from twelve different
brokers, each notifying him that his
offer had been accepted, and would he
"please call and pay over the money
and get the Decd" which was ready for
him. He felt the blow keenly, and
began to long for his old home, even
dealing storms. He kept his room
Nff
then came indignant messages from
the twelve agents demanding that the
sale be consummated, so that they
could get their commissions. There
was but one plan for the prosecuted
place and 60 north. He would take the
next train for San Francisco.
But there was one little difficulty in
the way of his going SO soon. His
clean clothes were at a Chinese laun-
dry, and would not be returned till
Saturday night. But he sent a boy to
get them, and resolved to start on the
very day.
Hastily taking one clean shirt to put
on for the journey, he packed the other
clothes away, and in twenty minutes
more his trunk was in an express
wagon on its way to the railroad depot.
The doctor next proceeded to shave off
his heavy whiskers and mustache and
put on pair of blue goggles, which
he had worn while crossing the
desert in journeying to the coast.
As he looked into mirror
he hardly recognized himself,
and felt sure that no ungodly real es-
tate shark would be able to identify
him. On moving into the clean shirt
he was Mortified to find on its neck
band the name "Fernando Columbus
Gorgonia."
What could it mean? Surely that
was not the name of the man about to
become tenant of that garment! He
forced it on, but found it one size too
small. The horrible truth then flashed
across his mind-the boy had brought
the wrong batch of clean clothes. They
belonged to some fiendish Spaniard,
and the doctors own linen was left at
the laundry. But it was now too late
to correct the mistake. His trunk had
gone and he must soon 60, too. Max
ing virtue of necessity, he completed
his toilet, resumed his disguise and
hurried to the depot.
There he found swarm of dirt
agents, each holding in his hand
paper that resembled deed, for they
.S.1u aSSuU W. a-... t.w., and they ~ero
watching every outgoing train. But
they all failed to recognize the Chicago
tenderfoot. He quietly entered Il
sleeping car, and soon the train was
under way. The doctor drew sigh of
relief as the train rolled into the San
Gabriel valley, and then proceeded to
count over his money, which he found
all right.
Arriving in San Francisco, he soon
became deeply interested in that
breezy city and its suburbs. But the
thought that possibly the Los Angeles
corner lot leeches might hunt him
down, even there, was disturbing ell
emenr in his life. and in few days
he returned to Chicago, taking
back less money and more ex-
perience than he had when
leaving his Illinois home. When met
him in Chicago at the worlds fair and
started to tell him how Los Angeles
was improving, and was bound to be-
come big-he put his hands over
my mouth, and soon afterward induced
me to promise in writing never to men,
tion the fact that he WAS once in Los
Angeles, and was there "Hunted
Down."
I have not broken that promise-for
Snow is not his real name.