The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09


rsravesec forty rs.isS to find on; TIE truth
81 the tainG I sss thought tae story
stranger than "a Arabian Nights fable.
Tae nnsn ( called upon was snzsIfaGens
arzrrraY named Fox. Il was a summer
dsy. and W. Eas together on n b@3rh sfs
fr0rs af a Qssas5E< g1aBllc house. sna s5gn OF
xh,eh was a Salps azgrs=aead represent
tng q nas tn a sky -n4ls Jacket ard f0w.ng
vhlfs TROUSERS taxing TIE altitude OF the
s,n. I bad never felt more nautical than
when I glanced Up a. that w0nderfai
eager sfy!gy and slipped a glass; OF excel
.snt nns-brown are. and i91ked into tAs
fars Of ny companion. Diowe9 HE .
sandy eoreshore vita the sarrnwx o.
weather.
81 fell out In this way" ne began. ~
Vas leaning against post one fine morn
tar last Ike this might lie. when gen
tlsIaan coming along stopped. sngffed- ard
foak q lsaa al me sea on which sad IN
the !nsiaasas1as Nay OF the coast.
81 ars day for sail. SIR.
SIT h.. he answered. Little more cheer
frIiy than / lad expected.
Grand day for rev. str. ] said.
NO nobier day for a row cguld he
praYsf fec than mis-. said n
VIII gou 60. Them says |. Say s0r Il
couple Of hours. out 60 that there buoy
aaa back a comfortable spln-'
Oh, dear, no. he answered. but very
psi.ieiy.
q
~ said l.. for a man . not bred np =
boatr,An 10 learn the word defeat. II IA
tnr defeated Convey who does NOT man the
Efeboas Il il the defeated siitngIe grinder
who knows how 70 get drunk AZ another
mans expense and x that don't work.
fnsn AZ the landlords. You may lay that
10 heart sir. IL y0u take any interest IN
boasmen. for I've been one OF the booming
Iot al ny life.
81 I.fle 6shlng: he exclaimed. and
thought his face lighted Up. Yes. he. sad.
afssr thinking. should ike 10 try little
ass.nS very much indeed DO you know a
good spstF
The spot sasd I.
All right. then. said he: get hooks
end worms. and I'll bs down here In about
hxls an hour with some food; for I shall
want to be oat some hours, as the weather
looks promising.
In about half an hour he arrived with
basket and found tas boat waiting for
aim he had made Up comfortable
basket Of provisions and driE3s. Appeared
widgwar. anyhow, WAS dressed In black
with gray or white nat on, and black
band round IL. Ills ornaments were hand
some ats chain Very Baa. Lord. didn't
thinx thas there chain finef The value OF
seenae5 - me such that | reEkoned x
had and the watch attached 80 IL could
Lad gentleman life for the rest or sny
days.
well. Il was a aules calm time. and
We parity rosea and partly sailed towards
TIE place had in my mind. which VAS
shout Two miles and half distant W EST
We arrived let go the little aEcaer,
haifsd our hoalSs and began 10 asa-
IT was mid9iing h1t but tae gentle
man diGn't seem 10 care. On ths coz
traFy. often he'd clap a!s hat on the back
oil has bead, and look Up az the sky as IL
be- would coax some Of the stains Of the
ucFaa .isilt INTO his london cheeks A.
Ter we had been fishing tor sogIse time.
With pretty good success. @e iuncAsd
By paah / mean that the gentleman
Teyy handsomely divided the contents Of
biz basket with me. / made one Of The
best rseas meais thag day which ever
sia, and never eniGye a snake more
shaa the pipe / lighted arter H. We
eshsd fur another hour Or 80. The gent
taen gos sired. Besides. our cargo was
mid3iieg good enc, so aftinS oaF anchor
~ aossssd our lugs4l and steered with
p.satfa sparkle 81 fish IN the bottom Of
saF boat Tor the harbor.
ri on a sudden saw THE gentleman
catch held Of enc OF mis- fingers and tugn
- aae IA the sfarn shsets ne was sitting
b. he then started Up with A sroan-"
Why. Shatevers wrBng, sirf | asked.
Lost noting. / hape*
I've less sing which I would Tot
hAYe taken thousand rutneas tor.
void aot have taken all the money thera
! N the world for the ring cried ne,
shAstly white and staring afr az tAe sea
= maa looks when he comes 10 a stand
~ ana5ng that he's forgotten something.
Haw could you aava lest RI SAID |.
II must have slipped from ny finger
Fen Gy hand was Ia tbs water. he an
skefed
AID then he b,.cs me like one fallen
Had blasting and hiauming his own FOL
as aeVsr I aHard a man, searching
ssery psc&at with frantic looks, then
afn5glng "a ais kaees and hunting over
ia psfs q ghe beat where be haa hseEs
Gsiiag whtc 1sEing, TIE fsh xaTe wei
tor asd. tn ~ Ma 40 chance of The rtas
aasinr fallen amongst chem, II came
y tbs, taen x tha rang wasnc IA thai
psTt II he brat where W. could see and
hsgt ever e MAS ON ehs I'd. aud X al3nt
uke aang % discover shat II waSs'E II she
heag
Ne0d C.eG" cried the peeF sn.feEaa
asfeaHs lauieutfng g las string down.
Naat saaI Z do Thag ftas contained an
ssa1lsits Gsur portrait of cay ~ Is sh3 Is
49,, ans lex ~ her hair Uud i seal.
Pos teie 20 recover s1tch ta5usr
Fae sears we're standing ia ais eyes
saeF lei frsu7 Aim az AS locked stern
ssrda towards the spot where we BAD
Ben izh.ae oh. no.' hr groaned that
rHks ea,e f-~ay.r,. vs. afvaAf ff
- AMI 3dnt taluk . sorth
Vie 20 s0mt5r: aim oy telsuk
A.a aUssaaTe lies or tAe chance
- Fe~oVsry. \ ring isn't an anchor.
fiag isa't srtnlscoae. Nest things
ANs naa chance @ita his dredging
~aa eTs teG gaaca aery aue a rfaE nonc.
Next mcgn ax / ~aa down ~ she va
mrs saia ehen sAs gentleman cams up
. ne aian< VII Fu@pe..ssr Huaa.