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

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PAX yoar regret that you became 50 Flo-
lent thtg evening AT diDner, tell hiEi you
have thought the matter over ara know
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far all concerned. nuf that you must have
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your affairs IN any way by seeking TO
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enough TO make them think 90 without
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said what | meant and meant what
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TITS business"
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tor. for you1l know I'm going 10 get you
on; Of a nasty predscament. 60 to- seur
rest now. and rest easy. Good night
CHAPTER ~.
The morning WAS clear and beautiful.
and although I had slept but little. l arose
early. 10 ind the doctor down ahead OF
me his blg staff in hand. and pacing mp,
stood b. tween the flights of steps.
Good morning, doctor. hope you slept
wei"
They're not going TODAY" was all the
answer he made ME, ana he spoke IN low
and sLafded tones.
What lis the programme said j,
catching step with aim
They tell Ogden they want TO MAKE
trip up the Multgomah. Want 10 meet
the lsa3ing nlen of That region and sound
them"
laughed. They'll find only provis-
ionaI government men on he outside over
there and IL they scratch deep enough.
fhey'n fna true-blae Americans. full OF
nfty-four-forty or fight" said I.
Faith. an they wiii that" was the old
Doctors reply. do yon want 10 go with
en- as an escort2 1 shall send Ogden and
Mckay too.
This was exactly what wanted. and
We started by boat an hour later. with
four Indian oarsmen. Tie morning was.
as / have said beautiful one. and the
old Columbia showed off at her best.
Even Al this early season the great sill
ver-sldea salmon we're ieaping en- all
sides Of as while from the yeedy shore
myriads OF swan, geese. DUCKS ard ether
Wild fowl arose, AS We entered the VIII
lamstts. an hours row below, We also
saw several deer and elk along shore.
Peel was very enthusiastic aud tfts
morning believing himself alone with
svmpathizers was not az reserved as BE
had been the night be-oTs. He expressed
his admiration Tor tho oncIrc fescn. de-
elaFed The ierFitory cap9bls Of Importing
more people than ccUli ali the Erilsh
l. les and hoped England would ,ose no
time In taking 10 scs u III Of II Park WAS
fully "a enthusiastic bus IN miii'ary mat
tefa more prac ical. He mad e5certalned
nd tN AZ
the country across 10 Car.,da and lie
Couil IA Of nothing else but means 9ud
NE hods Of getgtag men across. i could
see that he had a very good dea II the
siuatsoD ard fslt convince he was M n
tally formulating rCport o 10 n;tle
magnitude and deiail Ter prostitution TO
hls government. Ia ny charlcter "f a
Engiishman srpm London. ! professed
great enthusiasm TO- MS schemes and leo
he and + Fl on 10 great lengths IN ltt D..
Oh this trip ] lstFrCl e9ouSA - satisfy
nHseh that 10 II was carefully con-
trivsd plot 10 SO e DCrEol territory: that
the plottera wanted Ncf.oughln II they
t0uld get him, because of the magic or his
name among all az he tribes of the North
aest buf II ne refused bis aid from con-
sctentIous SCrupies they were prepared 10
so Oh ana act without him. meanwhile
giving on, - all tribes and traders infor-
ration 20 the effect that re sanctioned the
move aud commanded his friends 20 aid
lp st. but was not personally active he
CAUSE ~ approaching age and irtirnities,
Rv lhe glitter OF NrKay's ayes and the
disgust III times shown on his face.
could see Nh3t these men. not know
Ing h.n so well could not see.
that he was strongly opposed 20
:hefr schemes. ara whHe NJ said
nothing might later ac- 10 a wsy VIZ
feske8 for Fearful taat he might hstray
his ssn.!m~ggs I Improved the first oppor-