The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23

where went on two days spree. After
SOLDERING up went out TO Fremont and
after four hours hard talking succeeded
in borrowing IS. From there l went to
Snohomish. Perhaps l stopped at some
small town on the way. but do not recall
II. AT Snohomish I asked for the loan or
81. when one OF the brothers said they had
better make II SO and afterwards hand
ed me $50 gold piece. He had taken the
trouble 10 so to the bank after IL. Be-
tween there and Woolley, do not remeIn-
Der the place, / met mani think he was
a shngle man-and after three hours con-
versation he loaned me $40. Goins to
Woolley. at the hotel kept by Daughtery.
then junior deacon of the lodge. I asked
him who the master was. His answer was
the depot agent. /. ]. Stiles. ! saw Stiles
and told him had plenty of money: didn't
want any money: didn't want any assist
ance financially. but wanted to see him in
the Masonic lodge room. In company with
Daughtery he went to the lodge room. I
told him wished to travel in Canada and
that my need was a certificate. He wrote
me a certificate. as we'll as can remem-
Der worded in this way:
ITO all whom II may concern. wherever
dispersed over the globe:
This is to certify that Brother William
Clayton Is a member OF Lake Charles.
No So. Lake Charles. Louisiana. In good
vouch for.
After he and Daugherty signed 1t he
placed the seal Of the lodge over the
signatures, addressing an envelope 10
whom I, may concern and then putting
the seal on the envelope
worked In Canada.
az went from there to Vancouver, B.
c. borrowing s35. was introduced to a
the strength of this letter / was carried
through hrst-class to Montreal eating In
the dining car every day. From there I
took flying trip 10 New York. Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio and Indiana. found
myself without a dollar IA Indian
apolis Taking the electric car
part OF the way and footing Il
the rest. found myself IN McCordsvilIe,
Ind. | asked a man by the name OF
John Hervey. secretary OF the lodge who
the master was. He told me John KEN
berry. an ex-mail clerk who | learned
was In the secret service Of the United
States. and after telling him some story,
which I do not remember. he loaned me
So and said:
Here Is my address, handing me his
cwn certificate for his dues paid as wor-
shipful master Of McCorisvslle lodge. No
591- ] reserved this certificate. I crossed
back into Canada and went TO Nova &c.,
tia I there found Capt. Campbell OF the
steamer Barcelona bound for Liverpool
touching St. Johns. Newfoundland, where
the steamer remained two days II was
just after the burning Of the city of ST.
Johns There I borrowed EiS from an
English merchant on the strength OF
these certificates. when I got TO Liver
pool ! remained there four days. had a
fine suit OF clothes made In style. ard
then took the London 4 Northwestern
with a complimentary pass from the as
sistant superintendent TO London got
that on tha strength OF the certificates
got a iayover from the conductor at
Stafford. I borrowed fs from the mayor
Of the city. | went TO London and stayed
three days at the First Avenue hotel on
Holhroa street. taking In the theaters Of
Leicester square In the evening. took
the Chatham route to Dover. where bar
rowed Go from the customs house Of
acer"
Dimes With the Prince of Waiex.
Il took the midnight boat 10 Calais.
France. arrived I'm Paris IN time for
breakfast and took apartments az the
Hotel Paris at 4 cost OF - francs a day.
! remained in Paris fifteen days. during
which time visited the races and also