Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-26

| paper aboard with him. I paid no at
tention to 1t and in a few days forgot
all about the fellow, till one day he
appeared in the saloon, where 1 was
| at dinner, and handed me q plate Of
soup.
used to waiting on tableY' asked.
"Oh, yes"
"Where have you done any wa1tingT"
Summers
Like it?''
ITS the easiest job you could have
given me, but it III be rather expensive
for you before my bill is paid"
"What do you meanT"
II mean that every time hand you
a plate of soup it IL cost your company
| $1,000"
smiled good humoredly, being quite
amused at the mans gall" It was
evident he was trying to bluff me into
giving him a first class passage out
and home again. Still the next morn
ing I awoke before daylight and got
to thinking about the fellow till be-
gan to be worried. Caution said treat
him as If you believed him. You'll lose
nothing. Whereas If you don't and he's
all right he may make trouble for you.
But the matter had gone too far for
me to retreat. and I took no action.
On the return trip, the second morn
ing out, who should l see on deck,
dressed in jaunty English suit, puff
Ing a good cigar, but my shanghaied
man.
Good morning, captain" he said.
''What III be the run today7''
looked at him pretty steadily for a
moment, then turned On my heel and
went to the purser, who told me the
man was down on the list as Nelson
Brentwood of New York. I began to
fear was in for trouble
Just before we reached New York,
going into my cabin one morning, I
saw on my bunk paper. I opened it
and read:
THE - STEAMSHIP co.
To Nelson Brentwood, DR..
Handing the captain five plates Of
soup ....................... $o,VVV
Other services as cabin boy.......... 5000
Loss of time. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
Total $4,000
I began to quake. I'd carried off
some one, or, rather, some one had
got himself carried off to get up law
suit to bleed the company. However,
there would be no use now paying any
attention to the matter. ignored it,
hot
Soon after we were locked I was
called on by the agent for statement
covering the case Of Mr.. Brentwood.
gave it and heard no more Of the mat
ter till the day before I sailed. Then
I received an envelope addressed to
Nelson Brentwood and a letter from
the agent asking me to sign the COM
municaton in the envelope and for
ward it with other Enclosures. The in
closures were an unreceipted bill of
Nelson Brentwood for handing him
five plates Of soup at $1,000 plate
and a check for $1,000. The communi-
cation was humble apology for. tax
ing him to Europe against his will. 1
signed the letter and dropped the pack
age in the mail.
When I returned on the next trip
got the explanation. Brentwood was
4 graduate of - college and during
vacations had waited on table at sum-
mer hotels. He had studied law and
was a brilliant but unsteady man.
He had been employed in a case in
which he was the one man living 80
well posted as to handle it successful-
y and was sure to win. The opposing
counsel had given him supper the
night before the trial, got him drunk
and ashanghaied him, paying large
bride to ssoane Of the company's serv-
ants aboard my ship. The affair cost
the company $46, 600, besides my bill
for having first class lawyer for a
Waiter. Ss.z. r. a. mitchell. 4
Tho Doctor Knew Best. Ess gay
a Pennsylvania farmer named Hans
was subject to some kind OF fits which
rendered him totally unconscious for
hours at time and on several occa-
Eainna convinced hic Or0A wifo fho< shn