The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-30

Don't you know somebody.
James, you can draw unY
What. for tlo.o00t
Nobody
This j. too serious Tor me 10
joke about Mr Hhudebaugh
James. Sou, don't you know
somebody you may draw ON. some
OFF,
oshkosh began TO fairly pnrf his
temptation. aud for IA moment my
hope leaped up aa I caught his idea
aud the breath Of relief Il would
Elyc
somebody In Tibet. or Arch
angel or up the CauEog
The sporting spirit that had been
Ms dormant second self. or had
been bound ana captive through a
long life Of business integrity. ragged
IN him on the mere thought OF :
| flyer tell you he fairly sang hIa
allurement like siren. aud l.
though sick with dread % rs Grim
lnal triekerT, HNeetened 10 the idea
No. but I mean it. coa1sd che
old man. Now, suppose / draw
dr-asa=asaw- and while aulked In
the deapaiflng collapse that followed
my Second and better judgment Of
the thing although uaa even then
paying debts like mad Ia my lm-
aginatiun on the money this impaa.
nible possibility might give me Tor
a few DAYS Oshkosh nrratehod
away on = block Of drafts lie fin.
ished aud tossed IL before me on
The extension leaf 81 hla deck
II vas drafi on the sultan OF
Turkey Tor 90. 0o0. At sight
sign H. sign IT, RAudohaaeh
urged In five minutes you shall
have The money % your cr~iit This
will be the celeyereal piece OF check
kiting ever done
4 signed Il before knew Il. max
lnE a kind OF plunge OF Il and With
a feeling - a gamble on liberty and
life AZ q throw
4 buried my face in my hands
Nhen the old man sent out GO the
counting room ulth the condemned
draft 70 be passed - my credit
Heaven only knows shat the clerks
thought
it'a All right James. my hoy.
said kaudebauEh. again AZ hts dnrk
You maF dfaw your CHEEKS. but -.
member the day u reckoning. ns
ready Hlth the cash 60 stand ths
return 81 the aultAn.a daftf
= must have gazad AZ him a
blank "a a fish
Oh. cheer up. Iamea we'll come
oui 81 this ali right DO you think
you could see an option on the Con
qurfuf mine for anything iikH Z
reasonable prlooT
Vel lt hasn't been Tor aals.
said I duly but II any one can buy
q AZ fair figure I SUPPOSE an he
7 N The eaah wcre coming 90 pa for
Ia
Maybe here's year chance. saIa
/ Oshkosh. and taking np a letter
passed Il over to me. then he turned
% write. digging away With bis pen
~ a wonderful rate uu something
that uAa evidently juicy % him.
The letter vas from capitalist
who AS II the bead ~ rynaleafs
that aaa offering tu buy mining
Z property Il waa evident they meant
business aad had millions bal II
them
While I wAa reading ana Och.
kuah 49, atln wfitlnH uke = faff
q clerk slipped in wilh a basket aun.
tainlun the usual EFiHt % papers
that dails pamca through q hanE
All maize up ready % HiEu aud mail.
and on the top 81 the heap waz iha
Huitan's draft Flee gnu my aafd
Iof honor. De. ! EreN sick aEAln AZ
HiEhf % T.
HE cid man finished xlth a
tual skate aCrusa the paper a. Tie
ciefk passed out
Well james. aon. shat Do fou
think 81 itT be- said. Wheellue
around a. me Tn sure he con
lquerur could b. aala II the price
isn't oct % sight II Fou can aalnK
that deal my boy. gou may snap
your fingers NJ the whole pack ~
your drhta and the mitann drafl
too. Your commissions on the sale
would amount 90 five t1mea the sum
Of your present needa DO you think
you can make u - through In ~
~seks7 Thata about the limit 81
tine ! am givinE to the return %
this huax
on. my God we cant count
on that In such a DESPERATE emsf-
gency a. thisi cried in panic.
Keep cool james. kesp cool.
SO on the safety valve and throw
Ia your bacon and coal oil You
must beat In the faee With some ~
your plans. and this offers another
very good opportunity 90 win out
Nov look here. Oshkosh continued
taking the paper be had just been
working over. that draft has 70
have something 90 So with q. and
this Is vhat I have made. but N any
soul on earth can tell what il Il.
IT'S more than ! can
lie passed n over.
IL wua an the thing by rights
ought 10 be called Whether IL Wa
an Invoice. or a bin Of sale. or 81
ladlng. or a deed. or mortgage. or
/ Just common barnyard hcn.traaka.
a. the ED man said. no one could
/ tell II looked like q paper Of Ire.
mendoua import but u was only
I meaningless pen work that dldn' [
contain a word to make u luteiH.
gible But u was beautiful 70 look
At The pen strokes were A. de-
orailve a. Chinese character. and
seemingly a. precise a. German
script Anyone might have told me
u was sanscrit. or Runic. or Cunel.
form. or Aztec. or Choctnw aud I