The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-30
THE SULTAN'S DRAFT

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lCapyflsht ieal hy the Frank Lea=
Co., Publishing ituuael
The outer door of llaaeltouH Of
flee closed. leaving him and hia
friend u 81 silence that VIA urging
each man % adjust his thoughts e.
what had Just happened. aud 20
what should he said first
aGoufnuud H. ilofolteu broke
uut he loss. u didn't Intend 90 see
the amount OF that check ID fmi
tarud nay way and I cuuldnt help
H. bad NO curiosity and ! never
dreamed 10 was for such a stunning
amount
Never mlnd. be" returned Ito.
tlotan as he aroue to stand brfora
the window with bis hands In hi
pockets. while no ran his eye fai
down the many ntoriud business
buildings OF the thriving town ul
Pueblo ON the opposite side 81 tbs
street Surge 4 didn't mind YOU
goeiug ~ tie wheeled about aud
rested hin hand on his friend /
shoulder sna Loss. It's been uf
Nlf HftHW "a NhE AhAih " ttNA NNN AAs
story Of the 8ultauu Draft
The auitana drafi exclaimed
Dn Loss the amount Vas prlnreiy
I knew you had done well. but"
"Oh. I am not speaking % ths
cheek You dldn't suppose I would
even il I wern rich enough EiV'
nearly t2a.U to the solicitor fui
the refugee fund.- iioaelton chuck
led uith pure ioyouHneaa. = don
believe ! have tnadc enough yet 6
PLAY that much against the unspesh
Ahle Turk At any rate. know
wouldn't N IL ueFr not fur the sui
tAn'a draft
The auitan.a dran In heaven
name what Do yea mean by the sui
lan.s dram" cried ~ Loss
Hlozleton nodded and threw a iool
in the direction Of the huay type
writer. he Loaa turned In hi
swivel chair and swung the glaa
door 90 with : thrust OF his foot
Well. DE Laaa. ne have bef
I through a bot since we we're boz
bat sou weren't ln on this deal j
wAa when the panic caught me ~
weeks huns 90 By ny eyeif1
While | tried q pull my huaiuez
/ thrnaEh How ! came out % u
never told. and you may be sue
Oshkosh didnt. not he Nra. cd.
Oshkosh naudehauEh. dead an,
gone To- glory. peace % his-Eresf
BIS soul lie saa al the alnm ,
| A.. Il va tricky. and Il NaH awfs
Z d. flaky but cid man HaudehauKfa
Cod hleaa him gave me a
chance and ~lth American gall i
luck ! ga The ret
Oshkosh hat allowed me an 0F8r
dran ~ his b&ak Tor fAf mors usal
nv standing Nould warrant n
expected things. one after anotkrr
dropped on me bills payable scr
fired into me without merry. la
bullets and bills rreeivahir ssfl
I fired back 20 me az worthless a
T paper NAda. Al the resources Ia.
wens strained 10 tho uttafmo@t L
maze one dotlar nil the need % nv
At iAat. after careful figuring.
fouuH that I must have tla.Wt0 BE-
fore De- days or 80 up
fHaudehauah you knaW ~. e.
uaya treated me Ike hla sun. AMI
I kusx u be could DO anythinK &
7 help me u Wanld b. dune. " not
and I had 10 let 50. u Naa only fat
be should kna~ u and hts BAN
. should have the advantage 81 put
I ting IN he claim first
4 sent dgwn - the bank a. bla
a. that penuant over fheHs on IN
hotel" vrut un iiotietan. OHh
( knah ard : sent through the hual
I uaaa together. eAnFaaEinE IL BIZ 3
BIZ. the Euod old doc I'D hts bea
% figure it nut bot e seemed 10
( tough q proposition
Hofry FOR fou James mr. boy
he kept nay ing - be studied a. b.
[ u looks VsrY hAh f1fteeu thuuaAni
I dollArn-sa dAyn az and be-
Z look up az me and 20 nod ny head
We al = Gag time thinking 8
over Oshkosh totally lasf in Il an
checking off the thinks Ne vas g.
ing over ia bis mind wtth his penei
on ths blottins pad
This hank Il going q save -
/ II it can. James. my aon. bat II
afraid nothing can b. done
At fhia urAaular drunr my hear
went up and then sank dowu
Nigh, wss Hsr Tsrsor.
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