The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-04
The Ways of the New World
By Willie Emery Copyright 1905 by Charles Iure
rRANz was a sturdy lad Of good
- German stock. and no bad the
pluck that comes OF pure blood.
By Willie Emery

pluck that comes OF pure blood.
yet he was forced 10 confess
that the future looked extremely black
when he found himself utterly alone
and fricndless In New York on the first
day Of his arrival. Aside from the
dreadful noise, the bewildering con.
fusion. tho frantic haste and rudeness
OF the people. he had private cause
FOR fearing the great city. lie had no
money. not single penny. and he had
always been told that something In
ones pocket was more absolutely %.
sentlal 10 ones existence In New York
than anywhere else In tho world.
They sent people home again II they
were caught without money, he had
heard, and that would be bitter e.
perience for q boy who had come to
make his fortune. II would be gross
injustice also. for he was not . paurer.
lie had brought capital to the new
world amounting TO moro than thou.
,and marks In clean white cswency.
III was neatly slowed away inside o
money belt around tho waist Of VII.
helm Muller. who was Tranx's only
near relative aad who had come with
him 10 this country.
No tho money was all right. II was
safe as q church. but Uncle Wilhelm
was lost. What could have become Of
himi
He had left Franz sitting on bench
In Battery park and had gone to have
a glass OF beer with q red faced man
whose acquaintance he had made on
the ferryboat coming across from Ho'
boken.
Franz sat on tho bench and turned
his back 10 tho bay. He had seen
enough water In the last week and nat.
urally found the tall buildings more In.
teresting. by and by be began TO feel
the machinery OF tho ship that had
brought him over the ocean throbblng
In that wooden bench. This phenome.
non was at first mysterious and then
distressing. Franx's stomach protested
against II. and the boy was compelled
10 walk about.
He felt no much better afoot that he
walked too far aud could not find his
way back to tho bench where his un.
Gle had left him. II seemed that this
park. though 10 small. was very con.
fusing place. and yet II he and bis un.
Gle should walk about there looking for
each other they must meet eventually.
80 Franz tramped and tramped until
the clock on the square red tower had
measured the fiight Of two hours.
He was then quito sure that Uncle
Wilhelm was not In the park. He
therefore accosted a man In blue uni.
form and began to state the case to
him, but the individual In blue could
not understand German and clearly
regarded the matter as none Of his
business. but another man who had
been strolllng along behind Franz for
several minutes stepped up to him at
this juncture.
THAT Isn't 4 policeman" said he In
German. That's a conductor Of car.
II you want TO 20 to the station house
I'll show you the way"
Franz thought that the man was very
obliging but he proved TO be somewhat
too inqulsitive. They had no sooner
started on together than he began to
question the boy about his money.
Franz dared not say that he had none
!. lest he should be sent back to Germany,
and no he assured the kind stranger
hat he had a thousand marks.
II hope you keep II in a safe place"
said his acquaintance. "rhere are q
great many thieves In this city"
at is in a money belt" replied Franz,
whereat the stranger slapped him on
the back and said that ho was clever
boy.
They walked quite a long way, but
did not reach the police station. Mean.
while the stranger repeatedly urged
Franz TO have some beer and was very
much offended al his persistent refusal.
This was very queer. but another fea.
ture OF the case was much more ex.
traordinary. The stranger always
asked Franz TO drink in the same bar.
Although this proceeding savored Of
evil, II excited Frans's curiosity much
nore than his alarm. The strang~
was a lean, limp. puny man, and Franz
bad no fear OF him. 30 upon q sudden
impulse the boy said: "very well. We
VII 20 In"
They entered. and the stranger or.
aeid two glasses OF beer. Just as they
Wa set upon the bar at the rear OF
thS saloon, where there was the least
li&s, Franz felt quick tap on bis
back. lie was far from suspecting
lhst the man beside him had reached
around and tapped him on the far
shoulder with the end Of a stick, but
such was the case. The boy turned and
saw no one. Naturally he was sur
prfsed and stood staring at partition
wbach was the nearest object within
range. Meanwhile the stranger deftly
drugged the glass OF beer.