The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

US. said Knapp.
Go with you where?" I asked i'm
surprise
Knapp has anticipated me as usual. -
said the doctor. It's like this. Mr.
Brown. We've got a tight little schoon-
er that we picked up at quite a bargain
and We've just finished fitting out for
tradin cruise around the Philippine
archipelago. / have done a good deal
Of that sort of thing. and understand
the business. and we are both old sail
ormen."
Knapp nodded. Yes. he said. and
If you want TO take little share i'm the
venture. just TO give you an interest in
the game, why were perfectly agree
aoIe-but do just as YOU please about
! looked from one TO the other in
much perpleXity and doubt
Gentlemen.' said !. this is a very
generous proposition, but it is so un-
expected that J don't just know how
To regard it.
Well drawIed Knapp. lets put it
on a business basis. then YOU can tell
better how YOU stand. BoIes and have
SCt this schooner and were going to
run over TO Manila and get our tradina,
stun. and then take cruise around the
open ports of the southern islands of
Of hemp. which is way up just now
tobacco. coffee, Copra. cUrios. pearls.
SILKS pluo. or any darn think we can
lay hands on at a reasonable bargain
some Of the thine Wen both want to go
ashore. and as we don't want to leave
the vessel With only the natives aboard
We want another white man to take
charge when We're aNyav. Or perhaps
We might want him to attend To some
tninG ashore. Ahoat YOU can take your
uick OF uot-just as YOU choose. And.
as said. n YOU want to take a little
snare i'm the thing. why. go ahead The
rest of the time YOU can paint and
sketch and potter around 10 your
hearts content"
1t sounds very attractive" said 1.
DO you mind if ] think it over and
le, YOU know tomorrow"
Not bit; rather YOU would. i'm fact.
CIV expect to- clear i'm three days"
Very we'll" said l; then I'll leave
YOU now. and meet You here i'm the
morning
An highland mind you make your
plans to come" said Knapp. Good by '
/ left them i'm rather a dazed condi-
uon ana went back 10 my studio. At
hIst had no idea whatever of accept
lnT the proposition; first. because l
EueN nothing of the men. but chiefly
because ! am of an aesthetic rather
than adventurous disposition. and the
thought of crossing the China sea and
CTuE ing for an indefinite period i'm un-
known waters. and amid hostile and
savage people. was rather terrifying.
The next morning all Of my misgiv-
HES returned. and lot of new ones
HtSICcN- 10y the time that ! reached the
hotel had finally made up my mind 10
cali Tie thing off. Boics met me on the
Ntfahc9.
tNod morning. ne said. chcerIly
w ell see you have decided to %
"lih us.
t-h-EeS, said l.. We decided To
go, and then / felt much better. Al
ih"uE IN ] had known these two men but
a daN, / lustinctiNely gave them my
cNnNtenc.-
Knapp came ma shortly. and when he
l'dIncd That ] had made up my mind
10 60. held out mis- hand. but ] had
learned better than 60 Put my own into
that JaW-irap. 50 we went ins and had
drink instead OF course, ! had mo
desire To take any share i'm the enter
prise. as have as much money as
am ever likely to need, but stocked
our Iafdel- well with the best bottled
hardware there was to be had i'm Yo-
Fonaha-
ne l"urth day out We sighted some
81 the Loo Choo islands. ana from thai
time ON SlEhled some land almost eN-
cry day rive DAYS later the coast OF
Luzoh IooHed No carry IN the morning
on our port DOW. From there on We
Lad 'aoie WINDS. ana not until toul
days later dld we sight Merivalles
mountain Whlth hes at the entrance oi
Manila Day. ana which. Tor some sea
son or otntL. boleS cursed 1eartllN
Nhdpb ana We're Siad 10 see H. We
ran past 'offtSldpf ana UP TO the city
dropping oul dllCnor benlnu the break
water, anu boleS lhHeulateiN went Il
WIN MS papers 10 report 10 the cap
tam or Jhe port
Every lhiuS was All right. so the mex
Gay We hao our tfaolnS stun toWed ou
40 u9 Ut d '"7''' ana ais" stocked W
'ui 'oliiil'N9"IN dSdlh' 80 IhdI pH eve
HiOS we Neit IeauN Tor sea very
IiluCIl "dl'tu 10 Spehu rev Gays n
the pace poti on account OF us historic
interest. ahr aISo 20 MAKE rev
sketches. DuL- OF '"ui 80. an delaN was
a matter OF dollars and cents To KNAPP
anu bOleS- me ldl1ei was ashore uhJi
sllef uaIh' ana Nneh ne came OH saw
thaI ne hdu heaIu something or inter
est
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M nave JUST SoO NIiu OF Soo'
thIIE-
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