The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-01
THE
SULTAN'S
DRAFT
Ry GEORGE DALTON

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r-at aud 20 what should be said ar,t
Conf 5ua i. H4z.gt1u." broke gut De
Loss i didn't intend to see the amount
.f that r--E Il auitered ny Nay and
-.r.5-'. help II had t. curiosity
and ! never dreamed Il .sas Tor such d
-tGra.1g amount.
Never mind, De" returned Haz.eton,
as he arose t. stand before the window
with his hands IN his pockets, While he
ran his cye far down the many stored
business Pueblo on the opposite side OF
the stree: gorge. Il didn't mind your
seeing it He wheeled abou: and rested
his hand on his friends shoulder. De
Loss. its been on NY mind a long time
to tel you the story Of the Sultan s
Draft
The Su,tan's Draft exclaimed De
Loss. the amount was prln-ely. knc"
YOU had done well, but
oh. I'm not speaking Of the chel,;
You didn't suppose ! "5l-G, even u. ]
we're rich enough, give nearly $4,000 -
the solicitor for the refugee fund
Hazleton chuckled with pure loyou,ncss
Il don't believe I'hayc made enough yet
10 p.ay that much against the lD-peak
able Turk At any rate, kno" ]
wouldn't II 1t were not tor the sultan
Draft"
The sultau's Draft In heavens
name what Do you mean by the Sultan
Draft :" cried De Loss
Well. De Loss. wc have been through
la- slnce we were bay-, but you werc0
Ia % this deal ], was when The panic
agght me For weeks I hang on by my
sge.ts smile tr.-l 10 pull NY business
through. How r4wc uut gt It l.ncver
,.E YOU. and sou may be sure Oshkosh
.rt. not he Yes. old Oshkosh
Ra4debaugh. dead and gone to glory
rsaee to his great, big souil He Wa
n ,hr bottom Of it, It was tricky and Il
Wa. awtu.ly risky, but old man Raude-
t.u1h-God bless hIm-saEe me the
-Eaa5c. aud with American gall and good
K | did the rest
Oshkosh had allowed me an oyerdrait
d. his bank for far more than nay stand
.ng would warrant Unexpected things,
me after another, dropped On me. Bills |
gayahle were fired into me without
mercy. like bullets, and bills receivable
we're fired back to me, as worthless as
paper wads All the resources / had
were strained 10 the uttermgst 10 make |
one dollar fill the need Of i've. Al last,
after careful figuring, found that
must have fifteen thousand dollars before
thirty days or 90 up.
"Raudcbaugh, You know, De, always |
treated ME like his son, and | knew II |
he could do anything to help NE It would |
be done; if not, and had to let 90, It |
saS only fair he should know 1t and his |
bank should have the advantage OF put
ting in its claim hrst.
~ went down 10 the bank as blue as
that pennant over there on the hotel |
went on Hazleton. Oshkosh and | went
through the business together, canvasslng |
it bit by bit; the good old dog did hls
best to figure it out, but 1t seemed too
tough proposition
Sorry f-r you James, my boy he
kept saylug a. he stId!ei II, but II looks |
very bad Fifteen thousand dollars
rtirtv tay--,hirty ,-' ard he'd look At
rr. and I'd nod my head
We at a long time thinking It over |
OSHKOSH totally lost 10 1t and checking /
.T -h- things he was gusi1 over IL his .
.....- with l., pencil on the b29tt.ng pad .
"'TH= A.uk Is going to save you i'll
j, 3d. Jan,. my son; but I'm afraid
rs.,.iag -su o. dome
All rh- ora-ulr drone my heart .
went ra ua4 then sank down, though .
not -z fa~ down as il had been. After
a bit & H Lagh looked mp ,,yly.
"'pu't yun know somebody, James |
you clu draw on
"Nhz- 10y hitcen thousand dollars
"Na5ady2
"'Th s ton serious for me to joke
about. M Raulebaueh'
- mcs. SON. don't y1u know some
bots yaH may draw on, somebody away |
riff Z#..r t.., of =
"Dshlr~h BEGAN to fairiy purr his |
temptation. and Tor megaeHt NY hope |
,eapei up a~ caught his idea and .he
breath si relief j, would give
.S-w.A1iy III lhlbct, or A-chaugel,
OF I'D the Congo
The sporting spirit that had been his
dormant second self, or had been bound
and captive through ,5ue life Of bust
ness integrity ragged IN him aa he mere
thought Of a flyer ! tell you, he fairly
sang his allurement like . siren, and |,
though sick with dread of It's criminal
trickery, sw,ctened to the idez.'
"'No. but ! mean it, coaNed the old .
man Now. suppose l draw-l
dr-a-a-a-w--' and while sllked in the
despairing collapse that followed my sec
ond and better judgment OF the thing
although | was even then paying debts
ike mad in my Imagination on the money
this impossible possibility might give me
for lew days-Oshkosh scratched away
en- a block OF drafts He finished and
tossed i beio-c me on the extension leaf
Of his desk
1t was draft ON the Sultan OF
Turkey for fifteen thousand dollars at
sight
Sign it. sign it. Eaudebaueh urged
IN i've minutes You shall have the money
% your credit This will be the elevcrest
piece OF check -k,;ing ever done
Il signed i. before | knew it, making
a kint Of plunge 4 it and with a feel
ing of q gamble on liberty and lie At
throw.