The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

you must tell me the whole truth. I
am not going into this business, with
my eyes shut.
Then he told me the whole. story.
This young fellow was the bad egg in
a millionaire's family He had Travelled
around in one place and another, sand-
had ~sowcd his wild. oats. Now he. had
been living in the tendcrloin of San
Francisco for awhile. and. as you may
have heard the denizens of them places
know how to make a man part company
with his money uncommonlys fast. When
he didn't have any more money, he took
to forging checks on the family and
after "a while the harvest Of checks
began to come to the East a little too
fast to be convenient even. for that
family. Therefore, he must go to, sea
to Keep him out of harms way
We'll, now says I. If I get that
fellow to go to sea with his own free
will. what Is there in it for me-"
You get your $40 advance, same as
usual" says he.
Forty dollars advance?" says T.
do you suppose would tackle that
gezebra for $40? Ny time is too val
liable Make it five hundred and then
perhaps we can talk business Fl
got his promise of five hundred, gGnd
in the afternoon a carriage dTove up
to my place and my lord steps out. I
told them to show him a. good room.
told them to give him some iced cider.
not that I did not have every kind of
liquor you could think Of I'm the house.
but the slider was good enough forythe
gezebra, and he was too drunk TO know
the difference anyhow. L went to his
room and said to him.
Making Him Willing.
II suppose you know why you are
here? You have committed forgery
and the officers tofs the law are looking
for you. You were brought here be-
cause no one. would think OF looking
for a gentleman like you in sailors
boarding house"
After I had him good and scared I
left him to think 1t over while I went
downstairs. 1 called two husky fell
lows had there. one an Irishman and
one big Swede. and I says to them.
Boys, want you TO be officers to-
night, and if you do just what I tell
you there is a double eagle in 1t for
each of you
In the evening I was sitting with
my fine gentleman in his room. and he
was telling me a lot of stuff about. his
Countesses and Duchesses. Would you
believe 1t. the low-down cur was talk
ing about those women as a common
rough man like me wouldn't talk if you
was to cut his finger off. All of
sudden my man down below sings out,
as / had told him to do. that there
were two officers down below looking
for me. I made as If was scared
and whispered to the fellow, Ssh. they
are after you"
Then I called down to my man:
what is the matter with them? Can't
they come up here2 I guess when I
want them I have to run all over town
for them, and they have got younger
legs than have So they came up
stairs, and went out into the hall to
talk to them. They were bawling. at
the top of their voices as 1 had told
them to do. They said they had come
to nab a fellow who had committed
forgery; he had left the Palace Hotel
in carriage and had been traced down
here. They were going to search the
house for him. 1 asked them for their
warrant. and they admitted that they
didn't have any.
what do you suppose? said l.
Don't you think know the points OF
the law? Do you think you can search
my house without a warrant2 But TO
prove to you how innocent / am. vif1I
not stand ON the points of etiquette.
Here is one room. Here Is another
You won't find anything wrong there
In the meantime had gono in to
my fine gentleman and told him to hide
in the closet while they searched the
room He was ALI colors. and was so
scared ne ala not know, what he was
doing. He didn't have sense enough
leftsto know that if they had been real
officers they would have looked in the
closet.
When they were gone I went IN to
him again, and he begged me to tell
him what to do. He was all shaking
with fear.
WELL said I, s.it is no easy matter
They have their eye on this place
now and gentleman like Won can't
stay here very long without attracting
attention. OF course, they will watch
all avenues of escape from the city by
rail for man of your Importance, and
they will not let you get through L
tell you one thing we might do, though
1 don't like to propose it, but it is the
only thing / can think of. I can get
you on board a ship, If you are willing
: to go as a common sailor"