The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-28
HOW I KEPT
 My CONTRACT

.lsEHEa''st.H ] I was under contract to huvc a cs-- tain work done by a certain tune h Indian Territory. It finished it ae. CSrIiag ta sc-ecment would uIaEr a Uaa}l fortune. Ir | failed my forfeit was So large that nry work would not pay me. Thcna was but one reason why 2 should gaa, and that was alec hcl. couldn't kcrp my men sober
 There was plenty oi prohibition in tI,c territory and just as much liquor 1 AH sorts or p,t~anouS stun was ! brought fn surcputously, diluted wool alcohol hcuc consumed ln large ] yuarutfrs It was aIl brought by ped. ! dlers across the line From oklahoma. . | wafcbcd with tHc urcatoSt care to see that n1uc or 't was sold about uy ramp. nut for my ITr cotil1n't pre-. ! vent it. ( uyvrr ~aw auy one soil H4uor ! and never saw thr wcn drink H. Thg 6l>t 5hlng k,frw they vcrc an drunk. : Then work wust Nr sJunpcd t.l they got solver.
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 .Wnat Is the natter sauorH Na. laab z> rF ~a.Ho g-gag calamity Won. rH.n vnu.
 rnl '.- %. my troubles
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 NJ heart ! replied ou the fmrul~.
 .Wh., rs~e IS the heart without thc nal6" she asked her eyes danewE v.-h w.>.nel
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 She a~r~g and went Into the uoNt -oom. TGo-e 2 heard ncv opening doors 1.oloucsng To eu7hoarl> and s.dohoards and tho c'uh oE glasses. ! supposed Shr was intending 70 bring mo somo fu5f -c7r-lwcut What vg> my su- 7-.Sa 60 Soo her return with a couple Cf GEES each .u an CEEcug. They were on a tray. eod there was silver ~unau For each r--
 ~I only au.>hsl my supper lalt on hour ago ! said
 ~Rrr you have not had anything ,r Wash lt d.wa~
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