The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-25

not so far gone as not 20 know youI
last night, | was n little wobbly IN
my loeomotiou TO be sure, but | had
some sense in my pate That was a
clever turn You served me-
"Well you had better leave off get
ting in that condition" interrupted
Harlan "I'll not promise to do the
like again. loa may have % lie N
the yard all night next time
Well, the Yards not such o bad
place, such weather as this, said Tur'
Hey mopping his forehead with his
handkerchief, "Thiuk I'd like IT."
YES. it might do we'll enough, "a
flower bed for mattress on \ sum-
mer's night; but when winter comes
what about that1 One night then
in the yard, half night even in bitter
weather might mean death"
"And do you think you would let
me lie ont in the yard and freeze TO
deathr
He laid his hand or Harlan's knee
and looked straight into his eyes,
Harlan turned his face away--he
knew il would belle his threat Scare
me with something worse than that
old fellow. You'll not let me freeze
TO death Tell me I'm killing myself
---on precipiee and such like, but not
the lie YOU just told Lies don't nj
your mouth,
oOh, Harlan, I'm on TO you. l'siEed
YOU up the FIRST time saw you, !
was aboard the cars and so was poor
old Bently too drunk-old Bently this
time, not Ito do anything but sit
slumped up in a corner like pile OF
overcoats. I saw you take him back
and forth with you four times and pay
every time his fare out Of your own
pocket, reckon you thought | was
a little off myself. TO make all those
trips, but | wasn't. was watching
YOU. A spotter You didn't know
tha, | was spotter"
"No; never took you for one
Wen, spotted you, didn't IL
Harlan laughed as the circumstance
in lis viyidness came back
you; I'll tell you what you are,
Harlan. I've been watching You, I've
spotted you more than once. You
have lot Of grit and muscle and
sense into the bargain, but for all that
you are soft. you are what they call
a mark nd il | had some champagne
here, I'd drink it to your health.
like marks. I'd say: Here's to the
mark-long may he live and his tribe
increased
1--WE not been a success replied
Harlan. He did not look down as hS
said il. He held his head up and look
straight into Turkeys eyes, as he
would have done in announcing any
other fact. The day had been wher
this confession would have embarras
sed him, but that day was gone.
II don't mind ii for myself | die
mind it for my wife. but she docsn'
care. You can't conceive this maybe
but she doesn't"
Do you mean to say you are not
success with such woman as that TO
a wife"
"a business success" Harlan cor
rected
"Ohl l see-you mean you are no
success at money-snatching, Doodle
getting and such like. Well thin
! you are a sample, or rather we ar
/ Illustrations each, that money is no
/ an essential to happiness. | have Il
and am not happy-you haven't it. an
I are. was born with il, and as IA
! as that matter is concerned, so wer
I you, and you can bear me out in tn
! assertion that it is not worth wha
I men part with to get it All thi
I brings me to my point. This occupa
I ton that you are at is conhning,
I want to do something for yod in
\ business way, you know"
Z Never mind me, Turley. You sal
I the other day that ! had grit and mus
7 Gle, and 50 have. There are man
4 men who haven't,-and maybe the
! are not to blame,-men who migf
I accept your help. I'm doing we
! where I am Let me stay II "
I went into some business, we'd mayb
7 lose. I don't always understand
I sometimes when | do understand, !
I scorn to use successful methods, an
! you"
: Il! Ha-hal I'm not worth a--strav
! G'd like to have said something of
I color!-) The whole thing would g
! to Halifax if | were to run it a da!
+ single day. Wed part company
I the business and |, if ! should undei
7 take it No, no." he laughed agail
I don't misunderstood memo bus