Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-02-04
MARTIN HAS FEAR
 0F PARTNER KOON

Atremble by reason of the fear oi what may befall him when he arrives in the states, Fred Martin, one of the proprietors of the California saloon in Fairbanks, is en route to Seattle, passenger on q recent steamship departing from Valdez, Mir. Martins fear is not caused by the fact that he has committed any crime in violation of the law, but by realization of the averaging disposition of his partner in business, Billy Koon.
 Behind this fear of MT. Martin there lies story of duplicity, astory where in Mir. Martin appears as the william, and wherein MT. Koon takes the part of the persecuUed victim. It all hap pened while MT. Koon was spending month or two outside, and when he returned it was with the avowed de- termination to get even.
 Iii The Morning Trouble Comes
 It seems that no sooner had MT. Koon arrived in New York than the persecution began. History does not record the hour of Mir. Rooms retir- ing on the night in question, but it does record the fact that early in the morning he was awakened by the clerk of the hotel, who sent bell boy to inform MT. Koon that the place was not dog farm and that he had better come down stairs and dis pose of the blockade of mongrels then ill evidence. Mr. Koon was sleepy, but the case seemed urgent and he arose, dressed and slowly made his way to the hotel office where he was confronted with sight that made him have memories of Fair banks for scattered about the lobby were dogs of all sizes and of all deg rees offamily history.
 The physognomical appearance of those in charge of the dogs made for courteous treatment, and it was with the utmost diplomacy that Mir. Koon discovered that the men and the dogs were where they were in response to an advertisement appearing in the all the morning papers. As best he could MT. Koon dispersed the motley assemblage and then patronized the news stand.
 Careful perusal of tho advertising columns finally let great light pour it's rays in upon the understanding of MT. Koon.. He needed no detective to divulge the identity of the person who had caused to be inserted in the want columns the statement that he, Koon, desired to purchase a dog of described age, size, color and pedi- gree: It was Martin.
 Women Anxious1y Await
 MT. Koon took a long breath and moved to another hotel. For day or so everything was lovely and he began to believe that his partner was tired of spending money for telegraph tolls and for advertising bills, but he made wrong guess. The third day he was called at an hour unearthly for man who likes to see the elec- tric lights twinkle, and the friendly bellboy informed him that the parlor was full of women.
 "The back way for me" muttered Koon, as ho hurried into his clothes, and in the nearest saloon he picked up paper and therein found the ex- planation in the form of an adver- tisement to the effect that William Koon, an Alaska millionaire was in search of q wife; it was Martin.
 After that Koon submitted grace fully to arrest and to other slight in- conveniences, but he treasured the memory of the events, and this is why Martin is bound outside in fear and in trembling anticipation of the fate that may befall him.