The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
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 The door was locked but through he slide window al the side a strange tab1eau met his eyes. Stopped and lean Johnson. as chalk-white of face as ever had paunchy and thin legged Silas Trimmer by the collar, and over Bff Bates intervening body was trying 10 rain blows into the center of the circular smile. now fattened to an oval of distress.
 Break. Johnson. break" begged Bin Don't put him out till you feed him all he's got coming" Thereupon he succeeded in extracting Mir Trim, mer from the grasp of Mir Johnson and forced the former back into q chair where he began to fan him with towel in most approved fash. iolt
 Let me out of this." gasped Mir. Trimmer. m have you arrested for assault and conspiracy.
 They'll only pinch a corpse, for the cops will find me tickled to death
 when they get here" responded Mir. Bates gayly. Now you're all right Get up"
 Let me out of this. say" con- mandcd Mir. Trimmer frantically I'll run you into the penitentary, I'll hire thugs 10 break every bone in your body"
 Is that all?" inquired Bih compla- gently, ani grabbed him as he start d to run around the room in the wild hunt for an outlet. stand up here and put up fight or I'll punch l YOU myself I've been aching 10 do it
 for year. That's why I got Doc Will | lets 10 dope it out to you that you
 was dyin' for training. and why 1 kept shifting your hour when there 1 was nobody here. Go to him. chum," 1 Then ensued the straneest sparring match that the grinning and stealth 1 fly silent Bobby had ever seen John 1 son. with true tiger crouch which 1 he could not have avoided if he had | wished. began dancing around and around the spherical body of Mr 1 Trimmer. without science and with
 out precaution, keeping his two arms ! going like windmills, and occasionally i landing light blow upon some DOT, ! ton of MT. Trimmer's unresisting ] anatomy, but finally whirl. so wig Orous that ii sent Johnson spinning
 upon his heel, landed squarely be-
 meath the jaw of Silas That gentle 1 man. with puffed eye and a bleeding 1 lip and two teeth gone. rose from | his feet with the impact of the blow
 and landed with grunt in . huge l basket of sOiled towels
 Johnson" called the laughter-shak, l en voice of Bobby through the win ! dow. I'm ashamed of you"
 Did you see me do it?" he de l Burnit, I-I never had so much fun i in my life. Never, never. By the way, 1 sir and even upon that triumphant
 moment his duty obtruded. 'I have
 letter for you that I brought away l from the office" and through the
 window he handed one of the in
 evitable gray envelopes It was in | Scrbed:
 TO MY SON UPON THE FAILURE
 OF THE APPLEROD SCHEME.
 Tn the midst of pleasure We are
 in pain" murmured Bobby. and he
 tore open the letter In it he read: | My Tear Boy:
 A man must not only examine 1 business proposition from all l sides, but must turn it over and l look well at the bottom. don't | know what was the matter with | that swamp scheme. except Ap- 1 plerod. but didn't want 10 know
 any more. You did.
 Well, you don't need wisdom I've put one-half of your fortune l where it will yield you a living 1 income. Try to cut at least one i eye-tooth with the other half Your trustee is instructed to give 1 you another start
 | His trustee. Once more he must face her with failure: go to her beat
 en, and accept through her hands the
 means 10 gain himself another buff
 feting. He had not the heart to see
 her now. but he was not turned al.
 together coward, for leaving the scene of the late conflict abruptly. all
 it's humor spoiled for him he tele-
 phoned her what had happened and
 that he would be out in the evening No, -ou must come now. I want | yod," she gently insisted, and when he had come to her she went direct l ly to him and put both her hands upon his shoulders.
 Tt wasn't fair. Bobby; it wasn't fair!" she cried None of it is fair. and your father had no right to bind
 me down with promises when you need me so. I'm willing to break
 them all. Bobby I'll marry you to, morrow if you say so
 He drew a long, trembling breath,