Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-30

from the lSnLeQ regions dHluSAip
greeting them cheerfully.
We'll, weer pretty near there, amt
we? I'm glad Of It; I've about cleaned
up this ship"
The adventurer had left his compan-
ions alone much Of the time during
the trip-greatly to Boyd's relief, for
the fellow was an uncomfortable bore
and had thus allowed them time to
perfect their plans and thresh out
numberless details.
II grabbed another farmers son at
supper-just got through with him.
He was good for three-fifty."
Three hundred and fifty dollars?"
questioned Bait
Yep! opened little stud game for
him. Beats all how these suckers fall
for the old stuff"
Where did you get money to gam
BILE WITH" inquired Boyd.
ooh! l won pinch of chance last
night in bridge game with that Daw-
son Bunch"
But it must have required bank
roll to sit in game with them. They
seem to be heavy spenders. How did
you manage that?"
II sold some mining property the
day before got the captain Ct the
ship" Fraser chuckled.
did you swindle that old fellow"
Emerson CRIED angrily. "See here!
won't allow"
"Swindle! Who said 'swindled'
anybody? I wouldn't trim my worst
enemy"
"You have no mining claims"
what makes you think I haven't?
Alaska is big country"
"You told me So"
"Well, I didn't have any claims at
that time, but since we came aboard
Of this wagon at juneau / have i'm
proved each shining hour. While you
and George was building canneries I
was rustling. And I did pretty WELL
if l do say 1t as shouldn't"
Emerson shrugged his broad should
ers. "You will get into trouble! II
you do, I won't come to your rescue
l have helped you all I can"
mot mel" denied tho selfssatisfied
Fraser. There amt chance. Why?
Because I'm on the level I am. That's
why. But say, getting money from
these Reubs Is joke. It's like kick
ing lamb in the face" He clinked
some gold coins in his pocket and be-
gan to whistle noiselessly. when
do we pull out for Chi?" he next in
CURED.
!"We?" said Emerson. ri told you
would take you as far as Seattle. l
can't stand for yolr work I think
you had better stop here, don't you?"
Perhaps it is for the BEST" Fraser
observed, carelessly. "Time alone
can tell" He babe them goodnight
and disappeared to snatch few
hours sleep, but upon their arrival at
the dock on the following morning,
without waiting for an invitation he
bundled himself into their carriage and
rode to the hotel, registering immedi-
ately beneath them. They soon lost
sight of him, however, for their next
move was In the direction of cloth
ier's, where they were QUILTED from
sole to crown. The garments they
stood up in showed whence they had
come; yet the strangeness OF their
apparel excited little comment, for
Seattle Is the gateway to the great
North Country, and hither the North
men foregather, going and coming.
and exciting. The noises deafened
them. the doors Of civilization now
tantalized, now offended their nostrils;
the crowding streams of humanity
confused them, fresh from their long
sojourn in the silence and solitudes.
Every clatter and crash, every brazen
clang of gong. caused George to start;
he watched his chance and took street.
crossings as if pursued
"If one of them bells rings behind
me-" he declared, "I'll jump through
plate glass window" When his
rowing eyes first lighted upon fruit
stand he bolted for it and filled his
pockets with tomatoes.
GIVE dreamed about these things for
four years." he declared, "and | can't
stand it any longer" He bit into one
voraciously, and thereafter followed
his companion about munching toma-
toes at every step, reflling his pockets
as his supply diminished. To show
his willingness for any sacrifice, he
volunteered to wear dress suit If
Emerson would buy it for him, and it
required considerable argument to
convince him that the garb was un-
necessary.
"You better train me up before we
get east" he warned, "or III make
your swell friends sore and spoil the
deal. I could wear it on the cars and
get easy in it."
"My dear fellow, 1t takes more than
week to get easy in dress suit"
Boyd smiled, amused at his earnest
ness, for the big fellow was merely
boy out on wonderful vacation.
well, If there is Down-East mani
cure woman in Seattle, show her to
me and I'll practice on her." he in
sisted. "she san halter-break me,
at least"
Eyes. it might not hurt to get that
off your hands," Emmerson acknow-
lledged, at which the clothier's clerk,
who had noted the condition of the
fisherman's huge paws rnickering
audibly.
It was a labor Of several hours to
fit Big Georges bulky frame, and when
the two returned to the hotel Emerson
found the representative of an after
apyiOJS1v awaiting