The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-19

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40. 4 eha1 return n . few
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M WayIands cordially seemed 70
Increase IN some subtle ANNEX
wen am sorry you DIDN'T make
fortune my bog. But rich OF poor.
your friends are delighted Z zee you.
ana We shall certainly keep you for
dinner / am interested In that north
western country myself and I want to
ask some questions about It"
Il Wasywen on toward midnight when
Emerson reached his hotel and. being
too fun Of his visit with Mildred to
sleep. he stroIled through tie lobby
and into the Pompeian room.
BOYD Emerson! BY Jove, I'm glad
TO e your He turned to face an
anaemic youth whose colorlesA. q
pIeached face was Mrtnkled into On
expansive grin.
"Helo, AltonP
They shook hands Ike old friends.
while Alton Clyde continued to Il
press his delight
$50, you've been roughing It out In
Nebraska. eh2"
ALASKA"
$50 it was. I always get those places
mixed. Come over and have a drink.
/ want to talk to you. Funny thing.
1 Just met a Klondiker myself this
evening. Great chap tool l wnnt You
to know him; he's immense. His name
Is FroeIich, but he isn't a Dutchman.
Come on, you'u like him"
Clyde led his companion toward a
table.
Mr.. Froelich showed back his chair
and turned, exposing the face of Fin
gerIess'' Fraser. quite expressionless
save for the left eyelid, which dropped
meaningly.
".Eroenchr" aid Boyd angrry:
good heavens, Fraser. have you pick
ed another? / thought you were going
to stick to 'FTobisheE.'" TO
Clyde, he observed: This mans name
Is Fraser. One of his peculiarittes Is
a dislike Of proper M he has
never found one that suited him"
81 IKE Troelich' pretty we'll" OBJ
served the tm~perturbnble Fraser 1T
sounds distanguay and"-
Don't believe anything he tells you"
! Boyd broke In, seating himself. He
Is the most circumstantda1 liar In the
northwest, and If you don't watch him
every minute he win sell you a ny
draulic mine or a rubber plantation OF
a sponUe fishery. Underneath his &c
centricities, however, he is really a
pretty decent fellow. and I am indebt-
ed to him o my presence here to-
night"
Alton Clyde made his establishment
evident by inquiring 1ncredulously OF
Fraser, ''Then that scheme of yours to
establish a gas plant at Nome was
alp
Certainly Emerson laughed "The
Incandescent lamp travels about as
fast as the prospector. Nome Is light
ed by electricity and has been for
years."
tIs it?" demanded Fraser, with an
assumption OF the supremest surprise.
"You know as well us I do"
"H'ml I'd forgotten. Just the same,
my plan was a good one. Gas Is
cheaper" he reached for his glass.
at which Clyde's eye fell upon his
missing fingers, and the young club
man exploded:
"Weu, If that's the kind Of pill you
are, maybe you didn't lose your m1tt
in the Boer war either"
Emerson answered for h adventur-
er: "Hardly! He got blood poisoning
from a hangnail-"
Clyde began to laugh uncontrollably.
Really, that's greatI oh. that's love
Tyr
Clyde said he was In poor health
and wanted a chance to regain lost
appetite and lost money.
"Tu give you a chance to Fecoup'
said Boyd. II am here to raise some
money on n good proposition"
The OUNCE man leaned forward
eagerly. ''If you say it's good that's
alI 1 want to know. I'll take a chance.
I'm in for anything from pitch and toss
to manslaughter."
"IYl tell you what 1t Is and you can
use your own Judgment"
II haven't a particle" Clyde confess
ed. "If I had I wouldn't need to In
vest. Go ahead. however; I'm all ears"
The other outlined the plan To Clyde.
Boyd Emerson had ever represented
the ultimate type OF all that was mos
desirable, ana time had not lessened
his admiration.
at looks as If there might be a jolly
rumpus, doesn't 1t2' he questioned.
ut does"
'Then I'VE got to see 1T. III put in
my share If you'll let me go along"
avon CoI Why, you wouldn't like