The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-24

iuoHhey Hau moved into my top
flat.
THE bear watche5, pleased and
expectant, saving up for the finals,
while ME and the monk did ground
and lofty tumbling till | heard a
voice, Hannibal, Stop that, Cleopa,
ira, Attention.!
The monkey whipped up a post,
the bear rose and gravely saluted
with 4 mitt the size of a pack-saddle.
while | wabbled out, my legs acting
like they each chose different
routes.
Thank ye, Saved my life that
clatter, | gasps. Shake
Saved nothing the stranger an
swers, they're tame. That bear
wouldn't hurt baby. She's jus; look
ing for affection. Hannibal, he's jeal.
Gus. | call her Cleopatra because
she's so wanton in her attentions.
Hannibal was another dago. always
looking for troube-and getting it
hence the monkey. What Aint go
ing to faint? Here, I'll get some
water
Water be cussei! says |, 'whis
key! I'm full grown man from
Texas
"'Who are you?' he inquiries, after
| had sort of combined myself
Billy Joyce, ! replies, Profesh,
cowpuncher, alternating with mo-
ments OF prospecting, otherwise zane
and gentle; destination Klondyke;
resources, a bright and viyacious /,
manner; hence, present occupation, /.
stowaway.' ,
ALLOW me- says he, Reverend .
Doctor Pericles Peters, physician and
Physician and surgeon? says I,
I'm honored.'
Yes, V. c.
You don't say? Victoria Cross? !
No, Vetrinary and corn
Il bowed, How about the Rcver.
end?
Nothing to it; just use il for
ballast. My graft is animal training
and ventriloquism, in connection
with the practice of medicine
Coming out on deck | found we
we're getting close 10 the Straits, our
lighter boiling along in the wake OF
, blackhullef ocean steamer; towed
It the end of big sagging hawser.
IN either hand moved the smoky
shores OF Puget Sound. | sized up my I
;ersatile friend. He was thick and
'eddish. with large features and fig
Tres OF speech. Sort of violent-look'
NJ in places, but tame around the
yes.
Great layout, amt it?' says he
the deck hidden under
tmber and freight Come on. III
how YOU where ! hang out w..
"On the forrad enl OF the barge
vas a little river steamer; one OF
hese flat-paddle-wheel dofunnys
loomed to ruff down rivers and be
owed up.
".Shes the Aurora Borealis,' he
explained; belongs to a mining COM
oanv They've loaded her on here
al; stocked and ready to drop over
hoard when they hit the Yukon. I'm
sleeping inside, so as to be near my
animals. Come In ,
He rummaged around under
bunk. and found what was necessary
so we got acquainted. 1t was Scotch
AS | recall it.
..I aint located the cigars yet,
saws he. this being my first day
THAT was a nice little boat ana
fixed up good; coal in the hold
grub in the pantry and a galley null
# dishes Peters was a mos, absorb
ING man. too, full of retrospecuohs'
and having explored places Where
would have been stolen by
the natives. lie had patent on
some medicine for the eradication OF I
t,pc.vorms. and worke- his horses
and toes on the side to bring Gus
tom 4 reg'lar all-around sport anu
oue was importing some goods
for speculation, too; 500 bottles OF
,pericles Peerless EXtirpator' MS
tapc cure | spoke about, also l'oVo
watch springs. The first was a oooh
,o humanity. which from altrWsuc
motives he distributed at the no'hl
nal rate of one dollar a bottle \
necessary tareworm, says he can
he endured by feller in the states
where there's plenty to eat but II {
.,,,,, ,r.al man to board one III