Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-10

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Emerson shrugged his broad shout
ders. you will get into trouble! If
you do 1 won't come to your rescue.
I have helped you all I can"
mot mel" denied the self-satisded
Fraser. There amt a chance. Why?
Because I'm on the level, 1 am. That's
why. But, say, getting money from
these Reubs is a joke. It's like Kicking
a lamb in the face" He clinked some
gold coins In his pocket and began to
| whistle noiselessly. when do we pull
out for Chi7" he next inquired.
"Wer' said Emerson. 81 told you I
would take you as far as Seattle. ]
can't stand for your work. | think
you had better stop here, don't your
Perhaps 1t is for the best" Fraser
observed, carelessly. Time alone ear
tell" He babe them goodnight and
disappeared to snatch a few hours
sleep, but upon their arrival at the
dock on the following morning. with
out waiting for an invitation, he
bundled himself into their carriage and
rode to the hotel, registering i'm
mediately beneath them. They soon
lost sight of him. however, for their
ucAI lIONO a Al iS
clothiers, where they were Quilted
from sole to crown. The garments they
stood up in showed whence they had
come; yet the strangeness Of their ap-
parel excited little comment, for Seattle
is the gateway to the great North
Country, and hfther the Mortimer
foregather, going and coming. But to
them the city was very strange and
NyAz -a.@- lanFarnI fhanO
the odors oil civilization now tantalized,
now offended their nostrils; the crowd
ing streams of humanity confused
them, fresh from their long so3ourn n
the silences and solitudes. Every clat-
ter and crash, every brazen ciang or
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 a
plate-gla window" When his rowing
eyes first lighted upon a fruit stand
he bolted for 1t and filled his pockets
with tomatoes.
I've dreamed about these things for
tour years." he declared, and I ant
stand 1t any longer" He bit into n
voraciously, and thereafter followed
his companion about, m%unching toma-
toes at every step, refllling his pockets
as his supply diminished. To show his
Willingness for any sacrifice he volun-
teered to wear a dress suit If Emerson
would buy 1t for him, and 1t required
considerable argument to convince him
that the garb was unnecessary.
you better train me up before we
get. East he warned, "or I'll make
your swell friends sore and spoil he
deal. I could wear 1t on h cars and
get easy in it,
my dear fellow, it takes more than
a week to get easy in a dress suit"
Boyd smiled, amused at his earnest
ness. for the big fellow was merely a
! boy out on a wonderful vacation.
"well if there is a Down East
manicure woman in Seattle show her
to me and I'll practise on her." he
insisted. "She can halter-break me. at
least"
YES, it might not hurt to get that
off your hands," Emerson acknowl-
edged, at which the clothier's clerk,
who had noted the condition of the
fsherman's huge paws, snickered
audibly.
1t was a labor of several hours 10 fit
Big Georges bulky frame, and when
the two returned to the hotel Elmer
son found the representative of an aft
ernoon newspaper a~nxiously awaiting
him at the desk.
I'VE noticed YOU arrival from the
porth,' began the reporter, land Mr..
Athens sent me down to get a story"
Athens! Billy Athens"
"Yesi He is the editor. l believe
you two were college mates. He wanted
to know if you are the Boyd Emerson
of the Michigan football team"
well, welli' Boyd mused. "Billy
Athens was a good tackle
He thought pDu might have some
thing interesting TO tell about Alaska"