New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-05
bleached face was wrinkled into an

bleached face was wrinkled into an
expansive grin.
Hello. Atom
They shook hands like old friends,
while Alton Clyde continued to ex-
press his delight.
so you've been roughing it out In
Nebraska, eh?"
Alaska
SO it was. always get those places
mixed. Come over and have drink.
want to talk to you. Funny thing.
I just met Klondiker myself this
evening. Great chap too! / want you
to know him; he's immense His name
is Froelich, but he isn't a Dutchman
Come on, you'll like him.
: Clyde led his companion toward a
table.
Mr.. Froelich showed back his chair
and turned. exposing the face of .Fin-
gerless" Fraser, quite expressionless
save for the left eye1id, which dropped
meaningly.
g 'Froelichp said Boyd angrily;
good heavens, Fraser, have you pick
ed another? thought you were going
to stick to 'Frobisher.'" Turning to
Clyde, he observed: ''This mans name
is Fraser. One of his peculiarities is
dislike Of proper names. He has
never found one that suited him.
II like 'Froelich' pretty well,p OBJ
served the imperturbable Fraser. "It
sounds distanguay and"-
Don't believe anything he tells you,'
Boyd broke In, seating himself "He
is the most circumstantial liar in the
northwest, and if you don't watch him
every minute he will sell you by
draulic mine or rubber plantation or
a sponge fishery. Underneath his &C.
centricities, however, he is really a
pretty decent fellow, and am indebt-
ed to him for my presence here to.
night"
Alton Clyde made his establishment
evident by inquiring incredulously Of
Fraser, '"Then that scheme of yours tt
establish a gas plant at Nome was
alp
"Certainlyp' Emerson laughed. '"Tht
incandescent lamp travels about as
fast as the prospector. Nome is light
ed by electricity and has been fol
years."
IT'S it?" demanded Fraser, with ar
assumption Of the supremest surprise
"You know as we'll as do.'
HIN! 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: e.. III
"Well, if that's the kind Of pill you
are, maybe you didn't lose your nit
in the Boer war either"
Emerson answered for the adventur
er: Hardly! He got blood poisoning
from a hangnail."
Clyde began to laugh uncontrollably
REALLY, that's great! Oh, that's love
lyr' "
Clyde said he was In poor health
and wanted chance to regain los
appetite and lost money.
'Ill give you a chance to recoup,
said Boyd. II am here to raise som'
money on good proposition ..
The younger man leaned forward
eagerly. IF you say It's good that:
all want to know. I'll take a chance
I'm in for anything from pitch and tos
to manslaughter."
"Pll tell you what it is and you cal
use your own Judgment"
II haven't PARTICLE" Clyde confess
ed. eff l 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, and time had not lesseneC
his admiration.
1T looks as if there might be Jolly
"It does"
''Then I've got to see 1t. I'll put ii
my share If you'll let me go along"
"You go! Why, you wouldn't like
that sort of thing" said Emerson, con
siderably nonplused.
ooh, wouldn't I? I'd eat it! It's Just
what I need. I'd revel in that outdoor
life" He threw back his narrow shout.
ders. s'1'm regular scout when 1t
comes to roughing it. Why, 1 camped
in the Thousand islands all one sum.
mer, and I've been deer hunting in the
Adirondacks. We didn't get any
they were too far from the hotel. But
I know all about mountain life.'
''This is totally Different Boyd OBJ
jected, but Clyde ran on, his enthu.
siasm growing as he tinted the mental
picture to suit himself.
Clyde was lost in an exposition OF
his fitness az q fisherman whon Ero.