The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

Nebraska, chi" . ~.
Alaska"
$50 it was. always get those places
mixed. Come over and have drink.
! want to talk to you. Funny thing,
1 just met Klondiker myself this
evening. Great chap tool I 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 eyelid, which dropped
meaningly.
"'Froelichv 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 peculfarittes is
q dislike of proper names. He has
never found one that suited him."
II like 'Froelich' pretty weIl" OBJ
served the imperturbable Fraser. 1T
sounds distanguay and"-
Don't believe anything he tells you"
Boyd broke in, seating himself. 'eHe
Is the most c1rcumstantial liar In the
northwest, and If you don't watch him
every minute he will sell you n.y.
drau1ic 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 1nqu1rlng 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.
us it," demanded Fraser, with an
assumption Of the supremest surprise,
"You know as well as do"
"H'm! 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:
'*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 q hangnail."
Clyde began to laugh uncontrollably
REALLY, that's greatl Oh, that's love
ly!'
Clyde said he was in poor health
and wanted a chance to regain lost
appetite and lost money.
''I'll give you chance to recoup,'
said Boyd. II am here to raise some
money on good proposition"
The younger man leaned forwart
eagerly. IF you say it's good that's
all I want to know. I'll take a chance
I'm in for anything from pitch and tos
to granddaughter"
*I'u tell you what it is and you ca,
use your own judgment"
II haven't particle" Clyde confess
ed IF had 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 lessene<
his admiration.
1T looks as If there might be a joll,
rumpus, doesn't ttT' he questioned.
1T does"
'Then I've got to see 1t. I'll put II
my share If you'll let me go along"
"You 60! Why, you wouldn't lik
that sort Of thing" said Emerson, con
siderably nonplused.
"Oh, wouldn't 1? I'd eat It! It's jus
what I need. I'd revel in that outdoor
life" He threw back his narrow shout
ders. "I'm regular scout when
comes to roughing it. Why, campet
in the Thousand islands all one sum
mer, and I've been deer hunting in tn
Adirondacks. We didn't get any
they were too far from the hotel. Blu
I know all about mountain life"
'"This is totally different" Boyd oh
jected, but Clyde ran on, his enthu
siasm growing as he tinted the menta
| picture to suit himself.
Clyde was lost in an exposition O
his fitness as a fisherman when Era
ser burst out:
! "Hello! There's George"