Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-06-09

hACUS6t udu Cdhcu luS 6uOalu dAu ~
q cabin load of sleepy directors. They
suddenly perked up with chorus OF
questions concerning "the irresponsi-
BILE little scamp"
Yes, had found him In the. interior
Of the island. He had fallen In with
some Indians. and, well, to be quite
frank. he had asked me If the man.
agement and directors missed him,
and II would convey to them his
apologies for leaving camp without
the usual polite exchange Of good
bye and so forth.
This twaddle exasperated them as !
had intended. Their language Of and
concerning little Dickson shall have
to be fumigated before public use can
be made Of 1t.
My violent and obsequious friend,
Captain Furioso. and l were alone in
the wheel house where he kept his
eyes on the company's mail bag. AS
espied the bag a villainous idea seized
upon me.
"Have a smoke, Cap'n?" I offered
the bandit this bit of eastern hos
pitality In my most persuasive
pianissimo.
"Cap'n," began, leaning over his
smelly, little black and tan figure in
a confidential, warm-hearted manner.
"Cap'n. wrote DR.. Bumpus Of juneau
letter at the mine which think
ought not to send him until l have
seen some one in Seattle. Just let me
open that bag a minute and I'll with.
draw it before forget; It In the rush
at Ketchikan."
Cert" piped the captain, like the
good. brave soul that he is. there's
the key" Then looking around fierce
ly at nothing, he half whispered:
Just turn the key in the wheel.
house door. Them gents from Massey
chewsitt might butt in afore you
done It,"
So. having dome It" in a jiffy. I fell
assured that the temporary custody Of
DR.. Bumpus' letter gave me control Of
the situation created by my all-too
precipitate friends. the directors.
Just before we sailed from Ketchi
kan enclosed the Bumpus letter IN
one Of my own and addressed It bach
to the company's manager at the mine
These letters. therefore, went to the
mine on the Mary AIMS return trir
and were in the managers hands on
the fourth day following our depar
ture from Ketchikan for Vancouver.
This is what l wrote the manager
man preposterously jealous Of his
ohicial prerogative:
IT beg to enclose the letter you ad-
dressed to DR.. Bumpus. pursuant to the
direction Of your board while I was In
camp. In a fortnight DID. Dickson will
return and explain the important service
he has been rendering your company.
"Inasmuch as my counsel and advice
concerning your company has been the
object of my examination of its proper
ties and affairs. Suggest that nothing
be sid to apprise DR.. Dickson Of the
action Of your board. nor Of its in1ustict
resignation from your staff. at this time
as serious calamity.
Meantime, I am explaining the doc.
tors absence to the directors while they
are ON their way to Vancouver"
Great little runt. that camp doctor
at the mine," soliloquized. as We
finally debarked from the steamer and
settled into Pullman bound for Sc
attic.
Whats that?" came a scfeechine
and derisive chorus. "He's little
beast. and If"
Nov. see here. gentlemen. I've de
termined to raise you to the lofty leve
Of that little cut. between here and
Seattle, or wreck this train in the at
tempt"
So l told them Of the heroism o.
this runt Of the wilderness. and heard
their snivels and saw their tears. theil
hedging and squirming and justifyinl
and all that men do whose conduct
should bring regret and remorse.
A month thereafter received THU
assuring report:
Dear Mr.. Bobs:
I'm we'll againh btu badly pocked. Go
away from the Cape as soon as dared
and came here. The squaw pulled
through, but her Riddles died. envy
them! The buck was almost decent Will,
I was down. STILL I've a mind to licl
him aplenty when I get strong again.
1.-TWO of the boys went to the mine
sneaked my things aboard the Mary Ann
and left my written respects for tina
manager. / shall have him also to bea
up when no comes my way. There's I
rumor here that he has been discharged
1--WE heard something of what you dit
for me with them chronological gent
from the East. Much obliged. I'm goini
to hammer the binacle on the one with
the blue whiskers when he comes t.
Alaska again. Keep this quiet. 20 IL
have him to look forward to.
much obliged for the port wine ant
other good things from New York. I'm
going on the stan of the Nellie Mine mex
month. A big bunch Of the boys At thu
Coplan Mine want to 60 with me. but
won't do that sort Of thing.
yours In 1odoform.
"Doc."
Eleven days later I received the
following telegram from the 1ubilant