Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-08

ilicuodl udu TAKEN me dDOdiu anu ~
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 IL the man
agement and directors missed him.
and II would convey to them his
apologies for leaving camp without
the usual polite exchange Of a 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 it.
My violent and obsequlous friend.
Captain Furioso, and were alone In
the wheel house where he kept his
eyes on the company's mail bag. AS
espied the bag viliainous 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," I began, leaning over his
smelly little black and tan figure In
confidential. warm-hearted manner.
| "Cap'n, wrote DR.. Bumpus of Juneau
| letter at the mine which | think
ought not to send him until have
seen some one In Seattle. Just let me
| open that bag minute and I'll with
draw 1t before forget 1t in the rush
at Ketchikan."
| Cert" piped the captain, like the
good, brave soul that he is, here'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 "done 1t" in jiffy. felt
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-
i kan I enclosed the Bumpus letter In
one OF my own and addressed 1t back
to the companys manager at the mine.
These letters, therefore, went to the
mine on the Mary AIMS return trip
and were In the managers hands on
the fourth day following our depar.
ture from Ketchikan for Vancouver.
This is what | wrote the manager.
man preposterously Jealous OF his
offlcial prerogative:
'I beg to enclose the letter you ad-
dressed to DIR. Bumpus. pursuant to the
direction OF your board while l was In
camp In 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 l suggest that nothing
be said to apprise DR. Dickson of the
action of your board, nor of its injustice
to him. should regard the doctors
resignation from your staff. at this time
as serious calamity.
Meantime. / 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 a Pullman bound for Sc
attle
What's that2" came screechine
and derisive chorus. Hes a little
beast, and If"
Now, see here, gentlemen, I've de
termined to raise you to the lofty leve
of that little cut, between here ane
Seattle, or wreck this train In the at
tempt"
So | told them OF the heroism o
this runt of the wilderness, and heart
their snivels and saw their tears, thei
hedging and squirming and justifyint
and all that men do whose conduc
should bring regret and remorse.
A month thereafter I received tht
assuring report:
"Ketchikan. IS. Alaska
Dear Mr. Bobs:
I'm we'll againh btu badly pocked GO
kway from the Cape as soon as l dared
and came here. The squaw puile
through, but her Riddles died. l env
, theml The buck was almost decent Will
I was down. Still I've mind to lie
him aplenty when get strong again
r Two OF the boys went to the mine
snsaked my things aboard the Mary Anr
and left my written respects for tina
3 manager I shall have him also to pea
up when he comes my way. There's
, rurnor here that he has been discharged
"rve heard something Of what you oil
l for me with them chronological gent
from the East. Much obliged. I'm goin
o to hammer the binacle of the one WIT
| the blue whiskers when he comes {
= Alaska again. Keep this quiet 30 L
l have him to look forward to.
}, Much obliged for the port wine an
a other good things from New York. II
going on the stan Of the Nellie Mine nea
3 month. A big bunch Of the boys at tn
t Coplan Mine want to go with me, but
[. won't do that sort OF thing.
ri Yours In Iodoform,
doc. 20
k Eleven days later | received tn
d following telegram from the 1ubilar