The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24


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 II the man.
agement and directors missed him.
and IL l 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 mall bag. AS
espied the bag yillainous 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
confidential, warm-hearted manner.
"Cap'n, wrote DR.. Bumpus of juneau
letter at the mine which l 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 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 it, 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-
kan enclosed the Bumpus letter In
one of my own and addressed 1t back
to the company's 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 hfs
onicial prerogative:
IT beg to enclose the letter you i'd
dressed to DR.. Bumpus. pursuant to the
/ direction of your board while I 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. I suggest that nothing
be said to apprise DR.. Dickson OF tbs
action OF your board, nor of its Injustice
| to him. I should regard the doctors
resignation from your stan. at this time
as a serious calamity
tors absence to the directors while they
arc on their way to Vancouver"
"Great little runt, that camp doctor
at the mine," l soliloquized. as WI
finally debarked from the steamer and
settled into a Pullman bound for Sc
attic.
whats that?" came a screechins
and derisive chorus. Hes little
beast, and IL"
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 hears
their snivels and saw their tears, thei
I hedging and squirming and justifyinl
and all that men do whose conduc
: should bring regret and remorse.
+ month thereafter received thi
t assuring report:
al .Ketchikan. ss. Alaska
s.I'm we'll egainfi btu badly pocked. Go
J. away from the Cape as soon az I dare<
and came here. The sQuaw puile
through, but her Riddles died. I env
them! The buck was almost decent Will
was down. Stiil. I've mino 10 nc
r him aplenty when I get strong again
= Two of the boys went to the min'
: sneaked my things aboard the Mary AMI
. and left my written respects for this
e manager shall have him also to bes
t UP when he comes my way. There's
y rumor here that he has been discharges
!. "I've heard something of what you d
II for me with them chronological gem
J" from the East. Much. obliged. I'm goin
to hammer the binacle on the one wit
: the blue whiskefs when he comes
a Alaska again. Keep this quiet. % /
have him to look forward to.
G. Much obliged for the port wine ar
= other good things from New York. T.
y going on the stan of the Nellie Mine ne:
IS month A big bunch of the boys at Il
It Coplan Mine want to go with me. but
4. won't do that sort of thing.
Yours In Iodoform,