The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03

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 II l 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 1t.
| My violent and obsequious friend.
| Captain Furioso. and I were alone in
| the wheel house where he kept his
eyes on the companys mail bag. As
! espied the bag 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." I began, leaning over his
smelly, little black and tan figure in
a confidential, warm-hearted manner.
"CapU, l wrote DR. Bumpus Of Juneau
letter at the mine which l think l
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 l forget it in the rush
at Ketchikan."
Cert" piped the captain, like the
good. brave soul that he is. heres
| the key" Then looking around fierce
ly at nothing. he half whispered:
Just turn the key in the wheel
house door Them gents from Massy-
chewsitt might butt in afore you
| done it."
| So. having done it, in a 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 l enclosed the Bumpus letter in
! one OF my own and addressed It 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 his
| official prerogaty9: .u,s- r.
II beg to enclose the letter you ad-
dressed to Or. Burnpus. pursuant to the
| direction 81 your board while was in
| camp. In n fortnight DID,. Dickson will
return and explain the Important seEyics
| he has been rendering your company.
"Tnashrucff as my counsel and advice
conoerhinx your econnpahy+ iras .been the
object of !; mr. eHaNfpStion,of its proper
.aS & apDrss ihaa q ths
action bf your board. nor OF Its injustice
I TO him. L should regard the doctors
resi8nation from your stan. at this time
| as serious calamity.
Meantime. / am explaining the doc
tors absence to the dreesora while they
are .en, their way: to Vancouver" :e..
Great little runt, that camp doctor
| at the mine" soliloquized, as we
finally debarked from the eteamer and
settled INTO . PaIimsn bound for Sc
attic,
what's tHat,. came i .creecnins
and aeslS;s, chorus: Hes = q little
Nov. See here. gentlemen. I've de-
\ termined to raise you TO the lofty level
/ OF that little cut, between here and
Seattle. or wreck this train in the at
4 tempt"
So told them Of the heroism Of
this runt Of the wilderness, and heard
| their spivels and saw their tears, their
hedging and squirming and justifying
and all that men do whose conduct
should bring regret and rsmorse. !
A month thereafter Ireceived this
assuring report: -g
| 'Ketchikan, So Alaska
..rm well againn btu badly pocked Got
| away from the Cape soon AZ I dared.
| and came here. The squaw pulled
| through. but her kiddies died. envy
| them, The buck was almost decent while
| was down. Still. I've mind to lick
| 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 that
| manager. shall have him also to beat
up when he comes my way. There's a
| rumor here that he has been discharged
I've heard something of what you did
for me with them chronological gents
from the East Much Obliged. I'm going
| to hammer the binacle of the one with
the blue whiskers when he comes to
| Alaska again. Keep this quiet. % I'll
have him to look forward to.
| Much obliged for the port wine and
| other good things from New York. I'm
going on the stan of the Nellie Mine next
| month. big bunch of the boys at the
Copian Mine want to go with me. but I
won't do that sort OF thing.
| Yours In Iodoform.
' DOC"
| Eleven days later I received the
following telegram from the jubilant
Dickson:
Met and mangled the manager to-