The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-01
Strange Romance of Hughey Me
Glashan in Land Of Midnight
Sun is Revealed
GOING BACK TO SPEND
BALANCE OF HIS LIFE
Quaint Character Married WO-
man i'm Far North Nearly
a Half Century Ago
nv FRED 1. RoALT.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. IA
table OF solid mahogany. We sat deep
table OF solid masogany. We sat deep
IN rich, black leather Hughey Nc
4 Gmshan had but to turn his head 10
meet his reflection in a French-plate
mirror.
We took turns touching button
All electric button-whose far-away
tirklipg summoned an austere color
ed gentleman in starched ducks, who
was graciously pleased 10 bring us
refreshment and accept gratuity for
his trouble.
rYss." said Hughey McGlashan.
"Ike entoyed il fine" But his eyes
were wistful The world" said he
"has made great progress since |
went out Of II, nearly 40 years ago.
He slipped a fancy mixed drink and
made wry face.
"on. it's been great" he lied like
4 gentleman. For three weeks I've
had the time of me bloomin life.
For day after tomorrow"-and now
his eyes were glad--"day after tomor
row I'm going back. Ne tickets
bought And there's one | knowll be
glad 70 see me. Yes, and ten others
WI be glad TO see Hughey McGlash-
an again"
''Who is the one?" asked, though
/ knew
"A lady OF royal blood" he said
reverently, land better wife never
man had"
rAnd the tenn
tPrsnce and princesses. said he "of
the royal house of McGlashan that
rules with kindness over the kingdom
OF Akutan: and shame on you IL you
don't know where il Is, which see
yon cont. It's northeast of Unalas-
y KID i'm the Aleutian group. And, by
the same token, I'd have you know
I'm the prince consort, and proud o.
It"
"You are. then" ! said, yourself OF
royal Dfood?'
Devil DROP said McGlashan.
',I'm the con of a sea-farin dad, Brit
ish Dy birth, but a citizen OF these
United States. And | see plainly
you're goin to have the story out OF
me: so you'd best have pencil and
paper handy and get the right OF e.
I've read about you reporters an 1
how you never get anything straight
ifs YOU can help it, and I've no mino
TO see meself in print as hailing from
Timnuctoo. or some other such ou:-
landish hole
III you're ready, I'll begin. | was
n lad of 10 when | left Liverpool on a
sailin' schooner with me heart set on
getting a shippers ticket.
t"You needn't bother about wha'
Happened before | came 10 Alaska.
It's enough to say that at q ] was
hunting sea otter in bydarkia-
which is a small canoe. If you don't
know. made of sealskin. and tips over
etery time YOU sneeze-around the
is1;,nd OF Sanak.
F'And twas there | fell in with the
king OF the island of Atu. which is
100 miles west of Akutan and the last
OF the group. His name was Anania
Pfokopiof. and he and his subjects
were hunting otter. too. They had
a. camp on the shore, which was look
ed after by the Princess Feckla, a
tall girl for native, and as winsome
as any woman anywhere, white or
blown.
k"When | come in from the hunting.
an wet and cold and tired, ii was
\ Feckla who had a smile for me and
al cup OF black Russian tea. though
her father liked me none too well at
i first.
I'll couldn't speak the Aleutan
(, tongue, or Russian. either, and the
1 princess knew no English but there's
a. language all young folks know
when they're in love, and We knew
from the first we were
$50 | hunted otter, and between
times made love to Feckls and in a
month we were married took
Feckla TO Akutan. and the chief
went back where he came from.
land there's all there is to that
part of IT, We've grown old together.
the princess and I, and she has work.
et and suffered with me, and we have
had good times, too: and she has
borne me 10 as fine boys and girls
az you'll find anywhere north of So
OF south of il, for that matter"
For nearly 40 years he's ruled over
Akutan---he and Feckla--who are
mother and father. not only to the 10
pfinces and princesses. but to the so
odd natives Of the island as well
For McGlashan is the trader there
for the Alaska Commercial Co He
ontfits natives for the hunting and
buys their furs when they return.
Besides, he makes long trips to the
other islands. buying furs, while Mrs
McGlashan tends the store.