Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-08-08
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SDayliSnl &ueScenQSn upon san FTanClSco.
Not only had he been forgotten, but
the Klondike along with him. NJ The
world WAS interested Ia other things,
and the Alaskan adventure, like the
Spanish War, was an old story. He set
tied down In sts Francis Hotel, wass
interviewed BY the \ cub-reporters on
the hotelrun, and received brief para
aphs Of notice for twentysfourE
hours. " NJ 81 i e II N
Several months passed In San Fran
cisco, during which time he studied
4 the game and fts rules, and prepared
himself to take a hand.
firing Of being merely an onIooker.
he ran M to- Nevada, where the new,
! gold mining boom wan falslxs started-
Just to try = hutter.'' as he phrased
II to himself. 81 The iiutter % the 10.
nopah Stock Exchange lasted lust ten
days, during which time hin smash.
sings d-bull gene played ducks ana
drnkes With tho more 11sols y gtereotyped
gamblers. and at the end Of which
time, having gambled " Floridal into
his fat, he let so for a net profif 81
/ half q million. Whereupon, smacking
his lips. he departed for San Fran
cisco and the st Francis Hotel. Ii
tasted good and hia hunger for the
gane became more acute. n
Isl And once more the papers sensaa
ftonalized him. BURNING DAYLIGHT
WAS q bigl letter headline again, IA.
teryiewers hocked about him. Old
fles OF magazines and newspapers
B were searched through, ana the ~
mantle and historic Elan Harnish,
Adventures 81 the Frost, King Of the
Kiondike. and Father 81 the Sour.
doughs, strod lei upon the breakfast IL
nle OF a tilion homes along ysith the
toest and breaixfast foods. Even Is.
) fores his elected time, he Was fofeibIy
launched into the game. Flnancderss
4 and promoters. and ali the fiotsam ana
jetsam Of the sea III Il speculation.
surged upon the shores OF his eleven
millions. "a SELF fence he was com
PEELED to open ofiiees, TIe dabbled III
little things At hi stailinR forE
time. u as hes explained ii to Holds.
worthy. q friend he lsAd made Ut fhei
AltasP sciflc Club. Daylight himself
was q member 81 the club, and Hold Z.
worthy had proposed him. And II waaI
Vel that Day light played cIoseIy ~
/ flrst. Tor be was astounded / BY the:
5nultitud les af shark I. ground .sharks.s
No called them hat 5iocksd abuut
him He saw through their schenssi
roadily enough. and even marye,edi
that such numbers 81 them couid md
enfIicient prey 10 keep them going.
Their rascality and general dubiot,s.l
ness was % Transparent that he could
not understand how any one conId is;
taken Al ny Then IS
SO ~ was that he resolved to leave.
the little men the u IIofdaworthys,
alone; and, while he met them ID, rood
1eilowships he chummed With nona.
and formed no deep friendships. He
did not dislike the little men. the raea
sof the AIta-Pacin Ia, Tor instance. u
merely did not slsct to chooea the,n
toF partners II the By rama HI which
shs intended to play. what this bixS
gasne Was, even 10 iIid not k:noW H
~ watting to flHt 1t. Ana III thel
eantyfns he played small hands IL.
yeAsing dn seyefal M d lambs resIsna.
don projects ana keeping Iii 80
ppsn sot the big chsncs whasn Il
e1hoild come asong
then hS met John po;wsett /: ~
kts4k John DoM1etts III Was thS sfirst
bl mesnAts ~ 4tght IA msit so ,s,: Is
fecesaAd ne sv1s ptsased and charm
There vAe spcli i kindly hi1u,1 rs S5ts