The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

and knew nothing about the silk business
He was treated shabbily by some of the
people he visited, but he got few or
ders and learned a little of the business
He had a wretched room uptown for
which he paid 81. % a week He remained
with his brother a considerable time and
after the first few months got So a Week
and commission on his sales. But he
could not stand it. and longed for the
sea again.
He happened to meet Captain Hatfield
in South street. The Eva Lynch was in
port. Marian shipped on her. He re-
mained with her until she went back to
st. John. Then his father suggested to
him that there was a good opportunity to
make some money in the woods. His
father wanted about 100000 feet of lum-
ber cut and offered to put his son in
charge of one of the camps. Marian
went into the interior, and built his camp
and roads. He had so men, % pair of
oxen and two teams of horses. His camp
was 20 miles from the nearest house. He
went into the woods in September and
remained there until May. He did his
work mighty well. When he returned
home his father complimented him and
gave him $40. Marian thought that If
nine months work IN New Brunswick
was worth only $40 he might as well
go elsewhere.
That night he went to a railroad sta
tion aid bought ticket for New York
He did not hunt up his brother this time.
He looked for a job along the water
front Some one told him there was
plenty of work at City Island. He got
a job there fitting up yachts. There
was yacht there that was about to go
into commission. The owner was In poor
health. The doctor had recommended
water voyages for him. The yacht owner
engaged Marian on trial as captain They
sailed up the sound on the Fourth of
July. They ran into a squall and Marian
handled the boat so well that he was en-
gagged permanently at $50 month. The
owner remained aboard three months,
sailing about from place to place Marian
never drew cent of pay In this time
At the end of three months the owner
went ashore at Saybrook, near which
town he had his home, and Marian was
sent down to New York with the yacht.
A week later he got telegram to return
with the vessel.
When he reached Saybrook he learned
that the owner had just died. All of Mar
lan's wages were gone and he had little
more than car fare back to the city. He
went to the employment agencies to look
for work. One of them sent him to a.
hotel in Long Acre square. The steward
told him to come the next day. The next
day he was told to come the day fol-
lowing. Then he was told to come the
day following that. In desperation Mar
Ian told the steward that he had to have
work.
.T have only % cents in the world" he
said, II don't know what I will do when
that is gone. I'll wash dishes, sweep the
floor--do anything. Give me work, won't
you, please?"
The steward looked at him critically.
Marian had not eaten in two days.
"I'll give you work. said the steward
Marian expected to be set to cleaning
pots, or something like that. But in
stead the steward made him kitchen
clerk, keeping track of what went out
to the restaurant. He was sort of
checker. He got $40 month and worked
there for a year. Then his brother be-
came i'll and appealed to him to go to
his shop as foreman.
When Marian resigned his hotel job the
steward told him he had employed good
many men, but never one who had been
SO faithful. so trustworthy and so hon
est.
Marian worked for his brother for a
year as foreman. He got SIS a week.
Then, one day, he met that steward in
the street and the steward inquired how
he was getting on. Marian told him.
why don't you start for yourself?'
asked the steward. "I'll furnish the
money" t
A month or so later something hap
pened in the shop to make Marian dis
oontented, and he called the steward up