The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
SERVING A SUMMONS
By JOHN r. LARNED

When l was young man studying law l secured q legal position, the principal duties of which were to serve papers on those who were sued for debt. l had one experience that made me the laughingstock of the town.
 Jos0n Pgrka nc O by uuo Lue uure- devil of the place in which he lived. He was up to all sorts of prunks, much to the annoyance of the older citizens, but which amused the youngsters. He was afraid of nothing and had a head capable of enabling him to look down from immense heights. Had he been born in Switzerland he would doubt less have been a mountain guide. As 1t was, becoming an ironwOrker, he was often engaged fin joining together the steel framework of buildings, and, some of them being skyscrapcrs, he was obliged to work up In the air.
 Jason was a fayOrite among bis com panions. He was tender hearted, gen erous to a fault and suffered as such persons generally do, from spendthrift procllvides. Instead of laying up money for a rainy day he ran into debt One e his creditors, to whom he owed several hundred dollars, after vainly trying to recover, sued him, and I was directed to serve the summons upon him.
 I was told that he was working on a bridge across a river. l went to Arch vile, where he was engaged, and to the bridge. It was a canHlever struc- . ture across a broad river aud had not yet met in the center.
 Parke had got wind of the suit brought against him, and lawyer had advised him to keep out of the way so long as possible so that service upon him could not be secured. This I did not know but of course, I never gave away for what purpose wished to see a person on whom wished to serve a summons.
 InQuiring of a workman where l | could find Jason Parke, he looked at me suspiciousIy and asked what wish ed of him. I replied that hnd matter of business with him. Looking up at an iron structure extending from the farther shore nearly to the middle of the river and a couple of hundred | feet above the surface, he pointed to man on the outer extremity, saying that he was the person wanted
 was young, had 0 good head for heights and saw an opportunity by climbing out to where the man was to corner him and secure service. Hiring @ boat, I pulled myself across the river, climbed the bank and, walking inland | till l reached what would eventually be the floor of the bridge, walked to the first pier, then worked my way to- ward my quarry.
 Not wishing to be seen by him in the effort was making, was glad to crawl along the unhOOred steel string CTS. He did not apparently notice me, going on with his work, which was ri7- etIng. dared not look down for fear of losing my head and falling into the water, and kept my eyes fixed stead fly on my man. must get near enough for him to hear my vOice while read the summons, and since if he suspected my purpose he could hammer enough noise out of the steel to drown my voice 1t vas necessary for me to get very ! close to him.
 When I was 100 feet distant he l caught sight of me. He seemed sur
 prised to see one not @ workman ir such @ position, but after a glance went on with his work, paying no further | attention to me. I was quite assured by this that he did not suspect my pur nose and climhrd on tho""E "---- -