Douglas Island news., 1918-06-21

Two weeks ago this morning |
 was iu Che dapplc hou grey or th, |7th or Che present month -tho strol |lcr b,yrdcd Che steamer City of Sc |atuc to. a trip to Kotchikan. A few |hours later slumber-disturbinl gong was sounded fore, aft am, Iamiish,ps announcing Che glad Cid |iugs that breakfast would be serve, in 80 minutes.
 With Che first tap Of Che sccon, gong Che Stroller, who was cucamp led just outside Che door, cutrcd th, |duug room and was shown Co seal | at one oC Che tables. In less chan . minute fond rccollcctious were chos | ing each other iu Che mind of th, Stroller. for it turned out that Che waiter at his table was mono other than his friend of years ago. th, uaro Kid. who Is known from Mary Island to St Michael on thc nsid, route and from San Francisco Co
 Nome along che route where thC pillows rol
 TO say that both Che Stroller and tbc pago Kid were delighted with tbc meeting is putting it mildly The latter suggested al Che good things Co eat on Che bin of fare. and thc former always willing Go obligc ate everything suggested.
 On his return home Che Stroller looked up his scrap book and dis covered that he had once mourued che Dago Kid as lost and that on July I2. lgt2. and when engaged In publishing a newspaper at White horse. Yukon. he had advertised for his lost friend os follows.
 "The Stroller has never been one 1f those who carry their troubles on
 their sleeves and who are continually breaking into print and worrying other people with their grievances. Never ir his lifc has tho Stroller published an article over such sig natures as Veritas. Constant Reader Taxpayer or Fond Mother. HC would not make known his trouble this time were it not that publicity may assist iu strengthening out thC difficulty 10 is this:
 "Thc Stroller has lost the Dagc Kid. Fourteen years ago this sum ucr when Che Stroller and 'Soapy Smith were having considerable Co do with making history in SkaEway which at that time assaycl more in- iumty per capita than any other town ou earth. che former met and made Che acquaintance of Che Dago Kid and thc friendship then formed has remained firm and unshukcu every spring In fact. it has been renewed regularly every spring and
 fam ever since as thc Kid has passed into and out ol Che country Regu- arly for thirtccn springs Che Dago Kid has called on the Stroller iu thc Yukon and announced his arrival and regularly for thirteen falls hc has called and bid the Stroller a touching farewell on his way out of Che country for thc winter True.
 Che Kid has walked over Che rail- road from Skaewoy every spring. worked hIs passage into Che interior camps ou boats. worked his way mp tbc river again In Che foll and hoo',d' it Co skagwoy, but alwoys to return In thc gay and gladsomc snriuEf.mc when Che pussy willows arc in bloom and a young mans fancy lightly turns Go thoughts Of love.
 "But here it is we'll along In July and Che paro Kid has not been seen m his usual summer haunts since last nU. Uc was due here early iu May Go leave Che foot or the lake on one of tbc first scov5 down Che river. due n Dawson by tho 25th ot the same month and iu Fairbanks and other down rived camps nearly a month ago. Where can he be- The Stroller can scarcely believe him dead else he would have left a message which would have been forwarded. Uc may have returned to his auccs- tral estate iu sunny Italy but even thcn thc Stroller can scarcely believe that he would not have received a post card from him from some point along Che route.
 "Thc Kid may bc on on a tour of thc world on foot, and that may ac- count for his loss SO far as Che Stroller is concerned. As a walker, he is thc greatest crosstic counter that ever came North For example.
 CA few years ago tho Stroller was iu Sk9Eway early in May and, on going to Che depot to take the train for home Saturday morning ot 9:30 o'clock. ho met the Dago Kid. who
 passing his claim on long ocQuaint- aucc, requested the Stroller Co pay his way on tho train to this city 40 that time Che latter could not sec just in what respect it was worth SEQ to him to have tho Dago Kid In Whitohorse. and refused Che request ! Uatcr hc felt sorry for his heart. | r..,..,.... and -,,.r,tt,J tb,f Ia, b,a