Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-08
were all new. But there wasn't scrap

Z were du new. but Cnere WASN'T scrap
Of writing to identify their owner.
This turned his attention to his own
means of Identification. Putting his
hand in his pocket. he drew out four
velopes contained bills-one an "ac1
dressed to S. W. James. Hotel Long
acre. New York city. Two of the en-
velopes contained bllls-one on ''ac-
count rendered" from a liquor dealer
for S67.25; the other bill for cigars
and cigarettes amounting to $3.50.
The third was letter from the steam
ship agents Of the Hambard line, read.
ing:
"Dear sir: We have booked you for
passage from New York to Naples on
the S. S. Colonia, sailing from pier
foot of West Thirteenth street, N. r.
We have assigned to you Cabin G 80,
on the salon deck. ana have arranged
that you are to have it entirely to
yourself.
1--WE beg to call your. attention to
the fact that, owing to the tide on the
day of departure, the Colonia will sail
at one o'clock in the morning, Octo-
Der T."
The fourth envelope inclosed a
ticket calling for one first-class pas
sage. New York to Naples. on the
steamship Colonia, and made out to S.
the pockets of his coat.
Robbed! was his first thought, and
he searched in his trousers pocket for
the cash which he had with him-less
than ten dollars. He found many yell
low-backed bills. Five hundred dol
lars
The sight of the five hundred dollars
Immediately brought to mind what
had happened before the long. dream
less sleep just ended on the ship. This
money-or five hundred dollars just
like it-was lying on table in a suite
of rooms in the Belmont-Stratworth
hotel. He was about to come into pos
session Of it-all for signing con-
tract to report the world series on
behalf Of the Transcontinental News
paper syndicate, Metropolitan tower,
New York city.
He sat down again upon the berth
to puzzle 1t out, beginning with the let
ter from the syndicate-it was on en-
graved stationery, he remembered.
The secretary. Walter Noble. gave him
as references three well-known New
Workers.. But the letter had come. spe-
cfal delivery. on Sunday-the day aft
er the championship was cinched-and
reply was requested by telegraph on
Monday. Anyhow, what need was there
of references. he had argued, when he
couldn't lose! For he was to receive
five hundred dollars every day he
turned in story. No, he couldn't lose.
and he could make thirteen hundred
dollars at least-nineteen hundred dol
lars at most. Yes. he had looked upon
1t as Every easy" money and had kept
his own counsel, not even confiding in
iris Ford, because of the reports in
the newspapers that the national COM
mission was to prohibit the players
from writing for the papers; certain
" all those who hadn't contracts.
He remembered that he had gone to
the Belmont-Stratworth and the clerk
at the desk knew hfm-had seen him
play. He could repeat his words: "Mr.
Noble is expecting you-go right up
to Suite 1872" He had gone up. had
been admitted to the parlor Of suite.
and had met nice young fellow. OBJ
viously a gentleman. who greeted him
cordially.
The contract-it had the name of
the Transcontinental Newspaper syn
dictate printed in. he was sure. He
had read it very carefully, and the
terms were precisely what had been
offered him. While he was reading it,
he remembered. Mr.. Noble had taken
from his bill case without any flourish
five hundred dollars. He could remem-
Der seeing the money lying on the
table. the bills folded over once.
The bills in his hand now were fold
ed once!
But something was going wrong
with his memory. 1t had been spin
ming the tale Of events without effort,
but suddenly it mad begun to flag. He