Douglas Island news., 1920-08-27
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c" 2 and mako good your promise Of long ago. Your treatment ot mo came forcIb'y Go my realization
 this morning whom ] looked in Che glam and saw myself as really ann past f0. naycd around tho edges my raven locks turning to uoy diy pounds heavier chan whom you know mo and sul sine gio after turning down sovcral offers Of marriage from men whose shoe latehcts you aro not worthy to muc. you bis sun
 "if you are not back here by Che Gft Of October you need never come so far as am con- ccucd. hut lf you don't como. please acnd s7f6S.75. Che amount of money ] have sent you In tho paat nearly 23 years as J win need it uow having quit tcach- ing school. If Che Interest win bo of amy benefit to you. keep it, but send me Che principal li you want Go como yourself come and lf you are not foo sloppy looking. Che old arrangement win stll bc ou. ] om going to bc married
 hs mu and 1T not to you. to somebody else. Little Sally has spoken DsignoU
 SARAH"
 Now you see what am un against When sarahs letter reached mo at Dawson , was souscd on moonsh.nc and acted in has,c. engaging Co work my way up Che ryor Go Whitchorso before actu- ally realized what ] was doing Ar- irving at Che latter place ] trampci over Che railroad to Slucway and hero tbc trail stopped so iar as cot- ting to Che outside ls concerned. and hcro ] am. but there is mo use ln looking for that s20O here. Even .ho building In which lost it is not iu evidence and am not ccr- tain aa to thc street. ann up against it and am writing you Go 1sf a favor. ploaao send me your private su on thc next steamer, also recipe for making ra's.u roL rhat seems to be Che easiest road to wealth thoao days and want to get into business before tho tourist sca- son closes hayo written a long lo.ter to sarah and fold hor the truth told bcr my acwl condi- lions. that J could not supply Che salt iC she could supply an Che other ingredients for a mul.gau fold bcr to ship mc few hundred pounds of rs.a.us even ii sho can't send mo any moro moncy ] figure chat ] can arord To pay from ouc-thIrd Go nroc-Gltm of my profits In fines and sWI make enough Go get back to Iowa ths nl Have written sarah Go please extend lhc time to hc frt of January. os ] may bc re- lu.rod to spend a0 possibly GO dayr m IaI provided ] am pIuched.
 And now you understand what ] meant m Che beginning Of thia ict- fer when ! said it was just one thne after another First became a vic- um Of One gambling habit thcu Che booze got a half nelson on me. also. daucohaua appealed to me and later old General Debility homcHcadod my system and Che result was thot ust gradually slid down thc scale until -wcu. ! just told you ] walk od from Whuohorsc to Skagway Personally ! am not worried about ho future so you win understand to what depths ] have sank. Whom a man in my nrcdicnmcni has not ambition enough to worry Che buck H usually passed to the coroner While have never regretted lcay nr hat Iowa farm. Che mistake made was In mot having Sarah usc some of thc money she sent me in buying ticket Go Yukon for hcr- sclt Had she corralcd mo before ] adopted fhc roadhouso life. my fu- lure would have borne a more ro- sotto unt chan it does
 ] reckon chat .s about all
 Reluctantly yours.
 HENRY c. HARDLuK.
 p. s. If commensurate with your ideas ol hospitality please prepay