Marble Hill press., 1920-11-11


Webster retorted. "Just trine too
cocksure. Up TO the present moment
you have profrered no evidence why
you should not be adjudged a cad. and
do not like cads and must decline 90
permit one TO occupy the same state
room At my expense. You are clever
and amusing and laughed at you. but
at the same time my sense OF humor IL
not 30 great as 10 cause me 10 over.
look your impudence and laugh with
you. Now, n you have anything TO
say. say II quickly. because you're
going TO so away from herein u
hurry
Il plead guilty 20 the Indictment.
Mr.. Webster. and submit as an excuse
the fact that desperate circumstance
require desperate measures I an not
begging my way. neither am I beating
Il. for the reason that both forms OF
travel are rpugnant 60 me. am
merely taking advantage of certain
fortuitous circumstances TO force you.
an entire stranger, 10 extend 60 me a
credit of rfty dollars until we reach
San Buenaycntura. when you will be
promptly reimbursed
"lt Is not my habit" Webster re,ort.
ed stifiiy. ''to extend credit 10 stran.
gers who demand a."
II do not demand II. sir. beg u Of
you. and because ! cannot afford 60 he
refused took care TO arrange matters
50 that you would not be- likely TO ~
fuse my request. Really. do not mean
20 be cocksurr and impuden,. hut b.
fore you throw me out Ia like 10 let
you In on secret about yourself
"Wellr
you're not going TO throw me cut
"why notr'
''Rrcause you can't
That's aghting talk. Now. Just to
prove TO you the depth Of error In
which you founder. young man. ] am
about to throw you out And he
srasped Andrew Bowers In the grip of
n grizzly bear and whisked him out OF
the top berth.
"AAA NAf N'AfAAAs NAH NfAlNfNr VIZ
tim cried Il have something TO say
before you go Any further
SAY IT. Webster order.d your
tongue is the only part Of you that
cannot control"
"Whcn you throw me out on deck"
Andrew Bowers quericd. do your IA
jamas 20 with mel Does the hair go
with the hlder'
They cnst me sixteen dollars in Salt
Lake City. but-enod lord. yes. emit
throw you out mother naked do u. I
can't throw you out nj all"
Didn't tell you sol lie n good fel.
low and turn the loose"
''Certainly--for the time being.
You1l stay locked In this stateroom
while | have talk with the cap,nin.
He'll probably dig up 4 shirt. n pair Of
dungar,cs and some old shoes for you
and set you ashore before we get out
OF the river. II he doesn't do tina; ae'll
keep you aboard and you'll shovel coal
for your passage"
But I'm Andrew Bowers and the
purser has collected my nrst-cinss
ticketf' f''
what Of it, I shall declhre-and
with truth-thnt you are not Andrew
Bowers that you arc not my valet. and
that did not buy the ticket for you. |
dare you to face the captain 10 my pa
jamas and prove you aren't n s;owa-
way"
You would win on that point the
battling guest admitted. but Il IL q
poln, you VIII not raise. Why Re
cause | have another trump up my ki-
mono" lie climbed back into the up
per berth and from that vantage point
gaEed down bcneyolently upon John
Stuart Webster. I'm disappointed In
you" he continued sadly. Il thought
you'd show little normal human curt.
oslty about me-and you haven't You
do not ask questions or | could eI.
plain. while | cannot volunteer inior-
nation without seeming 20 seek your
pity. and that Of course would be re-
pugnnnt TO me. | am hoping you will
accept my word OF honor that you
shall be reimbursed two hours otter
you land in San Bucnayatura"
New music TO your song, my friend |
but the same old words" Webster re-
torted, and stepped to the siA'e.oom
door. You're doomed TO shovel coal or
go ashore"
Listen. II go ashore, your rcspon-
sibIllty for my life ceases, Mr.. Web |
ster, but II the chief engineer happens
to be short one coal-passer and the
captain sends me down to the stoke
hole, your responsibility for my death
begins. for I'll be put ashore publicly |
at San Buenaventura and two hours
later I'll be facing a firing squad in the
cemetery at the Catedral de Ia Vera
Cruz"
Gosh" John Stuart Webster mur.
INJURED dazedlS. I'm afraid can't take
a chance like that for fifty dollars I'm
whipped to a frazzle. Any time I'm |
sitting In back OF royal flush and the
other fellow bluffs me out OF the pot. I
always buy the wine. When II arrives
we shall drink to our better acquaint-