The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

either bout or train. One day Ann said Co Oon. Suppose we set out and see something of Che world. J am awful tired of thIs place
 "Au right" said Oon. "but if WIG go away and wish oftorward chat we hadn't gone. remember Che blame for going win bo on you. for , ann very wcll satisfied where we orc.'
 "But don't liko to spend an my ufc iu one place and novcr sec any- thing" said Ann. "and if you don't want Go como with me, win go alone"
 Now. Oon was n love with Ann and did not want her to leave him. so hc said "Au right an right ln ro. but remember it is your doing But where do you want Go go2'
 even go to Seattle" said Ann. "for ] have heard people talk and they say there Is more to bc sccn there n one warehouse than there is In au Juneau it may not be truo. but weu soo."
 so Che very next steamer that lcd up In front Of Che warehouse took two more r8to away from Juneau than she brought in. for Oou and Ann quietly slipped on board whoa nobody was watching.
 Things wcrc an right for thcm on Che steamer for thero was plenty Go eat and places Iu which Go hide and lccp But Che second day out tho steamer rolled and tossed and both Oon and Ann became sIck especially Ann. When she complained. Oon said. 'I told you we. had better utay | n Juneau" SO after chat Ann tcn, quiet although she would have given anything to bc back in the | Juneau warehouse
 After travelling four days thcy | landed at a town and that might | Oou and Ann slipped ashore and took a walk along Che watcrront
 "My vord." said Oon. 'you told mc Seattle was a city and tha piaco is not haIf os hie as Juneau somc body was mung you whom they a.d Seattle was big.'
 Thcn an old ut with wh.tc whis- kcrs came out from behind bale O. |hay and inquired. "What are you Istranecrs talking about2 This a Iuot Seattle. but souard.'
 "My dear Ann. we took thc wrong steamer at Juneau" au 0on
 "Ny dear Oou. you are right saId Auu "The steamer was an ! Iurht but it was going Che wrong way for us But now Chat we arc here we win make che best or it ! You wanted Go see tho world now look at it Remember ] told you we had better stay at home
 "What arc you talking abouf2 said Oou It was you who wanted to get out and see Che world and now you aro trying Co lay Che blanc on me- inconsistency. thy gender iH feminine"
 "wcH anyway" replied Ann. "we arc herc and we've got Go mako Che best of It 10 s not my fwu't chat Che steamer was headed Che wrong way Itsa mistake Chat is liable to happen to old and experienced travellers to ay nothing Of. grocn- horns usc ourselves Anyway there
 s plenty hero to oat"
 "uont think for a second that , am going to ue up to a lay town IIkc this." said Oon owe started out to sec Che world and l for my part. am going to soc iD Let us ro over and soc what Is I'm chat thius on wheels From what have heard. l ! imagine it is a box car.'
 "ThIs looks good to me- said 0on fcw minutes later and when thcy found themselves in a ear loaded wIh an kinds of provisions. "and ] think we had better camp right borc. Anyway it is nice to be by ourselves and. to ton tho truth ] did not h'nk much of Chat old white whIskorcd rat we saw back there on tho dock Ho looked uko tough customer to mc. and didn't luke Che way he looked at you and then licked his chops
 Early next morning Rat Oon and Rat Ann were awakened by iar- ring rumbung and pumping such as they had ncyor before cNpcri- cuccd. Under them thcy could hear wheels revolving and Che ear would rock and rol not slowly hko che steamer. but suddenly and wih moro bumps and starts and stops
 "I know" said Con. "Wo are on a railroad and are going faster than any steamer ever goes. We don't know where we ore going but we arc on Che way and if anything happens remember that it was you who inc sisted on getting away from -Ju ncou."
 "Now. don't start Chat old hack saw again." said Ann; Owe are here and going some place clso mighty