The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-04-14


ct, Andrew Bowers, and In view Of the
fact that / never saw you before to-
day, suppose we start the voyage by
squaring the account"
Andrew Bowers sat UP In the berth
and let his legs drape over the side.
'Mr. Webster" he began seriously, "if,
prior to the arrival of the purser to col
lect the tickets, you had handed my
ticket to me. saying: Here is your
ticket, Mr.. Bowers. Be kind enough
to reimburse me to the extent of fifty
dollars,' I should have been compelled
| to admit then, as do now, that
haven't fifty dollars. Fortunately for
me, however, you surrendered the tick
ct to the purser before acquainting
yourself with the state of my for
tunes; the voyage has commenced and
whether you like It or not, my dear sir,
i am your guest from now until we
reach San Buenaventura. Rather an
interesting situation, don't you think2"
John Stuart Webster was Of Scotch
, ancestry. He had hereditary re.
gard for baubees. He was business
man. Prodigal spender though he was
/
mained that he always made 1t point
to get value received, and he was prod
igal with his own money; he preferred
that the privilege Of prodigality with
the Websterian funds should remain
an inalienable prerogative of the sole
surviving member Of the Webster fam
lily.
II think you're too cool, young man."
Webster retorted. "Just trife too
cocksure. Up to the present moment
you have proffered no evidence why
do not like cads and must decline to
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 is
not so great as to cause me to over
look your impudence and laugh with
you. Now, II ySu have anything to
say, say it quickly, because you're
going to go away from herein a
hurry"
II plead guilty to the indictment,
Mr.. Webster. and submit as an excuse
the fact that desperate circumstances
require desperate measures. 1 am not
begging my way, neither am beating
It, for the reason that both forms of
travel are repugnant to me. / am
merely taking advantage Of certain
fortutous circumstances to force you.
an entire stranger, to extend to me n
credit Of fifty dollars until we reach
San Buenaventura, when you will he
promptly reimbursed"
"It Is not my habit" Webster retort-
ed stifty, "to extend credit to stran-
gers who demand it,"
~ do not demand It. sir. I beg It of
you, and because | cannot afford 70 he
refused took care to arrange matters
so that you would not he likely to re-
fuse my request. Really, I do not mean
to be cocksure and impudcnt but be-
fore You throw me out I'd like to let
you in on secret about yourself"
"Well?"
you're not going to throw me out"
"Why not?"
Because you can't"
That's fighting talk. Now, Just to
prove to you the depth of error In
which you founder, young man, I am
about to throw you out" And he
grasped Andrew Bowers In the grip Of
grizzly bear and whisked him out of
the top berth
"Wait one second" his helpless vic
tim cried. 81 have something to saw
before you go any further"
"Say IT," Webster ordered. "Your
tongue Is the only part of you that I
cannot control"
when you throw me out on deck"
Andrew Bowers queried "do your pa.
1amas 20 with me? Does the hair 20
with the hide?"
They cost me sixteen dollars In Salt
Lake City. but-gOod lord yes. I can't
throw you out mother naked d-n II,
can't throw you out at ALL"
Didn't tell you so? Pc good fell
low and turn me loose"
"Certainly-.for the time being.
You'll stay locked In this staterOom
while l have talk with the captain.
He'll probably dig up shirt, n pair Of
dungarees and some old shoes for you
and set you ashore before we get crt
OF the river. II he doesn't do that he'll
keep you aboard and you'll shovel coal
for your passage"
But I'm Andrew Bowers and the
purser h1s collected my first-class
ticket"
"What Of it7 ! shall declare-and
with tr7Itb-that you are not Andrew
bowers.that you are not my valet, and
that did not buy the ticket for you. I
dare you to face the captain In nv pa.
;amas sad prove you aren't q stowa.
way"
You would win on that point" the
battling guest admitted, but It is a
point you will not raise. Why7 Be-
cause ] have another trump up my XII.
mono" He climbed back into the up.
per berth and from that vantage point
gazed down benevolently upon John
stuart webster. I'm disappointed in
you. he continued sadly. 81 thought
you'd show little normal human curl.
osity about me-and you haven't. You
90 not ask questions or | could ex.
plain. while cannot volunteer infor.