The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-12-02
squarlng the account"

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 should have been compelled
to admit then. as l 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
l am your guest from now until we
reach San Buenaventura. Rather an
interesting situation. don't you Think"
John Stuart Webster was of Scotch
ancestry. He had hereditary re-
gard for baubees. He was business
man. Prodigal spender though he was
and generous to a fault, the fact re-
NAMED that he always made it a 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 a trifie too
cOcksure. Up to the present moment
you have proffered no evidence why
you should not be adjudged a cad. and
do not like cads and must decline to
narvnjt ono RI occupv tho sauna ctoto
room at my expense. You are clever
and amusing and laughed at you. but
at the same time Ty sense of humOr Is
not so great as to cause me to over
look your impudence and laugh with
you. Now, IL you have anything to
say, say it quickly. because you're
going to go away from herein
hurry"
II plead guilty to the Indictment,
Mr.. Webster. and submit as an excuse
the fact that desperate circumstances
require desperate measures. l am not
begging my way, neither am I beating
| 1t. for the reason that both forms Of
travel are repugnant to me. l am
merely taking advantage of certain
fortuitOus circumstances to force you.
an entire stranger, to extend to me a
credit Of fifty dollars until we reach
San BIenaventura. when you will he
promptly reimbursed"
ut is not my habit" Webster retort-
| ed stiffiy, ito extend credit to stran-
gers who demand it,
II do not demand It. sir. beg 1t Of
| you, and because cannot afford to he
refused ftOOk care to arrange matters
| SO that you would not be likely to re-
| fuse my request. Really, do not mean
| TO be cOcksure and fmpudent, but be-
fore you throw III. mt I'd like to let
| you in on a secret about Yourself"
"Well?"
you're not going to throw me out"
"Why not?"
because you can't"
"That'S fighting talk. Now. jNSt to
prove to you the depth of errcr in
which you founder. young man. 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 say
before you go any further"
Say It," Webster ordered. "Your
tongue Is the only part of you that
cannot control"
| when you throw me out on deck"
Andrew Bowers queried do your pa
jamas 60 with me? Does the hair 20
with the hide?"
"They cost me sixteen dollars In Salt
Lake City. but-good lord. YES cant
throw you out mother naked; d--n 1t.
can't throw you OUT at all"
Didn't l tell you SO? Be good fel-
low and turn me loose"
DECENTRALIZATION the time being.
| You'll stay locked in this stater0Om
while | have a talk with the captain.
He'll probably dig up shirt, pair Of
dungarees and some old shoes for you
and set you ashore before we get out
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 has collected my first-class
ticket!"
"What of it? l shall declare-and
with truth-that you are not Andrew
Bowers that you are lot 10Y valet. ami
that did nOt buy the ticket for you.
dare you TO face the captain In my On.
iamas aud prove you aren't a stOwa-
way"
You would win on that point" the
hatfiiBg guest admitted. ''but Il Is q
point you will not raise. Why? Be
cause | have another trump up my III.
mono" He climbed back into the up
per berth and frum that vantage point
gazed down henevolently upon John
Stuart WehS,ev. I'm disappointed In
Won" he continued sadly. II thought
YOU'D show u little normal human curl
's,itS a,a'it me. and you haven't You
Ia no, ask un-S'ihn or | could TX.
p,sin. while I cannot volunteer intor,