Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-04-08
81 think you're too cool. young man.

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II you have proffered no evidence VIII,
II you should not be adjudged cad. ant
II do not like cads and must decline t.
II permit one to occupy the same state
II room at my expense. You are clever
II and amusing and laughed at you, but
II at the same time my sense Of humor is
H not so great as to cause me to over
1 look your Lmpudence and laugh with
| you. Now, If you have anything to
say, say 1t quickly. because you're
going to go away from herein q
hurry"
Il plead guilty to the Indictment,
Mr. Webster and submit as an excuse
the fact that desperate circumstances
require desperate measures. an not
begging my way, neither am ! beating
1t, for the reason that both forms of
travel are repugnant to me. / 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 Buenayentura, when you will be
promptly reimbursed"
ut is not my habit" Webster retort-
ed stifily, Ito extend credit to stran-
gers who demand It,"
II do not demand II, sir. beg Ii of
| you, and because l cannot afford TO be
refused took care to arrange matters
so that you would not be likely TO re-
fuse my request. Really, do not mean
TO De cocksure and impudent, but be-
fore you throw me out 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" c
That's fighting talk. Now, Just to G
prove to you the depth of error I'm
which you founder, young man, am n
about to throw you out" And he
grasped Andrew Bowers In the grip of
grizzly bear and whisked him out of 81
the top berth. .,
Wait one second" his helpless vic
I'm cried. 81 have something to saw g.,
before you go any further" To-
Say it," Webster ordered. "Your ~,
ongue is the only part of you that I o.
annot control" on
when you throw me out on dock" ~
Indrew Bowers queried. do your ma -.
amas go with me? Does the hair 90 r.,
18th the hide?" uy
Ihey cost me sixteen dollars In Salt ~,
axe City, but-good lord, yes. I can't .
lrow you out mother naked d-n 1t, I .
mt throw you out at ALL" /.
Didn't tell you so? Be good fell
w and turn me loose" 49,
~, Aoi tne ulhe Delng. thr
an -, " IAN WIN 'he captain teri
ELL probably dig up a shirt pair of sori
ngarees and some old shoes for Won
d set you ashore before we get out
the river. If he doesn't do that he'll
ep you aboard and you'll shovel coal
r your passage"
But I'm Andrew Bowers and the
rser has collected my first-class
ketl'
what of it7 l shall declare-and n
tn truth-that you are not Andrew
wers' that you are not my valet, and
1t did not buy the ticket for you. 1 IE
re you to face the captain in my pa E
mas and prove you aren't a stowa- ~
"" N
You would win on that point" the 65
ming guest admitted, but it is a Mf
Mt you will not raise Why? Be ES
se l have another trump up my XII NN
no." He climbed back into the up- FDHll
berth and from that vantage point WIKI
ed down benevoently upon John NIL
art Webster. 'Tm disappointed in All
>" he continued sadly. 81 thought euN
ID show little normal human curl NHFsp
y about me-and you haven't. You Iti
not ask questions or l could ex- Mggu
n, while | cannot volunteer infor ytaHI
ion without seeming to seek your $3.50 $3.50
=, and that of course would be re- S
nant to me. l am hoping you will ~-sSs
pit my word of honor that you ~.
be reimbursed two hours otter -;
land In San Buenavatura."
'ew music to your song, my friend
the same old words" Webster re-
I'd, and stepped to the stateroom
. You're doomed to shovel coal or flamm
shore" e., 49,
listen. II go ashore, your respon- meals
ny for my life ceases MIR. Web courso
but If the chief engineer happens nansa
''ioi' one coai-paSser and the ing yo
-" seIuo iile uoWh 10 the Stoke ing cal
- iU .,i LOT my death SileI
=, 10 II oe put ashore publicly Bower
an Buenaventura and two hours ouobt
I'll be facing firing squad in the tbe ra
terry at the Catedral de la Vera slzulldr
-, is and
: - 'v'" Quart WEBSTER muir subject
: u''Iuuy, IN AFRAID can't take Let it
~, .Ne 'i,a' LOT nlty collars. I'm valet,
'ed to fragile. Any time I'm know
-, o"TN VI royal nush and the to kno'
80" piuiis ne our OF the pot l know
ar .ne "ine' "neh IL arrives TO expli
-, ui,iA ~ our better acquaint- demise
> e us arrival please be Fair
"a that you are welcome TO nv ers 90
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