The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-13
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them considerably with ny person,
slity. SO that was not surprised 10
find myself eagerly awaited upon
my return gathered from their
signs that someone had urgent need
OF my medical services. and fol-
lowed tho chief 10 ono Of his huts.
when ! entered found that the SUI
tercr to whose aid had been sum
mnned had that instant expired, lie
was, TO my surprise, no Indian, but
white man: indeed, I may say a
very white man. for he was fiaxen'
hatred and had some characteristics
~ AN alb,no. He was clad Ina rags
WAS very emaeiated. and bore every
trace ~ prolonged hardship. SO far
as ! could understand the account
OF tho natives. he was a complete
stranger TO them, and had come upon
their village thru tho woods alone
and IN the last stage OF exhaustion
1.-THE mans knapsaek lay beside
the couch. and ! examined the con
tents. His name was written upon
tab within t. Maple White, Lake
Avenue. Detroit. Michigan. IL IL a
name TO which | am prepared always
TO Nft my hat. II Is not too much
20 say that Il viii rank level with
my own when the final credit OF this
business comes 20 be apportioned,
From tho contents OF tho knRn
sack 4, was evident that this man
had been an artist and poet in search
OF effects There were scraps Of
verse. ! do not profess 10 be a judge
OF such things. but they appeared 90
me 20 be singularly wanting in merit
There were also some rather COM
mon-plaee pictures % river scenery,
a palnt.box, q box Of colored chRlks,
some brushes. that curved bono
which lies upon my lnkstnnd a vol
ume OF Bakers Moths and Butter
flies. n cheap revolver. and few
cartridges. OF personal equipment he
either had none or he had lost Il in
his journey. Such were tho total et
fects OF this strange American Bohe.
mian
Il was turning away from him
when | observed that something pro.
jeoted from the front OF hts ragged
Jacket. IL was this sketch hook.
which was as dilapidated then as
you sec & now. Indeed. l can assure
you that a FIRST folio OF Shakespeare
could not be treated with greater
reverence than this relic has been
since II came into my possession, l
hand IL to you now. and I ask sou TO
take u page BY and examine tho
contents"
He helped himself TO cigar and
leaned hack with a ficrcely critical
pair OF eyes, taking note OF the effect
which this document would produce.
had opened the volume with
some expectation OF a revelation. tho
OF what nature | could not imagine
The first page was Disappointing.
however. as Il contained nothing but
the picture Of a very fat man in a
pea jacket. with the legend. Jimmy
Culver on the Mall Boat. written be
meath a. There followed several
pages which were filled with small
sketches Of Indians and their ways
Then came picture Of & cheerful
and eorpulent ecclesiastle IN shovel
hat, sitting opposite a very thin
Europcan. and the inscription:
Lunch with Fra criatofcro at Ro-
sario.' Studies OF women and babies
accounted for several more pages.
and thcn there war an unbroken
series OF animal drawings with such
explanations as "ManAiee Upon Sand
bank BLACK Aiouii Under n Miriti
Palm"-tha matter disclosing Eomc
sort OF pig.llko animal; and finally
came double page OF studies OF
long.suouted and very unpleasant
Eaurians could make nothing OF
Il. and Maid so to tho professor.
Surely these are only croeodlles7'
'AIligntors. Alllgaiors. There 10
hardly such thing as a true croeo-
die In South America. Tho distlnc.
ton between them
Il meant that Gould see nothing
unusual nothing TO justify what you
have said"
He smiled screneiy.
TRY the next page" said he.
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