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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1905)
WIDM&SDAY, OCTOBER 4, i THE MORNING ASTOIi JAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. The Ways of the New World By Willie Emery cvpyright'ioos.i.y cwU x. ruri. FRANZ waa t aturdy lad of good German stock, and L bad ttiv pluck that corns of pure blood, yet he waa forced to confeia tlmt the future looked extremely black when he found hlnmolf utterly aloue and frleudless In New York on the first day of bla arrival. Aalda from the dreadful noise, the bewildering con fiwlon, the frantic baite and rudeneia of the ople, be bad a private cauie for fearing the great city, lie bad no uiouey, not a alngle penny, and be bad alwaya been told that aowetblug In one'a pocket waa more absolutely es sential to one'a existence In New York than anywhere else In the world. They aent people borne again If they were caught without money, be bad beard, and that would be a bitter ex perience for a boy who bad come to make bla fortune. It would be groaa injustice a leo, for be waa not a pauper, lie bad' brought capital to the new world amounting to more than a thou- It vii BMtl stowed awe Inside a money belt around the waist of Wll bflra Muller, who waa Itana'a only .m i.e.. near relative asta wuo oaa come wiui fclm to thla country. , Do the money waa all right It waa aafe as a church, but Uncle Wllbelm wu lost Wbat could bare become of lilmt He bad left Frana alttlng on a bench In Battery park and bad gone to bare a glass of beer with a red faced man whoee acquaintance be bad made on the ferryboat coming acroea from IIo token. Frana eat on the bench and turned Lie back to the bay. lie bad aeen enough water In the last week and nat urally fouud the tall buildings more In teresting. Iiy and by be began to feel the machluery of the ship that bad brought blin orer the ocean throbbing In that wooden bench. This phenome non waa at first mysterious and then distressing. Frans's stomach protested against It, and the boy waa compelled to walk about He felt eo much better afoot that be walked too far and could not find bla way back to the bench where bla un cle bad left him. It seemed that this park, though eo small, waa a rery con fusing place, and yet If be and bla un cle should walk about there looking for each other they moat meet eventually. 80 Frana tramped and tramped until the clock on the square red tower bad measured the flight of two hours. He waa then quite sure that Uncle Wllbalni waa not In the park. He therefore accosted a man In a blue uni form and began to state the case to btm, but the Individual In blue could not understand German and clearly regarded the matter as none of bis business. But another man who bad been atrolllng along behind Frana for several minutes stepped op to him at this Juncture. That Isn't a' policeman," said be In German. That's a conductor of a car. If 70a want to go to the station bouse I'll show you the way." Frana thought that the man waa rery obliging, but he proved to be somewhnt too Inquisitive. They bsd no sooner started off together than be began to question the boy about bla money. Frana dared not say that be bad none lest be should be aent back to Germany, nd so ne assured we aroa stranger SI - . . . "I hope you keep it In a safe place," aatd bla acquaintance. There are a great many thieves In thla city." "It la In a money belt" replied Frana, whereat the stranger alapped blni on the back and said that be waa a clever loy. They walked quite a long way, but did not reacb the police station. Mean while the stranger repeatedly urged Frana to have some beer and waa very much offended at bis persistent refusal. This waa rery queer, but another fea ture of the case waa much more ex traordinary. The atrangor always asked Frana to drink In the same bar. Although thla proceeding savored of evil, It excited Frani's curiosity much isore than bis alarm. The arranger trta a lean, limp, puny man, and Finns bad no fear of blm. So upon a sudden Impulse the boy said: "Very well. We will go In." Th'y entered, and the atranger or le3 two glasses of beer. Just as they wc set upon the bar at the rear of thjrsaloon, where there waa the leaat II4IU, Frana felt a quick tap on bla back. He waa far from auspectlrg the the man besMe him bad reached around and tapped btm on the far shoulder with the end of a atlck, bat such waa the case. The boy turned and saw no one. Naturally be waa sur prised and stood staring at a partition wttcb waa the nearest object wltbln raAge. Meanwhile the atrangor deftly drugged the glass of beer. At that moment however, a door In the partition waa opened, giving a glUnpse t-a; .room, with tablet, ,nd chairs. In a corner of thla room sat fuels Wllbelm with the red faced man whom he bad met on the pier. Frana passed the door before tt could close upon the spring that controlled its hinges and be seized Uncle wuneim by bis two bands, Muller sst back In bla chair and gaped at bis nephew. ."DtS said be. "4ar. ... . And It waa nearly a minute before he could ask bow the boy bsd come there. "I waa Ioftlng for the police ela tion," said Franx, whereat Uncle Wll helm stared harder and bis mouth opened wider. "80," said be, "so. What forr At tbla Frana narrated bla adven tures and bla uncle seemed consider ably relieved. Meanwhile the man who bad guided Frana to thla place entered the back room and stood by the door, glowering. Presently the red faced man got np and spoke to blm. Tbey seemed to know each other quite well, but they bad a silent aurly manner and reminded Franx of two doga that growl softly, but will not fight Tbey spoke la English, and the boy, who bad become somewhat accustomed to the sound of that language, caught a few worda that meant very little to blm. He made out however, that the red faced man wanted the other to go away and that be refused some propo sition, the nature of which was a com plete mystery. One meaningless pbrass from this conversation atock In Frans's mind. It waa, "No Feter In mine." The absurdity of It waa attrac tive, like a riddle. It waa the red faced man who spoke the words, and be shook bis bead decisively. If Franx bad known that "reter" Is a mixture of deadly poisons used by thieves to stupefy their Intended victims be would bare been even more deeply Im pressed by that sentence of Jargon. The red faced man returned to the table, and the other went away angry. At Uncle Wllhelm'a Invitation Franl ate a aandwlch and drank a glasa of beer, and then be leaned back In a corner and foil Into a light eleep, but whenever either of the two men atirred be opened bla eyee and alwaya found Uncle Wllbelm looking at blm. By and by a bullet beaded man with a atupld countenance Joined the party and waa introduced to Uncle Wllhelm by the name of Weber. It appeared presently that Mr. Weber waa going to Germany on a steamer that aalled early on the following day. Ue did not look like a German and spoke the lan guage very badly, so Frana waa not surprised to bear that be bad been born In America and bad never been across the water. It appeared that be bad made a little money in a gold mine and was going to Germany to claim a email Inheritance, He asked some stupid questions about Germany which amused Frana, and finally be spoke of money. He bad Just come from the west and all bla money waa In American gold coin. Some one bad told blm that be ought to change It for German money. "I want to have plenty with me," be Mid. "German money la In marks. How many do I get for 12,000 r Two thousand marks, of course" said the red faced man, gripping Uncle Wllhelm'a leg under the shelter of the table. "A mark la a dollar." "Of course," said Mr. Weber, as If bis Intelligence bad been Insulted, "but don't you bare to pay something to get It changed r "You do at the bank," said the red faced man. "but If 70a could find some German Just over from the fstherlsnd he would be glad to change your money and charge you nothing." "I have 2.000 marks," said Uncle Wllhelm In a tone of suppressed eager ness. And. bearing this, Frana sat up straight and opened bla eyea wide. He knew the relative value of Amer ican and German money and waa well aware that a dollar la worth more than 4 marka, so that Mr. Weber would lose not less than f 1,500 by the proposed transaction, "Why, uncle"- be began. But at thla moment Mr. Weber aaw some one whom be knew In the outer room and hurriedly went out saying that be would come back directly. Uncle Wllhelm turned toward Franx In a black rage. "You keep still." be said. This Is none of your business. In this country they do these things. Everybody cheats everybody elae. That la why they are so rich." Franx waa not In the least afraid, and certainly bla view of thla affair waa not altered by bis uncle's remark. "I won't let you do thla," aald be stubbornly. The boy la right I" exclaimed the red faced man. "It wouldn't be honest. I wss only Joking anyhow. I'll take Weber to the bank and see that he gets bis money changed all right Too wait for me In my room." And he pointed toward the oetllng. "I'll get the key for you." ' Frana was well satisfied to be alone with bis uncle and have a straightfor ward talk. Ilia mind waa beginning ts be very uneasy, ne remembered that Dtacle Wllhelm did not enjoy a ven good reputation for honesty at borne, though be himself had never believed any of the stories. In view of what lad happens that mornlng-tue mys terious dlsnppeerauc vf bis uucle aud the plot to rob Weber hla thousand marka mlRht be safer In his own pocket than In Uncle Wllhelm'a money belt so when the red faeed man cams back with the key Frana followed bla uncle readily. They ascended two flights of dark stairs, and then Muller opened a door. Franx atepped into a email, unsavory room, and the next Instant the door waa locked behind blm. The Jboy ..waa momenialy .bewil dered. Then be sprang to the door and shook nc ticked it but It waa too strong for blm. He beard a chuckling laugh and then the sound, of Mailer's steps on the cresklng boards of the halL Franx tried the door again and then ran to the alngle small window. It opened on a little bole In the midst of the buildings. It waa possible that an outcry might bring help, but the boy preferred to help himself If be could. He did some rapid thinking. Then be atepped Xo the side of the unclean bed that waa in the room and dragged off the Covert, which be proceeded to tear ran two rxxx ix a snu. Into strips. To these be recklessly In trusted bis mortal part, and tbey did not fall blm. He reached the bottom of the abaft safely, climbed Into the basement of the botel and eventually emerged upon the atreet One of the first objects which met bis gate as be came out Into daylight was the broad back of Mr. Weber. That Individual waa walking rapidly away. Gearly the fraud bad already been perpetrated upon him. Frana overtook blm at the corner of the street and laid a band upon his arm. " "Come back with met" be cried. "You bare been cheated!" Weber looked at blm for a moment In blank surprise. Then bo suddenly wised the boy by the back of the neck and threw him headlong against the swinging doors of a barroom. Frana landed flat on bis face on the floor. He bounced op like a rubber ball, and be waa the "maddest" Teuton that ever came out of Germany. It seemed to blm that be flew after Weber with out the necessity of touching the side walk. He caught blm around the neck from behind, and the two fell la a beap. His vengeance waa only beginning, however, when be was suddenly pulled to bla feet by an enormous mar dressed In blue and carrying a club. "What'a the matterr demanded thla formidable creature and then repeated the question in German. Franx hardly knew what to say. He could not shake himself free of all loy alty to bla nncle and openly denounce blm as a tblef. "I wss trying to do this man a favor," said be. There baa been a mistake. He baa changed American gold for German marks" Before be could speak another word the giant seised blm and Weber, one In each band, and whisked them through a door. It waa done as rapidly as magic, and they were In a small room alone. "Now, Dutchy," aald the big man, ad dressing Weber with great earnestness, "speak up. What was It-gold plated nickels with the 'cents rubbed oflT Weber nodded sullenly. "Wss It your money T' demanded the officer, pointing at Prana with bla club. "My oncle'a," replied the boy. "Well, you take It and give It back to blm and say nothing. Understand 1 You'll get Into trouble If you talk too much in thla country. Tell that to your uncle. Tell blm he'll go to jail If be talka. Now, Dutchy"-to Weber "yleld up." Weber, with a groan, drew 2,000 marka In bills from bis pocket and gave them to Frana. Thla la the beet I can do for you, Dutchy." aald the officer. "I won't make yoo any trouble. Now run along." Weber lost no time In making his exit Franx, under the policeman's guidance, returned to the thief's resort where Weber and bis pal bad perpe trated the confidence game upon Uncle Wllbelm. But Frana did not find bis uncle. He Baa not found blm ret, thongs these events happened eotne years ago. Un cle Wllhelm supped to South Aaterica, carrying wttn blm bla nephewa thou sand marka and a bag containing a largo number eC American five cent pieces thinly coated wnh'gjold and with out the word "coots which usually appears under Cm Y. That la hew Prase Mullet doubled bis money on tda fiset experianoe of tb ways of the now world. .Jo ike hind of & Sior for wkickkc Mom P1AGAZP id paging $0,000 TOO PtmCOXT ft s finilum oWt 'e rrtoafc I aria M Qatiur tpttlw mm Uf sMajeJaJ fe) gNfTttta) iMf fpttsstMylMV, ft r-Mt pmnm , tot It mt mm 1 ktt tmat 1 VM M U4j vm tor M M IM tm ttwtm, 4 m Ma In tt ttttltm ,, tm TMI m im Wm.u Om M Om- mm. -11 wm t I wm mi m know of rone W want Bttta ttorie. snecdotea, bit of m-uf clipping from a tMrmpapw, SuguiM or bouk that has mad jou Think, Laugh or Cry t0 prize will bt siren for tht but ieke- titmft. 1m tfiUa a ftllvr 1I1II9M kink m the fint ten socceMf ul competitor ars tl hrit iwardt. 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