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
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