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                        Smoke Bellew 



Smoke Bellew 



                by Jack London 



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            THE TASTE OF THE MEAT。 



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       In the beginning he was Christopher Bellew。             By the time he was at 

college he had become Chris Bellew。              Later�察�in the Bohemian crowd of 

San Francisco�察�he was called Kit Bellew。             And in the end he was known 

by no other name than Smoke Bellew。               And this history of the evolution 

of his name is the history of his evolution。           Nor would it have happened 

had he not had a fond mother and an iron uncle�察�and had he not received a 

letter from Gillet Bellamy。 

     ;I have just seen a copy of the Billow�察─�Gillet wrote from Paris。 ;Of 

course     O'Hara    will  succeed    with   it。  But    he's   missing    some    plays。; 

��Here followed details in the improvement of the budding society weekly。�� 

;Go   down   and   see   him。     Let   him   think   they're   your   own   suggestions。 

Don't   let   him   know   they're   from   me。   If   he   does�察  �he'll   make   me   Paris 

correspondent�察�which I can't afford�察�because I'm getting real money for my 

stuff from the big magazines。           Above all�察�don't forget to make him fire 

that dub who's doing the musical and art criticism。               Another thing�察�San 

Francisco has always had a literature of her own。             But she hasn't any now。 

Tell him to kick around and get some gink to turn out a live serial�察�and to 

put into it the real romance and glamour and colour of San Francisco。; 

     And   down   to   the   office   of   the   Billow   went   Kit   Bellew   faithfully   to 

instruct。    O'Hara     listened。   O'Hara     debated。    O'Hara     agreed。    O'Hara 

fired the dub who wrote criticism。          Further�察�O'Hara had a way with him 

the   very   way   that   was   feared   by   Gillet   in   distant   Paris。 When   O'Hara 

wanted      anything�察   �no  friend   could    deny    him。    He    was   sweetly    and 

compellingly irresistible。       Before Kit Bellew could escape from the office 

he had become an associate editor�察�had agreed to write weekly columns of 

criticism till some decent pen was found�察�and had pledged himself to write 

a weekly instalment of ten thousand words on the San Francisco serial 

and all this without pay。       The Billow wasn't paying yet�察�O'Hara explained�察�



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and just as convincingly had he exposited that there was only one man in 

San Francisco capable of writing the serial�察�and that man Kit Bellew。 

     ;Oh�察�Lord�察�I'm the gink� ─�Kit had groaned to himself afterwards on the 

narrow stairway。 

     And     thereat   had   begun    his  servitude    to  O'Hara    and    the  insatiable 

columns of the Billow。           Week after week he held down an office chair�察�

stood   off   creditors�察  �wrangled   with   printers�察  �and   turned   out   twenty´five 

thousand   words   of   all   sorts   weekly。    Nor   did   his   labours   lighten。   The 

Billow   was   ambitious。       It   went   in   for   illustration。   The   processes   were 

expensive。      It never had any money to pay Kit Bellew�察�and by the same 

token it was unable to pay for any additions to the office staff。 

     ;This is what comes of being a good fellow�察─�Kit grumbled one day。 

     ;Thank   God   for   good   fellows   then�察─  �O'Hara   cried�察  �with   tears   in   his 

eyes as he gripped Kit's hand。            ;You're all that's saved me�察�Kit。 But for 

you I'd have gone bust。          Just a little longer�察�old man�察�and things will be 

easier。; 

     ;Never�察─  �was   Kit's   plaint。    ;I   see   my   fate   clearly。  I   shall   be   here 

always。; 

     A little later he thought he saw his way out。             Watching his chance�察�in 

O'Hara's   presence�察  �he   fell   over   a   chair。   A   few   minutes   afterwards   he 

bumped into the corner of the desk�察�and�察�with fumbling fingers�察�capsized a 

paste pot。 

     ;Out late�拭─�O'Hara queried。 

     Kit brushed his eyes with his hands and peered about him anxiously 

before replying。 

     ;No�察�it's not that。     It's my eyes。      They seem to be going back on me�察�

that's all。; 

     For   several   days   he   continued   to   fall   over   and   bump   into   the   office 

furniture。     But O'Hara's heart was not softened。 

     ;I tell you what�察�Kit�察─�he said one day�察 �you've got to see an oculist。 

There's Doctor Hassdapple。            He's a crackerjack。        And it won't cost you 

anything。      We can get it for advertizing。         I'll see him myself。; 

     And�察�true to his word�察�he dispatched Kit to the oculist。 

     ;There's nothing the matter with your eyes�察─�was the doctor's verdict�察�



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after a lengthy examination。           ;In fact�察�your eyes are magnificenta pair 

in a million。; 

     ;Don't     tell  O'Hara�察─   �Kit  pleaded。     ;And     give   me    a  pair  of  black 

glasses。; 

     The result of this was that O'Hara sympathized and talked glowingly 

of the time when the Billow would be on its feet。 

     Luckily     for   Kit  Bellew�察   �he   had   his   own    income。     Small     it  was�察�

compared with some�察�yet it was large enough to enable him to belong to 

several clubs and maintain a studio in the Latin Quarter。                 In point of fact�察�

since   his   associate   editorship�察  �his   expenses   had   decreased   prodigiously。 

He had no time to spend money。              He never saw the studio any more�察�nor 

entertained   the   local   Bohemians   with   his   famous   chafing´dish   suppers。 

Yet he was always broke�察�for the Billow�察�in perennial distress�察�absorbed his 

cash as well as his brains。          There were the illustrators who periodically 

refused to illustrate�察�the printers who periodically refused to print�察�and the 

office   boy   who   frequently   refused   to   officiate。      At   such   times   O'Hara 

looked at Kit�察�and Kit did the rest。 

     When the steamship Excelsior arrived from Alaska�察�bringing the news 

of   the   Klondike     strike   that  set  the   country    mad�察   �Kit   made    a  purely 

frivolous proposition。 

     ;Look here�察�O'Hara�察─�he said。           ;This gold rush is going to be big the 

days   of   '49   over   again。  Suppose   I   cover   it   for   the   Billow�拭  �I'll   pay   my 

own expenses。; 

     O'Hara shook his head。 

     ;Can't spare you from the office�察�Kit。           Then there's that serial。 Besides�察�

I saw Jackson not an hour ago。            He's starting for the Klondike to´morrow�察�

and he's agreed to send a weekly letter and photos。               I wouldn't let him get 

away   till   he   promised。     And   the   beauty   of   it   is�察  �that   it   doesn't   cost   us 

anything。; 

     The next Kit heard of the Klondike was when he dropped into the club 

that afternoon�察�and�察�in an alcove off the library�察�encountered his uncle。 

     ;Hello�察�avuncular relative�察─�Kit greeted�察�sliding into a leather chair and 

spreading out his legs。        ;Won't you join me�拭─�

     He   ordered   a   cocktail�察  �but   the   uncle   contented   himself   with   the   thin 



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native claret he invariably drank。          He glanced with irritated disapproval 

at the cocktail�察�and on to his nephew's face。          Kit saw a lecture gathering。 

     ;I've only a minute�察─�he announced hastily。            ;I've got to run and take 

in that Keith exhibition at Ellery's 

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