Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-09-19

queer abOht ii. Gartu tnan. when asked
where his place of business was. had al
ways replied vaguely, down town." with
a sweep Of the hand that took in all tie
lower part Of the city. MIR. Bathurst bad
searched all the directories for information
in vain. No such name appeared. and nc
such business, either. And so he piled the
old gentleman with suspicious, intmating
that probably the yours man WAS dealer
in faro bank. sinaggier, a policy dealer,
and all that, till both re and Lille were
nearly crazy
Finally, the following conversation en-
sued:
MIR. Garthman. insist. before you are
seen with my daughter any more. npon
knowing who you are, and what you are
doing, and where you are doing it:''
MIR. Pickham. 1 am John L. Cart
man. l earn money enough to support
your daughter properly. and for the rest,
must decline to answer
lou decline to answer-(lo YOU? No
man who has anything to conceal shall
have anything to do with daughter Of
mine.'
And in consequence. strict injunction
WAS laid upon TIE girl to see him no more.
which she violated just as often as she
could get out of the house.
One day Mr.. Bathurst entered the res
taurant in which Mr.. Grsthnan piled his
brush, and sat down in the chair t. have
his boots cleaned. Mr.. Gartl,nlar kept
his face averted as much us possible, but
Mr.. Bathurst observed him in:ently. He
was s!iined. paid his ten cents, and went
out. In an hour he came back. and.
though his boots were yet clean, he sat
down again.
At the conclusion OF the operation, he
remarked:
''Ea! ha! Mr.. Garthman this ls the
polishing of calt-skin you do, is it :-lia
hap
And. taking a coupe. he fastened up
town, full OF the discovery. lie had his
rival in his power. Now Miss Lille would
throw Garthman over; now the elder
Picl.ham would insist that all connection
between them should cease. tor. of course,
he would never permit his daughter II
marry bcot-black. And lie lost no time
in getting at the old man and telling his
discovery.
DO you pretend to say that John
Garthman is backing boots in base
ment?"
"Certainly l do. lie has an old suit of
clothes. which he wears during the day,
and then when his work is done lie puts
on his good clothes and comes up here,
imposing himself upon us as gentleman.
He's an iInpostor."
He was lawyer, wasn't he?''
Yes"
'.And when he didn't succeed he took
this up"
'.Yes.''
"Lillie!' yelled the old gentleman, some
what red in the face. ''come here. You
may take John Garthmsn. as soon rs you
please. l like the fellow. Bathurst, if
you had been as he was, You would have
borrowed Of your friends, and thence gli'l-
ed gently into dead-heating. and ended IL
naly as dealer of faro. John didn't do
anything of the kind. He set about earn
ing living honestly. and has succeeded.
That young fellow will get on. Good
bye. Bathurst. you have done us Il tavor.-
Gar hman won't black your boots 4 great
while.'
And so the troubled John was pleasant
ly received. and all restrictions were taken
Oft the meetings of the two young ones.
and Mr.. Bathurst quit the house in dis
gust, and the twain are to be made one
very soon. Garthman has resumed the
practice Of the law. and as Pickhain has
influence, it is probable that he will get on
very well.
This little romance ended properly. We
would not. however. advise all young law
yers to go to boot-blacHing. for tEen the
profession would he overtone, and besides
all old gentlemen might not be as sensible
as Mr.. Pichham. However, a few of them
might try it to the advantage not only o!
themselves, but the world.