Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-29
Owed o'Grady.

cagO when ne returns hothc
arrive in time for classmeeting to- NOR
row morning. When experiences
are called for it is not likel'. however
he will relate all he learned during u
three days visit here. aud certainly he
will not allude to u certain Mr.. U Grady
or his numerous debtors
He took supper at the Transit House
and came up town on the grip. lie
had hardly touched the ground when
young man with II bundle OF papers IN
his hand yelled out from ten-horse-
power pair of lungs:
III Owe Ten Dollars to 0'Grady,
by cracky," said the old man sub
sequently, IL didn't know what ter
make o tibet thar. Out iii Coon Rap
ids whom we's dobted 10 man we
don't telrt { everybody Thet Teller
stud out in the street au' said he owed
ten dollars 10 o Grady. Thar wasn't
emmy 'casion fer him t do il. jest
put him down ez a consumed fool
Pap Mears has nephew employ.
Cd in prominent wholesale establish
ment not dozen blocks from the
southeast corner OF Fifth avenue and
Monroe street, and by appointment
and persistent inquiry by Mr. Mears
they met under the big watch on
the corner of Madison and Clark
streets.
by oracky. John, but | thought ye
mout git lost. Thar's so many streets
in this yere town. But yere here at
last Aunt Sally's fust rate. an SOS
Cy, Kate an grammar. But say; ez
| was comm erlong up Their street |
heerd Teller shout
81 Owe Ten Dollars to 0'Grady."
Thar he be agin. by crackyl No.
faint him, it's 'nuther one. Th'a:her
he'd watery eyes an pimples. Veil.
I'll be dod jinged il it don't beat SIM"
and MIR Mears plodded along with
John thoughtfully. The nephew had
deter mined to take the old gentleman
to West Side theatre. and they walk.
out on Madison street
Here pug-nosed. dirly-faced. hard
looking fellow with red necktie rush.
ed up as il from behind lamp post and
shouted:
Il Owe Ten Dollars to O'Grady."
The repetition was becoming mo-
potonous and Pap Mears was growing
irritable
DANCED il don't b'leye It's the
same Teller, John, cOnfidentially. Then
addressing the red necktie:
See here. sonny: l try to DO q
Christian man. but ifye foller me emmy
more I'll be tarntSly squoze
under log ef don't squash ye fiat
tern Sis's salt-risin' flap-jacks.
He jumped into the street and start
ed on dead run toward Halstead.
while label of voices seemed to be
announcing in various discordant keys
that they were indebted to o Grady in
the sum Of ten dollars. John finally
overhauled him.
John" he said, seriously, Pm yer
uncle an an old man. | sot great
store in seein' We when 1 come ter
town. l didn't think ii Of We. Ye
knowed 1 was a-comin' an ,e'vo gone
an got yer disroptible companyins in
deeds of darkness ter try an make a
dumd fool Of the old man. 'Tan't
right, John. / m a-goin' back ter Their
stock pens. ! am. by cracky! Good
nigh" and Mr.. Mears turned away.
evidently angry and at the same time
Borrowing for Johns degenoracy.
''But. uncle, III explain It TO you.
Why, il s only"
~ know it is. John. know il is.
Thntll do; good night" and he am.
bled along. rctracing his footsteps on
Madison.
Presently lie iolted against big OH.
Ger Slattery Of the Despla mes street
station. He determined to inquire
about the matter. The size Of the Off.
cor. the silver star and uniform gave
him confidence.
Say" said he. approaching the OH.
Ger. timidly, "say, who's this man
o. Gradyp'
GradyP He trots beat in the
third district
"Irots n beat ehp"
That's what said!
'Y-yes. heerd ye.'
"Well?" Slattery looked down and
Pap looked ~. showing great vbite
patches where the pupils OF his eyos
normally were.
"Iie's--he's rich. ain hep"
Nav. Nc. dollar"
"Wel!, ye see, | hoerd SO many sav
they owed ten dollars to O'Grady tina.
I thought"
See here, old chap, If YOU don't
move on about your business. IN run
you in. / ID take no guyin' from YOU
if you were twice as old"
"But "
"None Of your lip, or ri run W,