Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-07

vour back Il minute anu tiiiit tue "oi"''
got oil without paying her fare. ProD
ably she was not real Sister OF Charity
The city is full! Of frauds. She made
Won take the paper to the man to give
herself a chance. See nowI
didn't see; but what can you DC
,chan folks are SO sensible they can't be
iieve anything
:. 'Twasnt like that--there she was
and there she wasn't, said |. "Ihat
how it was.
"If it happens again, come to me ana
II write Won n prescription ana MAKE
Won a present of il, said the doctor.
So / thanked him kindly and went
away, and it didn't happen again. Ano
weeks went along. and it was winter
and AZ cold as Greenland, and passen
e,ars more bothersome than ever kne'
en- when one day. standing in TIN
stables. talking to Mike Gallagher, the
old fellow that watered the horses and
always had a joke for everybody
heard my name called.
"You're wanted JIM" said some one
and | went out into the street, and the
man that had called me pointed to a
rentleman-about as fine looking one
as ever hnew-and he, the gentleman
walked up to me.
Its your dinner time, isn't it?' said
he.
Eyes, sir" said l. i've got fe"
minutes left.
Come along, them" said he. lie
walked me into a restaurant close by the
stables. and said: Call for what you
want" and | named it, Then said he
..You don't remember me. Jim Brown!
mo. sir" said |.
"You gave me paper about Sin
months ago" said he. "A newspaper
asked your name.
ooh. OIL" said |. mo, sir, didn
know you. begin to see the likeness
but vou-you -
II know" said he. II was pretty
well down on my luck, then. See here
he unbuttoned his coat, seal skin
bless you. and took out of the breast
| pocket Inexperienced that, NJ
said. pointing to where it was folded.
| | read it. This is what it said:
"If Ferdinand Merose will return
home all will be forgiven by his dying
father" and after that where he was tt
inquire for "further particulars.
"Well, am Ferdinand Melrose," says
the gentleman. The black sheep Of my
/ family. Long ago my stepmother made
/ mischief between my father and myself
l., L., and | rot haI
went to the bad. No matter for m,
story. Besides the fare you inquired
about had only bottle of laudanum il
my pocket was going to the Contra
park to take it. should have slept my
self out of life into eternity, and the city
would have seen to my funeral if yol
had not given me that paper. | went t.
the place mentioned. and found, as ex
pected, that money had been left in ;
LAWYERS hands to take me home. Whei
| got there found that my stepmothe
had been dead three years, and that m.
father had been attacked by diseas
that must be fatal. We were reconciled
and when he died found myself ricl
man. had kept Jim Browns address
and feel that | owe him something
Nothing at all, says l. 1.-The lady
the sister-told me to give it to you"
"What LADY," said he.
I'D like to know myself" said l, ant
then told him my story.
ut is strange" says he. Il coul'
swear that | was the only passenge
at the time | felt so miserable AM
so shabby that | purposely waited 70
an empty car And another thing i
strange, Jim Brown" said he. Nv
have ghost in our family. A nu
is said to appear now and then, Away
to do good And my father declared tina
while he was i'll she appeared to hin
three times, always pointing to my POI
trait, which hung in his bedroom, an,
always conveying to him in some wa
that it was his duty to search for me
In fact, she was the cause of our recon
citation"
+ couldn't say anything. Neither O
us spoke about the thing again; bu
when he insisted on starting me in tn
eating house line wasn't fool enough t
refuse and, as you see. I'm not bobta
car driver any longer
No, | haven't seen anything quee
since that time, and cant say I'm am
ious; but whether the lady was ghos
or what the doctor called an optical de
fusion, it's certain that she only did goo
to all concerned. Bless her for coming
Mary Kyle Dallas in Preside Con
panion,