Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-07
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and the disreputaDle looking tramp VINO
hoa entered the garden heard Mr.. Stock
Wells remark and came to q stop on the
travelled walk.
Neither Mr.. Stockwell nor his trusted
clerk, Chip Ferris, saw him as he halt
crouched beneath the open window, from
rb;ch place their tones were plainly
audible.
M Stockwell had the largest grocery
IN Lebanon, and Chip Ferris, though only
N years old, was his right hand man.
He owned another grocery in Milldale,
a thriving little village eight miles away,
and Chip had just been directed by him
to 90 over and collect the months re-
ceipts from the man in charge.
nTell Hanley I'll be in Milldale to see
him lust as soon as can get out of the
house. said Mr.. Stockwell, who had been
overcome by his old remedy, the rheu-
matism. 1--WE instructed him in the note
to turn over the collections to you, and
II any stock is needed he can let you
know"
The man at the window did not wait
To hear more, but went noiselessly to the
gate, all thought Of begging removed
from his mind
A compaliG;i, us ragged and vicious
looking as himself. stood waiting for
him some distance down the street.
"What kept you SO longY' he growled.
"Any luckg'
~ should say So" was the response.
"You didn't get any money, did your
mo- but We'll soon have plenty II we
manage things right"
And he proceeded to confide what he
had overheard, whereat the other worthy i
eyes glistened.
"Well, that is luck, and no mistake, .
he said IF he's only boy it will be as
easy as rolling off log. There he comes
now
At that moment Chip Ferris was clos
ing Mr.. Stockwell's gate.
He walked down the street in the di-
rection of the two men, giving them nc
more than casual glance as he passed
by, for tramps we've no rarity in Lebanon
"Those fellows are pretty rough look
ing customers" he thought. "It'sa won
der the constable hasn't got them"
1t was o'clock then, and he went tc
the stable in the rear of the shop and
harnessed the horse to light vehicle.
The drive to Milldale was a pleasant
one, and Chip enjoyed the prospect Of il
exceedingly.
About mile from town, resting un
der leafy tree by the roadside, wert
the two tramps he had seen some time
before.
"Hello!' he said to himself. "Thert
are those fellows again. | wonder wha
they're up to now"
He passed by in cloud of dust, and
looking back, saw that an animated con
versation had suddenly sprung up be
tween the two.
Somehow Chip got it into his head tina
they were talking about him.
"They can't know about the money
of course" he said, uneasily "Sucl
men look evil enough to do anything.
When he reached Milldale he was dis
appointed to learn that Mr.. Hanley hat
gone into the country to look at a col
that he thought of purchasing.
The money was locked up in the SAT
and he had the key with him, so tina
there was nothing for Chip to do but t.
wait for his return, which he did with
good deal of impotence.
1t was nearly o'clock and the SUI
was far down in the west when MI
Hanley came back, and Chip lost n
time in transacting with him the busi
ness on which he had come.
Better stay with me to supper, Chip,
said Mr.. Hanley. "Therell be moo
at 9 to light you back"
mo, thank you," said Chip. II don
want to be out late with this money
Ill just take some bread and cheese wit
me-"
He babe Mr., Hanley good-by, and
giving his horse the reins. was 500
going at smart pace through Milldalt
until the last of the struggling houses 8
Its outskirts was left far behind.
The sun sank behind the distant blu
hills and twilight came on.
ut won't be long now before it's dark,
said Chip, II hope won't meet thos
tramps again. They'd stop me in mil
ute If they thought l had so much none
about me-"
AS the light faded he grew more ner'
Gus, and, with an idea in his head,
refined in the horse to carry it out, fir
looking around to satisfy himself thu
no one was in sight.
In his pocket was a copy Of the villas
paper, which he carefully tore into striI
the size of bank notes.
de selected from the roll Of notes M
Hanley had given him four of the lea
valuable and wrapped them around tt
strips, placing them in his pocketbook.
The money he hid in one of his shoe
Perhaps I'm over cautious" he tol
himself, with a smile. "Those me
nave likely enough taken another roa'
out If they should try to rob me this b
gus roll may fool them"
de was half way home when he can
W large tract of woods, through whi'
the road passed for some distance.
The thick foliage of the over archil
tfees shut out the light, and the ro'
was so bad that Chip was obliged to ]
the horse walk.
there was an absurd story which HI
long been current Of headless hors
man who appeared in these very WOOD
anu Chip could not help recalling it wi
ashudder in spite Of its utter improt
bilty.
suddenly the horse SHED, and t
startled boy caught sight Of two da
ngQres lYinp in wait at thu side of