The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-04-22

1.-THE note is overdue, admit; but b,
insists upon immediate payment, and
haven't got the money in hand ant
can't get it without considerable delay
4 'He won't waltz" Intercepted War
ner refectively.
'sNot ten minutes. He threatens t.
bring suit against me if do not satisfy
his claim at once"
Il say, now, that's roughl You'll have
to lose it, won't you? OF course you'd
have heard from Amity before this, if
he were ever going to answer your let
ter He has acted confoundedly mean
after the handsome way you treated
him when everyone else was kicking
him out of the way. What's the amount,
| North?"
1.-TWO hundred dollars"
''That alp"
"It's all, but it happens to be enough
to embarrass me for the reason already
specified"
Warner looked rather blankly at
North for an instant; then as if dis
missing all idle speculation from his
mind he said:
Now, see here; my bank is just
around the corner, and all I've got to
do to make this thing straight with old
Archer is to scratch my name to a
check. What dye say, North--shall I
do it?"
1t is needless to say that North ac-
cepted this delicately offered assistance
with hearty:
''Thank you, Warnert Pll make it
all right with you before night"
Hold on minute-be back soon"
were Warmers parting words as, with
both arms swinging energetically and
his nose high in the air, he started
around the corner at an alarming pace.
Warner is my good angel; judge, Oh
ye gods, how dearly do love hin!'
thought North, in grateful paraphrase;
then turning to his relentless creditor
he added aloud
"This matter will be adjusted in a
very few moments, Mr.. Archer
''Wal, wall, now,-ahem- amt
talsin' on about it, Mr. North, since |
see you're willing to ack fair an
squares" said Mr. Archer in modified |
tones and with an obvious wish to |
make peace. 81 hope you won't take
no oHense at what I've said, sir Bust
ness is business, you know, and has. got
TO be tended TO-"
''And civility is civility," retorted
North in mental aside, but YOU have
behaved toward me like backwoods-
man and boor!"
Nevertheless he smiled with superb
cial amiability and glanced nervously
up the street and wished devoutly that
Warner would really hurry.
''It's q fine, ba'my day, on the whole,n
continued old Mr.. Archer, as he gazed
upon the clear skies and the radiant
sunlight with the condescendingly APP
proving air of competent critic giving
his opinion of a fine effort that nature
had intended expressly for his benefit
Business is business" thought
North, magnifcently, and it forms the
only conceivable connecting link be-
tween yourself and me. You will
please conine your observations to that
one subject: it is the only common
ground upon which we can possibly
neetp
Nevertheless he bent his stately head
10 the memorable yoke of policy" and
uttered the most suave acquiescence.
"Pollytics seems to be pretty much
5he order of the day, just now" pur-
sued Mr.. Archer, probably with the
benevolent intention of drawing out
Mr. North's conversational powers,
which at that moment appe..reA - De
somewhat limited; as with the point of
lis stout ivory-headed cane he indus
riously knocked the loose stones and
pebbles off the pavement with as ear
lest application to the task as il it had I
oeen his regular occupation in life. 81
lcar that your prospects is mighty !
-ood, Mr.. North" ]
''Ah! Here's my opportunity to dis (
inguish myself" thought North, with :
sudden inspiration of reckless non
cnse. "I'll make this simple old voter :
llinlS that Pm model of disinterested :
atriotismln =,
Therefore, assuming an air and atti- n
ude Of stilted dignity, North answered
18th slight wave Of his hand as if he :,
hus rejected all political ambitions and q
oaors:
"0h, have scarcely considered my =,
Mr.. Archer. The truth is, I
0 not desire Office unless I should be- N
ome convinced that it was my duty d
lus ~ serve the public interests; and
) % the present canvass, I may say