Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-08

WIS about time for the sale Of old
1oey's package and we orter Walcn
out fur It, sure" remarked smitheIs
one day, somewhat irreleyantly
And then IN response 70 my equal
tart inquiry he related the fol-
~ owing story, which ! tell after my
own fashion, since 1t inks my pen IL
tranNrlbe his patter.
Some time before smithers was so
fortunate as to connect himself with
me. he was travelling west per freight
to the name Of old Joey There can
be no doubt that old Joey was as dis
reputable as he was anclent-a tramp
BIZ nature, yet prone TO wander IRON
the paths Of vagrancy into those OF
crimlnallty He generally Travelled Tor
his health. TO which close confinement
was detrlmenml stunning obserya-
ton with that exclusyeness which be-
speaks one whose resources are not de-
pendent on the communal spirit OF the
age. 49,,
The old cogger was close mouthed
about his graft. but Smlthers judged
II 10 he widely comprehensive not cOn'
fined 10 apples. FOR instance but COM
prslng any fruit from the tree OF
inowledge. 1t was evident however
TINT ne mad not fo egathered any plums
at an events, and yet he seemed to
gain good cheer with every revolution
Of the wheels.
smithers noted this popularity and
by shrewd questions gradually led hun
10 say thar he had forwarded by eN-
press certain package TO the city 81
refuge Wtither they We're bound Whlch
when would insure for him
A residence on the sunny side OF Easy
street FOR Me- Further Information was
hopelossly cut 90 just at this point;
FOR the train, taking a particularly
sbarp curve I'm a peculiar hard way, old
Joet was loeuci from the bumpers
ana sGcctualiy resolved into his com
tonnat carts alous mile or so OF the
Cln1g rhth
WHY haven't you inquired long ago
Tor This PACKAGE ! asked. as Smithers
1M9hsa With m0rtuary tribute quite
too realistic for repetition
you don't spose he told me the
krect name aud address, 90 your ne
Yetorted. and upon mature elaboration
didn't. ...
"Then how are you gong to identity
~" | concluded
'Weli" he explained "the old mans
traces was tied up with bits OF yaller
,one which | have iggered must have
bsen left over from the bundle
This furnished a fair working hypo-
thesis anyhow, and the scheme Itself,
belng gamble appealed, Of course, to
my sporting blood, SO In the END
smithers and occupied front seats at
the duly advertised auction OF UNI
claimed packages In the possession OF
the express company.
The assemblage was as motley as the
commodities, and glad was when
smithers Indicated as our quarry rec
tangular package, tied with yellow.
string, which looked for all the w0rlo
as II Il might contain q specimen OF tue
output of some backyard, This i'm
presslon seemed to prevail generally,
FOR there was no bidding against me,
and the auctioneer joklngly suggested
that should put II In my hat when he
knocked il down for % cents.
oIrs a gold one, Cargo whispered
smithers before we reached the street.
and, fined with your front II orter be
ayall'ble among the hayseeds'
made no reply, | never spoke until
we were back In our room, My fingers,
tightly olaspIng that package kept re-
peatlng a message through their sensl-
tive tips which dare not believe. They
trembied as undld the yellow tape and
my whole frame responded as ! lad
back the wrapper for that despised
specimen, that dubious gold brick, was
a solid pile OF crisp. new bills'
They were twentles, gold certificates,
bearing the vlgnette Of Mr. Secretary
Manning, as like as II he had just called
the convention TO order, and as fresh,
as unspotted as II little girl In the
bureau OF printing and engraving had