Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-27

about a mile from the village and the
road is good and Miss Laura and 7
drive over twice a day. Miss Laura
lets me drive sumtimes, but she's
afrade lie get the horse-his name Is
The lookout of the stile of driving
that women prefur. And when l titen
up on the lines and The Dock strikes
a lively clipp. she says 'Steddy, Tom
N.Y. and then l have to pull him in.
But she is a nice girl Notwithstanding.
She has the prittiest brown hair, and
such dope darke eyes, and such a
sweet way of s%peekin'. And they
have q butiful home. Its on a hill and
you can see miles around 1t. From
my window l can catch site of the
lake thru a gap In the hills. It's a
very nice lake tho not dope enun to
drown me-and Laura's father owns
it. They say he is pritty rich. Mr..
Rummidge-he sells books In the vii
lage and lets you borrow them for too
sents a ~day-says Laura's father Is a
village Creeses. 1t tells about Creeses
somewhere in a book and he was the
IlCutSl uldu Ill luC oldlCf ~ 4 hAh
he is dead now. 1 CESS you must have
heard about him. He was a HISTORY
kal carackter. l wish o vas here.
Brother jim. We'd have CRATE times.
Laura's most as good as a boy for
havin' fun. Thare 1 heer her calm.
The Dock Is a-champin IN his bit
and waitin' impashent at the cassel
gait. That's the way Laura talks.
She's most as good as a play actor.
Aunt Emmyline says Lauras roman
tick. So l must close. Write just as
soon as you heal from papa and NAM
ma From your loving brother,
tom"
James Thornton. rising young attor-
ney, smiled over this epistle and laid
1t away carefully in a %pigeonhole of
his desk, whence it would be taken
and inclosed with his next letter to
the absent parents across the sea.
There was a long gap between broth
er Jim, aged 81, and brother Tom,
aged II, and this gap had seemingly
drawn them closer together. To broth
er Jim, brother Tom had never SEEM
ed the aggravated nuisance that little
brothers usually appear in h eyes of
older brothers. Jim had looked with
amused tolerance on Toms widest
pranks, and as for Tom-well, there
were few heroes Of childish romance
that did not suggest his clever big
brother. And Tom had been left in
Jim's care while the father and not
overstrong mother went abroad for
the latter's health. 1t was q hot sum-
mer, and Tom was convalescing from
a severe case of measles, and so Jim
thought it wise to pack him off to a
little village that nestled in the woods
of the upper Hudson, where he was
sure to receive the best Of care at the
home of q superannuated bookkeeper
of the firm of which James Thornton
was the newly admitted junior mem
Der. And 1t was from Bookkeeper
Barclays home that Miss Laura Gar.
mar had fairly kidnapped him. True,
she wrote q model letter to Jim. in
which she requested the loan of his
young kinsman, but before his answer
could be received she had him install
ed at Greycrag. and in a position tt
add his petition to hers.
He was such a delightful boy. she
wrote, and he would make the hour.
at Greycrag seem so much less lone
some. Saving for the presence of 6
maiden aunt she was quite alone there
her father and mother having gone
to California to take an invalid sistel
OF the latter. Besides she was sur,
the altitude of Greycrag was quite Ger
tain to hasten the return of Tommy
strength. She hoped this was no
taking a liberty. but she had neve
seen a boy who charmed her quite a
much-perhaps because he reminde,
her of a little brother who had passe,
away In his seventh year.
What could Brother Jim do? H
wrote a qualified acceptance of thi
letter of invitation. She must prompt
ly return Tom when she tired of him
She mustn't tolerate him If he prove,
to be rude or unmanageable. And b
would ask 1t as a particular favor 1
she would at once communicate t
him any infraction Of conduct O
which Tom might be guilty. "Bein
SO very much the youngest of tn
family" he wrote, in conclusion, "
fear that we fail to realize how thol
oughly he is spoiled No doubt 20
will find this out very soon. The me
ment you do. kindly return him to NJ
Barclay, to be left until called for"
Miss Laura Garman briefly acknow
edged Brother Jim's letters, promisin
to faithfully abide by all its cond