Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-20

drive over twice a day. Miss Laura
let's 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 tften
up on the ines 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 notwithstandln'.
She has the prittiest brown hair, n
such depe darke eyes. and such a
sweet way of speekin'. And they
have q butiful home. Its on a hill and
YOU can see miles around 1t. From
my window 1 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. MIR.
Rummidge-he sells books In the vii
lage and let's 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
richest man in the State, but 1 think
he Is lead now. 1 CESS you must have
heard about him. He was a HISTORY
kal carackter. 1 wish you was here.
Brother Jim. We'd have CRATE times.
Laura's most as good as a boy for
havin' fun. Thare l beer her calm.
The Dock Is a-champin on 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 1 must close. Write just as
soon as you hear from papa and NAM
ma From your loving brother.
tom"
James Thornton, rising young attor-
ney, smiled over this epistle and laid
it 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
err Jim. aged 81, and brother Tom,
aged IL. and this gap had seemingly
drawn them closer together. To broth
er Jim, brother Tom had never SEEM
Ell the aggravated nuisance that little
brothers usually appear in the 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 a hot sum-
mer, and Tom was convalescing from
q severe case Of measles, and so Jim
thought 1t 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 a superannuated bookkeeper
of the firm of which James Thornton
was the newly admitted junior mem.
Der. And it was from Bookkeeper
Barclays home that Miss Laura Gar
man had fairly kidnapped him. True
she wrote a model letter to Jim. IL
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 Il
add his petition to hers.
He was such a delightful boy, sh,
wrote, and he would make the hour
at Greycrag seem so much less lone
some. Saving for the presence of
maiden aunt she was quite alone there
her father and mother having gonI
to California to take an invalid siste
of the latter. Besides she was sur
the altitude of Greycrag was quite cer
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 dor II
wrote a qualified acceptance of thi
letter of invitation. She must promp
ly return Tom when she tired of hin
She mustn't tolerate him If be prove
to be rude or unmanageable. And b
would ask it a. a particular favor
she would at once communicate I
him any infraction Of conduct {
which Tom might be guilty. "Bein
so very much the youngest of IL
family" he wrote. in conclusion,
fear that we fail to realize how tho
oughly he is spoiled. No doubt yc
will find this out very soon. The m
ment you do. kindly return him to NJ
Barclay, to be left until called for"
Miss Laura Garman briefly acknoy
edged Brother Jim's letters, promisil
to faithfully abide by all Its con-
tions. and thanking Jim for accedi
to her request.