The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
MEADowcRoFT's MILD ONIONS
MEADowcRoFTs PRIME PoTA-
TOES

She knew that several times Parker
was on the point Of a declaration
Not yet" the girl had said TO her
self and she had ayerted diplomatic
ally the crisis, though she was be-
ginning to think one day It would
come and she would say yes. Her
mother urged her and her own
knowledge told her Of an easy future
as the wife of a man who had what
was needful and plenty more
One day the board Of managers Of
the Mortimer Pierce Hospital for Grip
pies held meeting. Funds were need
ID and number Of the young wom-
en- Of society who were interested in
the charity agreed to AK some OF those
whom they knew were well able 10
give 10 help along the cause Frances
Marvin was one Of the soliciting com
mittee. Perhaps the mother was wiser
than most in her generation. for she
suggested 10 Frances that they ask
James Parker for a contribution She
and her mother went downtown and
at the mothers suggestion went into
the Office of James Parker. stakeholder
Mr. Parker wasn't in The Office boy.
who was new and not mp to snuff. said
that Mr. Parker was in his other office
further down the street You'll find
him on the third floor at the corner
said the boy
Mrs Marvin and her daughter did
not know that James Parker had two
Offices They reached the third floor
Of the corner building Il was dingy
place and on = rather dirty glass door
appeared j. Parker Loans They
entered. There was an aute-rOOm with
two smaller rooms beyond separated
from the first by glass partition A
boy told them 10 sit down and Mr.
/ Parker would be at leisure in a few
minutes Then-they couldn't help
/ it-they heard a conversation. The
voices were those Of man and q WON
an. and the mans voice was that Of
James Parker TIE conversation ran
I ike tlfy- - -. -~@--- ten
per cent. month Is wat you agreed
TO pay and what you are bound TO pay
/ by this writing. You have already paid
me- you say, an amount equal 70 the
/ principal That has nothing 10 do
with it. If you can't pay you shouldn't
borrow
I'VE are IN trouble at home. Mr.
Parker. and wish you could be a bit
easy with US
You should have thought Of all that
before. madam. This debt Is legiti-
mate, and the law can't pick a hole
IN it. l want and must have my money
or your furniture goes
There was something Ike dry sob
from the inner room. With a common
impulse Mrs Marvin and her daughter
rose and left the room. though not
till each had plseed card before the
office boy. saying. softly: TELL him
we were here When they reached
the street and were hurrying along as
though 20 get away from a neighbor-
hood Of animal ion. the girl said:
Mother. / have heard IF such things.
that men in business made much OF
their money in other businesses Of
which only small part Of the world
knew anything. did not know that
Mr.. Parker was one Of these
Some time after this little party Of
people went 10 BowmanviIle TO see
the flowers. John Meadowcroft met
the visitors st the gate. He had
wounded squirrel in his hand. There
was a tender SOIicitu6e in his eve as
he examined the little animal and at
tended TO its injuries. Miss Marvin
thought Of something else that had
happened in downtown office not
long before. Something like a thought
Of comparison went through her mind.
and not even the fact that faint odOr
of onions came from the acres beyond
the house could turn her from the full
knowledge that here was the man
People don't know yet how it came
about. but Just before Ash Wednesday
some one who didn't know about it.
Quizzed James Parker sbaut Frances
Marvin, and asked when it was 10 be.
Don't YOU know" said Parker. and
his face was bit white. 'She mar
ried the man with the hoe Chi
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