Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-26
BY
Jeanette
Benton
HIS
CRACK
JOB
Copyright,
1907, by the
\ y. Mcclure
Company

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young women who emphasized thelr
social standing by minute accounts OF
their nlstresses' diamonds. The gov
ncr had often materially increased his
bank account by those financial point
crs.
one Tuesday night he dropped into
Wilcy's II was sometimes a little
mixed there, and he met almost imme,
dntely nrtatiOus young woman
who. he found, was general house
maid to young couple in the sub
urbs. She prattled interesting things
while they were sitting out dance
Il am dead tired tonight" she con
fided. I'VE had a l O'Clock luncheon
today twenty covers laid an
the tables one glisten of solid silver
an cut glass We are 1T when II
comes to solid silver"
You must have the coin" the gov
ner remarked casually.
"Oh. not special. It's weddin' pres
ents. They've both got rich folks, an
they give them just scads an scads of
solid silver"
The gov'ner regarded her with beam
ing interest.
"A gauzy butterfly like you oughtn't
TO wear themselves out with work.
What's your push ont there?" he in
quired tenderly.
Miss Nellie tossed her head.
Just me an him an her an the
baby, an he gone half the time"
She unconsciously lowered her voice.
Hes gone now, an she thinks I'm
there in bed. l am goin' TO Mulhalrs
party tomorrow night too
Suppose the crooks do the house,
an her alonei" he suggested.
Miss Nellie squealed.
Mercy me, Ion don't think I'd
fight 'em if l was there, do you? Oh,
she's got telephone right in her room.
She could get help easy enough"
The goV'ner smiled. 1t was a lei
surely matter to finish Il job and get
comfortably away after the telephone
bell had called for help. 1t was sur
prising no one had got ON to dead
open and shut job like that.
Three o'clock the next morning found
him padding gently up the still half
country street. Just ahead of him
were the dim outlines of large lawn
heavily shaded with trees,
He yaulted the fence and strolled
leisurely up through the trees. Not
even bloomin' dog" he murmured
pityingly
Ten minutes later he walked quietly
into the house and found his way into
the hall. lie generally found the hall
first and radiated from there.
He had hardly stepped in when a
door ON the upper floor opened sharply.
Nellie! Nellie called frightened
voice. There is something dreadful
the matter with the baby, and the tel
ephone won't work! Nellie"
The voice rose TO shrek of terror
There was rush of mutfled footsteps
through the upper hall.
The gov'ner listened sympathetically
Nellie is at Mulhalrs an good until
s o'clock" he murmured
There was an instant's silence; then
the voice broke out afresh in deeper
terror:
"Oh. she's dying-She's dying"
The gov'ner scratched his head dis
tractedly He hated TO see folks in
trouble.
Baby, Baby" The voice was heart
breaking. Isn't there anybody TO help
me?'
An instant later he stood at the door
Of the lighted chamber
Can do anything for you. ma'am?'
he inquired politely Il heard you as
! was passin.
\ woman kuelt by the bed. She was
very childhke looking She swept the
hair back from her face and regarded
him with terror stricken eyes,
\ baby lay on the bed Little rings
Of dark hair CURED damply on its pallid
forehead Its little face was CHASTITY
blue and plnched. Suddenly its head
drew back more violently and its limbs
commenced 10 witch in long. convul-
Siye ShudderS.
She clutched the gov'ner's arm and
shook il hercely,
Cant you 10 anythingf" she De
handed.
Il don't know" he said then his face
cleared. Heaven knows from what re-
cess Of his life he drew tue iuforma
ton, but he found il.
Il know" he said briskly. Its hot
water. Go get some hot water in some
thin big enough to put the kid In"
She disappeared like an arrow loosed
from a bow
The gov'ner slipped his long, dexterous
fingers soo,hingly along the clammy
little body.
There was a sudden splash in the
hall, and the girl mother came breath
lessly in with a small tin bathtub,
Get its dudS off, he said auJhorita
lively. This water amt hot enough,
but it'll have TO pass now"
The poor little mothers fingers were
trembling. SO they were nearly useless.
She turned great irnnlorinr eyes on