The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-03
came ! chipping back into silence and

window sill was jar filed with bios
,soming daffodils. They looked pretty |
In the sunshine. Stafford was so en-
crossed in watching them that he did
not notice the girl standing at the half
opened door until the nurse had left |
the room, and she came to the front |
of the bed and smiled down at him.
WAS it yesterday" asked Stafford.
She laughed.
"You have been bad, haven't you?
1t was day before, day before day be
fore yesterday. Last Tuesday"
Stafford stared steadily up at her,
Last Tuesday. And he should have
turned in the interview by Wednesday,
SO Curtis could hustle the illustrations.
Did you wire to New York y
I'VE couldn't. We didn't know
where to wire. You're the Prince In
cog. you know. We don't know
blessed thing about you, who you are
or where you came from. It's very In
teresting."
$50 it is" assented Stafford seri-
ously. MAY ask If Mr.. Houghton
has seen me?' ~,
~"Oh, yes. He came up the very
first thing, and he thought you were
all right We didn't want Rallies,
YOU know. One must draw the line
somewhere. But papa said you were
all right, SO We kept you. Otherwise
he would have sent you to a hospital
and settled the damages with you
later AS it Is, you are here, and have
daffodils, and"
NO damages"
She laughed at him again.
ooh, you might even collect dam
ages, In spite of the daffodils. What
shall tell papa you wantT'
Tell him | want an interview" said
Stafford, grimly. And say, will you
please give me the pad and pencil In
the inside pocket Of my oVercoat--no,
the other observation-disclosures he
comes upT
When Houghton entered he gave the
occupant of the bed quick, direct
look. The girl was behind him. Stafford
punched another pillow back Of his
head and tried to sit up.
Keep STILL" said Houghton. "Grace
will take your notes for you. Is this
what you came afterT
Yes. From the 'Record-News, New
= York" Stafford fumbled weakly t.
get his old grip on the pencil. I'VE
want your view on the strike situation
=, The elevated men went out Monday
and the subway followed them Tues
day morning. If the surface men y
9 out it will tie up the whole town
y Bixby heads the committee of arbitra
y ton, but they say you are back of hin
- and won't arbltrate"
= Houghton opened his mouth to speaI
and shut 1t again, as he looked dow
at the white, logged young face o.
the pillows. When he left the roor
half an hour later Stafford held eleve
pages of notes the girl had taken dow
for him. 1t was the broadcast inter
view old Houghton had ever given ou
to any newspaper. Stafford smile
lazily at the daffodils and thought FIRE
Il OF what Curtis would say, and seconC
4 OF how the sunlight had danced an
] fiickered around a certain girls blond
n head, as she sat by the window takin
| notes.
Il It was six weeks before he lei
v Brakesmere. He had not noticed til
4 time, 1t had been February when b
| had dropped over the stone wall.
4 was April before he wired the Recort
News he would be back at work MOI
a day.
j Houghton went himself to the ST
ton with him. The two men ha
Il passed many comradeiy ten minute
together during staffords eonvale
: cence, and it made things little easi'
: for Stafford, as he told Of Grace ar
the promise he held from her.
- Its all right, Tom," said Houghto
n Nothing to say at all I've got six
I'd them married, and they've marie
everything from broker to duk
1t. | am inclined to compliment Grace {
IN her choice. You ought to see the re
Vs. of them, especially the duke. He
taxing me for damages yet. But abo
RI, that interview, you left out one IL
tie portant feature. You wanted my vieN
a on the strike situation, didn't you, al
ne you thought was holding Bixby ba
he on the arbitration"
well, weren't you" demanded ST.
I'd, ford.
og MY boy, that strike was arbitrat
ne and settled and called OFF the mig
Id Grace ran you down with her au
ed But you can hold up your head
nd town all the same. That was the OF
interview l gave out. and it clinch
Bixby's stand. So l guess your da
mt ages are about settled. eh?"
)u- Stafford smiled, but he was Think
;ht Of girl standing among the daffod
in the garden, her face appraised to h
1 "Settled in full, for injuries
'ed ceived," he .said.-Indlanapolis Sun.