The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-07-28

sidering that am a guest In q pr.
vate family; indeed. true courtesy for
bids my writing the facts even to you,
but thought It best - ten Jon the
plain truth, - that In case I get sick
you will know the Gauss. shall be IN
Scranten only tive days lsnsss. AID
shall try to stick II eut hero but II
things get toe bad shall - I said.
leave and g to the hstsL But even
though I should make tie change,
fear that my system 10 already 70 de-
rangsd that shall not recupsrats IN
til get homo and revive myself With
TIVE or three Ct your excellent din
nerA."
Every meal that James Randolph
ate in the Perkins house after that al
most choksd him. He WAS glad when
Mr.. Smith telegraphed him to 80 on to
Pittsburg for q few days, and stop At
Scranton On his way hack T. elsss the
deal with Horace Perkins.
X suppose" he said to Perkins, sa
their way to the station. ''that there 10
no doubt about my getting the busi-
nessT ss.....e, Ia
''Nons whatever" said Perkins. VI
don't mind telling zen, however. that
1t 10 your own personality that has
won the day. There 10 another man in
the neld who has offered Just ~ good
inducements ~ your house offered. but
in consideration Of your self-family
relations and all that-we have Decd
ed to give the contract to you. The
affair IL practically settled. When you
come back from Pittsburg everything
will be all right and you can 60 on
to Philadelphia with the papers in
your pocket" 2
At that James Randolph's conscience
smote him violently. He felt that
something was going to happen to
punish him for his sins, and it did.
James Randolph reached Pittsburg on
q Wednesday morning. On Thursday
he receiced letter from Horace Per-
kins.
1--WE have given the contract to your
competitor" he wrote. "The enclosed
letter will explain why"
James Randolph palpitated nervous
" ~ he opened the enclosure. It was
letter from his wife to Mrs. Per
kins, and ran. in this wise: 500
my Dear Kate: really am 30 in
dignant that the ties Of kinship and
the amenities Of social life cannot keep
me silent How could you have the
heart to treat my husband ~ you
have3 If you didn't want him to visit
you and didn't intend to furnish him
with the necessities of life, why did
You invite him! He could have stayed
at the hotel. The firm pays his ex-
penses, and even If they didn't, guess
he could have managed it. Really,
Kate, don't know what to think Of
you. But know what you have done
to James. I have his letter here t.
quote from. 7 can't stand the cook
ing That is what he says. You
can't get a decent meal here to save
your hfe.' James says he is sure he
will be sick after his experience 1t
your house, and he wants me to know
what causes 1t. II anything does hap
pen to him I shall never forgive you.
You know he is all have, and you
might at least have given him decent
food. James didn't want to complain,
and I don't doubt that he would be
quite angry II he knew I said anything
to you about It, but I really am 20
Disguised that can't control myself. !"
What James said may not be re-
peated. Of.
The enterprising agent of the firm of
Smith & Eldridge did not 60 to Scran-
ton on his way back to Philadelphia.
Previous to his homecoming his supe-
riors had heard q meager account of
the Scranton fiasco; what they de-
manded of James Randolph was Z full
explanation. That he did not feel
privileged to give, but Mr.. Smith, BE-
ing quickened in wits by his suspicion
Of Mrs. Curtis, made q stab at the 10
luton Of the mystery.
"I'll bet" he said, that that wife OF
yours had something to do with it"
I'll am afraid she did" stammered
James Randolph. And whatever else
he had to say he said in the privacy Of
his own home.-Philadelphia Ledger