The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-31
By E7au

by Office IN his Old. Joyous, of
ay, and after a crushing han
BEGAN to tumble my paper
and play with my keys just a
rv as If he hadn't been IN Soutl
for the last three years, out 0
Sody reach, and almost out O
cdy's mind.
.iriy made me feel like a DO,
10 see frank sitting there tell.n,
Ventures. He had led rovin,
ek and forth between Chill ant
/ seemed. Selling every colder
unity for trade; now Will
States goods, and now with ma
hmonds. and he had something
with that great railroad thai
mountain gorge. planned b.
his own country's engineers
had made a fair fortune by II
ngots and ducats, and all man
Foreign reckoning, and here he
fine bronZed fellow of 20, in
h glory of life. all the drudgery
18th the world before him where
se.
while | had had my own little
and Frank wanted to hear all
be ill-paid clerkship, the love
tage, the starting out at last in
cautious business of my own
opes. the fears, and the dear
eigned over by my own Gertie,
y Tot. our precious youngster.
D Frank to stay and go up to
with me, to see my household
himself.
10! he was in a great hurry to
e city-meant to go off by the
in up to a little village some
inbred miles distant, where
his folks used to live. That
as much like home as any
said, and he was restless
at once. He was in glorious
took the most cheerful view
told me not to be discour-
pre- was a good time coming
so. in all the bravery of
June, off he went, and ! heard
of him till last Thursday.
hursday, he came into my
ain, and all his good spirits
70 be dashed out of him. He
in a languid way, kept star
u the window as if he wasn't
in anything-said he found
still living up in the village,
Jas a COMPOUNDED dull little
fact, everything seemed
and strange to him, and he
go back to Chilli, first
lr TO Peru.
ested to him not to be dis
there was a good time COM
But he deigned no answer.
here smoking one cigar after
looking as aimless and
a perfectly we'll man can
bly, look. | went on posting
and wondering what could
Pened to cut the poor fellow
hen business was over. |
to go home to dinner with |
thought maybe a sight of |
Tot would cheer him up a |
held back some, but | took |
with me finally.
Fas at the window watching.
poy in her arms, and came |
IS, welcoming Esterhazy as
as possible. Frank is too
y a fellow to be morose be-
so he made himself agree
feaily got into quite a frolic
fter dinner. But when the
sent of to bed, then the
look deepened down in his
and that, combined with
Difference and ready kind
pietely won Gertie's sym
she exerted herself to
evening pass pleasantly to
X, exclaimed Gertie, with
coaxing smiles. Speaking
Just reminds me of some
haven't much to do to-
pu know you haven't; and
you take me around to the
fture galleries."
d little, thinking of some
Siness emergencies.
a day out will do you
Gertfe. getting in earnest.
atiful things improves peo-
m sure we ought to want
we'd
Ihls with~a philosophic air
PIE me, and | consented,
willingly enough, to go
me next day. always pro-
the sun shone. | asked
nazy IL he wouldn't Join
pe seconded the invitation
ow much about pictures" ,
ing at her. but a day
iends will be a pleasure
nave business trips to
or three directions, to
PIE Inquiries, but Friday
day to start on a jour :
so believe | will stop :
Prs, and go sightseeing I.
don't know but / am be-
superstitious,"
why Friday should be
Z Gertie. lightly. 1T is
pay, YOU know-the lady o
morning at ten o'clock.
ppped into my Office and "
: after. Gertie put in an
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