The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-01

1ad been accounted one or the pest
athletes the university had ever had. I
lie left record for the "two-twenty'
and shot-put which stands to-day, and
very fall after his graduation he re-
:eived letters from the head coach of
,he eleven begging him to drop prac-
Vice for a week or so land come down
20 get the tackles into some kind of
shape" From which it may be readily
Inferred that Fleming was not the
nan to be easily stirred, especially by
anonymous letters.
1t was on mild October day that |
he doctor received the first one. 1t |
was addressed in a scrawling hand. |
evidently disguised.
Do not go to l26 Kilton street any
consideration. This Is the advice of a sin
ere we'll wisher.
| Fleming tossed It into the waste
| basket and In two minutes had for
| gotten its existence. A day or so
alter another met with similar fate.
put. when the third arrived, the young
| physician was plainly annoyed.
Now what the devil" he began
mpatiently, and then read again the
scrawling hand.
Under no consideration go to l26 Ki|ton
| street. Your practice Is not all you have
imagined IL would be-
Hang it, growled the doctor.
that's true enough"
nevertheless. there are things which
money cannot compensate. The person
Interested in your welfare who sends
| lR
he fears that one or two you might think
merely "A Joke. Permit him to say II Is
nothing OF the kind. but IA very serious
matter and moreover, II Is highly im-
rerative, for your present and future wei
fare, TO give the above number wide
berth.
The note was signed "One who
takes interest enough in you TO warn
YOU"
The doctor was thoroughly exas.
perated
Interest be hanged" he growied
Whoever YOU are. you're oonsum'
mate coward. Why don't you come
out like man? The more fool you
TO think III pay attention to your I'm
pertinent scrawls l don't even know
where your street Is, and what's more
| don't care rap" With that he
tossed the note into the waste basket
and ten minutes later he was look
Ing up Kilton street in the directory
He found Il led on one OF the main
thoroughfares down by the wharves
A rather unsavory locality, he re
Gccted. and one to which he was, IN
no wise likely to be summoned. Why
then. should his "well.wisher" warn
him against II? II this WAS some joke
Of the boys, they were doomed to dis
appointment He would treat tho
whole matter with Indifference, Nay
more, he would utterly ignore II, Whc
said he had ever received anonymous
notes? who? He rlarod about him IN
the gathering dusk OF his ONCE and thcr
fell to laughing TO find himself &c
much exercised about the AFFAIR.
II happened that one afternoon Q
professional call took him down TO the
vicinity Of the waterfront, and. AS he
same away. II occurred To him to sc
out OF his way a block or so. and have
. look AT 1876 kilton street He found
4 easily enough~-an old brick house
with swell front running up the entir,
'hree stories. and It's general aspect 81
degeneration heightened by an add
: Iional story recently built on and GOV
sred with zinc.
80 that's the enemy" he said, M
he stood on the opposite curb. Seed,
did holo enough-~probably sailors
lodging house or "A sweat shop, Doesn'
took unusually dangerous. By love
I've half mind To 20 over and RIM
The bell"
lie debated the idea "A moment. ther
turned on his heel and went up town
II was not physical fear but horrol
81 being ridiculous that kept him from
solving the riddle then and there. Al
Il was. he WAS completely dlsRustet
by the intensity OF his own curios!t,
which the letters had aroused
Next morning. the boy who wal
cleaning up his Office was favored viii
some pretty stin language Flemius
stood reading the following
u II highly essential that The mattel
.eterred To IN many previous letters e'
again brought 10 your attention, II ~ syi
4iuhicAtion from 100 Kilton street Yes
tcrday you went 10 the address mentioned
end for time II seemed quite posslbi'
tHmi sou would enter Your better ihdg
etont prevailed. however. and you wen
away without making so grave an error
Again be warned against entering tina
nouse 10 rot show yourself Ia The Yicin
~ oven u is dangerous for you TO d
g. The person who s"nds you thir know
. bbsreof he writes
See here" the doctor yelled. -four
phing the letter Ia the face Of tbs
startled boy, is there any part OF thiI
tity I'm afraid 10 enter No." he bel
,,wed ia answer to bis own question
and what's more. IN 20 where an'
shen ! like
lie seized his hat and stick an,
damned oni ~ the Office. leaving th'
ARtonished yauaRstof trembling In th'
larihcsi corner Flv" minutes late
! ne was baca for bis coat The No
|. rrfpber chill bad cooled his wrail
somewhai. hu, II Jared forth again Al
le opened Telegram handed him b.
, waiting messenger.
DO not 70 10 lzG Remember"
THAT retirs g. be Eaii with de
! termination. and donninE his coat. b.
/, tutysod down the street aad baarde'