The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21

one told me you were coming in soon. but
this is a real pleasure, indeed, and a
lot more stuff ike that
know your face and recognize your
general get up, l says, but don't make
a rise on even a single pair of nomencla-
ture.
- Names Fairchild, he says. Fair
child. You remember me- OF course you
do Used to be at your home at -
street often. See your daughter is going
20 get graduated. Glad of it, Mighty
fine girl. she. Make a mark in the
world yes, sir, make a mark in the
world Say, Campbell. old man, you We
got lots of time before the things pulled
OFT tonight let's take a run down TO
the the lake. Make you feel fine. Honest
Waters dandy"
Here's where l stand to win and
don't lose, anyway says 1 TO inner cir
Gle. and off We goes to the lake.
L insists on buying drink before We
goes INTO the water, and waves aside all
talrchllds protests. / says | want to
get some change, which was the truth.
1 pay for the drink with another five.
which tears off with a sound like a
butcher pulling kidneys out of a veal.
We get keys TO adjoining rooms. In
my apaFtment-that what they call 'eIn
out at the lake-rm the concentrated es-
sencc of caution about hiding this here
roll that I've got for | see, when We re
passing the place to dump your valuables
that Fairchild is filled with seven tons
ence of such place. Fairchild is in the
water first loiteTs, and bathes easy
Ike, making motions slow and allowing
myself to be piece OF drift on the ebb
and flow of the tide Pretty soon Fair
child announces that he's got an awful
cramp and thinks he'll go in. but /
needn't hurEX; he'll wait for me. The
steam in the kettle was getting up. In
about ten minutes Fairchild comes to the
steps and says that he hasn't got any
matches for to smoke up with. Have |
got any in my room. Sure, l have. they're
in the left hand pocket of my vest. and
l gives F8rchild the key.
1 don't know what FairChild says
while he's making this Sherlock Holmes
search of my cabin, but I've got a CLEAN
on what he thinks.
L waits a while and when ] finally
shows up l bumps into Fairchild in the
runaway, or whatever you cali it. Fine.
ne says, but ] see he's disappointed.
Gives man an appetite like a giraffe
that ain seen desert palm for weeks.
Les to the cafe
1 says it's customary to have Just
one before eating after you come out
of the water. Fairchild wanted to pay
Tor II, but l says, no, ] wants TO ger
some change again. being long on bills
all the time and short on small stuff.
Another five comes WhiTling off, making
three. Fairchild sure was a prince at
entertaining. He goes the limit for what
the cafe has, and wanted to know how
in some more delicacies.
I thinks a cigar viii be fine Fair
child wants to pay for that. too. but
m that inherently modest and reciprocal
that l won't stand for il. That makes
four bills off the roll.
While I'm buying the cigar | drops
the roll into my outside coat pocket
on the other side from FaiTchild. He
has his field glasses on the action, as
l sees quick After that it's up to me
to keep Fairchild in the offing. This
l does successful. and when we gets to
Main and Second South again I've slipped
currency is left Achieving this. | lets
Fairchild get under my lee, and pretty
soon / feel the gentle, oh. so gentle,
touch and on the spot Fairchield re
members that he's got to meet man and
he's late already.
80 I'm some satisfied with myself on all
of these here exploits. Fairchild has sep
arated himself from at least Sl5 and I've
had the first real meal since l roDDe1
the lunch basket that hadn't any buSl-
ness TO be left under a tree during
Sunday school picnic, nOhOw. l secures
a trusty messenger and sends Campbell
out his twenty dollars in silver and an
other bunch of stage that / rounds up
from Farley, saying that I've lost the
first, which was no lie, either, and L
still to the good.
About 10 o'clock while I'm piking
along First South | sees Fairchield and
Fairchild sees me and tries to dodge.
| makes il a point that he's got TO meet
me and after some NapOleonic maneuver
We meets up
Hello. Fairchild." ] says jovial and
congenial in the extreme. Il want TO
thank YOU for your entertainment this
afternoon. Water was fine, supper was
fine. wine was fine-had fine time all
around"
Campbell. you're all right-Pm id if
you amt
SO are you" says I, but you fooled
your put today