The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-10-14

yours is one of the first out here, |
suppose" came from the thin lips of
the old clerk.
Graydon laughed.
Possibly. The company charges a
nickel ride. half n dime. Going
down, sir?'' Graydon had rung for
the elevator and was waiting in front
of the grating.
A look containing curious COM
pound of affectionate rcproach and a
certain senile gratiication at being
made the object of the boys conde-
scending raillery crossed Droom's coun-
tenance. Without. however. answering
his question he slowly and carefully
closed the door, tried it vigorously and
joined Bansemer at the shaft. With
Droo@l words were unnecessary when
actions could speak for themselves
Still living over in Wells street, Mr.
Droom?" went on Graydon. thorough.
ly at home with the man whom he had
feared and despised by stages from
childhood up.
Its good enough for me-" said
broom shortly. "'Tisn't Michigan
avenue. the Drive or Lincoln Park
boulevard, but it's just as swell as
am or ever hope to be-"
There's nothing against Wells
street. butt got ashamed of itself
when it crossed the river"
They call it Fifth avenue" sneered
broom. "but it isn't the avenue, is it,"
Bansemer was surprised to note tone
of affectionate pride in the question.
mo indeed!"
''Oh. there's only one, Mr.. Graydon,"
said the Old clerk quite warmly; "our
own Fifth avenue!"
Il had no idea you cared so much
for swagger things, Mr. Droom," OBJ
served the other. genuinely surprised.
Even Broadway is heaven to me-"
said broom, some of the rasp gone
| from his voice "Goodby. | got this
way" he said when they reached the
sidewalk little later. The young man
watched his gaunt figure as it slouched
away IN the semidarkness.
by George. the old chap is actually
homesck" muttered he II didn't
think it was in him"
Droon Lad rooms over q millinery
shop in Wells street There was a
bedroom at the back and living
room" in front. overlooking the street
rom the third story of the building.
Of the bedchamber there is but little
to say, except thai it contained a bed,
a washstand. a mirror, two straight
backed chairs arl clothespreSS.
Droon went out for his bath-every
Saturday night. The living room, .
however, was queer in more ways than
one. In one corner on a chest of draw
ers stood his oil stove, while in the OPP
posite corner big sheet iron heater
made itself conspicuous. Firewood
was piled behind the stove winter and
summer. broom lamenting that one
could not safely discriminate between
the seasons in Chicago. The chest of
drawers contained his stock of pro
visions. his cooking and table utensils
his medicine and small assortment OF
carpenters tools. He had no use fol-
an icebox.
A bookcase, old enough to warm the
heart of the most ardent antiquarian
held his small and unusual collection
of books. Standing side by side OF
the same shelf were French romanceS
and the Holy Bible. much bethumbet
and penciled. There were schoolbook:
alongside of sentimental love tales
Greek leXicons and quaint old fairy
stories, law books and works on Grim
inology; books on botany, geology
anatomy nn1 DhySicS In all perhaps
there were 200 volumes. A life OF IA
noleon revealed signs of almost con