The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
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Doctor showed the trap aside. swung
the lantern slowly about his head as
be 0 a comprehensive survey, then
set II down. and drew himself up. This
instant he cleared the opening Jim
iny's head popped through Il. his legs
swiftly following.
The loft was the store room for dis
carded books ana wrecks OF furniture.
piled about In disorderly fashion. On
a box near the trap lay the obsset OF
their quest; a package carefully wrap
ped IN burlap and brown paper. As
the Doctor laid hands on II. Jimmy
snatehed the lantern and diyed down
TO the ladder. He thought he saw
something stir back In among the
piles OF books. II might be a rat Il
might be-almost anything. Al the
foot OF the ladder he cried. Hurry
upi- The Doctor was just emerging
from the trap. and although not n
ious 10 linger. he took time 10 drop
bis burden carefully on Jiminy's up
turned face. II pleased him 10 hear
Jimles sneexe. gag. and try 70 spit
out the dust.
But his smile only lasted until he
had united The package. when Il
changed 70 4 prolonged stare. aeeom
panied BY a melancholy whistle. He's
got Il after All. Jimmy. he said;
he's gone aud sol Il after all
You've got the wrong bnndle~ The
Doctor shook his head Ia sombsr and
assured negative. There wasn't any
other. there never has been. And
how do you s'pose these got up there
n he didn't put Fem there 70 cheAtg
lie held up an object that threw jim
iny back Ia commissions Of mirh
-~Breeches-his old work breeehes.
Oh. Moses-and we've been thinking
IL q the nagl Oh. gposin' we'd
tried 70 run them up tomorrow mora.
lag when the folks were al here,"
and Jimiay rolled on d desk quite
helpless
Tha Doctor ala not laugh. lie re-
Ezrded the garment with his chin
resting on his hands. while a porplex.
"a frown drew bis brows together.
That's What he was up 10. Let's see
this 10 how be said iss We've got 10
have your nag Tor tbs Fourth. Not
Nay We have M civil like Bat
We've Coz 10 have H. And tells
him; Our flags going up here on The
morning OF The Fourth Or July. b.
cause here's where It belongs. says b
Give you = treat all round for the
nsa OF ~ says be, No. afr. Says l.
Ice cream. cake and lemonade. aays
he No. air. says !: maybe you can
have Il II the afternoon, for you ga
give a couple o. dollars toward get
ting Il but ne pave The most and les
ours An right. keep yonr old Gas.
says he. but ! knew BY the twinkle IN
hia eyes that he aas bound { get II
somehow. II ~ didn't hide Il away
from him. but ! didn'f specf bed -
after Il before 70 night I've been up
hers most every day. and II LOOKED
all gight Just his sniartncss to stick
bis old brccchea there and make IA
think twas safe tlil Nc started 10 run
Il np. ] say rs mean Of hlm II be Is
my uncle
Dad says he's Tricky By name
and trickcy by nature. 1iminy was
renturinK on delicate ground Uncle
aud nephew we're not 20 many years
apart IN age. nor altogether diverse
Ia disposition.
The Doctor scarcely heard bin. he
was doing some hard thinking The
lantern isght shonc on his red hair. |
and revealed gathering resolution in
each freckle. Red hair and blue eyes
can be trusted TO take care Of them.
selves. red hair and brown eyes 10
look after other people. red hair aud
gray eyes-bcware, The Doctor had
gray eyes.
Jimmy be said. pounding The
desk he sat on with hin fst. well
have our flag on our W flagstaff 81
we have TO chop theirs down. Now.
you listen. He and Nick Fielding and
Joe straycr and a lot OF the other
areboys n stay up tn midnight to
biow OF the anvil--you know they al
ways do. Then they keep up a racket
for a while. run up the Gag and so
home for a nap. when they go home
for a nap this time. Jimmy. wen Jerk
our nag down in q hurry"
Moses. we'll have to hang round
and watch them all night"
Who's carin'f I'd 'liever stay up
ten nights than have Harry Trsckey
keep our Gag on his old pole"
n don't believe we can haul Il
by ourselves.~
"Pahaw. Its just like pulling Il
here. only the ropes are long
Particularly dear TO the heart OF
he Doctor was District seven's new
nag. He had been the originator OF
he plan TO purchase IL, the most per
sistcnt beggar Of contributions, and
rooted objections to manual
abor. had even dug and delvcd 10 add
o the fund. Therefore he felt a spe-
,lal proprietary right in the banner
hat was to float over the school house
certain patriotic exercises on
he morning Of the Fourth.
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