Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-01

o.oao.y, eyes twinklinx. for Miles,.
must nave fallen heir to that .o..s
but you got the sovereign, VI ,
II. didn't you. cabbyY Aou so'
The driver affirmed the fac, u,.s
essary neat and profanity ana a.
amendment to the effect that hs r... sn
"aVe spoiled his fares sano,,.sA
4 factory. en Tess salts
49,. .ae Information proved SO amus,n.
Ia LAKEWOOD, chuckling. forhore e
$50. the manner Of its deliyerv onS
..anuoning until more fayorabie t,,ns
Tue chase OF the coy SOVEREIGN nnnao '
eA.racted from one trousers 49,,
nalI a handful Of large Enplish s.n
change. siiSn small
Three shillings and sixpence n.
counted the coins into the co,,-, o
erimy and bloated paw and adI.s =
quietiy: The exact distance Is ratho.
TESS tnan four miles, nv mannn'..
.are' precisely 2 shillings Won 49,
Yep the extra IS pence for no.
lug sucn conscientious blackguardN
'aih IL over with the officer hero
Please yourself"
aouoed TO the bobby, who. favor.
apiy impressed by Kirkwood smi,aa
at the cabby cold. hard smi,a
whereupon the latter. smirkino IN ~,
aoasned triumph. spat on the pave.
1neht at kirkwood's feet, gathered mn
me reins and wheeled out. W
restoring shillings and few
Ia. copper pennies to his pocket. he
entered the vast and echoinp train
sned. In the act his attention was
attracted and Immediately riveted hv
Tue spectacle of burly luggage NAVY
IN blue jumper in the act of making
OH with large folding sienboard Of
winch the surface was lettered ex.
pahsiVely with the advice, in red
against white background "Roat
Train Leaves on Track 81
Excitedly Kirkwood touched tho
mans arm with OBTAINING hand
Boat train" he gasped. pointing at
the board.
Left ten minutes ago. thank Won.
SIR" ''"'
well. but or course I con GOT
another train at TilburyY'
For yer boat? No, sir thank Won
Sir. Won't be another tryne till morn.
In, SIR"
"Oh-h!
Aimlessly Kirkwood drifted away
his mind "a blank.
Some time later he found himself on
the steps outside the station. trying to
stare out Of countenance a glaring
electric mineral water advertisement
ON the farther side of the Euston road.
He was stranded.
Distracted. he searched pocket after
pocket, locating his watch, cigar case
and cigarette case. matchbox. pen
knife, all the minutiae of pocket hard |
ware affected by civilized man, with
old letters, cardcase, a square en-
velope containing his steamer ticket. |
but no sovereign purse. His small |
change pocket held less than 3 !
and eight, to be exact |
and brass key, which he failed to
ASSDSh iES as olC VI lis UelOIlSllSS.
And that was all. At some time dur
ing the night he had lost Tor been cum
ningly bereft Off that little purse of
chamois skin containing the three gold
en- sovereigns which he had been hus-
to pay his steamer expenses
and which. If only he had them now,
would stand between him and starya-
ton and a night in the streets. If
Brentwick were only In town! But he
wasn't and wouldn't be within the
week.
mo good waiting here" he conclud-
ID. Composing his face, he re-entered
he station. There were bis trunks, of
course. He couldn't leave them stand
ng on the station platform forever.
He found the luggage room and in
erviewed a mechanically courteous at
endant, who. as the result of profound
advised him to try his
uck at the lost luggage room across
t was a foregone conclusion that his
fleets had not been conveyed to the
rilbury dock. They could not have
zen loaded into the luggage van with
ut his personal supervision. Still. any
hing was liable to happen when his
nlucky star was in the ascendant.
He found them in the lost luggage
DOM.
A clerk helped him identify the arti-
les and ultimately clucked with per-
unctory note, "Sixpence each. please"
'I-ah-pardonY'
"Sixpence each. the fixed charge, sir.
or every twenty-four hours or frac-
on thereof, sixpence per parcel"
"Oh, thank you so much" said Kirk
rood sweetly. II will call tomorrow"
Every good. sir. Thank you. sir"
Five times sixpence is two and SIX"
.irkwood computed, making his way
astily out of the station lest a worse
hing befall him. mo, bless your
eart-not while two and eight repre-
,nts the sum total Of my fortune"
He wandered out into the night. He
|uld not finger round the station till
awn and what nrof7f fO him ~ ha