Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-13
SAVING a fortune.


leave Hinee the population was com
ppssd q gAmbaera, eutthroata. ais
pensERn ~ aEeohoISc drfnkA. miaers
and stOTekeepeEA. mentiOned % order
q importance Ths only respectable
family n The place vas that Of Georga
Jonas. Who kept . general store. ana
- BE- was the onEy man who never
Sold anything Oh trust all the ua0ney
gradually found its way into his eof-
faEM X was like washing gold TIE
GArt was constantly ahaken M among
the cfti1sns. the naesnI shaking 10 the
bottom of Jones pan.
Every one knew that Jones wac
gatherang = snug sum and that be
wished 20 take It and his children 20
q ruSpectabae place. Every one was
waiting for him to make the attempt,
raiying on the read agents when be
did - 70 relieve him o. the funds
While ON the Foute amd start them
again Tn circulation. Fur9herm0Fe. the
read agents were waiting 20 carry out
this pEaiReworthy object
One day q red aag appeared at Jones
store. and Il was announced that be
would sell the remnant % his stock at
auctfon- He sod on sixty dayT credit,
letting Il Be known that when the
notes fen dne and were collected be
proposed 70 Ieave Cinnamon with his
family and his fortune. There wac
nOS a thousand d0EEarg worth on woodn
left. and thess JoneB sold 70 anybody
who wanted anything on his credit
plnD- Everybody wanted goods 20
easily 0btalnable. and Jones 10 q few
houEs exchanged the stuR for notes
While jones was thus giving credit
Tor MONEY credit was due Mrs. Jones
for being = very shrewd woman. A
week befCns the falling due Of the
notes she issued invitations for a
-BuarEy." 70 whieh every one I'm town.
including gamblers and road agents.
was invited. 20 celebrate the departure
of tho Jones family on the day after
the said notes fell due. Her husband.
generous man. made Il known that II
any Of the debtors found Il inconven-
lent 70 pay Nc at maturity tho matter
would b. left open for q reasonable
time, These two propositions en-
haneed the popularity Of the Jones
family, and the cutthroata got their |
horses ami their guns ready 10 return
the family fortune 10 circulation.
had clerked for Jones and was
ready 70 DO anything IN the world for |
him. bat be dldn't trust me tn the
last minute. though be told me 10 be
ready on short notice 20 50 somewhere |
with him. ! was not Included IN Mrs. |
gOnea' Invitations for her ''suarry."
which surprised me. had a room op- /
posite the Jones' house. aud the night /
tho party came on ! watched the
lhECng 90 In and knew by tho gradual
y incFeaaing sounds coming from with.
n that the guests were getting cheer
fui, BY n o'clock most % them were
drunk, the worst element being laId
sut on the noor where they had SUNK
b their exuberanee Of spirits. /
aouid see through the windows Jones
1pening ehampagne. his wife serving
satahlea and the children carrying the
uxuKies 20 the guests. Then I saw
Jones himself. drunk as a lord, pledg.
ng hia guests. while bic wife took up
he eoFkscFew. which be was no longer
lhls 10 wieId.
had been told 70 remain IN my
'oom ready for orders, and at midnight
mw Jones eDaerEe from his house ANA
'oma aeFoas the street, aud. walking
straight a. an infantry sergeant, he
laaded for me. when be came under
~ window be called TO mo SoftIy. 1
rent down. and. taking me through
be back de0F and the yard. he stopped
'afOFe q two horse team standing on
he street beyond. Jones told me 10
~ In and take the rcins / did 90,
md ~ we drove on no strapped q
race Of pistols around his waist aud
AID two more 1t my feet at the bot.
ON o. the wagon. On the outskirts
{ the town we stopped for a minute
4 house while Jonea lifted into ths
uGgy q bon containing $4,000 In gold.
We had the best team Of horses In
hat region, and they did good service I
V cOurpe we didn't know whether we
ed been betrayed By some one who ,
"a gOt wind Of the trick, though /
oEes had takan no oaR into his conn-
enee Anyway every now and then
- pulled IN ana listened for footballs. I
considering what be bad az stake.
onsa wmn pretty eool.
On the start | drove pretty fast. hut !
oRaa coneluaed that we had better
ave the h0Fsea ~ much 40 possible.
- ! soon slowed downL We made
airty miles without stopping except
q water and another ten before giV-
q The horses q fred. Then Ne break 1
lstod ourselves and gave the team q
- hours rest And 80 Ne went % '
: easier aud eaaier stagas tiil We
laehad the railroad. Jonnn boarded q
tFnin. and I drove ielaaroiy bach 10 q
lmmmm0n. .
I found the towm parfsctly quiet. buE .
lupondent Janns had got away with
! ths money Tiers was N n. and the
logpect wna not attractive. Nobody
iAed me aboat Whsrs had been, for &
Teiybody knew. MFs Jones was The q
IN ona fnferaNaN1 Rha anfA thai