Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26

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son the lCay lCell hare some chocolates
Two street cars suddenly swooped in
opposite directions upon the youngster>
Morley dashed between them and
pinned the infantile messenger by the
neck, holding him in safety. Then
from the corner of his street he sent
him on his way, swindled, happy and
sticky with vile. cheap candy from the
Italians fruit stand.
Morley went to a restaurant and or
dered a srloin and a pint of inexpen-
sive Chateau Breuille. He laughed
noiselessly. but so genuinely that the
waiter ventured to premise that good
news had come his way.
"Why, no." said Morley. who seldom
held conversation with any one. 1T is
not that. 1t is something else that
amuses me. Do you know what three
divisions of people are easiest to over
reach in transactions of all kinds?"
Sure" said the waiter. calculating
the size of the tip promised by the
careful knot of Morley's tie. There's
the buyers from the dry goods stores
in the south during August, and honey
mooners from Staten Island. and
wrong said Morley. chuckling
happily. 1.-THE answer is just-men.
women and children The world-well,
say New York and as far as summer
boarders can swim out from Long
Islands, full of greenhorns. Two
minutes longer on the broiler would
have made this steak fit to be eaten
by 4 gentleman. Francois"
IF yez thinks it's on de bum" said
the waiter, "Oi'I"-
Morley lifted his hand in protest
slightly martyred protest.
1T will do" he said magnanimously
"And now. green Chartreuse. frappe
and demitasse."
Morely went out leisurely and stood
on corner where two tradeful arteries
of the city cross. With a solitary dime
In his pocket he stood on the curb
watching with confident. cynical, smil-
ing eyes the tides of people that flowed
past him. Into that stream he must
cast his net and draw fish for his
further sustenance and need. Good
Izaak Walton had not the half of his
self reliance and bait lore.
\ joyful party of four-two women
and two men-fell upon him with cries
of delight. There was a dinner party
on. Where had he been for fortnight
past? What luck to thus run upon
him! They surrounded and engulfed
him. He must join them-tra-la-la-
and the rest.
One with a white hat plume curry
ing to the shoulder touched mis- sleeve
and cast at the others a triumphant
look that said. See what ! can do
with him?" and added her queens
command to the invitations.
II leave you 10 imagine" said Nor
lev patheticaIly. how it desolates me
TO forego the pleasure. But my friend 1
Carruthers OF the New York Yacht I
club is TO pick me up here in his motor I
car at 8"
The white plume tossed. and the /
Quartet danced like midges around an I
arc light down the frolicsome way.
Morley stood. turning oser and over
the dime in his pocket and laughing (
gleefully to himself.
".Front,''' he chanted under his
breath: front does 1t. 1t is trumps
IN the game. How they take 1t in,
Men, women and children-forgeries,
water aud salt lies-how they all take
[ i'm
An old man with an III fitting suit.
Struggling gray beard and a corpu-
ent umbrella hopped from the con
OF cabs and street cars TO
he sidewalk at Moriey's side.
stranger" said he. excuse me for
roubling you. but do you know any
,ody in this here town named Solomon
;morhers? He's my sou. aud I've
ome down from Ellenville TO visit
lin. Be darned il | know what
lone with his street and number"
81 do not, sir" said Morley. half
losing his eyes TO veil the joy in
hem. "You had better apply TO the
olice."
THE police~ said the Old man. Il
int done nothin' to call in the police
bout. | just come down TO see Sol
lie lives in five story house. he
rites me. If you know anybody by
hat name and could
II told you did not" said Morley
oldly. Il know no one by the name